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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
ARE YOUR CHILDREN
READY FOR SCHOOL?
State Department OF Health Puts
This Question To Thousands
OF Parents

Examination of the children wht
will enter school this fall and who
have been brought to the health con.
terences that are being held in differ.
ent parts OF the State by the Bureau
OF Child Hygiene Of the State Depart
ment Of Health, has revealed condi-
tions that were not suspected but that
would handicap child very serious
ly in later life if they were not cor
rected now.
The other day, bright eyed manly
little figure came to the door of one
CT the conferences, looking for the
nurse. There she was standing by the
scales and in minute he caught hel
eye. "Why, Jackie" she said, show
you have improved" Quick as a flash
he slipped out of his little suit; held
up his chest and drew long breath
while the nurse placed the tape meas
ure under his arms. TWENTY-FIVE
twenty-three inches," she read. "Keel
it up" she said, "You'll soon be big
and strong"
Jackie will enter school this fall
and when his mother heard, a few
weeks ago that the Bureau was hold
ing these conferences for the five and
six years olds, she decided to take
him to the next one, just for general
going over,-apparently he was per-
fectly we'll. But when the doctor ex-
amined the little fellow, he found that
his shoulders and spine were begin
ming to show signs of a serious de-
formity that was cramping the chest
squeezing the lungs and keeping out
much Of the fresh air needed to help
him resist the dreaded tuberculosis.
No medical or surgical treatments
are ever given at the conferences but
whenever such treatment is needed
the mother is advised to go to hel
own physician or to specialist. ST
Jackie went to the specialist who put
a brace on him that is Strengthening
the shoulders and Strengthening the
spine. Daddy is teaching him to swim
and to exercise his muscles and to
take long deep breaths, and Mother
reminds him to sit and stand and walk
erectly and they are all making 9
wonderful job of it, with the fear o1
tuberculosis disappearing farther ant
farther into the background every
day.
Is your child ready for school?
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
MAUPIN'S SINGING BAND TO
BE ATTRACTION FIRST DAY
Chautauqua Brings Well Known Musical Organization To
Pocomoke City For First Time

from Paris and London and which had
a long run at the Century Roof Thea
ter, New York City, also Garrick
Theater, Chicago. These wooden SOL
diers have proven a big sensation
everywhere, in fact, they are one of
the biggest "hits" ever seen on the
American stage. This act is done by
nine young men.
The producer and director of this
band is William L. Maupin, who has
spent several successful seasons on
Chautauqua circuits as director of
the famous Dunbar's White Huzzars.
Mr.. Maupin knows well how to please
a Chautauqua audience as shown by
the selection of the personnel and the
coaching of his band. Their appear
ance on the Chautauqua program
means plenty of real band music. It
means unusual ensemble singing
splendid timber, studied tone, quality,
real artistry. 1t means some clean,
clever fun that will bring laugh
from the kindergartens on the front
row to the grown-ups further back,
and all between. A Band, Glee Club,
a Minstrel Troupe, all in one!
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
Mother And Baby Con-
ference Next Wednesda,

The regular conference for Moth
ers and Babies conducted by the Wor-
cester County Chapter, American Red
Cross, in cooperation with the Bureau
Of Child Hygiene of the State Depart
ent of Health, will be held in POGO
moke City in DR.. Sartorius' office, on
Wednesday, August 9th. In Snow
Hill in the Municipal building, Thurs
day the 2Sth; and in Berlin in the Lii
brary building, Friday the 29th, from
2 to 4.3O o'clock each day. A physi-
clan from the Bureau of Child Hy-
giene will be present.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
Three Big Pictures AT
Empire Next Week

Three big pictures are on the pro-
gram at the Empire Theatre next
week, the first on Monday and Tues
day nights being "The Worlds APP
plause," VIM. DeMille- Paramount
production. On Wednesday and Thurs
day "The Pride of Palamor" will be
shown. This is a Peter B. Kyne story
with an all star cast. Friday and Sat-
urday, a William Fox thriller, "Ari-
zona Express" will be the feature.
These are all special productions and
have been we'll received by movie fans
in other sections.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
Horse Shoe Pitching Con-
test For Eastern Shore

Preston, Md, is to have a horse
shoe pitching contest for the champ
ionship of the Eastern Shore. 1t will
be held on the public school grounds
on Saturday August 30th, beginning
at 1 o'clock P. M.
There will be no entrance fees;
everybody will be welcome; and prizes
will be offered to winners. The pro-
moters guarantee plenty of room for
all who desire to contest, and promise
royal good time to everybody.
Worcester county must have some
good peg shooters. Here's an oppor-
tunity to show your metal.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23

The following account was clipped
from last weeks issue of the Acco-
mack NCws. 1t cites rum and rowdy-
ism as the cause of the disturbance,
and does not appear to implicate any
one of the Frank Vests shows as a
tomenter of strife. 1t is given ver-
batum as it appeared in the above
named paper:
"Trouble which has been brewing
since the opening Of the Tasley Fair
between the rough element in Acco-
mack county and the show people on
the Fair Grounds was famed into a
blaze Thursday night, aided by corn
liquor, and was only quenched by the
death Of man.
"Ralph Roach, of Accomac, was shot
and instantly killed as he was at
tempting to leave the Fair grounds,
following a two hour riot when sew
eral gangs of white youths paraded
through the showmen's tents firing
revolvers, indiscriminately beating up
negro employees and driving respect
able men and women and their fami-
lies in panic from the Fair grounds.
Frank West, manager of the Frank
West shows, was taken to Accomack
as matter of protection; two other
members of the show were taken into
custody as they were leaving the
county and are held at Accomac as
witnesses. In an endeavor to stop
the trouble and while forcing his way
through the crowd several shots were
fired thru Vests hat. This trouble
started Tuesday night when some
young men, visitors at the Fair, and
more or less under the influence of
liquor, insulted the wife of one Of the
showmen; he was promptly thrashed
at the time. Since that time there
has been an undercurrent of bad feel
ing which manifested itself by bully
ing on the part Of certain white ele-
ment which appeared at the Fair af-
ter sundown at night.
"Acting under orders of the man.
ager of the shows, the West en-
ployees kept very close. About 10
o'clock last night matters became so
critical along the midway that the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
Pocomoke Chautauqua Opens
Wednesday, September 3rd
Program Offered For Entire Week Unusually Attractive
Guarantors' Committee Asks Cooperation In Sale
Of Tickets, The Price Being Fixed AT $3.50

"Get ready to give yourself a big
treat" this summer is one of the slo-
gans of the committee in charge of
the annual Pocomoke Chautauqua,
which will be offered September Sd
to 9th inclusive. The programs offer
cd by the Swarthmore Chautauqua
Association this year are said to be
unusually attractive ard each session
will be regarded as real treat.
The guarantors' committee issues
the following letter to the public, set
ting forth the advantages and pleas
ures of Chautauqua and urging gen.
erous support:
"Chautauqua will again open its
week entertainment here, September
3, 1924.
"From the advance programs, ii
will be seen that the various numbers,
consisting of lecturers of distinction
and National reputation, whom the
people of this community, have never
had the opportunity to hear; the
musical numbers, instrumental and
vocal, the usual interesting features
Tor the Juniors" and closing the
week with the prize play "Their Hon
Or the Mayor" are all of the same
usual high standard.
"Any of these individual numbers,
whether lectures or musical, would
cost at least $1.5O to hear and here
the public will have full week of
entertainment, with afternoon and
evening sessions daily, for just lit
tie more money.
"When in 1911, few public spirit
ed citizens, brought Chautauqua here,
for the first time, the guarantee was
$1,000 and adult season tickets were
sold for So; few years later on ac-
count of increased expenses, the
Chautauqua Association, was conf
PEELED to ask for guarantee of $500
and adult season tickets were sold
Tor $3.50; in 1928 after showing large
deficits for several years, owing to
largely increased expenses, when af-
ter the war, the cost of everything
entering into the rendering of this
service to the public by the Chautau-
qua Association increased, the Asso-
citation was compelled to ask for a
guarantee of $500 and adult season
tickets were sold last year for $500
"The guarantors of Chautauqua
have seriously debated the question
as to what price adult season tickets
shall be sold for this year, whether
at So, the same as last year, when
even at that price, there was deficit
which the guarantors had to meet, ol
whether at lower price.
"The guarantors feel that Chautau'
qua has been of much benefit to the
people of this community in the past
and want every man, woman ane
child to continue to receive this in
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
COUNTY TEACHERS TO
MEET AT OCEAN CITY
Work OF School Year Will Be
Launched At Meeting Held
August 28 And 29

The work of the school year 1924
1925 will be begun in Worcester coun-
ty with a Two-days' Institute held in
the State Educational building at
Ocean City. The meeting will be held
Thursday and Friday, August % and
20. Two sessions will be held on
Thursday and one on Friday begin
ming at $50 A. M.
Miss Bessie Coleman and Miss Maud
Hooper, demonstrating teachers OF
New York City have been engaged
for the meeting. Both of these ex-
cellent teachers will give demonstra-
ton lessons which will be followed by
discussions in which all elementary
grade teachers are expected to take
part. DR.. Albert S Cook, State Su-
per;ntendent of Maryland Schools and
DR.. Frederick Lee, Dean Of the De-
partment of Art and Science. Univer.
sity Of Maryland, will be present ant
will address the entire teaching force
at the general session. In addition tx
the Wis ting instructors the County SUI
perinendent and Supervising teacher
will take up with the teachers severa
matters of importance to the work o:
the school year. These. beginning
teachers meetings are being held il
practically all counties of the Stat
and are productive of good results il
getting things in good running shap
for the opening Of school. A full at
tendance of the teachers, both Ele
mentary and High, is expected.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
Ideal Weather Continued
Throughout 3 Days Of Fair
Despite Many Setbacks Officials Satisfied With Results
Crowds Equal To Average In nAttendance.-Exhibits
Races And Attractions Above Par

came to the assistance Of the promo
ters to the extent Of purchasing a
ticket at the gate.
The attendance, then, has been most
satisfactory. The officials are warm
in their praise of those who came out
in the face of all the difficulties out
lined above, and they have nothing
but feelings OF gratitude to those who
lent their presence.
Outside the amusement feature, the
Fair was in all respects, equal, if not
superior tothose held in former years
The exhibition hall contained splen-
did specimens Of agricultural pro-
ducts, needle work, furniture, ma
chinery, automobiles, candy products.
electric Light systems, and many
others.
Outside, there were some of the
usual games which attract. There
were poultry and live stock exhibits.
There were tractor demonstrations
There were some excellent vaudeville
stunts-the trapeze performance a.
long side the judges stand beng a.
bout the best event OF it's kind ever
INTRODUCED here. There. was Uncle
Rube and Aunt Ruby moving among
the crowd to entertain and amuse. In
deed the whole conduct of the Asso-
citation was up to par.
The racing was varied by the intro
duction OF running horses and ponies
and by the speeding of automobiles
And although nothing but local, OF
practically so, horses were entered
the races were close and exciting
and to the public seemed to be honest.
ly driven.
To the average or-looker, it is moi
fast time that pleases, so much as g
good contest; and there were plenty
of them. The pony races were at
tractive and, it is safe to say, no one
was dissatisfied with the track per-
formances.
So that, although hard hit this year
the Pocomoke Fair Association was
much encouraged by the support Civ
en- it. It's hat is still in the ring, ant
it is safe to say that no efforts will be
spared to make next year the greates
of it's history-an effort to show theil
appreciation of this years. expert
ence.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
Market St. Improvement
Started This Week

Contractor Morse has begun his
work on Market street by breaking
up the old pavement. The public will
be glad to see a start made in this i'm
provement, and will also await eag-
cry some announcement as to just
what the telephone company will be
able to do in the matter of removing
wires and poles from the two blocks
of the burnt district.
AS stated in last weeks issue Of the
Democrat, some difficulty is being ex-
perienced in securing permission to
cross private property with guy lines
It is to be hoped some plan may be
thought out which will work harm to
no one and good to the city.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
County Ministers Will
Exchange Pulpits Sunda,

The Rev. j. Archibald Mitchell,
minister in charge of All Hallows
parish, Snow Hill, will preach in the
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Po-
comoke, Sunday at 1870. The Rev,
G. v. Bell will 60 to Stockton and
to Snow Hill to administer the Holy
Communion. Mr.. Mitchell will be adj
vanced to the priesthood at the Ca
thedral in Easton, on Wednesday,
September 3, and will then become
rector of All Hallows.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
Rouqh Element OF Accomac
County Shoots Up Carnival
Ralph Roach Innocent Man, Killed In The Excitement.
Authorities Detain Shows Which Were To Appear
At The Pocomoke Fair This Week

closed his show and dispersed his per-
formers. AS they started to leave, as
if by a signal, number Of young
manager of the colored minstrel show
white men waded into the negroes
i jostllng at first, and then striking
right and left wherever they could see
black face.
"The shouts and 4. outcries, accom-
panied by pistol shots started an ex-
odus from the Fair grounds. Among
those who apparently had taken no
part in the trouble, was young Ralph
Roach. He had left the grounds 20
minutes before his murder saying he
was going to take his girl home and
would be back. AS his machine, a
Ford roadster, in which was Jim Fin
ney and another man, choked and
stopped a hundred yards from the
east gate, a crowd surged up around
the car.
"Suddenly a short thick-set man
sprang lightly to the side of the car
and fired a shot at Roach. 1t is said
that young Roach said "don't shoot
me, you have the wrong man." Two
other shots were the answer and he
crumpled on the floor of the car.
"They have got me Jim, see that they
don't get you." These were his last
words, for he was dead when his COM
panion, Jim Finney, lifted him off the
floor of the car.
"There was a quick scattering, fol-
lowing the shout ga man has been
killed." and in a fairly short space of
time special policemen and constables
were on the scene; sheriff Nelson and
deputies also arrived, Commonwalth's
Attorney, Jeff F. Walter, arrived at
an early hour and ordered roundup
of all the witnesses.
"The stables where the race horses
were locked up bore evidence of the
pistol shooting. There were bullet
holes here and there, and in one
stable a valuable mare, Jane Todd,
shot thru the throat was found bleed
ing from a bullet wound in the neck.
She is said to be valued at $4,000, and
is the property Of Frank Bowler, of
Norfolk"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23

The Pocomoke City Fair ended
practically last night. There will be,
of course, tonight the usual vaudeville
free attractions and a blaze of fire
works, all of which will be worth the
money paid to see. A big crowd is
anticipated.
The management this year has lab
ored under big disadvantage. They
have had to labor against bad sea-
son for crops, which caused scarcity
of money to the famers-the class
largely depended upon for patronage
and attendance. They were disap-
pointed in one of the main features
of the amusement programme-the
Frank Vests Carnival Shows, these
having become involved in the law at
Tasley, and could not be released in
tine to appear here.
Again, considerable propaganda
has been circulated which went so far
as to give the impression that POGO
moke was to have no Fair this year,
and intimated that this annual meet
was to be a thing of the past.
And, again, appearances at the
grounds on the first day were not cal
culated to make people, who were
there say good things about it to their
neighbor. A big space was left in the
enclosure for the Vests Shows, ano
it was too late for the management
to secure substitutes. This space, un-
occupied, caused the place to look
bare, and gave the impression that the
Fair was lacking, and the manage
ment was putting on cheap show.
There were many who were not
slow in grabbing on to idle talk ane
sending it broadcast; SO that, it look
ed as if the exhibition would fare bad
ly in the matter of attendance.
However, the great bulk OF those
who have so generously patronizec
the Association in the past, under
stood the situation, and right nobl!
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23

spirational, recreational and educa-
tional and educational benefit of
Chautauqua and for that reason are
anxious to make the price of this sea-
son tickets within the reach of every
one, so that no man, woman or child
need miss the Chautauqua entertain
ment of a full week, so the guarantors
have decided that adult season tick
cts shall be sold at $3.50, with no
change in children's season tickets
at $1.O0.
"This price will call for a large at
tendance, large sale of season tick
cts, if your guarantors are not to be
called upon to meet large deficit, so
they look to everyone to boost Chau-
tauqua from now until opening, day;
to buy season tickets for themselves
and influence their friends and ac-
quaintances to buy them and to buy
them in advance of the opening, as
tickets bought after the opening do
not benefit the guarantors, as the
Chautauqua Association gets the
money for all tickets sold after the
opening and does not apply on con-
tract. Tickets will be on sale at con-
venient places of business, also you
will be called upon by the ladies of
the ticket committee"
Features of the program are:
First Day-Wednesday
Concert-Maupin's Singing Band.
Lecture by JAS. A. Burns-"Burns
of the Mountains"
Second Day-Thursday
Concert-Sorority Singers.
Leture-Popular Presentation of
Vital Subject-Chautauqua Superin-
tendent.
Lecture Demonstration -"The Won
ders of Science"-Dr. Hilton Ira
Jones.
Third Day-Friday
Chamber Music Concert-Babcock-
Ringgold Company.
Lecture - as the World Fool
Proof ?"-Dr. Martin D. Hardin.
Recital - Frances Ingram, Prima
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Opera Company.
Fourth Day-Saturday
Lecture Demonstration - GAS 9th
ers See Us"-Mrs. Chester B. Story.
Program of Magic and Art-Henry
and Company.
On Sunday, the fifth day, special
program will be arranged.
Sixth Day-MOnday
Concert-Colafemina Concert Com
pany.
Lecture-"Are You an American? ?"
Carlton Chamberlayne.
Concert-Colafemin Concert Com
pany.
Lecture Human Nature and Poll
tics"-Opie Read.
Sixth Day-Tuesday
Junior Activities-The jolly Jun
iors.
Entertainment Waggoner,
Interpreter of Short Stories.
Comedy Drama-"Their Honor the
Mayor"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert M. Stagg re-
turned to their home at College Park,
Wednesday,. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Stages sister Miss Kathryn
Tilghman, who will spend short
while with them.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23

Miss Lou Mills, a former resident
of this city, who for the last several
years has been located in Princess
Anne has returned to this city, and
will make her future home here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-27
carrying the Banner of Social Revolt

kings and emperors and as against
the expansionist ambitions of the ris-
ing bourgeoisie this International AS
sociation of Workingmen puts up the
idea and the movement for working
class solidarity of the toiling masses
the world over.
Can you feel the workings Of this
idea in the labor movement of today?
Can you see hundreds Of thousands
of proletarians closing their ranks be.
hind the Communist International,
marching proudly under the banner
of social revolt and determined to
establish an International Soviet Re.
public?
II you can see this movement, and
il you also happen to know what
transpired in~London, in ST Martins
Hall. on September day in 1864,
you will realize what the First Inter
national has meant for the working
class struggle for freedom
The Road to Power.
Go back to the Inaugural Address"
by Karl Marx, delivered at the found
ing Of the First International. Read
lit. Study it. Try to extract from it
its most momentous lesson and di-
rection to the working class. And
what is it? The seizure Of political
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-27

power. 1t tells the workers in so
many words that the road to freedom
is the road to power. How? BY fight
ing for it, nationally and information
ally. Thru what means? Thru the
means of revolutionary working
class political party. This is the es-
sence of the theory and practice of
the First International.
And when you now see class con-
scious proletarians fiocking into the
ranks of the Communist International
you understand the connection be-
tween it and what happened in St.
Martins Hall in September of 1864
And when you see over the heads Of
the revolutionary workers of today a
red banner floating with the inscrip-
ton: Hail the Dictatorship of the
Proletariat," you will feel satisfied
that the work Of the First Interna-
tional has not been in vain.
A Temporary Eclipse.
The proletarian struggle for power
has had its ups and downs. The
same is true OF the international
working class movement. The defeat
OF the Paris Commune, which resulted
in terrific onslaught upon the pro.
letariat by the militant reaction Of
the world bourgeoisie, coupled with