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Evening star., 1925-06-20
Shepherd to Testify,

Some 10 witnesses remain to be
called by the defense before the op.
posing attorneys make their final ar
guments to the jury.
Climaxing their testimony, Shepherd
will take the stand on Monday, and
then stheAlast efforts in his behalf will
Evening star., 1925-06-20
NEW ROAD STARTED.
Trail From Cumberland to .Elmira
to Be Ready Soon.
specisl Dispatch TO The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd June 20
Work has been started on the Mary
land end of the Horseshoe Trail, ex
tending from Bedford, Pa, to this
city and northward from Bedford to
Flmira n. Y. Progress Is being made
on the Bedford end, and 1t is expected
the entire route will he completed as
a model road by Fall. This will put
Cumberland within an hours ride by
motor with Bedford Springs and Al
toohsA in several hours.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
Keys GRANDDAUGHTER Dies.

TExARKANA, Tex, June 20 GP.-
Mrs. Rebecca Turner Norwood, SO,
granddaughter Of Francis Scott Key
author of "The Star SpanSlsd Haa.
ner." died here yesterday
Evening star., 1925-06-20

In an effort to interest lace wearers
of this country, manufacturers of Bar
man and Elberfeld, Germany, are try
ing. to modernize the designs in their
laces and d-trtmmin1At :.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
Airedale Blocks Escape
of $500, 900 Robbers

Kansas City, kans.-An airedale pup
prevented the escape from the Wyan-
dotte county Jail here of Fred f. Pof-
fenherger and Keith Collins, principals
in the $3,5OO,0OO Council Bluffs Uowa)
mail robbery in 1920.
When the dog caused Sheriff Maher
to start an investigation he found the
prisoners had burrOwed almost through
the 14-inch brick wall which separated
their second-floor cell from the Jail
yard. slight push would have elimi-
mated the outer bricks and liberated
the men, the sheriff said.
In the cell, Maher found an iron bar
and several sharp pieces of iron, which
had been used to penetrate the wall.
Two gas pipes, wrapped with pad
ding of silk thread, also were found.
Maher said he investigated when the
dog kept barking constantly at the wall
outside the cell.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25

At first they found it as hard to do
as you might find it to get an arithme-
tic sum right. But the lesson had to
he learned.
Mother Otter was a strict teacher.
She didn't allow any fooling.
Then they had a lesson in how to
wander far from home and come back
another way so as to deceive their
enemies who might be trying to trace
them home the way they had gone out.
They had busy time with lessons.
and then they took trips and learned
to explore, to find out where the best
rivers and banks were to be found.
and how they could travel and what
they could eat along the way.
They learned not to be too fussy
about their food. eff you only eat
few things" said Mother Otter, land
those few things give out you will
have trouble. So learn to eat many
kinds of food and you will live long
and get strength"
They learned all their lessons well
these smart young Offers, but every
evening when lesson time was over
for Mother Otter was quite strong for
night school-they played.
Such a-scrambling and a-tumbling
and APPLYING and a-scampering and
a-frolic as there was, and Mother Of
ter Joined in their play, too.
She didn't sit off and read and knit
and say:
"Children, don't make such noise.
You tire my poor head"
No, she was just as fond Of playing
with them as she was Of teaching
them. And before they went to sleep
Mother Otter sang them the Offers
Bedtime StorySong which goes like
this to the accompaniment of splash
ing sound:
Go to sleep, little Offers, my dears,
Drive away all your fears. fears, fears,
If you learn the Offers wise ways,
You'll live for days and days,
And nights and nights and nights,
So drive away your rights
Go to sleep, little Offers, my dears.
Play when you can, play drives away
tears;
And playing makes you CHEEKY,
Keeps you from being weary,
And when all is said and done,
There's nothing just like fun!
Go to sleep, little Offers, my dears.
Go to sleep, little Offers, my dears.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
@RRaSdsa!yI5d
Fairy Tale
Offers OUT OF DOORS
81 NARY GRAHAM BONNER

"Now, now" said Mother Otter,
I've muse all pay attention"
''Mother MEANS" said one of the
little Offers. that we children must
pay attention to her. She doesn't mean
that S!l" must pay attention to what
we say"
THAT is what mothers always mean.
I think" said another wise little Otter.
But they could not talk any more
nov. Lessons had begun.
First Of all there was the lesson of
diving without splashing.
''Of COURSE" said Mother Otter.
"when it is playtime you may dive
and splash all you like. But you mus,
$50 know how to dive without splash
ing So you can fool your enemy"
:" Mother Otter taught her children
the misunderstanding lesson.
which is as important a lesson in Otter
school as spelling is In regular
schools.
After they knew their lesson pretty
well for the day Mother Otter taught
th"m how to catch frogs and how to
get off the frogs skins after they were
caught.
In Otter school that was as impOr-
tant as it is for people to learn how to
use a fork. and how bad it is to eat
with a knife!
The next lesson was in, eel eating.
That was just as important lesson in
OTTER school as reading or arithmetic
is in regular schools.
'Children, Otter children" said
Mother Otter, do this right. Eat the
cells from the tail just as the trout
Eamst always be eaten from the head"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
Neuu Fish Story

Arnolds Park, Iowa.-Harry Tenant
and Guy Hickman. both Of this place,
caught an eight-pound goldfish while
SEEMING soft" fish from Minnewashta
lake, recently This fish was Of the
carp variety and was of bright
orange hue. with a few small black
spots near the head-an exaggerated
replica of the little goldfish many peo-
pie keep as ornaments In small glass
bowls The last ti.le such fish was
found in these lakes, according to Mr.
Hickman. was Is years or more ago.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
Botany and Zoology

The teacher had been reading to the
class about the great forests of Amer
lea.
"And now, boys" she announced.
(which one Of you can tell me the
pine that has the longest and sharpest
needles?'
Up went a hand In the front row.
''Well, Tommy"
1.-THE porcupine."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
WARE Uncle Sam

Oklahoma City. Okla.-Mail boxes
are expensive playthings, John Regier.
who knocked over one of them. found
out when he came to the reckoning In
Federal court here. He was fined $500
by Judge r. L. Williams, and told that
rough stuff didn't go with mail boxes.
"As boys. all Of us did worse
things" said Judge Williams, 'but we
never ran up against Uncle SAM"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
Not Good Friends

Jack. age three, was told to come In
and get ready to go to the BARRIERS. He
pouted all the way to town and when
he arrived at the barber shop, where
he was quite a favorite, one of the
BARRIERS, seeing Jacks mad look, said.
"Well, Jack, are you and I still good
friends?" and Jack replied in a real
disguised tone, "Well, you are. but I'm
not"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
WHIPS Gunn1an

Chicago.-Hugo Tetman proprietor
Of restaurant at 75l North Clark
street. defeated Il -i:nman in a wres
Ting match tCo': III pistol away and
fred II NJ til> rnNi>"r rs he fled
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
Prove 1t

"You aren't superstitious"
"No; why?'
'Then lend me thirteen dollars"
Smyrna times., 1925-06-17
MIDDLETOWN SCHOOL RECESS
Gilbert Nickel Elected by Board As
Principal For Next Year

The class night and the commence
ment exercises of the MiddletOwn
High School held last week were
largely attended by friends and re-
latives of the graduates. The class
night exercises held on Wednesday
evening at the New Century Club
gave this program: daisy chain
march; class song; presidents address
of welcome, Lynden Jones; class his
tory, Leland Sines; class statistician,
Frances Clark; music; class flower,
Mary Steel; class gifts, Gladys Carey;
junior class response, Walter Lee;
presentation of gift to school, Lynden
Jones; music; class poem, Alice Reyn-
olds; class colors, Katherine Conley;
class motto, Virginia Johnson; music;
class prophecy, Virginia Wells; music.
The commencement exercises on
Thursday evening were held in the
Everett Theatre The Rev. Walter A.
Hearn, pastor of Bethesda NJ. +.
| Church gave the address to the grad
yates. The program follows: process
sional march, Fireman's Band; invO-
cation, Rev. Omar f. Jones; saIuta-
torian, Lynden Caulk Jones; valedic-
torian, Frances Mae Clark; music,
band; address, Rev. Mr.. Hearn; mu-
sic; presentation Of prizes; presenta-
ton of class for diplomas, SuperiH-
tendent Gilbert Nickel; presentation
of diplomas, Eugene H. ShallcrosS,
State Board Of Education; benedictiOn
Rev. ?. L. Donaghay.
The Middletown board has elected
i these teachers for the coming year;
Gilbert Nickel, principal; Ida V.
Howell, assistant principal; Edwin P,
Vogel, agriculture; Elizabeth w.
Houston, home economies; Elizabeth
NJ. Jones, Louise NJ. Wilson, Margaret
P. Ernest; eighth grade, Mabel Price;
seventh grade, Helen f. Martin; sixth
grade, Virginia NJ. Bell; fifth grade
Ida Tatman; fourth grade, Lidie G
D. Rhoades; third grade, Elsie K
Jones; second grade Helen Stradleyt
first grade, Laurabelle Kennerley.
Smyrna times., 1925-06-17

land second and California third.
In the Tri-States (New Jersey,
Maryland, and Delaware) about 100,
600 acres are intended this season,
compared with $4,000 last year in
those states, $4,000 in 1928, and about
$4,000 in 1922.
Maryland intends 49,6OO acres for
manufacture; last year Maryland had
46,36O, and her average for the pre-
ceding three years is 42,587. Della
wares aim is for something like 49,
$50 acres against 1890 last year and
16,497 the average for the preceding
three years.
On the Delmarvia Peninsula the
weather has been unfavorable-in
termittently cold and dry, and very
hot. Plants are ample, according t
advices in hand. But some delay ha
attended delivery of plants ordereo
Smyrna times., 1925-06-17

the trouble in getting the plants start
ed. The dry weather has been the
big problem and many farmers have
had to replant both sweet potatoes
and also tomatoes. Some early tOma-
to plants shipped from Georgia, ar
rived pretty we'll wilted and when set
out soon died.
Strawberries Are About Over With
The past week practically closed the
strawberry season in Delaware after
three and One-half weeks.
1t has been an unusual season. Last
year the first carload of berries did
not move until May 80. This year
one of the biggest days, in fact the
heaviest, was on May Is, almost two
weeks ahead of last year. The berries
started on May Is, and if there had
not been such a dry spell the returns
would have been enormous. But the
drought kept the berries from matur
ing and last week some of the patche!
| looked like so much chatf.
On the contrary in those sections
where the irrigation problem was no
one over which the grower had t
worry, the returns have been excel
ent. Some growers on one day wee
before last received from So to $40
crate for fancy fruit, but the aver
age was from S. to 81 with the bi
majority being nearer $5 and ST. Ju;
how we'll the yield will pay the De
aware farmer cannot be forecast {
this time.
Because so many berries go int
cold pack nowadays, makes it vi
wise to figure on returns by Il
amount shipped by rail or motor. II
, farmer who can obtain a fair price
. crate at home from a cold pack ca
, ner doesn't have to take a chance {
+ what he will receive after the berri
: reach market. The coming years it
+ expected will see much of the Del
4 ware crop put up in cold pack wi
Q a price agreed upon months ahead
time with the Gamer, just like the
4 ranging for tomato prices.
Smyrna times., 1925-06-17

from the South, mainly on ....,
Drought arc, in Georgia and the p "Ysoaa' p.sn+ /
ing N understood. At the r5 pra,eat p.aa's \
5 the settIng-out G Of plants in MN, T..,; N
and Delaware Is retarded beoal,yy ,aasyIa'
the ground being TOO olr '''a1'e eS1
nafd' according to grower. anu t
Smyrna times., 1925-06-17
Sign Divorce Dccrnn IN ~.

S'E0 Divorce Decree in knight G..
A 4. dnal decree n divorce va. !
ed Thursday for Fannie N a vs sls5
from George p Knight 4 Hlgl 1a
nlSi wa1 granted ia Febvar. '9 III
In October 1920, a petition W.. -slI "
asking that the decree be set s1ids gS III,
Knight and bis wife wen. bscE '.1Sl =. !
together In February. 1874 =, " ~
ton was dismi ed as the corr. my p I
ruled the decree nisi GRANTED :, ~ !,
was to all intent absolute. .
Smyrna times., 1925-06-17
TOMATO ACREAGE LARGER
Government Authorities Say Countries
Increase Will Be At Least "a Per Cent

AiClCdSc W III Dt AZ LCdSI - q OCliI
Tomatoes for canning acreage this
season promises to be some $4,000
acres larger than last year, if grow
ers are enabled to carry out their in
tentiOns, as expressed to the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
on the average date of April 80. An
area of 381,740 acres may be looked
for. That would be "a per cent more
acreage than in 1924 and about 40 per
cent more than the average of har-
vested acreage for the 3-year period
1922-1924. Indiana announces an in
tention to plant 100000 acres against
$4,000 in 1924 and $4,000 in 1923
Indiana leads all other states in the
extent of her paintings with Mary
Smyrna times., 1925-06-17
Gamers Wait Developments

Gamers are human and always
ready to take advantage of glut,
and if there are too many of the early
variety they will pay just as much
and no more than they want to for
the tomatoes. The plan of raising
early and late tomatoes is a good one
if it is done intelligently, it is stated,
but taken on as a risk, as has been
the case this year, it often doesn't
turn out so profitable.
The crop Of string beans which is
another important crop for the farm
er and Gamer also gives promise OF
being fine yielder this summer. The
patches that are coming along now
indicate big return and because they
are pretty hardy to grow are one of
the old reliable crops.
Sweet potatoes seem to be bother
| ing the farmers just now owing tc
Smyrna times., 1925-06-17
BUREAU Of MARKETS HEAD SAYS
DELAWARE CROPS ARE GOOD
PEA CANNING SEASON PRACTI-
CALLY ENDED - GOOD YIELD
Fine Early Apple Crop; Outlook For
Early Apples Never Looked Better
Big Crop Early Tomatoes


According to information coming
to w. T. Derickson, chief of the Bur-
eau of Markets, the crop of early
English peas in Kent and Sussex
counties is the best in many years.
| Not only is the crop as large as last
year which was a very good year, but
the peas are of fine quality and flavor
and the prices obtained for the crop
was good. A couple of weeks ago the
dreaded pea louise made its appear
ance and again threatened to destroy
the crop, but the peas were too far
advanced, it seems, and consequently
the louise could do but little damage.
The crop is practically over and pack
ed and there is no longer any sus-
pense among the growers.
Wheat and early apples are about
the next two crops to which the far
mers of the state are looking.
With wheat, the expectations now
are for one of the best crops ir many
years. The spring weather aided the
farmers who depend upon their wheat
crop for a portion of their income
Today, the wheat is beginning to turn
and instead of being yellow and ready
for the harvest by July a, if the
weather that prevailed the last two
weeks should continue in part, i
would be ready by the middle of thi
month. That is, a large part of !
| would. Those who have examined
their wheat say that the heads ar
heavy which indicates a good yield
| Last years early wheat was a goo,
crop and the prices obtained were sat
: isfactOry.
Early Apple Outlook Fine
The outlook never looked better 70
early apples, according to statement
made by some of the biggest and mos
to modern orchardsts of Kent count!
re Market conditions are promising, too
i'll There are several things that ente
on on into the apple market this summe
,le that makes the outlook encouraging
d First of all, the apples placed in Stol
I age in Delaware last year are e2
G., hausted. The crop in Maryland ha
if been hit very hard and not more tina
ar 25 per cent Of the crop is anticipate
~ owing to heavy frosts and late freeze
that killed the buds and blossoms.
Reports coming from Pennsylvam
St. New York and states in the west tn;
ms. 90 in for apples, are about the sam
- the low temperature last winter ha
90. ing destroyed the chances of the farr
ers or orchardists obtaining a b
our crop. All of these details help
make the chances of Delaware app
growers brighter, because, despite Il
-. low temperatures that maintain
90. during the winter and the late freeze
the crop in Delaware is expected
ded dd be at least IS per cent good. WI
apples scarce in other growing STATE
and prices undoubtedly will be boost
yht. and that means more money for I
IS per cent crop from this state.
While some of the growers h
been planning to ship abroad, If t
market should become strong and
Ell. demand should boost prices IN Il
- country, they will doubtless count'
mand their arrangements and $
here.
Smyrna times., 1925-06-17
Big Crop of Early Tomatoes

During the winter the farmers OF
lower Delaware were urged to raise
some early tomatoes. They were told
that if they planted One-third OF their
crop of tomatoes in early plants and
the remainder in later tomatoes, that
instead of the season lasting three or
perhaps four weeks, that it would be
doubled and the harvest continue Tor
eight weeks. Unfortunately, the news
got abroad that farmers in New Jer-
sew had gotten seven dollars basket
for their early tomatoes. That I'M
mediatelv unbalanced some Delaware
tomato growers, it is said, who Gag
er to get some of this fabulous price
have instead of setting part of their
tomatoes, have planted practically all
of their crop in what is known as sec
ond early tomatoes. Now if there
should be a tremendous amount OF the
early variety, the price would not hold
up and the farmers are apparently
doomed to a disappointment. Most of
those who began raising early toma-
| toes this year failed to make any ar
rangement or contract with the can
merry or broker for their output, de-
Gliding to wait and get the benefit OF
an abnormal market. If this SHOULD
not occur then they are likely to be
left high and dry and will have t.
take whatever they are offered.
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-01
PUBLIC DANCE HALLS MUST Paw
a FINE

Lake the gamblers of old. dance
nails must pay fine. Read what
dig: - 0A''' ~
Penal Code 1913) Chapter g. Sec
ton 81. Every person who shan
keep public dance house within
the state, is punishable by fine in
any sum, not more than three hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment in
me county jail, not exceeding six
months. or by both such fine and i'm
prisOnment. ''-N LII
section 312. The owner or owners
OF any building, who shall suffer or
permit the same to be used for the
purpose Of public dance house hv
any person. is guilty of a misdemean.
or '''
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-01
CONDITIONS ARIZONANS MAY
LOOK FOR WHEN RAILROAD
DEPARTMENT STORES
OPEN
(From the Silver BeIt)
Mr.. O. IT. MOnahan, General Manage

(From the Silver Belt)
Mr.. @. IT, Monahan, General Manager,
Copperopolis Mining Co.,
Copperopolis, Ariz.
Dear Q. t.: Il
/ am in receipt of your last report
showing the cost Of maintaining Our
Paper. 1t is too much. 1t is not worth
what it is costing. The expense there
can be considerably reduced. I will
give you some suggestions on how
to do it.
Have the company store increase
its advertising patronage. Give Our
Paper bigger orders for job work
from the company store. Have the
company store subscribe for the pa
per for 500 of our employees. 1t is
not good to us unless we get it more
widely read. If it is to serve it's
purpose we must get it read by others
than those whom we already control.
1t can be charged up as expense of
operations of the company store, and
come out Of the employees dividends,
SO it won't cost us anything.
[ note your statement that you have
given excess orders for company
printing to Our Paper to camouflage
the subsidy until you think you will
have to build an extra warehouse to
hold it. You can salvage consider
able there by working the surplus
printed forms up into scratch blocks
for use around the works.
Stall them off on that extra thou
sand they asked for this month. Those
birds are getting so that every time
they put on a little extra compaign
for us they demand more money. Hold
them down to the irreducibIe mini
mum. Don't worry about them blow
ing up and quitting. That kind come
cheap, and they won't dare to squaWk.
Every time I think of us letting
loose of the retail business of Our
Store through that employees rebate
system I nearly have heart failure.
You know, @. T., would rather make
dollar selling drygoods than earn
thousand making copper.
[ realize it was necessary to put
the rebate into the system in order
to run the Independent merchants out.
But a fellow told me once that
some day those independent business
men would organize and get the up
per hand and the first thing we knew
the legislature would slap cent a
pound export tax on unrefined copper
shipped out of Arizona. I didn't like
the glitter in his eye.
Himmel! Q. t., do you reckon they
will ever get control of things out
there and do it? That would be ter
rible, terrible!
Yours truly,
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-01
Current Comment

Arizona, where Mr.. Fris becomes as
slstant publisher of the Arizona Gaz-
cite, the afternoon daily. Mr.. Fris
will acquire an interest in the busi-
ness
Prior to his coming to Ell Paso
Mr.. Fris was connected with the
Grand Rapids, Mich, Press and the
Chicago Tribune, and has been cir
culation and advertising manager Of
the Janesville, Wis, Gazette. For
time after coming here, he was pub
Usher of the Dalhart, Texas, Even
ing News, which he bought and af-
terwards sold. During some months
last winter he was acting advertis-
ing sales director of The Herald in
addition to his circulation department
duties.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Fris have been
active in Ell Paso civic work. Mrs.
Fris with the schools and Mr.. Fris
more especially with the Y. M. G.. A..
and Boy Scouts. They have a host
Of friends who wish them all success
in their new undertakings Sci Paso
Herald.
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-01
ABOUT TRADING AT HOME

Some people think it's foolish to
send away for supplies which can be
had from the local dealers here. We
want to answer that with the retort
courteous by asking 80 out of every
100 storekeepers where they got their
supplies. Of course they sent away
for them, or they wouldn't have them
for sale. But here is a justification:
All the typewriter supply houses of
Phoenix from the Mcneil Company
down send away for their typewriter
supplies, including typewriter ribbons
They all invariably ask one dollar
for each ribbon sold in Phoenix. Now
it's everybody's privilege to do the
best he can and when he can send
to reliable wholesale house in Chi
cago and buy the same grade of type
writer ribbons for $400 a dozen-who
can blame him for doing so?
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-01
BACK TO SLAVERY DAYS IN
GEORGIA

The origin of man must remain a
secret; must not be taught openly
hereafter in public institutions. sIf
the theological interpreters of the
Bible should modernize holy writ and
claim. that man originated in the
clouds, and was rained to earth like
frogs and tadpoles, that Interpretation
must not be disputed. Representative
w. ID. Upshaw of Georgia will intro
ouce ar ant1-evolution bill in Congress
which viii provide the revocation of
FEDERAL aid from all colleges and
schools teaching theories on evolu-
ton. A new organization known as
Liberators of Civilization is being
organized to defeat the bill which is
claimed to violate the constitution. It
certainly will precipitate a national
CONFUSION between intellectuals and
the common working classes.