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The McCarthy weekly news., 1925-10-31
DEPARTMENT OF THE
 INTERIOR U. s. LAND OFFICE Anchorage, Alaska. September II, 1925.
 Serial O5618

Notice is hereby given that Peter Johnson, entryman, together with his witnesses, Olaf Holtat, and Frank A. Iverson, all of Mccarthy, Alaska, has submitted proof on lands described as the Northwest Quarter of Section 25, T. } South, E. 12 East, Copper River Meridian, and is now on file in the local land office, at Anchorage, Alaska and if no protest is filed in the local land office on or before November 1 1925. said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issue.
 J. Lindley Green First Publication October }, 1925 Last Publication October 3I, 1925
The McCarthy weekly news., 1925-10-31
THE MCCARTHY WEEKLY NEWS
THE

Entered as second class matter. Septem Der 17th, 1918. at the EoSt Office, a Mccarthy. Alaska, under the Act D March 3. 1879.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1925-10-31

Bell Hop (after guest has rung for ten minutes): Did you ring, sir?
 Guest: No, 1 was toiling. l tho ught you were dead.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24
Special Meetings For
Men And Women Sunday

Evangelist Edward c.. Gisriel who
has been conducting an Evangelistc
campaign in Bethany M. p. Church,
for the last two weeks, has announced
that there will be special meeting
for men only, sixteen years of age and
over, on Sunday afternoon Oct rs at
2.30. All mems organizations are
mCst cordially invited to attend
At the same hour in the Sunday
school room of the church, there will
b" a special meeting for women only.
Mrs. l.. Tatman and her daughter
Reta, will sing and have full charge
Of the service.
Saturday night at 7.30 the Boosters
will have full charge of the service.
The campaign will come to a close
Sunday night. Mrs: Tatman and her
daughter will sing" at each service
throughout the day.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24

several candidates in an early count.
Considering the good feeling al
ready shown among the candidates,
and the public, and the fine encourage
ment being offered by the merchants
of Pocomoke City, the publisher of
the Worcester Democrat has every
reason to feel elated. The prize list
represents considerable money, and is
quite a responsibility, but with such
line up of clever candidates who know
that to win against such field as is
now in the race will mean hard work
and fast thinking, candidates who also
fully appreciate the value of the fine
prizes, and candidates who have in
their heart not only their own desires,
but the welfare of this community.
The Salesmanship Club and Christ
mas Party is bound to be big sue
cess. Even at this early date, we can
see the trade territory of Pocomoke
we'll covered with new subscribers.
Continued on page p
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24
Halloween Will Be
Celebrated On Friday
Mayor And City Council Set Date
One Day Ahead To Avoid
Saturday Crowd

Following out a plan of several
towns on the Shore, the Mayor and
Council of Pocomoke City have de-
creed that the usual celebration of
Halloween shall occur on Friday ev-
ening instead of Saturday, the thirty
first.
The reason for this is Self-evident
Saturday evening always finds POGO
moke'S streets crowded to the limit
There is difficulty in procuring park
ing space for motor cars, and the side
walks are thronged with shoppers.
There is, too, an immense amount
of auto traffic moving in all directions,
and street crossings are dangerous to
attempt. Saturdays are given over to
business, and the nights are unsuitable
times to be given over to amusements
Of such character as Halloween
presents.
Inc maSquefadefS are generally chill
dren and in the hilarity of the occa-
sion they are apt to grow careless, and
serious injury might happen to these
fun makers.
Again, as has been suggested, Fri
day night will not Interfere with
preparation of school work for the
next day, and this fact should add to
suitableness of Friday. The Council,
therefore, takes this method of in
forming all those who purpose to take
part in the usual parade, that it must
take place on Friday, the thirtieth,
instead of the next evening, Saturday,,
the thirty-frst.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24

The first standing of the Democrats
Xmas Party and Salesmanship Club
brought its thrills and surprises,
showing that the race is going to be
a scrap from the very start.
Honors for leading position could
not be more evenly divided with Miss
Pauline East holding the lead by only
q few credits over Mrs. Katherine
Etchison, while Miss Annie Northam
is but few credits back of Miss
Northam. These three candidates are
practically tied for first, and it is very
reasonable that each will try to break
this early deadlock, and are right now
our after the business % give thcE1
f. one advantage.
w. l.. Byrd of Temperanceville land
ed in fourth position, and considering
the fact this popular young man is at
present sick in bed, he has made a
showing. He has the sup
port of Temperanceville, and the good
people of tffis vicinity are holding him
in the race until he can get to going
again.
Mrs. James Clogg now in fifth po-
sition really surprised herself and with
the many promises she has coming,
and following that is anxious to see
her climb in the race, most any kind
of a jump can be expected from Mrs.
Clogg.
Miss Thelma Birmingham holds a
good position, and just little more
effort on her part and her friends,
and she will go into the deadlock of
the leaders.
Mrs. Gillis of Chincoteague got a
late start, but her showing today looks
like business, and with the big oppor
tunities Chincoteague affords, Mrs.
Gillis will not be among the tail end
ers very long.
Mrs. Garland Bull and Miss Mary
Reid are late starters, but few good
reports will put them in the race for
me of the great prizes.
Mrs. Ford says she did not go in to
win one of the big prizes, but at that
It is hardly to be expected she went in
tc bring up the rear, and we have
reason to believe she will jump over
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24
FARM BUREAU HOLDS
MEETING HERE THURSDAY
Large Crowd Hears Tuber Moth
Discussed.-Miss Walter And
Mrs. Dukes Give Talks

A largely attended farmers meet
ing was held on Thursday night last,
in the community room of the Citi-
zens National Bank, the meeting be-
ing presided over by President VIM.
II Lang.
The prime object of the meeting was
to discuss the menace to the potato
crop in the presence of the Tuber
moth. Prof. r. V. Sanders, entomolo-
gist from the University of Maryland,
was present, and with the aid of a
camera and slides, threw on the screen
some very interesting pictures of this
invader.
These depicted the insect in all it's
beauty with wings astretch; it's bur-
rowed home in the potato itself; its
different stages of development; it's
effect on the tuber; and it's method OF
getting inside.
The matter Of greatest concern,
however, was not to view the pest as
he is, but to consider ways and means
Of making him disappear from sight
from everlasting to everlasting.
Prof Saunders, after giving short
history of the advent of the moth here
and in other states and countries, pre-
sented some directions as to how the
potato eater could be controlled.
These, summarized, include, the pick
ing up of all potatoes on the day they
are ploughed out, cover up all culls by
feeding or burying deeply. \
+, Storage conditions require fumiga-
ton; moth tight houses at proper
temperature; care in storing clean
seed in infested houses; prohibition
against kilns, pits or banks.
For the spring crop, destroying all
infected potatoes is suggested; well
ridging before harvesting; digging be-
fore vines die; spraying; using me-
chanical diggers; using no vines on
tops of barrels-put burlap on imme-
diately; cleaning up after harvest.
While the danger of the moth is a
well demonstrated fact, still agricul-
tural authorities are confident they
can successfully wage war against,
and all that is needed to wipe it out is
cooperation on the part of farmers.
At the meeting, Miss Lucy Walter
and Mrs. Fred Dukes spoke enter
taingly of the development of the
home. Colmore F.. Byrd presented
some ideas as to dairy farming, and
apparently interested many in the
matter of establishing cooling sta
ton in Pocomoke City.
The meeting was highly gratifying
in attendance and discussion. anG
good results are expected therefrom.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24
STATE OFFICER HURT
in AUTO-CYCLE CRASH
Frank Merrill, Pocomoke Negro,
Hits Motorcycle Policeman.
Held Under Bail.

Sideswiped by an automobile travel
ing southwark, State Police Officer
Albert j. Rich, was thrown from his
motor cycle Sunday night and severely
injured. At the McCready Memorial
Hospital in Crisfeld, attendants said
that the officers left leg had been
fractured in two places and that he
suffered several cuts and bruises a
bout the body.
Officer Rich resides in Crisfield and
was en- route to the sub-station when
the accident occurred. A short time
later, an unidentified person notified
Officer c.. d. Baker at the sub-station
that he had witnessed the collision
ard reported that the automobile bear
ing license tag corresponding to that
issued to Frank 7. Merrill, of POGO
moke City who had not stopped to in
vestigate after the crash.
Subsequently Merrill, a negro re-
turned to this city Monday morning
and gave himself up to the authori-
ties, stating that because of some
ones jumping on the running board
of his car, and stating that he had
killed the officer he was too frightened
to return. He was taken to Crisfeld
and placed under $500 bail for ap-
pearance at Court.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24
Book Advertising
Shore Ready Soon
Proposition Promoted In Pocomoke
And Other Towns Sometime Ago
In Process Of Fulfillment

To all those interested, it will be
gratifying to announce that the adj
vertising proposition promoted some
time ago by f. ID. Prince is in pro-
cess of fulfillmeht. Sample sheets of
the book to be published have been
sent out, and when the volume is COM
pleted, it promises to be Il splendid
example of the printers art.
The tipping is on enamel paper: the
cuts half tone, and the mechanical
work is of the best.
The sheets sent down were those
representing the Snow Hill section
and that describing Villa Monterey
near Wilmington, Del. Governor Rob
inson's picture adorns the title page
ard his dedication of the work "Tc
the Spirit of Del-mar-va" follows:
The object Of the book is to adver-
tise Delaware and the Eastern Shores
of Maryland and Virginia as the most
advantageous and direct road to the
playground of AmeAica-Florida. This
route is by the Du-PontDelMar-Vs
trail and Pocomoke City lies directly
in it's path.
Many of Pocomoke's citizens have
taken space in this book which con
tains Pocomoke section with an in
troductory history of the place. Nc
doubt the enterprise will do much tc
develop the Shore, which can compare
favorably with any section in the
world, whether for business or pleas.
ure.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24
Andre.u Bevans In Court
For Attempted Jail Delivery

Although former statements have
been made that Andrew j. Bevans
was not believed to be implicated in
any attempt to bring about deliv-
cry from the Maryland Penitentiary,
the matter is now being threshed out
in the Baltimore courts.
Harvey r. Bowman is the convict
who exposed the plot and William
Gempp, Bcvans, and John J. Ritter,
former guard and cook, are on trial
accused of being the instigators of
the proposed delivery.
Letters were passed to the con-
victs, and "planted saws" also figure
in the testimony. If the accused are
found guilty, it may result in an ex-
tension of their terms.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24
C0ST0N-PATE WEDDING
SOLEMNIZED THURSDAY
Miss Clara Blanche Coston The
Bride OF Edward c. Pate, Of
Parksley, Virginia.

Miss Clara Blanche Costen, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice w. Cos
ten, this city, was married on Thurs
day last to Edward c. Pate, son of
Mrs. Eta Pate, Of Parksley, Va.
The wedding took place at 1 o'clock,
P. NJ, at the residence of the brides
parents on Second street. The house
was beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion, showing profuson of autumn
leaves, flowers, and candles. In the
room where the ceremony was per-
formed, beautiful screen of autumn
leaves had been erected, across the
center of which extended an arch of
candles.
From each side of this to the door
way stringers of lace formed an aisle
down which tie bride proceeded and
was met by the groom. Dr. r. p.
Nichols then read the impressive cere-
mony of the M. f. Church, and pro-
nounced the couple man and wife, us
ing the ring service.
The brides costume was blue vel
vet trimmed with metal lace and she
carried bouquet of roses. She was
attended by her sister, Miss Josephine
Costen, wearing dress of fuschia tint
crepe Romaine, trimmed with grey
fur. Little Genece Johnson, rela-
tive of the groom was the flower girl.
Miss Evelyn NAPLES, this city, pre-
sided at the piano, playing the we'd
ding march as the bride entered.
The groom was attended by DR..
w. L. Lewis, of Parksley, and both
wore the conventional black.
Refreshments were served, after
which the couple left for their honey
moon trip.
Only the intimate friends and neigh
bors were present. Among the out-of-
town guests we're Henry Shreaves,
Samuel Baker, Henry West, John T.
White, and X. B. Lewis. Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. b. Johnson, Mrs. F.. G. Pate,
Miss Sarah Pate, all of ParkSley. d.
3. Ayrcs, Thomas w. Blackstone, AL
fred Mason, of Accomac. John Borum,
Of Onancock; Misses Caroline Barnes,
and Lena Johnson, Everett Cannon, of
Princess Anne and Oscar Thaw, of
Baltimore; Mrs. Cottman, of Hurlock,
Md, and Mrs. Price of Stockton.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24
Worcester Sunday School
Officers Are Named

Announcement of the officers for
Worcester County Sunday School AS
scciation was made at Berlin on Mon
day last, the following being named
for the ensuing year: o. M. Shockley,
Shovel, reelected president of the
as ssociation, which position he has held
for the last fifteen years; vice-presi-
dent, j. T. Sharpley, recording secre-
tary and treasurer, Walter P. Whaley.
Snow Hill; statistical secretary, Miss
Lottie Holstein, Ocean City; Depart
mental superintendent Elementary
work, Mrs. f. F. Wilson; young peo-
ple's work, the Rev. C. P. Butler,
Whaleyville; educational, r. p. Mich
OILS, Pocomoke City; Sabbath obser-
vance and temperance, Horace Davis,
Berlin.
Al present statistics of the county
association show that here are 562 of
.iccrs and teachers engaged in the
work Ct administration ard teaching
iii the Sunday 5c..i.~.3 :. Worcester.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24

Guard Rails Being Placed
To Bridge Approach

All auto users are grateful to
see work started ON the guard rails
on each side the strip of State
road leading from the Pocomoke
river bridge through the swamp to
high ground on the Somerset side.
Godfrey Child, Esq, chairman of
the committee appointed by the
local Rotary Club to look into this
matter, has been at work for some
time in an effort to secure this i'm
provement. He has been informed
by T. A. Morrison, district engi-
neer of the State Roads Commits
sion, located at Salisbury, that in
the construction of these guards,
wire will be used instead of the
usual wooden rails.
Whatever is used. the protection
will be hailed with great gratitica-
ton, and the actual progress in the
work will bring relief to many
drivers who navigated that cause
way at night with considerable fear
and trembling.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-24

NEXT COUNTS M. Saturday, October "a. This Gold
Winners of for this weeks cash be
awards made, Tuesday October 24h
WATCH THE BULLETINS-Th regular campaign
will be made Wednesday and Saturday
special bulletins posted as follows
w. III. Clarke & ca, Pocomoke City, Md.
A. Fl.
Lyric Theatre Soda Fountain, Temperancevile,
Restaurant Chincoteague,
The Washington times., 1925-11-21
KP'S Gas
UP T0H|
FATHER
Runaor 81 $500 900 Settle
nlent Heard Attorneys
re in Conferences
~ 11s-naflonaI News oervlSI

WHITE PLAINS. M Npy,
II The continDancs ~ tho nllles
lander suit was ..np to father
day.
whether Leonard kip Rhinelander
win be permitted to continue his
court action to cast or his quad
room bride when court reconvenes
here Monday depends upon the
outcome Of a telephone conference
between the Rhinelander attorneys
and Philip Kip RhineIander. the
head Of the proud Huguenot family.
The elder Rhinelander. who Is
outside the State. was informed
that serious moral and legal con-
sequences would follow the intro
duction into evidence Of the two
mysterious letters which stopped
the suit SO abruptly.
Meanwhile, the Rhinelander at
torneys, divided in opinion as to
their future course Of action, were
in a quandary. It was; rumored
that Judge Isaac N. Mills, chief Of
counsel, would withdraw from the
case unless the marriage annul.
ment action against the former
Alice Jones is dropped at once.
Judge Mills declared he had not
known Of the existence OF the two
damaging letters.
Leon Jacobs, personal attorney
for the Rhinelander family, dis.
played eagerness to continue the
action at any cost and sacrifice.
Rumors that negotiations were
being made for a settlement con
tinued to spread today. One re
port stated that Leonard was will
ing to settle with his negro bride
for $3OO. 900.
The Washington times., 1925-11-21
DARING BANDIT.
GETS $50 IN
HOLD-UP
Sanitary Store Manager Made
to Sit on Floor and Wit
ness Robbery

Aided by a fairly complete
description, police are securing the
city today for the mysterious and
daring chain store bandit, who com
mttted his latest depreciation last
night at the Sanitary Grocery Store
at 1922 L street northwest.
Unmasked, he held up Ellis Love-
less Smith, manager Of the store,
forced the latter to sit on the floor
and, with revolver in hand, stuffed
$50 into his pockets.
According to Mr.. Smith, the
bandit then thrust his hand into
the cash drawer, which contained
about sis in quarters. In the midst
Of this operation. the bandit looked
suspiclousIy toward the street, with
drew his hand and walked rapidly
out OF the store.
The manager arose from his sit
ting position and ran out. but the
robber had vanished. Mr.. Smith
then notified the police.
He said the man was about
twenty-five years old, five feet and
eight inches in height. weighing
about 125 pounds. He was blond
and wore q. blue pin.stripe suit and
green felt hat.
1This description taIlies closely
with others given the police by
S store managers who, in recent
a1nonfhs, have been victimized bJ
~ bandit
The Washington times., 1925-11-21
SELLER IS.
ENTENCEDT0
10 YEARS
Six Given Sentences OF One
Year in JaiI-One Case
Is Dropped

A sentence of ten years in the
penitentiary was today imposed by
Justice Bailey in Criminal Court
No. 1 on George Parker, colored.
called by the police and narcotic
agents the principal source of sup
ply for dope-users in southwest
washington. There were ten counts
in the indictment against the ac.
cused. His sister. Mildred Parker.
Jointly indicted with him, will spend
four years in the penitentiary.
Edna. Hammondtree, colored,
pleaded guilty to a second offense
OF sale of whiskey and was fined
5000 by Justice Bailey with an
alternative of sixty days in Jail IN
default of payment.
John A. Reeves and John G.
Coughlin, charged with larceny OF
automobiles, were each sentenced to
serve five years in the penitentiary,
but were given another chance and
placed on probation for that period.
Terms of one year each in jail
were given Rachael McNeill, col
ored, for stealing wearing apparel;
George King, colored, for stealing,
October 8, three dresses belonging
to Vaida e. Aiken; Otis Clayburn,
colored, for stealing 500 packages
of cigarettes, August 13; Leon
Clark, colored, who stole $50 in
trusted to him by Jesse D. Tyler,
September 2; William jackson, who
borrowed an automobile, and
Charles r. Kearney, white, who
stole Sc from Roberta Hill.
Because of the death of Lone
Wolf" Asher in Chicago, recently,
Assistant District Attorney Ray
mond Neudecker was Obliged to
abandon case of alleged conspir-
acy to violate the national prohibi'
ton act. He announced to the
court that he would drop the ease
entirely in so far as it related to
Frederick Hocheisen and was will
ing to accept a plea Of guilty of
possession Of liquor from Wilbert
Fl. Garth and Alexander Rogers.
The court deferred sentence for one
week. = y
The Washington times., 1925-11-21

Navy Inquiry Board . War
on Witnesses at Army
Court Martial

The Shenandoah court of in
curry has declared open war on
army witnesses who have given
the Mitchell courtmartial testi-
mony critical Of the navy's hand
ling of the dirigible's last and
fatal flight.
Denied an opportunity to ex-
anime Mitchell himself, because
the Flying Colonel refused to
testify, the court will press for
ward when it resumes sessions
Monday to controvert army Off
GERS who have supported the
charges that the navy was "crim-
inaIIy negligent" in the Shenan-
doah disaster.
Grill to Be Hot
This became evident today when
n was learned that additional
defense witnesses have been ordered
TO testify. Two army officers al
ready have appeared, after testify
ing before the Mitchell trial. The
navy court thundered a rapid-fire
attack Of questioning at them to
destroy the competency Of their
testimony In the army trial.
CONTINUED en- Page 2, Column %
The Washington times., 1925-11-21
Gl COOL NlBE
INVITED. He ERE
FOR WINTER
White House Physician Urges
Presidents Father to Come
for Holidays

PLYMOUTH, VT, Nov. 21.-Major
james F. Coupal. the White House
physfcian, today urged Colonel John
C. Coolidge, father of the President,
to go to washington for Thanks
giving with President and Mrs.
Coolidge and spend the winter there.
Colonel Coolidge, who has been
sick with heart trouble and who has
shown marked Improvement, had
about made up his mind to stay in
his little white farm house this
winter. Whether he would decide
to go to Washington was problem.
Major CoupaI is the house guest
Of Colonel Coolidge during his stay
here.
The Washington times., 1925-11-21
LAl0 Alike FOR
HACKERS AND
LIVERYNEN
Judge Mcmahon Explains De-
cision-Hitt Voids Old
Police Signs

/ Judge John 2. McMahon's cita-
tion OF the law governing public
vehicles did not differentiake be.
tween cars bearing III" (haclxingl
tags and ''L" llivery) tags. he
stated today.
On the assumption that livery
cars were not in the same class as
public hacking cars, whether they
be company cabs or independently
operated, the police department is
making all "H'' cabs move on and
allowing IL" cabs to line up for
passengers in front of the Willard
Hotel.
The law, as quoted by Judge Nc
Mahon, is that no public for hire
vehicle shall loiter In front Of any
hotel or public building, and, If
convicted. drivers may be deprived
of their licenses.
On the heels of this decision came.
one by Judge Isaac r. Hit that
the old yellow police" signs pro-
hibiting parking are void. Only
the new signs placed by order of
the director OF traffic are in force,
he said today.
The Washington times., 1925-11-21
EDWARD j. BYRNE DIES
IN RIVER AT DETROIT

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 21.-Ths
bodies of Edward j. Byrne, thirty
eight, of washington, d. G., ana
Frederick r. Worden, th1rty-IlVe'
were recovered from the Detroit
river today after an automobile IN
which they were riding had plunged
off a dock into twenty-five Ieet OF
water.
Antharcite Coal Company, Of Phil
adelphia. Worden was general
agent Of the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company.
with offices here.