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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-26
Serums Urged To
Ward Off Disease

The Health Gnome who makes the
rounds Of health departments, drop
ped in at the headquarters of the
Maryland State Department of Health
the other day. Taking off his little
peaked cap, thereby making himself
visible, he made a profound bow, and
recited:
"Toxin- gives protection
And safety from diphtheria infec-
Do not hesitate day.
Ask your doctor right away
To give the first immunity injection"
II picked that up" he remarked, Eat
the Wisconsin State Department of
Health.
"Did you know" he continued, "that
DR.. Hugh S. Cumming, the Surgeon
General of the United States Public
Health Service" says that prevent
able diseases-such as diphtheria, ty-
phoid fever, scarlet fever, tuberculo-
SIS, the veneral diseases-will cost
the people of the United States, over
three thousand million dollars during
the present year in money alone, in
addition to the inestimable suffering
that always goes with illnesses, and
the death of approximately 100000
person."
Then the wise little person went
on-"Shall I tell you a secret? Do
you want safe and sure recipe for
keeping some of the germs away from
you?" He gave a chuckle-"Use plen-
ty of soap and water on your two
hands,"
Very seriously he went on, "Your
hands often come in contact with dis
ease producing germs. Eating with
soiled, and thus communicating your
food, is one way of getting disease
germs into your mouth and through
your body. Diseases of the throat,
nose and lungs, as we'll as bowel dis
eases may be contracted in this way.
To safeguard yourself, Always wash
your hands before eating.
"Better remember that" he said.
"Well, so long"-and before anybody
could wink, there was a flourish of
the little green cap, and he had melt
ed into thin air.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-26

The recommendation is copper car
Donate in powdered form, used at the
rate of 21a ounces to each bushel of
seed wheat. This is applied by the
use of a simple home made apparatus.
A tight barrel may be used. The bar
rel is hung in frame on aspindle run
through the center of each head. A
handle is attached to the one end of
the spindle, thus enabling the barrel
to be rotated. A hole is then sawed
in the side of the barrel. This hole is
covered with tight lid. The wheat
to be treated is placed in the barrel
together with copper carbonate. The
barrel is then closed up and rotated
rather rapidly for few minutes. This
causes the wheat to be thoroughly
covered with the copper carbonate
dust, thus controlling the smut. This
should be done only short while be-
fore planting. Further details can be
secured by applying at the County
agents office.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-26
AGRICULTURE

Three counties, Montgomery, Har
ford and Kent will each have an agri-
cultural club boy on the team that
will uphold Maryland's reputation as
a State that knows good dairy cattle
at the National Dairy Show at In
dianapolis, Ind, October 10 to II.
Ralph Walker, Gaithersburg; Ar
thur P. Dunnigan, Pyiesville; and
Stanley B Sutton, Chestertown, have
been announced as the winners in the
State dairy judging contest at the
Timonium Fair held recently and will
be awarded the prize trip to Indian
apolis where they will compete a.
gainst teams from other states in the
national junior dairy cattle judging
contest.
While the high individual boys were
selected from three different counties,
| Hartford county made the best team
showing and will be awarded the sill
yer cup offered for the highest scoring
team. The Hartford county team,
composed Of Thomas Kelley, Brecken-
ridge Heaps and Arthur P. Dunnigan,
ran up total of 3,040 points. Ralph
Walker, Thaddeus Bussard and Grow
er Walker, representing Montgomery
county, scored 1920 points for second
place; and Walter T. Morris, Stanley
B. Sutton and Norman E. Pennington
put Kent county third with 1896
points.
In addition to the three boys select
ed to represent the State at the Ma
tional Dairy Show because of their
bility in judging the four principal
breeds of dairy cattle, boys who made
the best records in each breed were
awarded money prizes as follows:
MISUNDERSTANDING B Sutton, Kent
county, first, 500; Ralph Walker,
Montgomery county, second, SIS; Ar
thur M. Ahalt, Frederick county, third
$40; Burton Kephart, Carroll county,
fourth, $500.
Jerseys - Thomas Kelley, Hartford
county, first, 500; Arthur P. Dunni-
gan, Hartford county, second, SIS; Jas.
H .Almony, Baltimore county, third.
$40; Norman E. Pennington, Kent
county, fourth, S..
Guernseys-G Austin Miller, Fred
erick county, first, 500; Wheeler En-
sor, Baltimore county, second, SIS;
Breckenridge Heaps, Hartford county,
third, $40; Thad. Bussard, Montgom-
cry county, fourth $500.
observation-disclosures T. Bushey, Car
roll county, first, $40; C. Stanley We'll
Ter, Howard county, second, SIS; Earl
Curtis, Howard county, third, $40;
William Townshend, Anne Arundel
county, fourth, SIS.
Nine counties were represented in
the contest and the boys were select
ed and trained by the representative
county agents and other representa-
tives Of the University of Maryland
Extension service.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-26

The hot-pack method of canning
vegetables at home has all the advan-
tages of any other plus several of its
own, says the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
Whether tomatoes, beans, corn.
greens, or any other vegetables, it
packs to better advantage if precook-
ed for few minutes before being put
into the can. Tin cans packed with
boiling-hot vegetables may be sealed
at once without the usual exhaust and
put into the Gamer for processing
Also vegetables packed hot into any
kind Of container and placed at once
in the Gamer reach the temperature
necessary for processing in shorter
time than those packed cold, and the
heat penetrates through them more
evenly. This may mean success OF
| failure in canning some nonacid vege-
tables. Corn, sweet potatoes, and
greens, for instance, are likely to set
tie into solid mass that heat does
not penetrate so easily. Consequently
the food at the center of the can may
not become hot enough to kill the in
furious bacteria. The hot pack, there
fore, has scientific reasons to back
it up.
Sent to the U. S. Dept. of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. c., for Miscel-
laneous Circular "a. 1t gives time
tables and brief directions for home
canning all the common kinds of
fruits and vegetables.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-26
DISBURSEMENTS
General Control

General COntrOl
Office Expenses S 694.77 |
Printing and Advertising 389.57
Board Members Allowance
for Expenses 10000
Legal Services $500
Salary of Superintendent $4,000
Travelling Expenses of Su-
perintendent 284.08 |
Salary OF Clerk 100000
fcer 10000
Travelling Expenses Of At
tendance Officer 298.79
Other Costs of Control 1924
Total Costs of Control $ 7,9ss.45
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
Salaries of Supervising Teachers
White S $4,000
Colored 100000
Travelling Expenses, White
Supervisor 394.29
Travelling Expenses, Color
ed Supervisor 10000
Exchange of car and other
expenses of Supervising
Teachers 362.7O
Teachers Salaries 45,482.55
Textbooks 7,704.47
Materials of Instruction 2,303.81
Summer School Allowances 925.00
Teachers Institutes and
Associations 1884
Other Costs of instruction 320.02
Total Costs of Inst. $161 ,087.58
OPERATION OF SCHOOL PLANT.
Janitors' Wages S 4,463.32
Janitors' Supplies 5O1.22
Fuel 7,943.07
Other Costs of Operation 353.27
Total Costs of Oper. S 13,26O.S8
MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL
PLANT
Repair of Buildings and
Upkeep of Grounds S 3,714.99
Repair and Replacement of
Equipment 3,1OS.62
Total Cost of Maint. S e,s23.61
Rent 10000
AUXILIARY AGENCIES
School Libraries S 10000
Transportation of Pupils 15,76017
Community Activities 764.S6
Total Costs of Aux. Ag. S 16,745.03
Tuition to Adj. Counties 256.05 |
FIXED CHARGES
Insurance s 1,1S2.O7
Contributions and Contin-
gencieS $500 |
Total Fixed Charges S 1,167.O7
TOTAL CUR. Elk. $2O7, 678.67
DEBT SERVICE
Redemption of Short Term
Loans from Previous
Year S $1,000
Int. on Short Term Loans 1878
Total Debt Service S 957.s7
CAPITAL OUTLAY
New Buildings and their
Equipment S S3.44
TOTAL OF ALL
DISBURSEMENTS $20S, 1888
A. C. HUMPHREYS,
Treasurer. |
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-26

Maryland farmers have a fat chance
Of averaging not less than Al bushels
of corn to the acre this season, says
John S. Dennee, Federal agricultural
statistician for Maryland. Only once
before in ffty-nine years, according
to the Statistician, and that was in
1919, has Maryland averaged so high
q corn yield. Careful seed selection at
planting time and good weather for
field work during the cultural period
are given at the outstanding reasons
for the big success of the crop.
Production, based on September LIST
condition as reported to the Crop Re-
porting Board of the United States
Department of Agriculture, is esti-
mated at 26,630,000 bushels against
18,538,000 last season, and 23,926,000
bushels, the average of harvests dur
ing the preceding five years 1920
1924. The 1925 crop at current
prices has an estimated farm value Of
$32,222,000. Much of Maryland's corn
is consumed on the farms where pro-
duced, or marketed con the hoof."
The 1924 harvest was 100000 BUSH
els less than the 1925 crop and was
estimated to be worth $20,577,0 900 at
the farm gate.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
GASOLINE PRICES INDER FIRE

Probing the price of gasoline seems to be becoming general in some sections of New England and at present there has been a move ment started to learn more about the facts concerning the oil selling business in Connecticut.
 Whenever an autoist buys gasoline he thinks he is being robbed. The price must be very low for him to get away from that feeling, and 1t hasn't been that low for years, Then when he goes a-touring into other New England states he finds the price lower than in Connecticut.
 He is particularly impressed with 1 the fact that gasoline prices ia Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont and 1 Massachusetts are lower than in Connecticut, and no one can claim that transportation charges of gaso- i line shipments to northern New England are not materially higher f than to Connecticut.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
YALE HELPS TO TRAIN
OUR NURSES

Approval of the nurSNs' training school of the New Britais General hospital by the Yale Medical school had the immediate effect of permit ting local nurses to receive part of their training at Yale; which will be an advantage 10 the nurses and the hospital alike,
 Training to be a nurse Is regard- ed in some circles with a certain glamour altogether out of propor- tion to the facts. A nurse in train ing not only has much to master and plenty of hard work to per form. but 1t Is of particularly eX- acting nature, so that the average nurse In training has no time toi the little amenities of social life that are so gratifying to femininity generally. It is noble calling. but not one for those who place love of ease and comfor above self-sacrifce,
 The local training school Is to b' congratulated upon its newl! achieved standing in the medica ! world.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
Observations On Tie Weather

Washington, D. c. April s. Forecast for southern New England; Fair tonight and Thursday, Cooler tonight. Fresh northwest and north winds, possibly strong on south coast this afternoon and tonight,
 Forecast for eastern New Aork: Fair tonight and Thursday; cooler in south and central portions to- night; fresh, possibly strong north west and north winds.
 Conditions: The western dls' turbance is central this morning ovel Oklahoma. It is causing unsettled weather from Texas northeastWarc to Iowa, Pleasant weather con tinues east of the Mississippi NJ decided change in temperature haI occurred in any section during th' last 24 hours.
 Conditions favor for this vicinit' fair weather and not much chang in temperature.
 Low humidity and brisk northerl winds make atmospheric condition livery dangerous for forest figes.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-08

1t after a celebrity he had best get the partys consent before going to the expense of ordering the printed matter to paste on the boxe- or be- fore closing the advertising con tract. Or If a soap or perfume man ufacturer desires 10 place. thc name of a film star on a new product, 1t Is best to get the permission of tho celebrity,
 A New York manufacturer, who used the name and picture of Jackie coogan on a handkerchcf without the consent of the dimnurive actor was sued and lost inc ease, being compelled 10 pay six cents dumagcs to the aggrioved youth. This was the lury's way ut saying that the manufacturer was at fault, but that Jackie Coogan didn't suf- fer much from the publicity on tho handkerchiefs.
 Maybe Jackie would not have objected so strongly if his name and picture had been used without his consent on anything besides t handkerchief, but the uses to whicf a handkerchief is usually put wac really making sport of the little ac, tors name and picture in. a way h, apparently didn't like.
 Film stars usually go to sucI lengths for the sake of attaining publicity that the suit of Jacki, Coogan is surprising, and can be ex
 plained upon no other premise thai that he didn't like his picture be ing used on rag designed to hell
 people in getting over their ba,
 colds, cases Of the grip, or as face wiper for baby.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
CHICAGO TURNS DOWN RIG TRANSIT PLAN

The city of Chicago has made notable decision in its refusal to purchase the elevated and trolley lines in the city, unify them and build a subway system. which would have made of Chicago the largest municipal ownership city in the country. The scheme was an ambt- tious one, but the price that it was proposed 10 pay the companies for the existing lines was regardI as too high, and this fact had a strong bearing upon the result.
 Yet the three most influential newspapers in the city supported the plan of the city buying the exist ing street car systems, and building subways, and many foremost citizen' likewise favored it. Bankers stoot ready 10 float the money. But th'
 
 flies in the ointment were three for mer mayors, each with a separate plan and each desirous of returninl to the mayoralty chair on tn strength of it.
 But the majority of citizens kne' quite well that most of the Chicag trolley systems were more or les funk and one Of the elevated line entirely composed of that materia
 Why pay big money for a worn out plant?
 But Chicago now is no furth' .oward a solution of its acute trans nroblem than 1t was 20 years ag' and it has been agitating the suoje' since that fine, Perhaps the first xears are the hardest
New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
25 Years Ago To-day
 From Paper of That Date

TomOrrow's city election is expect cd 10 be a quiet one. The republi- cans are conceded the city on most places, but Samuel Bassette is thought to be able tc give Ira Hicks a close run for mayor.
 The quarterly reports of the off cers of the Young Mems Temperance society show the membership to be 211 and a cash balance of $4S6.67 in the treasury. A committee con- sisting of John O'Neill, Joseph Hal loran, J. B. Smith, John Began, E. l.. Hannon, James Grove and r. r. Burns was appointed to consider the advisability of an excursion. 1 John Brophy has been awarded the contract to fix up Central park. IC. B. Caldwell is about to begin lay ing the walk about the monument.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Wild have re- turned from their honeymoon.
 OndSbct made today was $4 to $40 that Patrick, the socialist candidate, would be the next mayor of New Britain. One candidate was ap- preached on the street today by a hceler, who wanted "tcn cents for a bowl of soup"
 l The Tigers from Ozone Heights and the Lions from Black Rock played ball this morning, and when
 ,he game was half over the score
 stood 49-12 in favor of the Tigers
 The Lions then declared they were
 too tired 10 play any more, the cap
 tain added 12 more to his score, ant
 his men went home. The batteries
 for the Tigers were Alex Sandbers
 and Rudolph EhrlcY. while the Lion
 used Harry Bamforth and Hpwarc
 Jones.
 The debate at the Y. M. C. A. to morrow will be on Nhe question 0
 the election of q. s, senators by th
 people. Frank Pinchos, Otis Scrip lure and James Henderson will sup port the affirmative, while the mega tive end will be handled by Georg lClary, Charles Rossberg and Williar |. Geary.
 q X class of 5 was confirmed at ' . Matthew's German Lutheran churc Il yesterday. The members Of tll U class were Franz Guehring. AlbeI
 Bahnke, Otto Gagau, FslentiH {; Hermann, Henry Sucss, Carl Pol r lenz, Adolph Schibbat, Matthet l. Suess. Carl lost, Natalia Paul, Emil - Hunck. Bertha Linn, Anna Gran
 mitt. Mary Scharf, Rosa Nuterspon l. and Emma Wischeke.
 r Jeremiah Lynch and James Keel d an were buried alive for 40 minut d Saturday evening while engaged l. excavating the cellar on Whit 10 street extension where it is propos' IS to locate St. Nary's par6chiai schOt le The dirt suddenly gave way, knock'
 them down, and almost complete .y covered them. When dug out Lyni ye was found 10 be uninjured, b
 iKeegan's legs appeared 10 be par ly ,lyzcd and he WAS removed 10 f ns hospital by Chief Rawlings and Of
 icer Rowe
New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
The New Easter Bonnet

The New Easter Bonnet
 Un Limerick Manner)
 By Arthur SchultZe There once was a lady who saw A hat made of beautiful straw; She said: I'd like that
 For my new Easter hat; I'll 20 home and tell 1t to Pa." She kept the bad knews while he
 ate, Though she felt that she would
 busticate;
 But at length she told Pa
 Of the beautiful straw; Whats the price?" said Pa. Flight
 ninety-eight." Pa jumped from his seat. T won't That much for a hat; not today!
 You girls beat the Dutch!
 You all pay too much For your straws. Say, what are they? Just hay" She tried to appeal to his pride; She leased him a while; then she cried; For days round the place She displayed long face, And spoke not but, oh, how she sighed!
 But Pa, who'd been through that, stood pat; He said: Nothing doing! That's fat" Whereupon she went down, Looked again at the crown, And said: Charge it! I'll take the hat"
New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
WINCHESTER RIFLE
 PRIZES ANNOUNCED
Waterbury Girls Top Their
 Class in National Shoot

New Haven, April S.--Announce- ment of the winners in the March championship competitions of the Winchester junior rife corps was made here today.
 Fresno high school of Fresno. Cal won the national schools champion ship match with perfect score Of 500 in the prone and sitting posi- tions. Lane Technical high school of Chicago was second and North western high school of Detroit, third.
 The national Boy Scout match was won by Unit 2654 of Newton vile, Mass. with perfect score oi 500. West Lafayette. Ind, was sec. ond and Hartford. Conn.,. was third
 The national Y. M. c. A. cham pionship match was won by Ashland O., with a perfect score of 500. Nor folk, Neb., was second and Altoona, Pa., third. Crosby high school ot Waterbury won the national girls championship match with the girls rife club of Ontario, taking second and the Fresno, Cal, high school girls third.
 The national match open to all schools. units and organizations was won by the Independent Boys uni of Webster Grove. Mo, with A per feet score of 500. The second team was the Winchester Messenger Boys of New Haven and the third tean was Trinity M. E, church of Ne" Haven.
 Ali the contestants in the monthly shoots are under is years Of age The shooting is done with a 22 cali bre rife on home ranges, the tar gets being sent to New Haven to D. scored the same as in the nationf rife association matches.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
CIVIL SUITS RECORDED

Barry & Bamforth, through Roche & Cabelus, have sued Mrs. James ouinlan for s1,s00. The writ Is re- turnable In the city court the third Monday of April. It was served by Constable George A. Stark.
 Donald Gaffney, acting for the Aaron Danieison Co., has instituted action for ss5 damages against John waIkao. The papers are rsturnahle in the city court the third Monday of April. f
 Miner, Read & Tullock have brought suit for $500 damages against Ambot & Rank of Hartford. NaIr X Nair issued the papers. which were served by Deputy Sheriff Mar tin H. Horwitz. They are returnable the third Monday of April in the city court. ..
 B. Berson has been named defend- ant in an action for ssSo brought by the Eastern Lounge Co. Of New Milford. The writ. which is return able fin the city court the fouFtt Monday of April. was issued o' Roche & Cabelus and served bl Constable George A. stark.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
BUILDING ROOM PRESAGES
 CTrY'S BIG FUTURE,

The monthly report Of Building Inspector ward J. Hennessy showed a comfortable increase in building operations in the city dur ing March. This indicates a staunch continuation of the building boom, which probably will gain in impetus throughout the summer and create Of 1925 the record building year of the city's. history,
 The building business, like many other things, runs in cycles; either there is much of it or there is lit- tie. The lean years are in the past: the fat years have begun. Building contractors appear to be about the busiest individuals in nearly every community.
 There is scarcely such q thing. at least in our day, of too many new buildings. If it comes to the point where there are too many buildings all told, it will be found that the old ones form the overplus. A great many people have been occupying old properties because there was a lack of new and modern buildings. One rarely finds a new building un- occupied but the. situation can easily arise, if there should ever be surplus of occupyable space where the old structures would be devoid Of tenants.
 During and after the war q grea many old structures were utilized long beyond their allotted time O usefulness. Had there been no wal many of them would have beer torn down and replaced by new structures long before this year With the constant construction 0 new buildings of all descriptions the use Of the old-timers will grad ually terminate. A building, like a individual, has a certain life" 0 usefulness. and then turns into les desirable property; and near th end of its days. if it is not tor down to make way for better struc lures, it may be but a faint travest of its former self. As the buildin boom continues in New Britain more of the old buildings one set here and there will succumb to tn economic law.
 Numerous important deals business property the past fe weeks lend emphasis to the stirrir trend of realty in New Britai Where so many persons appei ready to back up their belief in Il future of the city with investmen in property totalGing high figures is evident that they agree upon u citys outlook New Britain will co tinue to be one of the fastest gro' ing cities in Connecticut