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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-09
BEVANS BROTHERS
PLEAD GUILTY IN
CAMBRIDGE COURT
Andrew Given Five-Year Sentence
And Luther One Year For
House Burning
EVERETT BEVANS, THE
FATHER, FINED $500

The case of Andrew Bevans and
Luther Bevans, arraigned for burn
ing the house at Mattaponi belonging
to a Mrs. Cordelia Webb, came up in
Cambridge this week. States Attor-
ney Edmund Johnson, of Worcester,
assisted by A. Stengle Marine, ESQ.,,
of Dorchester were in charge of the
prosecution; Attorney Levin c. Bal
ley assisted by Ex-Governor E. c..
Harrington conducted the defense.
The case was given to the jury at
a o'clock on Tuesday last and after
a deliberation of seven hours they
reported to the judge their inability
to agree, and were dismissed. A new
trial was expected to be undertaken
next Tuesday ,and, in the meantime,
the prisoners were to be held in
Cambridge Jail.
Later it has been learned that after
the disagreement of the jury, the
prisoners entered plea of guilty;
after which a sentence of five years
Imprisonment was imposed on Andrew
Bevans and one year on Luther. This
makes a total number of years which
the former will serve to be twenty
five; and the latter, fifteen.
Everett Bevans charged with being
an accessory to felony and harbor-
ing felon was let off with fine OF
5000, and the negro, Birmingham, who
was driving the car in which the ac-
cused were attempting getaway,
was released.
The negroes implicated in the burn
ing of Mrs. Webb's house received q
sentence of 6 months in the House Of
Correction.
Thus is disposed of the men who
have been prominently before the
public for some years, and that in
violation of laws. They have been
connected with prohibition difficult
ties and in other cases where they
have not hes;tated to practice gun
play.
If no executive clemency is extend
ed, the boys will have time to consid-
er whether it all pays, and perhaps
will come out different men.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-09
STRAWBERRY GROWERS
SHOULD SEE THIS FILM
"Why Strawberries Grow Whiskers''
Title OF Picture To Be Seen In
Pocomoke Next Monday

"Why Strawberries Grow Whisk-
ers" is the title of new United
States Department of Agriculture
film on the handling of Strawberries
which will be shown at the various
motion picture houses on the PENN
sula.
The fact that strawberries do grow
whiskers may be news to some folk,
however one of the principal objec
tives of the strawberry shippers is to
prevent the growth of "whiskers" on
the berries he handles.
The new film is designed to help
the strawberry growers in their war
against black mold, the fungus which
is responsible for strawberry "leak''
and for whiskers which signalize the
final stage of this disease.
The lesson taught by this film may
be boiled down into three brief admo-
nitions to the grawer:
1. Handle the strawberries care
fully.
2. Pick early in the day, while the
berries are cool.
3. Refrigerate promptly after
picking.
The picture emphasizes the fact
that infection from black mold is due
largely to bruises and cuts on the
berry, and that subsequent growth Of
the mold is much more rapid in warn
air than in cold air. This picture
should prove to be very interesting
! and beneficial to the strawberry grow
ers in this section. 1t will be showr
under the direction of County Agent
Oswald at the following theatres anC
on the dates mentioned below:
Monday, May 11th-Empire The
ater, Pocomoke City, Md.
Tuesday, May 12th-Mason's Opers
House, Snow Hill, Md.
Thursday, May 18th, Globe Thater
Berlin, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-09
STOCKTON FOLK
SURPRISE PASTOR
Give Surprise Party To Rev. James
Mitchell Of P. E. Church Last
Friday Evening
(Communicated)

A delightful Surprise Party was
given in honor of Rev. James Mitch
ell, of the P. E. Church, last Friday
evening at the home of Mr.. A. S.
Bromley, Stockton, Md,
About 40 guests were present. Mrs.
Bromley was assisted in receiving by
her youngest daughter, Miss Sue
Bromley. Several old fashioned games
were played, and the old and young
alike took part. A new game was
introduced: "Going up in an Air
plane" 1t was quite a novel affair
and afforded much merriment to those
who didn't take the trip. One young
lady was heard to remark, "She went
up SO high that her head struck some
thing, and she fell out" but last re-
ports she is still alive. Music was
furnished by Mr.. Levin Houston.
About II o'clock delicious refresh
ments Of ice cream, cake, and nuts
were served, after which the guests
departed thanking their hostess for a
pleasant evening and expressing re-
grets to Mr.. Mitchell that he leaves
the parish in August.
Mr.. Mitchell came here about a
year ago land by his genial manner
and helpful ways has won many to
him land filled his church with the
young people as we'll as older folk
His motto is ''to live religion among
your fellow men," by deeds of love
and charity. Stockton, while regret
ting his leave, joins in wishing him
success in his new field of work il
Baltimore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-09
DIOCESE OF EASTON
MEETS IN CENTREVlLLE
Rev. G. v. Bill And E. w. McMaster
Of This City Attend Fifty-Seventh
Annual Convention

Rev. G. V. Bell and Hon. E. W..
McMaster attended this week the
fifty-seventh annual convention of the
Episcopal Church of the Diocese of
Easton, held at Centreville, Nd, in
St. PauPs Church.
They report a very largely attend
ed and most interesting session. Be-
sides routine work, the matters Of
particular interest, probably, were a
motion to change the name of the
diocese to "The Diocese of the East
ern Shore;" another to change the
time of the meeting of the convention
from May to January; and another to
commit the convention to some eX-
preston of opinion as to the revision
of the Prayer Book, all of which were
defeated.
Clerical and lay deputies to the
triennial convention, which meets at
New Orleans in October, were named
The clerical are, Rev. Award Cham
rlaine, of Centreville; Rev. j. c.
Bohannon, of Easton; DR.. William
Dunbar Gould, of Cambridge; and
Rev. Charles L. Atwater, of Chester
town.
The alternates were Rev. Frederick
j. Virgin, of Elkton; Rev. F. w. Clay
ton, of Princess Anne; Rev. Henry F,
Kloman, of Salisbury; and Rev. Thos
Donaldson, Easton.
The lay delegates are, Senator inc
S. Mcdaniel, Easton; c. N. Dashielli
Princess Anne; E. Thomas Massey
Massey; and Senator Dudley G. Roe
. Sudlersville.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-09
Barrel House Burns
At Stockton Sunday

About 4 o'clock last Sunday morn
ng, Stockton residents were awaken
ed by the fire whistle. A barrel house
belonging to the Exchange near the
station was burned. The nearest
building was saved by the firemen.
On account of no wind, no other dam
age was done
The same night the station was
robbed of the express lock box which
was taken into the woods and broken
open. No money was in the box.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-09
The Wheelers Meet With
Success In Chesterto,Un

The Wheeler Producing Company,
well-known here, staged clip, Hip,
Hooray!' a minstrelmusical revue at
Chestertown, Md, this week to
crowded houses for three nights; the
gross receipts amounting to more
than one thousand dollars.
The entertainment was for the bene-
fit of the local fire department, which
will realize a goodly sum.
One hundred and twenty perform
ers took part, and the success of the
show was phenominal.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-09
Philadelphia Woman To
Speak In NJ. E. Church

A District convention of the Wom-
ans Home Missionary Society will be
held in Salem M. E. Church next
Thursday, May 14th, beginning at
go A. M. An interesting program
will be rendered. Mrs. Eaton Of
Philadelphia, secretary of the Bu-
reau of immigration, will be one of
the speakers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-09
Music Lovers, Don't Miss
The p. Fl. s. Band Concert

Lovers of good music! Get your
tickets early for the concert by the
Pocomoke High School Band under
the direction of Prof. M. Szeyller,
Tuesday evening May II in the En-
pire Theatre at s o'clock.
Tickets on sale Saturday, May 9th,
at w. H. Clarke & Co.'S. Price soc.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07

Alaska has produced about s72 tons of metallic tin which has nearly all from the placers of the York District the west end of Seward Penin- sula. number of discoveries of lode tin have ; been made in the York section The only develop ment has been at Lost River Mine. The best hope of the continuation of Alaska tin mining is based on the lode tin in the York District. The Lost River Mine is tfe only property ufhciently develop ed to justify the belief that 1t will become producer: yet there other deposits in the region which deserve further prospecting.
 little work has been done iron deposits Seward Peninsula located about twenty five miles northwest of Nome An analysis of samples from one deposit showed fifty per cent of iron. no titan ium and 013 per cent of P-2 0-5. The surface evidences indicate that the mineralizing agents have affected considerable areas.
 Graphite
 Graphite in considerable quantities has been found in the Keewalik Mountains. 40 miles north of Nome and accessible to the from Imaruk Basin. which is connected by tidal estuary with Port Clar- ence The graphite in this district lenses in quartz-botite schists, which themselves graphtis. These deposits of sufficient size to justify the hope that they can be proatably ex- plotted.
 The largest areas of inaccessible coals those on the Arctic slope. where there are believed to be extensive fields. The coas chiefly of low grade but include excellent btuminous coals Most of these coas not available. but some of them Cape Lisburne be developed for at Nome and in other parts of Seward Penn- sua. (U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin No. 174. P. 46D Coal has been obtained for a number of years from the Kugrug coal beds having been mined at Chicago Creek and the Kugruk. be- tween Reindeer and Montana Creeks. This coal is used extensively in Candle and Deering -. Coal deposits located the Kugruk River also supply the local needs of that section.
 Furs
 Since 1S67 Alaska has produced furs to the value of about s1oo,5oo. 900. of which about s7s-
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07

900 900 represents the value of the fur seal skns The raisug of foxes and other fur bearing animals ia m the increase and promises to become most ,mportant industry The evidence in hand indi- cates that this section of Alaska will continue 10 yield a valuable annual fur product
 Nome ia the distributing point for trade with those ensaeed in the fur business in Northwest AL aska and Siberia. and many thousands of dollars worth of fur pets are handled annually at this Port
 Fox Farming
 Fox farming is coming into the limelight as profitable industry in the Seward Peninsula dis trct and a great many have taken out permits for this industry during the past year. In most cases the foxes for breeding are captured. but in some cases the animals have been imported from South eastern Alaska. The greatest feature of fox farm ing in this section s the fact that the fur which Is borne is of very high quality and the animals thrive in this climate.
 Between 1892 and 1902, the Government i'm ported 12sO reindeer into Alaska for the of the Alaska natives. The natural increase from the ginal stock has resulted in herd. numbering ly 25o.o0o. besides which about 1oc,oo0 have been killed for food and skins . -. Shipments of reindeer meat limited to the cold storage capac- ity of the steamers running to Nome, and were ss.ooo pounds in 1918. s7.ooo pounds in 1919. and 257,544 in 1920. There extensive reindeer pastures in the interior of Alaska and the shores of Boring Sea and the Arctic Ocean. It is esti- mated that these pastures should support total of Ten Million animals.
 Fisheries
 Salmon fishing in the Nome District overshadows the rest of the fishing industry. Canneries located at the mouth of the Yukon River operate each year and yield large rturn annually The yearly run of herring at Golovn Bay. offers opportunity for forge investment. Beuga-white whale-frequent the Hate of the Yukon River but yet. effort has been made to catch and market this valuable mammal, despite large commercial possibilities. Warus and hair seal numefous. and present strong pos Lilitie; leather resources, we'll unique game for ths sportsman and hunter.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
GARY AND PEGGY HOPKINS
 FIGURE IN LIMELIGHT

New York, Feb. 3. (AP)-Ste- phen G. Glow, editor of Broadway Brevities which collected consider able sums from prominent persons including Ebert H. Gary and Peg gy Hopkins Joyce for praising them in his paper, was sentenced to six years in the Atlanta Penitentiary and fined six thousand dollars. One of his solicitors was sentenced to two years and fined eleven thous- and and another solicitor is being held for further investigation.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
GREAT RAILROAD BUILDER
 REACHES END OF TRAIL

Seattle, Feb. 3, (AP)-Patrick Tammany, sixty four years of age, died last Friday at his home at Bit ter Lake. this State, which is locat- ed North of Seattle. He was buried on Monday. Forty years ago he aided in the building of trans-conti- mental railroad lines and worked with Pat Heney of Alaska Railroad fame in the days of the White Pass and Yukon Route and helped to build the Copper River and Northwestern with which road he has been connected ever since its completion. He retired two years ago and came to Seattle to live.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
PLOT TO KIDNAP OR KILL
 FORMER PREACHER BANDIT

San Francisco, Feb. 3, (AP)-The San Francisco Examiner said today that a plot had been uncovered and frustrated to hold up train by Chi cago gunmen which was to convey Herbert l.. Wilson, former church pastor and train bandit from San Quentin to Los Angeles this week, and either kidnap or kill Wilson to prevent his testifying against his former accomplices in two million dollar train robbery, it was learned by the police through underworld sources
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
NINE MEASURES SELECTED
 BY STEERING COMMITTED

Washington, Feb, 3, (AP)-Nine measures. have been selected by the Republican steering committee for action in the Senate before adjourn ment on March 4th The German Commercial Treaty heads the list but legislature recommendations and the Presidents Agricultural Committee was omitted. The Mo Lean Bill was given, second place This Bill authorizes the Treasury to reduce interest rates on the Governments loans to railroads where the Interstate Commerce Commission regards the changes as necessary.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07

the Pilgrims Club to Ambassador Kellogg. who is retiring from the American service to the British nation. In the speeches which fol- lowed. Kellogg urged the Britons and the Americans to a better knowledge of each other in reali- zation of the greatest hope for the future relations of our countries. He said he was most impressed with the necessity of removing the causes of wars.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
THURSDAY tTELEcRApHic,
WILL BUILD BOAT REPLACE
 BEAR WHEN MONEY SHOWS

Washington, Feb. 3. (AP)-The Coast Guard has notified Congress that 1t would have a new Cutter ready to replace the Bear in Alas kan waters by the summer of 1926 if nine hundred and twenty five thousand dollars was appropriated promptly for construction costs for a cutter to replace the Bear. Au- thority was granted by Congress for new vessel, but no money was allotted.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
BUREAU EDUCATION WILL
 SEND SEVEN PHYSICIANS

Washington. Feb. 3. (AP)-The Bureau of Education announces that they have volunteered the ser vices of seven physicians and six teen nurses scattered throughout Alaska in the present Nome epi- demic of diphtheria. The Bureau stated that Dr. John VentnoN at Nulato is the nearest physician to Nome and the next nearest is at Noorvik and Akiak. These physi- clans and nurses will mush over the trails to Nome if the epidemic becomes worse.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
ANTIToxIN ON WAY TO NOME

Seattle. Feb. 2. (AP)-The AL aska Steamship Company.s steamer Alaska took the million units of antitoxin specially made up here for the Nome epidemic and dis patched by the Public Health Ser vice. and one hundred thousand
 units dispatched by the Bureau of Education. Dr. G. M. Magruder of the Public Health Service stated
 that doses of the antitoxin vary up to twenty thousand units and that patients require one or more doses.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
BLIZZARDs DOWN EAST

New York, Feb. 3, (AP)-Bliz- zard-like storms in New England and Northern New York have piled the roads high with snow and made high floods in Southern New York. The trains are all delayed and Man haitian Island is blocked with the worst traffic jam both on land and sea that has been experienced in thirty five years.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
TRAIN TO BE HELD FOR SERUM

Anchorage. Feb 5. tAP)-Spec- ial-The regular train will be held over one day at Seward so as to meet the Steamer Alameda which has the shipment of antitoxin for Nome and the crew of the train promises to make the run to Fair banks in twenty four hours instead of the regular forty eight hours of the regular schedule.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
DEMPSEY REPLIES TO GIBBo,

Los Angeles, Feb. ?. (AP)- Jack Dempsey, replying to Tommy Gibbons claim to the heavyweight title. has asked his manager Jack Kearns to arrange a title bout fo~ h,m, but he did not specify that Gibbons should be his opponent.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
FOUR ROBBERS MAKE HAUL

Pasadena. Feb. 3. (AP)-Four armed highwaymen stopped their limousine on the boulevard late last night and robbed the owners, MT. and Mrs. Bouffleur and their Seattle visitors. Mir and Mrs. J. C. Eden of gems, cash and clothing hundred dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
LITsEY's sLAYERs CONVICTED

Seattle. Feb. 3. (AP)-The Jury last night convicted F. c. Richard sen, Floyd Sively and Charles Fair child for manslaughter. They kill ed R. L. Litsey, veteran Seattle po- liceman when he entered his home from his beat on September fifteen last.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07

WIND LIFTS TRAIN OFF TRACK
 Belfast, Feb. 3, (AP)-Three per- sons were killed and ten were injur- ed when a gale of wind blew a train from the track on the Oven cerrow Viaduct here yesterday.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
FULTON PLEADS GUILTY
 TO FAKE FIGHT FUENTI

Los Angeles, Feb. 3, (AP)-Ful- ton vast oday fined five hundred dollars upon his pleading guilty of a fake fight with Fuenti.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
Tungsten

Tungsten bearing lodes developed at Fair: banks and Nome when the needs led to abnor- nal demand " Considerable Tungsten shipped from these properties between 1916 and 1915 and schelite recovered from concen traes of gold dredges at Nome ' In all about S7 of Alaska schellite concentrates have been mined and marketed.
 Silver bearing found in many places in the Nome District The Omalik silver-lead mine Fish River has produced considerable in the past but suspended operations with the decline in silver years ago Promising lodes To- cated at various other points, notably the Kug ruk River. where extensive development work has been done during the past two years; although transportation difficulties have so far prevented shipments of ore
 Anthony
 Anthony ore in the form of sbnite is of the most widely distributed minerals in Alaska : -. The high price and ready market for anti mony during the led to development of stibnite ores at several localities in the Nome District : ' The facts in hand indicate that there are large reserves of antimony ore in this district
 Copper
 Copper deposits have been found Seward Peninsula and of these have been developed in small way. few test shipments have been made .. Copper lodes have been located in several places in the Nokatak-Kobuk region of Northern Alaska Considerable prospecting has been done on some of these deposits near shugnak in the middle of the Kobuk valley 's'. Were those deposits not isolated. they would undoubt edy have been mined.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07

Changes for ads must be in by noon Thursdays of each wosk.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-07
AMBASSADOR KELIOGG
 GIVEN FAREWELL DINNER

London. Feb. ,. (AP)-A bril- liant farewell dinner was given by
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-05

Semi soft collars 25c. Bjerstedt &
Benson
Mrs. w. G. Fortune visited in St.
Paul Tuesday and yesterday
L. Liefring Of st. Paul visited IN
the city Friday and Saturday.
Radio tab.es IS % at A NJ. Lund
Co. Extra shelf for teries.-adv.
II. E. Simpson and Harry Rogers
attended the Auto Show yesterday.
Oswald Jensen of Ellsworth visited
with relatives here the first of the
week.
Mrs. Julia Foley Of st. Paul is
visiting at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. George Finn.
Miss Nettie Nelson Of Ellsworth,
is visiting at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Oliver Hanson.
Mrs. LaValle Of st. Paul is visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. c.
+. Randall, this week.
Mrs. j. Harold Watson returned to
her home at Cornucopia Tuesday
after visit here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Elliott
Rag carpet and rug weaving. Plain
and fancy work. Leave orders at
Falteisek's Barber Shop, 119 So.
Main ST., River Falls, Wis.-adv.
Erwin Brown, formerly employed in
the Bank Of Ellsworth, is now a
member of the First National Bank
force here. He started work here
Monday.
Roscoe Hill has an exhibit of his
new invention, combination de-
signed to ream and fit valve stems
on autos, at the auto show in St.
Paul this week.
The Pierce County Herald states
that it is rumored in Ellsworth that
Mrs. w. H. Bittner of that village is
to be candidate for county superin-
tendent of schools next Spring.
Greg Busby excited a lot of COM
petition at his bowling alley yester-
day when he offered a prize to the
pin smasher who made the highest
total in any three games bowled
during the day. Elmer Wigen won
tie prize, he rolled 627. Kenneth
Preston was second with score of
e26.
Newspaper reporters and spectat-
ors have been barred from the
Stanley high school student probe
now being conducted in the Chippewa
Falls court. Six young men are re-
ported to have left Chippewa Falls
since the hearings started Monday,
but warrants may be issued for their
arrest if the investigation discloses
that they are connected with the af-
fair, it is said
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-05

Hcrse hide chopper mitts 75c.
Bjerstedt & Benson.-adv.
THE Cats Meow Neckwear. .
Howling success, 45c at Bjerstedt &
Benson adv.
Miss Lenore Stewart left Saturday
night to attend the R. G. u. con-
vention in Chicago.
New knit bottom jackets, $685..
Bierstedt & Reasonably.
The Mohawk bus company sent a
monster Caterpillar" snow pillow
over this section of Highway 35 Tues
day and opened the route between
Hudson and Ellsworth for motor
traffic. Yesterdays thaw took off
the thin covering left by the pillow
and exposed the gravel on long
stretches. The big machine was
denied the privilege Of passing over
the interstate bridge at Hudson, on
account of its weight 1t detoured
and came over the lake on the ice,
without mishap.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-05
STEWART STORE NEWS

Ray Wangerin spent Sunday in st.
Paul.
Cyril Alton went to st. Paul last
Wednesday.
Miss Meta Churchill spent Friday
in the Twin Cities.
C. f. Randall was business
visitor in St. Paul Friday.
Agnes Nelson was down in the
park with her kodak last Sunday,
looking for sunshine.
Bess Hauan, Lenore Stewart and
Mr.. Randall are spending the week in
Chicago, at the r. G. U. convention.
Something was said about Ted
Thorson being out of sorts the other
morning; boys who help him sweep
had better be on the job next time.
Physical training may be benefi-
cial to some folks, but others get
nothing out of it but stiff joints /;
Pearl Bjerstedt can be referred to
for authoritative information.