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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
ElkiNS coNFESSEs.

WASHINGTON, Feb 20-United
States Senator Davis Elkins, Repub-
lican, of West Virginia, today said
he purchased stock in the Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Company, disclos-
ing he was h.med in the brokerage
records preset led to the Senate Oil
committee yes perday.
Senator Elkins declares he bought
the stock wwithout knowledge Of oil
leases. He said he purchased more
Bethlehem steel and other stock than
oil stock.
Harry Payne Whitney was in at
tendance at an executive session
of the Senate OIL committee for Is
minutes today, He is a personal
friend of Sinclair.
Senator Elkins made his statement
previously given after Harry Payne
Whitney had visited him in his of
flee and they had conferred.
The committee decided to swear
no witnesses so nobody could ac-
quire immunity.
Members of the committee said
the session was merely to determine
procedure in examining books of New
York brokers.
Last night it was announced the
committee would pursue the stock
brokerage investigation.
Special counsellors Pomerene and
Roberts announced today that no
time would be lost in diligently and
urgently presenting claims of the
government and prosecutions in in
dividuals criminally guilty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20

ROME, Feb. 20.-An enraged lion
ess yesterday tore to death an aged
Italian, Augusta Palombi, super
in moving picture company, which
was making a historical film. The
entire company witnessed the trag-
edy.
Several lions and lionesses had
been brought into the arena Of the
Circus Maximus of Nero, which was
constructed for the picture. The
lioness became excited, jumped over
the barrier, landed squarely upon
Palombi and began to tear at his
flesh and crush his bones with her
huge jaws.
Actors and actresses, directors,
Asl'ss.sA.. s...- --..s y IN ts ~
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
Nomination of Christian
Is Withdrawn by Coolidge

WASHINGTON. Fe5. 20-Presi-
dent Coolidge today withdrew the
name Of George B. Christian, jr.,
for appointment to the Federal
Trade Commission. Christian sug-
gested the withdrawal himself. Re-
Gently charge was made that
Christian was interested in the
suit had been brought against the
company by the Federal Trade
Commission.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
LIONESS TEARS ACTOR To DEATH
BEFORE PANIC STRICKEN COMP ANY

camera men and extras" fled in ter
ror The keepers of the lions alone
seemed to retain presence of mind
and endeavored to beat back the
queen of the jungle into her place
inside the arena
This they were able to accomplish
only after they had wounded her
several times with revolver shots.
The old man almost was lifeless
when picked up and he was dead
when he arrived at the hospital.
Police arrested the director of the
film play They say that the COM
pany filming the play was without
authorization to have lions in the
inclosure.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
INVESTIGATION BLOCKED.

WASHINUTON, Feb. 2U.-Immed-
iat5 action on the Daugherty inves-
tigation resolution was blocked in
the Senate by Senator Lodge, Re-
publican leader, and it was sent to
a committee.
Senator Wheeler, of Montana,
charged on the floor of the Senate
that Attorney General Daugherty
was mixed up in the oil scandal
from the first and had influenced
others and added:
"If Daugherty did not actually get
money. he is a bigger fool than the
people Of the United Stats give
him credit for being
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
May Recommend
Mortgage for
Germany Railways

PARIS, Feb. 20. = The German
railways against which the repara-
tions expert committee are expected
to recommend mortgages aggregat-
ing 10000, 100000 marks are esti-
mated worth 8,000,000,000 gold
marks. These figures were reached
after study of a mass of technical
information which the committees
obtained in Berlin.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
Another Investigation
In Washington Ordered

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. - An
inquiry has been ordered by the
Senate in the charges attributed to
Col. Miller. Alien Property Custod-
ian, that the Treasury Department
"juggled" estimates on soldiers
bonus to fool the public"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
Eighteen Year Old Boy
Arrested for Murder

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Feb. 20.
Frank Mcdowell, aged Is years,
has been arrested, his father ]. w.
Mcdowell and mother having been
found shot to death in their bed.
The youth told the police his two
sisters burned to death in the Nc
Dowell home in Georgia last year
after gasoline and a fire had been
thrown into their bedroom.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
New Discovery Is Made
In Medical Profession

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-It Is an
nounced by DR.. f. A. Graham, Pro-
fessor of Surgery at the Washington
University, that he has discovered
d new compound for positive dag
nosis OF gall bladder for the first
time in the history of the medical
profession. STlH
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
McAdoo Starts
Campaign; Talks
On Oil Scandal

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 20.
William G. McAdoo, in an
address today from the rear
end of train, declared be-
trayal of the trust of high
Government officials was a
greater menace to Democracy
than Bolshevism. He said:
Democrats did not debauch the
Government"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
Rt. Rev. Talbot Is to
Be Successor to Carret!

NEW YORK. Feb. 20.-Rt. Rev.
Ethelbert Talbot. Bishop of Bethle-
hem, automatically succeeds Bishop
Garrett, OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church, who died yesterday at Dali
las, Texas.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
Plunges to Death Down
Nine Hundred Foot Shaft

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 20
Chris Baumhaufer, yard foreman at
the Hecla Mine, at Burke, Idaho,
plunged down a 900-foot shaft to
his death last night. He leaves a
wife and two sons
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
WRITER IOSES JOB.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The cir
cular sent out to the employees OF
the Aeolian was originated by M. v
Swords, vice-president and general
manager, and was the direct cause
for acceptance recently by the Board
of Directors of his resignation ac-
cording to a statement by the com
pany officials.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20

SEATTLE. Feb. 20.--As the re :.
cult of thcfts CT various asaounts in
three major highway robberies dur
ing the past three weeks, the Seattle
Clearing House has voted to pur-
chase an armored ear to transfer
bank funds in the future.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
AIR MAIL TEST
IN ALASKA DUE

SEATTLE, Feb. 20.-Warren Van
dervoort, Superintendent OF the Rail
Northwest, announced that the first
test of air mail between Nenana and
McGrath would be made either to.
day or tomorrow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
Quarrel Results in
Murder of 3; Suicide

PHILO, H.. Feb. 20.-Following
a family quarrel, Louis Kuntz, a
butcher, shot and killed his son-
in-law, Joe Wrisfle, Mrs. Whistle
and her 1S-year-old daughter and
then took his own life.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
RESIGNATION DEMANDED.

SIOUX FAILS, So. OAK, Feb. 20.
- Attorney General Daughcrty
should resign declared Senator
Hiram Johnson today to interview
ers upon his arrival here for a four
days speaking tour of South Dakota.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
McAdoo Plans Campaign
Partly Through Radio

CHICAGO. Feb. 20.--William G.
McAdoo announces that he plans
to conduct part of his campaign
from his California home by radio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
Auto Is Struck on Grade
Crossings Persons Killed

LEONARD. Tex, Feb. 20
Three persons were killed and three
severely injured when an automo-
bile in which they were riding was
etruck by Il passenger train az
grade crossing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20

u. s. Senator C. c. Dill. of Wash
ington, has introduced a resolution
In the Senate seeking to ascertain
the reasons which impeiled tne
Harding Administration to rush
through the S5n,.se .ae ratification
of the treaty with Colombia by
which that country received $685.
900, 900 for the Roosevelt seizure OF
the Panama Canal Zone. 1t is al
legged there was some connection
between this treaty and the present
oil lease investigation
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20
SENATOR ELKINS
PURCHASED OIL
STOCK,TEST|F|ES
Makes Announcement He Is
Official Mentioned in Brok-
erage Transactions.

BULLETIN-New York, Feb. 90
Harry r. Sinclair arrived here this
afternoon from Europe. He remained
silent on all matters and refused to
discuss the Teapot Dome oil lease
case.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-02-20

tContinued on Page Two.)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-10
SUBWAY" Smith, old
BALL PLAYER, HERE
Was Member Of Old Pocomoke
Team OF More Than Twenty
Years Ago.

"Subway" Smith was in town one
day this week. Subway" was once
a base ball pitcher of much renown in
semi professional ranks.
Twenty years or more ago, he play
ed on a team organized in this city,
and always gave good report of
himself.
He had a puzzling underhand de-
livery, which started about half an
inch from the ground and gradually
increased in height, until, when it
passed the batter, it was very hard
to locate. If connected with, it was
generally pop fly.
Subway" is now travelling thru
out the East managing two colored
ball teams, which, he says, are CIV
ing excellent exhibitions of the Ma
tonal game One Of these will be
staged here next Thursday.
There were very few of the old
boys left in town that Mr.. Smith
knew. He has changed but little, but
says his ball playing days are over.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-10
Less Than 200 Votes
Polled In Republican
Primary Monday Last
Novel Entertainment To
Be Held In M. p. Church

A tea will be given in the Lecture
room of the Methodist Protestant
Church ON Tuesday evening, May 13
TO which all members and friends of
the church are cordially invited. The
tea will be given by Mrs. Franklin
Dennis and Misses Emma and Maude
Blades and Miss Mary B. Pusey, who
are preparing, with the assistance of
thirteen young ladies of the, church,
a japanese Wedding by way of en-
tertainment. y
This wedding" will be one of un-
ual interest not only because of the
high class talent of the participants
but because it will be authentic and
an exact representation of wedding
ceremony in Japanese high life. The
main features of the program are in
charge of Mrs. Dennis which is a
guarantee of it's success and the other
refreshments" though Of a different
nature will be quite as satisfactory.
A silver offering at the door will
insure you delightful evening. Ev-
erybody welcome.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-10
"Blood And Sand" At
The Empire Theatre

A story of colorful Spain, of moon
lights of senoritas, of dancing and
guitars-the. land for passionate love-
making-written. by Vicente Blasco
1banez, author of the "Four HORSE
men," adapted by June Mathis, "a
daptor of that production and direct
ed by Fred Niblo, who directed "The
Three Musketeers." Such is Blood
and Sand" starring Rodolph Valen
tino which comes to the Empire Thea
ter next Wednesday and Thursday.
A story of hot, impetuous love a
gainst a background of the most dan
gerous sport of-man bull fighting.
Immense scenes there are of the bull
ring, the tremendous crowds, the
impressive opening pageant and the
charge of the bull, the cape play, the
fool work, the dangerous work of the
devils who infuriate the bull, who
dare the beast to kill them-and who
often lose their dare.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-10
3 Maryland Counties
Are Warned Against
Typhoid Fever Now
Enferfains Friends In
Honor OF Birthday

Miss Madge Ellis very pleasantly
entertained a number of her friends
Tuesday evening of this week at her
home, corner Laurel and Fourth
streets.
The affair was in honor of her
birthday, and Miss Ellis was the re-
c;pient of nmber of beautiful gifts.
The guests were entertained with
music, and dancing was feature of
the evening.
At a late hour the guests were in
vited into the dining room where the
center table was attractiNely deco
rated, carrying out the color scheme
of blue and pink. The birthday cake
occupied a prominent position anl
the favors consisted of miniature
baskets filled with pink mints and
other candies. Among those present
We're:
Misses Anna Macpherson, Edith
and Edna Callahan, Mamie Taylor,
Margaret Ellis, Minnie and Carrie
Ardis, Mrs. Annie Maddox. Walter
Evans Lynwood Ellis, Johnson Payne,
Granville Hall, Robert Copper, C. W.
Maddox, Charles Miller.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-10
FORMER WORCESTER
COUNTY MAN HONORED
Governor Ritchie Reappoints Dr..
George A. Bunting To State
Board Of Pharmacy

The Baltimore News of this week
contained a photo cut, and the fol-
lowing account of DR.. George A.
Bunting, a native Of Bishopville, this
county:
twenty-five years in the retail
drug business at 1928 North Charles
street is the record of George A.
Bunting, who has been reappointed
by Governor Richie as a member of
the State Board of Pharmacy.
"Mr. Bunting, who is secretary of
the Board, will serve for five years.
He was originally appointed in 1922
to fill out the unexpired term of Sam
uel Y. Harris.
"Mr. Bunting has achieved consid-
cradle fame in pharmaceutical cir
cles as the originator of well-known
healing vanishing cream which en-
joys large sales throughout the
country.
"Mr. Bunting, who was born in
Worcester county, followed the lead
of innumerable other Eastern Shore
men and came to Baltimore in 1897
after graduating from Washington
College at Chestertown.
"He attended the Maryland College
Of Pharmacy from which he was
graduated in 1899.
ellis first store was on the site OF
the Chateau Hotel, from which he has
since moved to Charles street below
North avenue.
"In 1915 Mr.. Bunting wsS. elected
president of the Maryland sRrma-
ceutical Association and since 1917
he has been recording secretary of
the Baltimore Retail Druggists AS
sociation.
"Much of Mr.. Bunting's time at
present is devoted to the manufacture
of his healing cream"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-10
POCOMOKE AND SNOW
HILL STAGE GOOD GAME
Locals Win By One Run.-Pitching
Honors About Even.- Ten Strike
outs On Each Side.

The high school teams of Snow
Hill and Pocomoke City played a
very creditable game Of base ball in
this city on Friday of last week, Po-
comoke winning by the score of
to 4.
Stagg, for Snow Hill, pitched in
exceptionally good style, coming as
near to approaching Henderson's
work as any pitcher has done this
season. He held his opponents to 8
hits, five Of which were punched in
two innings. He struck out 10 men,
and showed splendid control, not
a man reaching first by the gift
route. Henderson allowed hits,
famed 10, and was stingy with his
bases on balfs-not "a batter walking,
although he nicked one man.
The fielding was above the aver
age, and altogether it was a game
worth seeing. The lineup was as
follows: Pocomoke, Landing, h.;
Hopkins, 3d.; Wood, SIS; Bicking w.,
c.; Outen, c. f.; Bicking p, l. f.;
Thompson, 2b.; Hayman, r. f.; Hen
derson, p. Snow Hill, Mumford, h.;
Hales, S.; Cluff, |. f.; Stagg, p.;
Sherkey, c.; Clipp, c. f.; Carmine, 2b.;
Timmons, r. f.; Adkins, 3b.
Pocomoke has not yet lost a game
in the school league schedule, and it
now looks as if county champion
ship is in sight.
Next Friday in this city she plays
the final game of the series with Ber-
lin, and on Saturday, the 18th, a game
is scheduled with Beacom's Business
College of Wilmington, Del. Stockton
will be met on it's own grounds this
week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-10
METHODIST CHURCHES
FAVOR AMALCAMATION
North And South Divisions Settle
Differences Created By The
Civil War.

The Methodist Church, rent in
twain by the Civil War, seems headed
towards reunion.
The General Conference of what is
commonly known as the "North"
church, is now in session at Spring
field, Mass.
On Wednesday last, the report of
a committee favorable to unification
was ratified by the conference by a
vote of 842 to 13.
In Nashville, Tenn, the General
Conference of the "South" church
will soon be in session; and, judging
from the way the action of the
Springfield meeting has been received
by prominent Southern clergymen,
there is no doubt similar action will
be taken by the approaching Nash
vile assembly.
If the general conferences declare
for amalgamation, action will then
have to be taken by all the annual
conferences of the Southern church ;
in the case of the Northern church,
the action of the general conference
was final that body being considered
the supreme law-making body.
The union, if effected, leaves the
doctrine of Methodism unchanged;
will maintain two jurisdictions; and
may modify or slightly alter the
name of the church. A gradual
bringing together of the two divis-
ions will be the means of preventing
animosity and great things are ex-
pected.
Bishop Mcdowell in announcing the
action of the conference said:
Eighty years ago." Bishop Nc
Dowell began, "our fathers, for con-
science sake, took action that led to
the existence of two Methodist Epis-
copal churches on this continent and
elsewhere. The issue that di-
vides the church is no longer vital
issue. The issue now before the
church is uniting, not a dividing
one. Of all the matters to come be-
fore us this month, no single one sur
passes this in Importance to the
church of Jesus Christ"
"It is the afternoon of life for me,
he concluded "but it is the morning
for the church. May Heaven send
that today and every day we shall
do the thing popn which Jesus Christ
shall pronounce the verdict-'Wel
done'"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-10
MRS. NICHOLS FATHER
DIES in DURHAM, N. c.
Wife OF E. Minister In Pocomoke
City AT Bedside When
End Comes.

Truman E. Brigham, 80 years of
age, for many years prominent fig
ure in the life of North Adams, Miss,
died late Friday at a. hospital in Dur
ham, N. c., whre he was taken
seriously ill while on his way north
after spending the winter in Florida.
Mr.. Brigham had stopped off in Dur
ham to spend few days as the guest
of his nephew, DR.. Merle T. Atkins,
when complications incident to his
advanced age, overcame him. He was
removed to the Durham hospital but
failed rapidly until his death ensued
late Friday.
Mr.. Brigham was born in North
Hadley where he spent the early part
of his life. AS a young man he went
to Troy, Wisconsin and was residing
there when the Civil War broke out.
He enlisted Immediately and served
throughout the duration of the con-
flict but upon it's conclusion he re-
turned to North Hadley to make his
home and two years later was mar
ried to Harriet M. Hibbard of that
town. A short time later the couple
moved to North Adams and Mr.. Brig
ham establishd the broom and brush
manufacturing business with which
he was for many years identified.
During the later years of his business
activities Mr.. Brigham was engaged
in the wholesale woodenware and
paper business.
He'was a business man of rare
judgment whose varied enterprises
met with considerable success and
whose opinions and ideas We're highly
respected among wide circle of
friends. Genial and pleasant, he made
many warm friends whose esteem fol-
lowed him long after he closed his
business career and left North
Adams. Mr.. Brigham was an active
member of the First Congregational
church and of C. D. Sanford Post, G.
A. R. Since the death of Mrs. Brig
ham nine years ago, he had spent
his winters in the south and his sum-
mers With his children in the North
ern states.
His survivors are two sons, Allen
E. Brigham of North Adams and
Prof. Ralph H. Brigham of Chicago,
and a daughter, Mrs. Ransom P.
Nichols, of Pocomoke City. He also
leaves three brothers, and two sisters.
Several grandchildren also survive.
The body was brought to the home
of his son, Allen E. Brigham of %
Hall street were the funeral services
were held. Rev. Joseph H. Twichell,
pastor of the First Congregational
church officiated and burial followed
in Hillside cemetery. Members of the
G.. A. r. conducted services at the
grave and members of Lincoln camp
Sons of Veterans acted as bearers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-10
Worcester, Somerset And Wi.
comico Fields For This
Dreaded Disease
VACCINE FURNISHED
FREE ON APPLICATION

No person with reasonable intelli-
gencegence would walk deliberately
into a bee hive and take the chances
of sustaining the wrath of the bees
without Est protecting himself a.
gainst pos ties of being stung.
A man who snds on the railroad
track with his eyes closed and trusts
to luck that the approaching train
will swing to another switch before it
reaches him might be judged fit
subject for the insane asylum. And
yet the people of Wicomico, Somerset
and Worcester counties are taking an
equal risk each year with typhoid
fever.
When typhoid vaccine is distribut-
ed without cost to every resident in
the State, the man, woman and child
who ignores the offered safe guard is
the subject for destroyer as un-
pleasant as the bee and as deadly as
the train.
Typhoid fever has already begun in
the three counties mentioned above
where the toll is the highest in Mary
land. The worst months are June,
July, August and September, but it
is at work every month in the year.
There is no other contagious disease
where the person is i'll for such long
time. The average duration is six
weeks, but it is frequently five or six
months before the patient is back to
normal.
In this way typhoid fever can be
wiped out and the frightful rate
which has been the horror of this To-
cality for years will be reduced to a
standstll.
Typhoid vaccine may be secured in
any quantity from the local SSsEe
apartment of Health, and the fami-
: ly physician will give the injection.
If the initial dose is administered in
the evening and the patient remains
quietly at home practically no dis
comfort will ensue.
A case of typhoid is a disgrace in
these days of civilization. 1t is an
unnecessary as smallpox and the
drain upon physical and financial re-
sources is far greater.
1t is particularly urgent that peo-
pie who handle milk or food for the
public should Immediately avail them
selves of this protection for the sake
of others as we'll as for their own.