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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-03
SALEM NJ. E. CHURCH.

8 A. NJ, Glass Meeting.
10 A. M, Sunday School and Bible
Class.
II A. NJ, Preaching by pastor.
Gas P. NJ, Epworth League.
7.3O P. NJ, preaching by pastor,
Prayer Meeting Wednesday even
ing, 7.30.
Junior League, Friday from z to 8.
J. P. NICHOLS, Pastor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-03
Woman Dies at Funeral

Jacksonville. Fla.-While attending
the funeral Of her brother, Mrs. S. d.
Shaw of Jacksonville died in a Gem.
etery at Abel, Ca, Of acute lndiges-
ton. The woman was III about twenty
minutes before she died.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-03
MONDAY BIG DAY
FOR ATHLETICS
in WORCESTER
Continued from page ~

Pocomoke, 3r; G.rdletree and Stock
ton Jleu Tor fourth.
MIXED Uougepair Tournament
Won by lronsIare school; rive Mile
Brancn second; CeuarUOWn and HOl-
lana S tied Tor third.
voiley BAH Recommendation by
Berlin; Snow Hill, second; Pocomohe
ana stockton tied Tor third.
End Bali IOurnament-Won by
Stockton; Berlin, second; Pocomoke,
Snow hill, ocean CITY and Glrdleuree
tied tor third.
Captain Ball Tournament-Won by
Berim; Snow Hill, second; PocomoKe
third.
speed Ball Tournament-Won by
Berlin; Pocomoke, second; Snow
Hill, and Ocean City tied Tor third.
Boys Dodge Ball Tournament.
Snow Hill, d. Pocomoke, 14-13; Ber-
lin d. GlrdIetree, zO-U; snow Hill q.
Taylorsvllle, 1875; Berlin d. Ocean
City 1910; Berlin d. Snow Hill, 10
II. Winning team: u. Cathell, v.
Dale, vi. Davis, w. Harmon, l.. M.
Holland, Jr., Il. Phillips, M. Qullln,
Il. Ilmmons, =. Whaley, u. Wilkins.
Boys Speed Ball Tournament
Berlin d. Ocean City, 1876; POGO
meko d. Snow Hill, 90; Berlin d. PO-
comoke AZ. Winning team: W.
kayne, A. Beauchamp, j. Collins, b.
Coulbourn, r. DAVIS, l.. Holland, T..
Palmer, M. Pruitt, I. Quillln, H.
Wells.
Mixed Dodge Ball Tournament
Five Mile Branch School d. Hol-
lands, 1A-6; lronshire d. Cedartown,
11-8; lronshire d. Five Mile Branch,
1913. Winning team: Hyacinth Beth
ards, Rhoda bethards, Thelma Beth
ards, Margaret Bradford, Russell
Birmingham, Lister Llttleton, Ger
trude Mitchell, Mildred Ruark, zelda
Wooten.
Girls Dodge Ball Tournament
Berlin d. Stockton, 1913; Snow Hill
d. Ocean City, 17-l0; Pocomoke d.
Taylorsville 1910; Berlin d. Girdle-
tree, 1872; Snow Hill d. Pocomoke 10
Z; Snow Hill d. Berlin, 1912. VIM
ming team julia Evans, Mary Evans,
Helen Givans, Mary +. Givans, Mary
Harris, Marion Humphreys, Pearl
Parker, Cliva Wells, Cordelia West,
Mildred West.
End Ball Tournament.
Stockton d. Pocoomke, 1924; Snow
Hill d. Girdletree, 41-11; Stockton d.
Ocean City, 27-22; Berlin d. Snow
Hill, 1924; Stockton d. Berlin, 1888.
Winning team: Victoria Bundick,
Grace Gootee, Hazel Hancock, Ethe-
lyme Payne, V. Blanche Reid Claudia
Riley, Ruby Hancock.
Captain Ball Tournament.
Snow Hill d. Pocomoke, 1910; Ber-
lin d. Snow Hill, 40-12. Winning
team: Charlotte Bradford, Alberta
Davis, Mary Esham, Mildred Hollway,
Beatrice johnson, Elizabeth Penne-
we'll, Ella Powell, Mabel Scott, Violet
Timmons, Dora Trader.
Volley Ball Tournament.
Berlin d. Pocomoke, 21-7; Snow Hill
d. Stockton, 500; Berlin d. Snow Hin,
22-12. Winning team: Ethel Ayres,
1nzie Graham, Elizabeth Hudson,
Jeanne Long, Helen Parker, Nellie
Porter, Etzell Tyre, Margaret Will
linger.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-03
His Strong Point

Good gracious!" said the visitor
bachelor, docs your baby always cry
that way?"
"Oh. dear. nor responded his host.
HE has quite an extensive repertoire.
This is only one Of his lighter per-
formances. He reserves his heavy
work for two o'clock in the morning"
Yorkshire Post.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-03
Dust Blorver Kills Man

Jamestown. n. Y.-Lawrence Hol.
man, Of Bemus Point, was crushed to
death at the plant OF the jamestown
Malleable Products corporation when
q dust blower fell through the roof.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-03

IN THE CHURCHES.
ST. MARY'S CHURCH.

~ MAN - vi ~ NS11s
Services in May:
determination and Holy Com
munion at 1890.
11th-Morning Prayer and Altar
service at 1890.
18th-Choral evensong at 7.3O.
25th--Litany and Altar service at
1890.
Goth, 9th, and 2sth-Rogation
days, 10 A. M.
29th-Ascension Day-Holy Com
munion at Z and 10.
Sunday School every Sunday at $50
A. M.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-03
Anticipation

She-You'd think she would be more
grateful 10 Lydia. wouldn't your
He-Gratitude. my dear. Is O lively
sense Of favors yet to comet
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-03

Twenty years ago, there were less
than 100000 telephones in the Bell
System. Now there are more than
100000 Bell-owned and connected
telephones in the system.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-03
; Mofher Watches Movie
5 While Raby Dies in Lap

Enthralled by the fast moving
action Of movie" thriller, Mrs.
Wesley Steed OF Alto. Tex.
clapped her hands with glee
while her young baby died m
her lap The baby had been
dead for an hour before the
mother discovered that its body
was cold. Then she screamed
and tainted and had to he car.
ried from the theater.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-03
VOlley Ball Tournament.

Berlin d. Pocomoke, 21-7; Snow Hill
d. Stockton, 500; Berlin d. Snow Hin,
22-12. Winning team: Ethel Ayres,
1nzie Graham, Elizabeth Hudson,
Jeanne Long, Helen Parker, Nellie
Porter, Etzell Tyre, Margaret Will
linger.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
France Might Cut Army, If U. S. Cuts Debt,
Says Herriot, Who Soon Will Be Premier

ever. that one OF the first steps of the
new French government will be the
recognition of Russia
Last fall Herriot came to the United
States and crammed his diary full
of notes on President Coolidge. Sam
Gompers, the Chicago stock yards,
sleeping car and the Americans in
general One statement credited to
the French deputy during his visit
certainly could not have reached his
constituents at home or they should
never have reelected him. While IN
q Philadelphia restaurant drinking
the American national beverage he
was heard to remark: 81 can't help
but believe that If our people in
France were sitting about drinking
ice water they would be better on
than they are"
Sleeping Car Experience.
Herriot's first experience in an
American sleeper was one which his
friends, at least. will not forget
Having been accustomed to the Euro
pean sleeping compartment, similar
to our drawing room. where one
dresses outside the berth. Herriot in
sisted upon disrobing in the aisle,
much to the chagrin of the porter,
who tried to hold the curtains around
the amply proportioned French
deputy until he was finally arayed
for bed
If Herriot becomes premier he Will
be able to fall back on his previous
experience as minister of food sup
plies and transportation during the
crucial year of 1917 and as minister
of the newly created department of
national Sustenance labor under Bri-
and.
NJ. Herriot is a man Of prodigous
frame and one can quite understand
why he did not want to wriggle out
of his clothes in a lower BERTH His
face is of similar proportion-heavy'
strong and frank. His iron-gray hair
stands straight up in stubborn sort
of way that may have some relation
to the perseverance with which M.
Herriot champions his principles on
| the floor of the chamber.
Would End Ruhr Mess.
NY interview took place in a crowd
ed anteroom of the chamber, where
NJ. Herriot was not only one of the
busiest men present, but on this oc-
casion extremely reticent. He pre-
| ferred not to discuss the Ruhr, but
made the statement that the advent
| to power of the new government
| meant a quick solution of the trou-
BILE"
After considerable conversational
| sparring, during which M. Herr1ot
declined to discuss almost everything
| that was interesting, 1 struck the one
subject upon which any and every
Frenchman will always talk-repara-
| tions.
| What" ! asked. will France dc
with reparations money? The devas-
| tated area has been rebuilt What
| further need is there of reparations?
| Most Of the houses necessary tt
| 1Continued on Third Page)
Evening star., 1924-06-01
DESTINES OF JAPANESE
AT STAKE In BIG ISSUES
Settlement of Complex Problems o
Hour May Direct All Future
Courses.

ously cultivated the friendship of the
leading western powers and has ne
elected her oriental neighbors. AS
a result relations with China are
somewhat vague and insecure, and
while there is a possibility of accord
with Russia, it is still remote, de-
spite the reports Of early recognition
as an outgrowth of the Peking par
leys. Everything indicates that ia
pans oriental policies of recent years
have largely conformed with those
of other powers, with Japan relying
upon the support and cooperation
of the other nations in time OF need
Developments since the war proved
that the aims of the various powers
are increasingly variant and the
united front of 1918 has disappeared
Hence Japan is beginning to realize
the folly of her international policy.
Enactment of the exclusion meas
ure, while not representing the view
of the American administration,
proves that governments often follow
a course to the contrary of their
avowed policies and leaders, hence
Japan is wondering about the ad-
visibility of relying upon past
pledges of those considered to be her
international friends and is begin
ming to believe in the wisdom Oh
playing her own game.
Undoubtedly Toxic could easily
Cultivate alliances with other ma
tions, notably China. Germany and
Russia, should the diplomats change
their tactics. Moreover there is in
creasing evidence that France is
willing to cultivate a direct accord
in view Of large oriental interests.
While Japan persistently denies
rumors of such alliances various
things are tending to force such
action, notably the immigration issue
and the persistent suspicion with
which certain British and American
circles regard the sincerity of Toxic.
The belief still persists here that the
Washington conference worked to
the advantage of America and Britain
and to the disadvantage Of Japan,
some even suspecting a deliberate
effort to restrict Japan'S growing in
fiuence. Whatever the cost, Japan
is determined to maintain the su-
premacy Of the orient even should
the alienation Of her accord with
western powers become necessary.
Lack of resources makes it i'm
possible for Japan to stand alone,
hence unless Toxic receives greater
consideration from those with whom
she is now alinged, Japan will
eventually turn to other sources for
her international strength in order
to insure main tainance of her present
waning prestige as world power.
Japan today is in no position to
assert her rights through force of
arms. However, her virile national
spirit is certain TO nourish the de-
termination to retain the position al
ready gained.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
U. S. Is Wasting Millions
In Housing Its Offices

trebled in population since the last
public building bill was enacted oc-
cupied an entire year, found that 40
buildings were desirable.
Subsequently, the Postmaster Cen
eral and Secretary of the Treasury,
on February 8, 1928, submitted list
of nineteen cities where the govern
ment owned buildings are inadequate
to house the federal service" and
submitted estimates aggregating ap-
proximately s4S,00o,o0o.
The Postmaster General, on De4
cember Is, 1922, in a letter to Sena-
tor Townsend, chairman of the Joint
commission on postal service, called
policy, which has been growing in a
startling way during the last few
years. There are now 5,s46 post Of
fice buildings under lease, while the
government owns only 1,1s2 Many of
the government-owned buildings have
been outgrown. The aggregate an
nua1 rental for leased quarters is ap-
proAlmately $lo,OO0,OO0.
Financial Advantages.
The chairman Of the House commit
tee on public buildings and grounds
figured out that at the prevailing
rate of interest at which the govern
ment could borrow money, at least
$500, 100000 could be expended in the
construction of needed public build
ings with the working capital of $15.-
100000 now spent for rent, and still
net saving could be had, to say
nothing of the added advantage of
having substantial, roomy, sanitary
and fireproof buildings for housing
government activities.
In their joint letter on the subject.
the Postmaster General and Secretary
Iof the Treasury have advised Con-
gress that because of the failure of
the government to keep pace with it's
building needs in the larger cities.
the Post Office Department has been
forced. in a number OF instances, to
enter into agreements for leased
quarters in buildings to be specially
II SSsSN
rent paid in such cases is frequently
at aFate to absorb the original costs
during the term Of the lease, leaving
the government, at the expiration of
the leases. with no equity in the
buildings.
Great Need Is Realized.
Administration leaders, President
Coolidge. the bureau> of the budget,
chairmen Of the Senate and House
appropriations committees, the chair
men Of the Senate and House public
buildings committees, all realize the
urgent need for the earliest possible
action in providing adequate and
sanitary quarters for carrying on the
postal service. which Is the closest
touch that the people of the country
have with their governments
Evening star., 1924-06-01

lust now members of Congress
are in hurry to get home to
patch up their own political
fences. But when they resume
work. next December, it is going to
be special order of business for them
to take care of Uncle Sans building
prOgram-
It is more than eleven years since
a public building bill has been con-
sidered by Congress. That measure
approved by the President on March
4, 1913, carried authorizations aggre-
rating approximately $4,000, 900. A
report by the supervising architect
Of the Treasury made in 1918 shows
in the neighborhood of zoe buildings
authorized by that act which have
mot yet been built owing to the fact
thxs the limit Of cost fixed in that
bin was not enough to build the kind
OF structures then contemplated. So
that about s15,0oo,ooo then authorized
remained unexpended due to the ad-
vance in the cost of labor and ma
terials
In addition to that, as has recent
Iy been emphasized by the chairman
of the committee on publ buildings
and grounds, the postal business
.throughout the country has more
than doubled in the last eleven years.
s2so,OOO,O 600 Called For.
There are now 920 bills calling for
appropriations totaling some $780,
600, 900 awaiting action by the pub
lie buildings and grounds committee.
This includes $50,000,000. covering a
rten-year period, urged by President
Coolidge for housing government ac-
tivities in government-owned build
ings in the National Capital. This in
cIudes as of most urgent need an
archives building for proper preser-
walton of priceless government
records that could not be replaced
and which are now stored in fire.
trap buildings; for a large once
building for the Department of Agri-
culture, which now occupies more
than twenty-five rented buildings,
widely separated: for a special build
ing for the controller general.
It also includes s14.75o.ooo for th<
new Arlington Memorial bridge b.
tween the lincoln Memorial and Ar
Iington national cemetery, linking
the north and the south, and which
is designed to be the gateway TO a
memorial boulevard to Washington's
home at Mount Vernon in class with
the Appian Way and Westminster
Abb-,. hubert Work, then Postrhas-
ter General, and Andrew w: Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury, in a joint
letter to Congress on December IL
1922, emphasized that as result OF
& an investigation to ascertain the
most urgent cases (Which survey OF
government owned buildings in COM
Inunities which have doubled oil
Evening star., 1924-06-01
LEACTTE MAY GAIN FORCE
BY FALL OF POINCARE
Must Be Considered in Closer Cooper.
alton Between England and
France.

was driven to make such compacts
as he could, and there was built up
that series of alliances which bind
France to Poland, to Belgium, to
Czechoslovakia, and are at least
planned to unite France and Ru-
mania and perhaps Jugoslavia. All
of these alliances have the common
foundation of desire to preserve the
territorial status created by the
peace treaties and in the case of a
number n common menace coming
from Germany.
This system of alliance was bitter
ly criticised in Britain, where it was
gar1ed, on the one hand, as certain
to bring new wars and, on the other,
as a direct menace to British prestige
and influence on the continent. 1t
was not more popular in Italy, which
felt herself become a world power
France occupy a dominating position
on the continent. AS for Germany
it was pasEonately denounced in
Berlin as French method of fasten-
ing chains upon the German people.
When Decline Began.
Poincare's real decline began, one
may calculate, at the precise moment
when he failed to turn German sur
render to advantage Franco had
seen the Ruhr occupation as sher-
IFS operation, but when the sheriff
had seized the, property, having over
hn Aus seS%a 49, IT,
fashion actual payment continued to
be lacking. Moreover, France began
to feel uneasy at the unmistakable
severity of the criticism Of the out
side world and particularly at the
sharpness Of British and even some
American accusations.
France, the mass of Frenchmen,
desired reparations payments. They
also desired security with even
greater earnestness, but most sensi-
BILE Fronchmen had como to realize
that the Franco Of tho twentieth
century was no longer in the position
to play the role Of the France Of
other centuries, that the role was At
once too great and too expensive.
riod Of European supremacy at most
and then a long and perhaps final
stage Of weakness,
In that mood the French people
finally overthrew Poincare. They
had followed him in his occupation of
the Ruhr. But, perhaps a little illogi-
cally, they were not prepared to fc:-
low him in a policy which without
later rewards seemed certain to alien
ate most Of Europe and particularly
Britain and America So. for the time
being. 1t least, France has renounced
the Pofnca1s system. witch IN it's
CONTINUED on thirteenth Paxal
Evening star., 1924-06-01
BY DREW PEARSON.

YONS, France.-France might
welcome an American proposal
for the reduction of French
military forces, accompanied
oy partial cancellation Of her debt
to the United States.
This statement, coming from Ed
Guard Herriot, today the most power
ful politician in France, tomorrow
perhaps prime minister, is indicative
OF the policy his new liberal govern
ment may take.
Edouard Herriot in one month has
become the Ramsay Macdonald of
france Like Macdonald, he is
moderate socialist, began life as
school teacher, and is a product not
OF the capital of his country, but of
the inland city of Lyons. Finally, he
is a great admirer of Macdonald, and
is known to be in agreement with
him on the Dawes plan and the Ruhr
occupa ton. That two nations, within
four months, should have elected two
men and two parties with similar
ideals and sympathies augurs closer
cooperation between the two allies.
Herriot made Lyons, and Lyons
made Herriot. At twenty-seven he
came there to teach high school rhet-
oric, as he now relates 1t, with fifty
francs in my pocket and hat worse
than the one I'm wearing now"
Lyons recognized real ability, and at
thirty-th three made him mayor. Today,
after eighteen consecutive years, he
is still mayor of Lyons and still a
~:
ject is philosophy. Incidentally. he
has also served as member of two
cabinets, the French Senate and the
Chamber of Deputies, has written
several bIilliant books and is a poet
of rare charm.
Made Lyons Great
Herriot made Lyons by inaugural
ing the Lyons Industrial fairs. now
famous throughout Europe. He has
taken trips to Russia and the United
States to bring business to his city.
He offered such inducements to the
Olympic games committee that had
not the Chamber of Deputies come to
the rescue of Paris with 10,000,000-
franc subsidy Lyons might be enjoy
ing the Olympics today.
Perhaps because he was at early
age an orphan, Herriot is great
friend of the poor and an untiring So
cial reformer; believing that Frances
major problem is an increase in birth
rate, he has established baby nur-
series and free restaurants for moth
ers. He has inaugurated sunlight
and fresh-air campaign against eu-
berculosis, pointing out that in the
nineteenth century war took the
lives of 100000 Frenchmen: white
plague took 100000" Under the
administration of this business poll
tician- philosopher, Lyons has become
the second largest city in France and
the greatest silk center of Europe.
Herriot has been called 'fat, good
natured and. foaming radical" and
though he is . member OF the 30
Evening star., 1924-06-01
BY T.. II. EGGER.

Special Dispatch to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright. 1924.
TOKIO-The Japanese empire is
facing the most critical and
complicated period in history
since becoming modern
power, and developments of the COM
ing months may have a vital effect
upon the future destiny of the nation
The Toxic government is undoubted-
1y facing more problems today than
any other important country. Failure
to properly meet these issues means
the loss of international prestige
gained during and after the world
war. Success, however, will mean the
Strengthening Of Japan's position as
the leading oriental power and in
surfing the necessity of other powers
paying greater heed to the Toxic au-
thorities hereafter.
Undoubtedly enactment of the
American immigration exclusion
clause dealt a severe blow to Japan's
position as a world power, as it re-
duced her international authority
and placed the Japanese in the same
category as the Chinese and other
orientaIs. This fact is really the
basic cause for the deep resentment
over the American action, since ia
pan has diligently sought to main
tain d position of superiority and sue
ceeded in establishing her status as
one of the five great powers of the
world today.
series of unfortunate develop
ments seems to be working to under
mine the accomplishment of the past
and relegate Japan to a position
where other powers will cease to re-
gard her seriously. The gradual loss
of oriental markets following the war
and the persistent adverse trade bal
ance marked the start of Japan's eco
nomic relapse and her huge gold re-
serves are now steadily shrinking.
The September disaster dealt the
greatest single blow to Japan, as it
greatly reduced her economic, finan-
cial and naval prestige. Today the
yen is lowering around 40, whereas
before the disaster it was quoted at
4S. Her gold reserve continues to
shrink and unless halted Japan faces
the danger of losing her financial in
dependence and becoming a debtor
nation within a few years
While the Navy is undoubtedly
rapidly recovering it's former strength,
the lack of funds makes it impos-
sible to keep pace with Great Britain
and the United States. hence the SAL
yation lies in further reduction of
ornaments. However, the present
International situation makes many
doubt the wisdom of this move, es-
pecialy in view of heavy expendi-
ture the powers are making to
strengthen their various branches of
service.
In recent years Japan has assidu-