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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-20

Long before the first American
cowboy of the western plains threw q
wicked moose over the head Of pre-
viously wild, footloose and fancy free
mustang, there We're wild ponies on
Chincoteague Island, in Virginia. And
there are wild ponies in Virginia to-
day. Not so wild, perhaps, as those
of 200 years ago, but wild enough.
And, as the old story-tellers would say
thereby hangs tale.
About five miles off the eastern
coast of Virginia up toward the Mary
land line, and separated from the
mainland by Marshes, channels and
bays, is picturesque island called
Chincoteague, seven miles long and
only one mile wide. 1t is part of, Ac-
comac county, one of the two coun-
ties which form what is known as the
Eastern Shore of Virginia, which, in
turn, is the tip end of the peninsula
formed by Delaware, the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, and the two Vir-
ginia counties.
AS matter of fact, this article con-
Germs the whole Eastern Shore Of Vir-
ginia, but the writer prefers to de-
scribe Chincoteague first, for the rea-
son that an. island always appeals to
the imagination more than the main
land, and because the present scribe
saw Chincoteague before he saw the
rest of Virginia's two Eastern Shore
counties.
The settlement Of the island dates
back to sixteen hundred and some
thing, altho', on account of it's al
most complete isolation for genera
tons, little was known of it by the
outside world until within the last Is
or 20 years.
The first land grant of which any
record exists seems to be that of
Captain William Wilmington, in 1872.
One record, however, shows that the
island was inhabited by white men
before this date. This record is a
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-20

the memory of people still living.
The early settlers, according to one
historian, had quite struggle. They
lived in rude one-story houses with
out any windows. In place Of carpets,
they washed sand and covered their
floors with it. Sometimes they used
dried grass. They used fireplaces in
stead Of stoves. They had no lamps,
but the more prosperous burned can
dies made of myrtle berries. The less
fortunate used clam shells filled with
lard oil, with a piece of cloth for a
wick.
A visitor to the island today will see
no old homes with big outside brick
chimneys. There are none. There
never were any. The fishermen and
small farmers needed no mansions,
nor had they any slaves to care for
large estates, even if there were room
on the island for such establishments.
The humble home Of the islander was
built not of bricks, but of logs, rough
hevn with adj or axe, and chinks fill
ed with mud. More than one resident
of the island can remember several
such buildings, including a church.
But they are all gone now. The
present buildings at Chincoteague are
modern, and probably were built with
in the last quarter of century.
Brick buildings are still scarce, altho'
a new brick bank building has recent
ly been completed, and two or three
of the other business. structures are
Of this material.
Scarcely any mail was brought to
the island until 1854, when post Of
fee was established. The first doctor
came in 1858. ,E
In 1898, telephone system was es-
tablished, with long distance connec-
tions. Before the construction of the
bridge and highway over the marshes,
the telephone was often the only
means of communication with the out
side world, especially when bay was
coated with ice in winter. "A sub
marine cable across ,Chincoteague Bay
connects with the general system on
the mainland.
Previous, to 1853, there were no
educational facilities on the island
and as is always the case where peo-
pie are cut off from civilization and
the opportunity to acquire knowledge
the people, in Chincoteague developed
prejudices and peculiarities, and even
today a keen observer may note GER
tain speech habits that are distinctive.
For instance, the word "horse" is
spoken as though spelled with an "a
and with the "r" fully sounded much
as person with an Irish accent
would say it.
Indeed, this difference in speech was
one of the first things to be noticed
by one who has travelled extensively
in Virginia and who makes study Of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-20
CIIINCOTEAGUE-
The Wild West Of the East
BY OLIVER MARTIN

The following interesting account
of Chincoteague Island appeared in
the December number of the Trans
mitter, periodical published in the
interests of the employees of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Company and associate companies.
It's author is Oliver Martin, and he
refers to the Island as the 'Wild West
Ct the East:
Evening star., 1924-02-11
ANDERSON PROTESTS
CRIME CONVICTION
Letter Of Resignation Says Work
Laid Him Open to Mis-.
representation.
TRUSTED HIS ASSOCIATES
Former Dry Leader Sure Of Success
of Appeal.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February ia let
ter from William H. Anderson. pro-
testing his innocence OF the charges
on which he was convicted last week,
and sentenced to from one to two
years In states prison, and convey
ing his resignation as superintend-
ent OF the Anti-Saloon League of
New York, was made public yester-
day by the league. An announcement
made at Gloversville, N. Y, that the
leagues directors had unanimously
accepted the resignation was con-
f1rmed.
Anderson. who was found guilty of
third degree forgery in falsifying the
leagues books, asserted he resigned
SO that his connection with the or
ganixation might not keep from its
membership those who were unable
to comprehend" the kind Of service
he had rendered the league.
The former state superintendent, de-
claring he had given twenty-four
years of his life to the dry cause and
was willing Ito lay down my life at
any time" for that cause, added that
sacrifice" of having his good name
falsely attacked as a result of his
accomplishments.
His work. he continued, had put
him in a false position in two re-
spects: "By trying to save the league
the cost OF this work, ] left myself
open to misrepresentation in case a
trusted associate went wrong; in
order to preserve inviolate a conf
dence respecting the assistance with
out which these victories would have
been impossible, ] accepted a situa-
tion which would leave me helpless
If / we're ever unfairly called upon
to prove my story"
Mr.. Anderson declared that an ap-
peal from his conviction, which he
intimated was contemplated. would
be certain to vindicate him.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
PREDICTS DECREASE
IN COST OF OFFICE
Local District of Veterans
Bureau to Save $3.50, 900,
Manager Announces.

Saving of $4,000 in needless an
nual expenditures" ut the Veterans
Bureau by March 81 by reorganiza-
tion and new methods in the fourth
district was predicted today by \. J.
: Dalton, manager.
"As q result of reorganization"
said a statement from the bureau,
1.-The fourth district Is now ready to
give unprejudiced and careful con-
sideration to all claims brought be-
tore it."
1t was announced that three addi-
tional contact officers had already
been assigned to field duty. making a
total OF fourteen men whose duties
are to assist and inform disabled
men. both in the cities and more iso-
lated communities. who have gone to
the bureau for assistance. They will
be informed on how to proceed to
furnish the government the informa-
tion necessary to make their claims
legal.
What was said to be one of the
most important steps yet taken in
the new administration has been the
beginning of a practical and scien-
tific survey of each man in vocational
training in the district, including the
city OF Washington. Virginia, West
Virginia and Maryland.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia and Mary
land Increasing cloudiness and
warmer tonight. followed by rain late
tonight or tomorrow: moderate south
and southwest winds.
Notwithstanding cloudiness and
warmer tonight, followed by rain late
fresh south and southwest winds.
West Virginia-Rain or snow to-
night and tomorrow; warmer tonight.
Records for Twenty-Four Hoars-
Thermometer-4p pm, SO; s pm, 30; /;
II midnight, 33; am, 80; am, 32;
Barometer-4 pm. 5000; PM.
M. 30.17: noon, 30.14.
highest temperature. "A. occurred
at noon today. Lowest Temperature,
Sl;l, occurred at $50 am. today.
temperature same date last year
Highest, AZ: lowest, 90.
Condition of the WATER.
Temperature and condition of the
water at am: Freat Falls--Tem-
perature, SO; condition, very muddy.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States coast
and geodetic survey.
Today--Low tide. 7:Os am. and 7:3s
PM; high tide, 1880 am. and 1855
pm.
TOmorrow-Low tide, 1856 am. and
1881 p.m.; high tide, lis am. and AZ
pm.
The Sum and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 1905 a.m.; sun sets,
$40 pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises. 7:O5 am;
sun sets, SAL pm.
Moon rises, 10:45 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
SAYS IMMIGRATION BILL
WILL WORK INJUSTICE
Dckstein Complains of Proscrip-
tion Of Certain Ma
tionalities.

Prescription Of certain nationalities
is alleged against the Johnson i'm
migration bill, introduced in the House
Saturday, by Representative Dick
stein, democrat. of New York, who is
also a member of the immigration
committee. He declares that lit will
infiict q great wrong on thousands
of citizens Of America"
"The bill" Mr.. Dick stein, who de-
clined to sign the committee report,
said in a statement, puts a premium
upon one type Of immigrant and a
Discount on every other type. 1T 1t
Czechoslovaks, Serbians and Jews of
eastern Europe the sense of inferi-
ority which Is instinctively felt when
q man is prescribed against as If he
will not be helpful and serviceable
TO America.
Our country's policy should be and
has been since It's origin to open its
gate without fear or favor to all men
who may become good Americans,
good citizens. and men calculated to
enhance the wealth and the moral
and spiritual resources of the United
States"
Evening star., 1924-02-11
NAVY MAY SHIP COAL.
Tests Show Method Better Than
Buying in West.

After tests extending over several
years the Navy Department has con-
cluded that 1t is better to ship coal
from the east coast for the use of
naval vessels on the Pacific coast
than to depend on the coal supply of
the western coast. Coal obtained
from the Bering river and Mata-
nauska districts has not proved gem
orally satisfactory.
With the advent of oil burners. the
consumption of coal by naval vessels
on the Pacific station has decreased,
All the battleships on that station are
oil burners, except the New York and
Texas, which have been ordered to
the Atlantic, and all of the destroyers
ARE oil hurnePN
Evening star., 1924-02-11
FORMER U. S. EMPLOYE
CONFESSES TO FRAUD
Fearing Arrest, p. A. Dekker Sur
renders-Says He Passed Bad
Checks in Chicago.

Tired. hungry and BROKE" young
man, giving his name as Peter A. Dek-
ker. his age as twenty-five years and
saying his father is q retired Chicago
baker appeared at police headquarters
last night and surrendered to Lieut..
Walter Emerson. night chief Of detec-
tives, saying he had passed two WORTH
less checks in Chicago and had been in
constant fear of arrest
Dekker told the police he had previ-
ously resided In this city and had been
employed In the Navy Department and
bureau Of war risk insurance. Last
December. he said, he passed two
checks in Chicago. His plan was to
purchase 500 mortgage certificates,
pay for them with worthless checks
and sell the certificates for $50.
A message from the Chicago police
authorities gave the local police the
information that there was no record
in their headquarters showing Decker
was wanted. and asking for further in
formation as to his alleged violations.
Additional information was wired them
this morning. and a response is ex-
pected later in the day.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
DOCKS DECISION SOON.

President Coolidge Is expected TO
settle within a few days the ques-
tion Of disposal OF the War Depart
ments docks at Norfolk. The War
has before it an offer
from the city of Norfolk to buy the
docks, and Secretary Weeks is under
stood to favor acceptance of the offer.
Shipping Board officials, however,
want the docks for use by the Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation, and have
asked the President to transfer them
from the War Department to the
board by executive order.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
NEGRO HELD IN THEFTS
FROM LAUNDRY TRUCKS
"Red Bill'' Cooper Said to Have
Confessed. to Series Of Rob-
berries Since August.

Clarence Cooper, colored, twenty
six, 1908 18th street northwest. known
as Red Bill" yesterday admitted
having participated in thefts from
laundry delivery wagons since last
August. Property taken il valued at
more than $500.
Recovery of some of the stolen ap-
parel from persons to whom Cooper
had sold 1t led to his arrest. He Is
said to have admitted working on an
automobile with another colored man,
taking packages from wagons while
drivers were making deliveries.
Persons who admit having made
purchases from Cooper says he told
them he wanted to sell the wearing
apparel because he was preparing to
leave the city and did not want to
take heavy baggage along. Three
charges Of grand larceny have been
preferred against Cooper and police
are searching for his alleged ac-
complice.
Evening star., 1924-02-11

Westminster Abbey contains a wax
works Of dead kings and queens and
other notableS.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
JAPAN TO GET LOAN
FROM U. S. BANKERS
State Department Gratifed Over
Completion Of Agreement for
Large Credit.

State Department ojcials expressed
satisfaction today at the completion
Of a loan agreement under which
Japan will float a large credit
through American bankers.
No formal approval of foreign loans
by American bankers IL necessary,
but the terms of such loans are
submitted here for inspection before
the agreements are signed. The
terms under which the japanese
loan is to be made have been found
entirely satisfactory.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
ACCUSED OF ROBBERY.

jeremiah Sullivan, young white
man, charged with robbery, holding
up, with two other men, young man
and woman automobilists In the Rock
Creek Park section, was given a
preliminary hearing in the Police
Court today before Judge Gus A..
Schuldt, and held for the action of the
grand jury, the bond being fixed at
$1,000.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
FAv0RS BILL CREATING
LOCAL review BOARDS
Finance Committee of Virginia
Senate Reports Buchanan
Measure.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, February 1.-THE
senate finance committee today re-
ported favorably the Buchanan bill,
creating local boards of review, and
providing for the state tax board to
appear and demand an increase in
assessments, and retaining the pres
ent system of assessing boards.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-30
ELECT BUILDERS, NOT DEsTROYERs

Fourteen ex-judges in Russia were recently
condemned to death by the Trotsky regime.
Probably this is the reason Senators Wheeler,
Brookhart, ct al, favored the recognition of Rus
sia by the United States after visiting Russia as
the guests of Russia. The glorious freedom of
sending your enemies to the hereafter so eXpe-
ditiously must have appealed to them If a man
disagrees with you, have him shot at sunrise. If
frame up game in which they could be abso-
lutte rulers-not rulers or kings emperors, no
indeed. No, no names like that, but some other
title which seems to include the masses but gives
absolute power into the hands of certain few,
and mighty few at that.
Disseminated citizens are very easily organized,
especially when offered the opportunity of de-
spelling all wealth developed by others who work
for the betterment of their country. 1t is not so
much question of money with the constructive
element of our country. They are born that way.
On the other hand we have the destructive ele-
ment They have an idea they may be able to
live, without labor, if they can batter down, dyna-
mite or destroy the labor of the constructive ee-
ment. It is all the veriest rot. Men must live
to construct The destroyer has no place in this
or any other human country.
For the unfortunate this country has built UP
at the expense of men who work and pay taxes
free hospitals, county houses for taking care of
those who can not take care of themselves county
physicians, state boards of health, at the expense
of the fellow who works. Laws which are all in
favor of the laboring man.
1t is strange how men of that cabre can fool
the people into electng them to such high offices
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-30
THIRD PARTYITEs' POLITICAL PLANS

Little by little the subtle political strategy OF
the La Follettians and Third Partyites is being
unfolded Nothing rash or premature is to be
attempted. 1t is waiting game that is to be
played The policies around which the heart
beats of people are later to rally are not even to
be framed until after malice and domestic treas
on have done their worst in the national conven-
tions of the two great parties. The plan is to go
first of all to the republican national convention
with a set of demands and principles which the
heroic twenty-nine delegates from Wisconsin
know in advance will be spurned Then the gal
lant band will shake the dust of Cleveland off its
feet, and go into a campaign of its own on the
very platform which the republican builders have
rejected.
Specimen planks to be offered at Cleveland
have considerably been allowed to come to public
knowledge One of them is to consist of gen.
eral republican confession of corruption in con-
nection with the oil scandals and other things,
with a solemn promise to drive out the great num-
Der of scoundres who still unhappily infest the
party. Another plank would be sort of denun-
citation of the course of republican administra-
tions in tying themselves up with unscrupulous
oppressors of the poor. Then the next step in
tactics would be to leave the convention hail. bear
ing these and other symbols of republican wick
edness, and to mass all the rejected and discon-
tented into sort of Salon des Refuses.
1t is pretty scheme, but seems a bit too sent-
mental Americans have not been noted for an
lmpulslve readiness to take to their hearts men
whose chief title to affection is that they have
been scorned by those to whom they originally
made love.-New York Times.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-30
AUCTIoNING THE Ex-sERvICE VOTE

Under the provisions of the new adjusted COM
pensation act it is necessary to gather together
corps of 5000 new clerks on salary, to find out
during the next two years just who is entitled to
few cents or a few dollars, and those who are
entitled to insurance due in twenty years. In
either case the money received will not amount to
much to the Individual, but will bulk up quite
large on the general tax list against the public
BY the time the 5000 new clerks begin to get
action on the pitiful payments the ex-servce men
will have more accurate knowledge Of how con-
gress put them up at auction and jobbed them in
hopes of gathering up the ex-service mems votes
1t may be that the ex-service men may get suf-
ficiently wise to the "bonus" senators and con-
gressmen to plug few of these "yellows" at the
fall election.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-30
COOLIDGE'S BRAVE FIGHT FOR THE
PEOPLE

President Coolidge seems very much alone in
his desire to reduce taxes and return to an era
of economy in national government. However,
regardless of the hilarious time congress is hav-
ing at present fighting his every attempt to re-
lone position in making much the same sort of
fight Lincoln did with the traitors in his party
Coolidge has not lost his head, but has kept right
on pointing out the way and is not discouraged.
The people of the United States are behind him
in great majority and he is working in their in
terest rather than for the politician State after
state during the primary elections fell in behind
Coolidge because of the sturdy, unfnching stand
he has taken. 1t is strange that so many petty
politicians can not see the writing on the
wall. Coolidge's name will be blazoned high on
the roll of honor, when these petty politicians
have long been dishonored and forgotten
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-30
OUR NEW CITY COUNCIL

The city election passed off quietly Monday
with very little excitement. The newly-elected
members OF the city council are all good, reliable
men who have declared themselves for progress
slve administration of civic affairs and we believe
that no petty differences of opinion will be al
lowed to creep in to take up their time from the
important things to be done during the coming
two years. The people believe the first and most
important thing for the new council to consider
is an additional water supply The old council
has gone into the subject thoroughly and solved
many OF the details. 1t only remains for the new
council to push the work on to final conclusion.
we have no doubt the new council will not only
merit the solid backing of the people, but will get
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-30
INSIDIOUS. PROPAGANDA

"The most insidious form that propaganda as
sumes is that of the drive" says Lucy May
nard Salmon in her book "The Newspaper and
Authority" Propaganda does not announce it.
self such, but the drive wears the mask of vir.
tue, it is clothed in sanctity, it has the fervent
missionary zeal of the original propagandist, and
the courage of the early martyrs. 1t is possible
that the press collectively and Individually is of
ten unconscious of the extent to which its columns
are used to promote drives for every conceivable
object, but none the less the drive lays heavy
hand on the press and thereby limits it's freedom.
However admirable the object of the drive may be
itself-and it is usually most praiseworthy and
above criticism-the drive is in reality authority
in the guise of philanthrophy, education, or other
named good cause 1t is thus form of propa-
ganda, and as such the newspaper carries out it's
behests without inquiry and it thereby becomes
subject to it's authority. The drive is subsersive
of the authoritativeness of the press because it's
methods are not regulated by the press itself-no
compaign for honest advertising in drives has
apparently as yet been anywhere INTRODUCED by
the press"
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-30
TALKS, TICKLES AND
TANTRUMS
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Still, when stubborn liz stalls on
the tracks and won't start, there's
some satisfaction in sitting on the
bank and watching it happen.
Recent agitation for reform at Hol-
lywood is said to have caused the au-
thorities to adopt new plan. A
whistle is blown at a. M, and every
one is supposed to return to his or
her own bungalow.
They were through for good, so she
said, but the judge, a kindly soul,
was doing his best to patch up the
marital differences.
"Now your husband says, in his
answer to your divorce suit" he be-
gan amicably, "that he always allow
ed you to have your slightest wish.
Is that a fact ?"
"Oh, certainly, judge" replied the
fair witness. "He never objected to
my wishing for anything"
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-30
LOW STUFF

The train had just come out of a
long tunnel. The sheik, who had
seized opportunity to steal kiss
from his inamorata, leaned over to
her triumphantly.
Now what have you to say to
that?" he asked.
"Ill say" was her indignant reply,
"that | don't approve of your under
ground methods"
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-30
THE MILL RUN OF TAXES

Recently another mine tax suit was settled by
the state tax commission out of court. It is
doubtful if the average citizen knows lust what
our state tax laws are. Most of them have an
Idea that II their taxes are not paid when due
they become delinquent and penaltyis attached.
Probably this cheap class of taxpayers are not
up to the fine points Of the play on tax laws. Ap
parently the only different in our tax laws is the
amount. If yours taxes are quite considerable
and you can afford to. hire lawyer, the chances
are IN your favor of saving quite batch of money
over attorneys fees by not paying, protesting and
refusing to pay for couple of years. Then carry
the case up to the tax commission and get set
tlement