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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-07-19
The Spitfre" AT The
Century Next Week

"The Spitfre," which is the film
version of the widely read novel
"Plaster Saints" by Frederic Arnold
Hummer, the Baltimore writer who
has become world-renowned, will be
on view at the Century Thettre, Bal
timore, during the week beginning
Monday, July 21st.
In "The Spitfire," there is, action
and romance that involves a beauti-
full society flapper, Dean Bronson, who
when told to quit the palatial home in
which she had always lived because
she refused to practice deception for
her rich kin, goes upon the stage.
Jean is in love with Douglas Ken
yon, who also loves her. But jolly
supper party gives the tongue to
SANDER and Kenyon finds himself
without a job and the immediate
chances of disseminating his high sta
ton in life.
He strikes another connection that
puts him in position to unmask the
very man who caused all his trouble.
Then coems the struggle as to whether
he should cause his sweetheart
downfall or not but Jean solves the
question.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-07-19

office to his home, he had shed about
twenty years-which was a good
thing, for there was no place for any
thing so crude as maturity in the
presence of his youthful Southern
mother. Anyhow, a fellow can't look
so awfully dignifed when he finds
that his mother has provided chicken
for the rest of the family and his
favorite pigs feet for himself!
After dinner, Mrs. Richie crowned
her many other Inequalities by tax
ing me upstairs and showing me
pictures of cher boy" When l pro-
tested at her running up and down the
stairs, she said: cts no trouble.
The staircase was made right. It
looks right, it feels right"
On the second floor there is a fine
billiard-room completely equipped. I
asked if the Governor played.
NO." she said, "he just works.
And l fear"-she leaned over and
whispered it as if it were a great Sc
cret-"I fear he likes it."
Next door to the Governors room
is spacious guest-chamber with a
broad, canopied bed. "There ,'said
Mrs. Richie, Hospitality, ais where
you'll sleep the night"
Later, when I had regretfully de-
clined the urgings of both mother and
son, Mrs. Richie insisted on coming
to the front door to instruct the old
colored butler that he should go with
me to the street corner where l
caught the Washington car.
"That's all right, Mother" said her
son, pulling on his long coat, "I'm at
tending to that, myself"
At the corner, the Governor said:
"You are sure you won't stay?"
81 can't"
"I'm sorry"
He paused-a rather lonely figure
in the half light of the little town.
"If you'll stay" he said, almost
efficiently, Ell won't go back to
the Capitol. III take night off,"
In the dimly-lit, crowded trolley,
my thoughts went back to the peace
full, thoroughbred home which I had
just left; to that mother and son who
were themselves such high examples
of the true aristocracy of birth and
breeding.
Noblesse oblige! That is the les
son to be learned from this mother
and son - from these Ritchies of
Maryland.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-07-19
Have You a Bad Back?
Then the Advice of This
POcOmOke City Resident
Will Interest You.

Does your back ache night and day;
Hinder work !: destroy your rest?
Are you tortured with stabbing pains
When you stoop, lift or bend?
Then likely your kidneys are weak.
More trouble may soon appear.
Headaches, dizziness, nervousness:
Or uric acid and its ills.
Help your weakened kidneys with q
stimulant diuretic.
Use Doan's Pills.
Read this Pocomoke City testimony:
Mrs. c. L. Mason, 922 Second St.,
says: II had dull aching and sore.
ness across my back and my kidneys
didn't act right. Doan's Pills were
recommended and I got some at Lloyd
4 Blaine's Drug Store. They were
just what l needed and l was soon
free from the aches and pains and my
kidneys were in good working order.h
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy--get
Doan's Pills - the same that Mrs,
Mason had. Foster Milburn Co., Mfrs,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-07-19
GRAINS OF COAL
HELP YOU TALK
OVER TELEPHONE
Minute Carbon Granules Change
Sound Waves In Air Into EIec-
trical Currents.

Most people think of coal as a sub
stance used either to furnish heat o.
to generate power, but IL has another
and most important function-it helps
us to talk.
In every telephone transmitter ther.
Is quantity of coal which is placed
in receptacle in the transmitter just
behind the thin, metal diaphragm
against which the voice strikes. When
one speaks llto the mouthpiece the
voice makes the diaphragm vibrate and
that shakes UP the loose contacts in the
little pile Of carbon granules. This
produces change in the electric cur.
rent. there being strong current when
the diaphragm is pushed in, and q
weak current when the diaphragm is
pulled out.
The party at the other end of the
wire is able to hear because the re.
ceiver has diaphragm that moves
back and forth with q strong current
when the diaphragm is pulled in, and
a weak current when the diaphragm
Is let go. Thus sound waves are set
up almost like those which went into
the transmitter at the other end of
the wire.
The coal used is obtained from q
particular vein of anthracite which
engineers of the Bell System have
found to be especially suited for use
in telephone transmitters. This coal
is given a special treatment such as
cleaning, drying and grading, before
1t Is used.
In the event Of coal strike, It
would have to last for several years
before interfering with the manufac.
ture Of transmitters, as one pound Of
this coal Is sufficient to fill 700 trans.
mitters, and two or three tons year
would supply the million and a half
transmitters made for the Bell System
annually and leave some over for the
use Of European customers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-07-19
Deliveries Started On
Large Freight Car Orde,

Deliveries have just commenced on
the 10000 freight car bodies ordered
by the Pennsylvania Railroad in
March of this year. The schedule
calls for delivery of 100 cars per day
by July Is, 1924, with gradual in
crease in the number until all the
cars have been placed in service fol-
the fall traffic.
The March freight car order includ-
ed 5000 all steel automobile cars, g.
600 all-steel box cars and 1000 steel
underframe stock cars.
Truck for the new equipment are
being provided for by the Railroad
Company.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-07-19
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in run down" condi-
ton will notice that Catarrh botherS
them much more than when they are In
good health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh Is q local disease. 1t Is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists Of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application. and the
Internal Medicine. q Tonic. which assists
In Improving the General Health.
Sold by druggists for over 20 Years.
y. J. Cheney q Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
ONE D. C. PHYSICIAN
FOUND NOT BONA FIDE
Survey of Local Profession Said to
Show It Virtually Free of
Fake Diplomas.

One man practicing medicine who
was not bona flde graduate of a
medical school was found in the
District of Columbia, as the result
of a survey made by the local medical
society, DR.. c. b. Campbell, a mem
ber of the Mount Pleasant Citizens
Association told the members of that
organization at a meeting held at
the Johnson-PoWell School last night
The survey was made by the med
ical society after much alarm had
been aroused throughout the coun-
try by reports of men practicine
Campbell later declared the man left
Washington following the investiga-
tion.
The association unanimously voted
against any commercial encroach-
ment on 18th street. Particularly was
the associations opposition directed
against the proposal to admit into the
| commercial zone vacant lot at the
southeast corner of 10th and U
streets. The organizations commit
tee on Zoning will attend the public
hearing to be held in regard to this
lot In the near future and protest its
being classed in the commercial zone
Ihe association Endorsed the COM
missioner's stand for increased pay
for local police and fremen.
"a pea Ior 1undS Tor the enlarge
ment and development of George
washington University was made by
Louis Dermmett in an address be-
fore the association. He spoke of
the part the university played in the
furtherance of the interests of the
city, and pointed out that 5000
students attending it brought $780,
600 into Washington annually He
explained the university needs a fund
of S1,000.000
Miss Jesse La Sale, supervising
principal Of the second division of
the public schools. gave a talk on
psychological tests.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
c. ". LAW SCHOOL
COURSE APPROVED
Part Time Program, Ten
Hour Week for Four Years.
Given Class B Rating.

George Washington University Law
Schools new course for maritime
students-a four-year course of ten
hours a week.-Mrs. been approved by
the council on legal education of the
American Bar Association and given
a class B rating, it was announced
yesterday by Acting Dean William C.
Van Week. The law school will re-
tain the class b classification until
1925. when 1t will put in force a two
year college entrance requirement.
emitting 1t to class A standing artf
the highest possible footing with the
law schools of the country.
The action was taken by the coun-
Gil at its last meeting in Chicago, on
December %. Representatives of
George Washington who attended this
meeting were Dean Van Week, Fl. w.
EdgertoR c. NJ Updegraff, A. E.
Evans, E. c. Arnold and w. p. Mccoy.
Officials Of the university feel that a
distinct educational advance has been
made following out the policy adopted
q year ago in the law school.
During the Christmas holidays the
Association of American Law Schools.
an entirely different association from
the American Bar Association. voted
unanimously to approve George
Washlngton'S new law course for
part time students. George Wash
lngton has been member Of the as
soclatlon since its organization and
continues its membership on the same
basis S before. The question of con-
tinuins in membership was brought
up because of recent legislation by
the association on the subject of en-
ployed students.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
WANT ISLE OF PINES
KEPT UNDER u. S. FLAG
Woman Commercial Delegates Here
to Oppose Releasing It to
Cuban Government.
AIDED BY FEDERATION BOARD
Senate Foreign Relations Commit.
tees Favor Asked.

Three woman members OF the
chamber of commerce Of the Isle of
Pines have arrived here for the pur-
pose of protesting the REIMBURSEMENT
of the Isle of Pines to the Cuban
! government. as provided for in the
Hay-Quesada treaty over twenty
years ago.
The substance of the treaty was
formulated with a view to getting
certain concessions on the Island of
Cuba in return for relinquishing the
Isle of Pines to that country, it is
stated.
These women are Mrs II. p. Wheel
er. Mrs. Charles +. Fetter and Mrs
Ralph b. Heeren. and they announced
their intention yesterday of remain
ing in Washington until the govern
ment of the United States decides to
keep the island as its own territory
and to have established on the island
a government under the United
States far all time.
The HayQuesada treaty was
drawn up soon after the Spanish
American war. and action which
would put the treaty in effect has
been pending ever since.
resolution was adopted by the
Federation of Women's Clubs, at 1874
n street northwest, Friday, to re-
quest Congress and the committee on
foreign relations of the United States
Senate to keep the island as a United
States possession and to establish a
government under the Jurisdiction of
this country there.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
D. C. HOST TO BIGGEST
INDIAN DELEGATION
~ Usage Men and Women in Group
Seeking Change in Handling
Big Incomes.

Camped in the shadow of the Capt.
tors dome. seventy-seven Usage men
and women today are viewing the won-
ders of Washington. This is the largest
delegation of Indians ever assembled
here. Dressed in their picturesque cos
tunes, they add a touch of brilliant
color to winters somberness.
Through A. f. Woodward, their at
torney, they will ask Congress to amend
certain Legislation which they claim IS
unfair to their tribe.
Lawyers Statement.
Mr.. Woodward said his clients
wished to change the present law
governing the distribution of In
dian funds He pointed out that un-
der this law money derived from gas
and oil mining on the Usage reser-
yation is apportioned to the Indians
by the bureau of Indian affairs. Com
petent adult Indians get their full
portion. but incompetents. of whom
there are many. are allowed only
$4,000 annually. The Indians MAIN
tain that many of the so-called in
competents are competent. Much
money has accumulated in this fund.
The delegation also will ask the
repeal of the law which gives state
courts jurisdiction in Indian probate
matters. They want such cases
handled by the bureau of Indian
affairs. because of alleged excessive
costs under the present system.
Independent Through Oil.
The Usage Indian nation is the
wealthiest of all the aboriginal tribes.
Discovery of oil on their reservation
has made every Usage financially in
dependent.
Accompanying the delegation are
J. George Write, superintendent of
the reservation, and John Abbott, an
interpreter.
Evening star., 1924-01-13

That light manufacturing in
Washington should be fostered and
encouraged and that heavy manufac-
turing activities on large scale are
neither desirable nor economically
feasible in the city, are conclusions
reached by the committee on Indus
trial development and limitations of
the American Civic Association, made
public last night. AT the same time
reports oT committees on water front
development and the committee on
extensions of the city beyond the
District line were announced.
The latter committee, whose chair
man is William T. S. Curtis, makes
eight definite recommendations as
follows:
That in order to protect Rock creek,
the chief feature Of the park, the val
ley of Rock creek beyond the Dis
trict line should be obtained;
Would Protect Anacostia.
That portions of the valley of the
northwest branch of the Anacostia
river beyond the District line should
be obtained and the Sligo branch of
Northwest branch likewise should be
included:
Provis.or for protectin:; the valleys
of three branches of the PatuXent
river ris ag north of the District
line should be obtained before II is
too late. This the committee deemed
more important for the future of the
water supply of this region than for
park reservations:
The water shed of the Patapsco
river and its tributaries should be
protected for the benefit of the cities
of Washington and Baltimore as we'll
as to create forest reservations:
That steps should be taken to ac-
quire as park and forestry reserves,
the south bank of the Potomac from
Alexandria to Great Falls:
That an initial appropriation should
Evening star., 1924-01-13
BALTIMORE DOCTOR
TO TALK ON CANCER
Will Deliver Free Lecture at Ma
tional Museum This
Afternoon.

The public is cordially invited to
attend the inaugural lecture of the
series OF public health talks to be
given under the auspices OF the Wom
ans Welfare ; ssociation, the first of
which will be held at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon. in the auditorium of
the New National Museum, 10th and
B streets northwest. Admission is
free.
The title of today's lecture is Can
cer-How to Beat tt There will be
a lantern demonstration. The speaker
will be- DIR. Joseph Colt Bloodgood, as
sociate professor of surgery, Johns
Hopkins Medical School. who has been
most active in the campaign against
cancer His message is likely to be
eagerly awaited. not only by those
in the cancerous age. but by all those
interested in the elimination of hu-
man suffering.
The second lecture of the series
will be delivered by DR.. Ethel NJ. Wat
ters, acting director Of the division Of
maternity and infancy. United States
children's bureau. on Sunday, January
81, at $3.50 pm. Her subject will be
"The Government, Mothers and In
fants."
Evening star., 1924-01-13
MORE LIGHT MANUFACTURING
FOR CAPITAL RECOMMENDED
American CiUic Association Declares Heavy Indus
trial Activities Large Scale Here Neither
Desirable Nor Economically Feasible.

be made looking to the construction
Of the Memorial bridge.
The committee urged the passage
of bill providing for the construc-
tion of q memorial road near the
Potomac river from Washington to
Mount Vernon. and also recommended
the purchase of land to make a suit
able approach at the south end OF
the Key bridge.
Action by Congress directing COM
petcnt officials to make compre-
hensfve survey of water front de-
vclopment OF Washington is urged by
the committee on water front develop
ment, whose chairman Is Frank r.
Leetch.
Studies already made, the commit
tee said, agree on general principles
that promise an artistic yet practical
development. The committee added
that although the government has
developed and is developing the park
areas fronting on the river on a scale
commensurate with the dignity of the
Nations Capital, the harbor reserved
for commercial use has been allowed
to fall into a state of decay and un-
sightliness that is more or less dis
grace to the city.
Needs More Industries.
There is real necessity that Wash
ington should be better balanced in
respect to employment possibilities,
says the committee on industrial de-
velopment, headed by Edwin c. Gra-
nam. washington never can expect
to develop industrial enterprises such
as exist in the pominent manufactur-
ing and commercial localities of the
country; consequently will not DC an
industrial competitor OF any other
city"
The committee on city extension
hopes TO see in the not distant flu
ture cooperation between the federal
city and Maryland by which it would
be possible to construct an ideal park
boulevard connecting the Distric.
with the metropolitan area of Bal
timOre
Evening star., 1924-01-13
CITIZENS HIT DELAY
IN STREET REPAIRS
Wisconsin Avenue Residents De-
clare Section Hit Hard by
Closing of Many Roads.

The community represented by the
Northwest Suburban Citizens Asso-
citation is agitated over the delay in
the Improvement of Wisconsin ave-
nue., it was brought out at meeting
of the organization Friday night in
the Friendship School building. The
community. speakers declared. also
was "hit hard by the recent act OF
congress closing a number of roads
In this vicinity, because it now be-
comes necessary to switch to the
District of Columbia permanent high
way system. Therefore, numerous
streets must be opened and i'm
II. +. Riley introduced a resolution
providing for the opening and i'm
proVement of Brandywine street from
Wisconsin avenue to Reno road 1t
was approved. other resolutions ia
Sorably acted upon included: in
oorsement of the Melon plan for the
reouctlon of taxes, presented by c.
y. Lancaster; protest against the So
llcltation of funds in the public
S6SnooIs Tor any purpose, by william
puI cess: Endorsement of an increased
saiars Dill for firemen and commend
atloh Tor Charles c. Glover in donat-
ing seventy-seven acres of land to
Nhe Dlstrlct for public park purposes.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
DEFENDS HIGH COURT.
Powers Protection to Nation, Says
Gail1ard Hunt.

Upholding the power of the Supreme
Court of the United States to decide
whether an act passed by Congress is
constitutional, Gaillard Hust referred to
the period of government just after the
civil war as an example of alleged evils
which would befall this country were
Congress given full power on questions
of constitutionality. in an address be-
fore the Washington Study, at the
Federation Of Women's Clubs headquar-
ters. 1874 N street northwest, yester-
day.
"the legislative, executive and judi
cial powers of government were usurp-
ed by Congress and consequently this
country experienced the worst gov
erning in it's history" The country at
that time was the victim of poll
ticians. he asserted.
The lecture concluded a series of
addresses which have been delivered
by Mr. Hunt on the history of Wash
ington. Representative Andrew J..
Montague Of Virginia will deliver an
address before the study at 1874 n
street next Thursday morning at 11:30
o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
SHOW PHONE CALL STEPS.
Three From Exchange Demon
strate at SidwelFs Friends School.

j. NJ Waters Of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company and
his two assistants. Miss Benson and
Miss Burlingame. gave a demonstra-
ton OF the steps needed for the COM
pletion of each telephone call aat the
sldwells Friends School yesterday.
In Washington, it was stated. the
10000 subscribers are taken care of
by $4,000 telephone employees. of whom
1000 are young women operators
who put through an average of
$4,000 calls per day. On rainy days.
however. the number IF calls rises
to 100000 and even 100000 calls Mr..
Waters stated that the telephone
buildings and equipment in Wash
ington areNEalued at S15.000.000.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
WILL PRESENT PAGEANT.
500 to Take part in Catholic Stu
dent Production.

Five hundred persons are to take
part in "The Dreamer Awakes,"
pageant to be staged February II and
"a, at Polls Theater. by the Washing
ton District conference. Catholic Stu
dents Mission crusade, under the direc-
ton of Mrs Marie Moore Forrest.
Twelve preparatory schools will take
part, together with students from Cath
olio University and Trinity College.
Miss Estelle Murray is assisting Mrs.
Forrest.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
GETS ARMY COMMISSION.

Albert w. Lybrand, 1928 Massa-
chusetts avenue southeast. has been
commissioned by the War Depart
ment as captain Of coast artillery.
Organized Reserves. and Hugh H.
Muir, 1922 New Hampshire avenue.
az a second lieutenant of engineers,
Organised Reserves
Evening star., 1924-01-13

phone Society by
Charles G.. Dubois.
president of the
Western Electric
Company. at a
meeting to be held
at the City Club
tomorrow night
at s o'clock.
Mr.. dubois has
just returned from
a business trip
across the ocean
in the interest OF
his organization
and will tell the
local society of
the conditions as
he found them.
Mr. Dubois has
Evening star., 1924-01-13

been with the Western Electric Com
pany for many years starting in
position which paid but SO week.
He was formerly connected with the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company in high official capacities
and left it in 1919 when he was elect
ed president of the. organization he
now heads to succeed H b. Thayer
when the latter became head of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
H. P. BERKLEY, SR., RITES.
Chief Audit Clerk Of d. C. to Be
Buried Tomorrow.

Funeral services for Harold p.
Berkley, sr., chief audit clerk of the
District of Columbia government, who
died yesterday at his home. 21O l1th
street southwest, will be held at 2
Pm. tomorrow at his late residence.
The services will be conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Carpenter, rector of Grace
Episcopal Church, Alexandria. Inter-
ment will be in the Presbyterian
Cemetery at Alexandria.
Evening star., 1924-01-13

The supreme court of MaGsac achu-
setts has just upheld the validity of
that part of the workingmen's COM
penSation act. which provides double
compensation for an injury sustained
on account Of the serious miscon-
duct or negligence of a factory
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