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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03
EFFORTS FAIL TO RAISE
SUNKEN SUBMARINE S-5l
Expectation Of Rescuing Unfortu-
nate Men Abandoned Two
Bodies Recovered

The submerged submarine, S-51, lies
where it sank week ago, off Block
Island, on the New England Coast, en-
closing in it's iron case the bodies of
thirty-two officers and men of the U.
S. Navy.
The war craft was rammed by the
steamship, City of Rome, and went
down carrying, SO it is supposed, all
but three of it's crew-these were
picked up alive. 1t was estimated
that thirty-four had been caught by
the collision, but it was afterward
learned one man had been on leave to
visit a sick relative.
Desperate efforts have been made
to raise the sunken vessel, but owing
to gales, and the inadequacy of the
lifting machines first brought, the
work of divers and wreckers had to
be abandoned. The fated submarine
is believed to be sinking in the sands.
This catastrophe, following so quick
ly in the wake of the Shenandoah Incl
dent, has cast gloom over both the
naval and the military departments.
Colonel William Mitchell, who is now
undergoing trial for some of his
statements concerning the conduct of
the aviation system in this country,
is disposed TO place the submarine ia
= tality in line with other mismanage-
ment Of governmental affairs, and no
doubt, thorough investigation will
follow the distressing occurrence.
Judging from the dent made in the
AZ of the submarine, found by the
Oers, critics are disposed to lay the
fault of the collision at the door of
the steamship; as, according to mar
atime law, she should have avoided
smaller vessel.
Hope for the unfortunate men was
held out up to the passage of seventy
two hours Of time; but all expectation
of rescuing the men alive, has, at
this writing, been abandoned. Two
bodies have already been recovered,
and it is almost a surety that the
others have died death, too horrible
to think of.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03
Foundations Laid For
NeuO Front Street Garage

Foundations are being laid for a
garage on Front street to be owned
and operated by w. H. Merrill and F.
B. Hope, two auto mechanics now
employed at the garage of the Bunt-
ing Bros, known as the Pocomoke
City Garage.
The new building will be of brick
construction, thirty feet front, and
running back some fifty or seventy
five feet to the street extending from
Front to the old Bridge street. 1t
will be of ornamental design, and no
doubt will add to that section of the
city swept by the disastrous confa-
grafton of 1922.
The new owners are enterprising
young men, have shown expert ability
in handling all sorts of jobs, and no
doubt they will serve the public salts
factorily.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03
RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF
ITEM COMMANDMENTS"
Popular Picture Will Be Shown At
Empire Theatre Next Monday
And Tuesday

Pocomoke City and vicinity will
have another opportunity next week
to see the wonderful screen produc-
tion, The Ten Commandments. At its
presentation last week here, large
numbers were turned away, and there
was great regret expressed by many
at not being able to see the really
unusual picture.
The management Immediately got
busy in an effort to secure the return
of the reels, and succeeded in engag-
ing them for next Monday and Tues
day, October, fifth and sixth. No
doubt the same large crowds will at
tend, made up of both those who were
and those who were not present at
the former occasion.
This exhibition is surely worth see
ing. There are many novel and i'm
possible appearing Photographic a.
chievements; notable among these be-
ing the parting of the waters Of the
Red Sea to allow the Children of Is
reel to pass over dry shod. There is
also the spectacle of the slavish suf-
fering during the erection of the
splendid Egyptian temples; the storm
tossed craft on which one of the prin-
cipal characters is dashed to his death
on rock-bound coast; the crumbling
walls of a weakly constructed build
ing; the realistic representation of
Moses as he received the tablets of
stone from the Mount; the wild orgies
Of the Israelites as, for a moment,
they strayed away from the worship
of the true God to that of a golden
image; and the general setting in the
massive style of oriental days-all
form a spectacle seldom seen from
the camera. No one should miss this
picture who has the opportunity to
attend. ~ z .@'. r-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03
Important Announcement
To Be Made Next Week

The Democrat is preparing to offer
something very handsome in the way
of what might be considered as
Christmas gifts; and next week a de-
tailed announcement will be made.
These gifts will be in connection with
a subscription campaign, and their
value will amount. up to thousands of
dollars. They will include two auto
mobiles and prizes of jewelry, furni-
ture, or other handsome and desirable
articles. Every solicitor will, how
ever get something, so look out for
the big advance announcement next
week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03
Mrs. E. w. Polk Attends
Wedding At Middleto.Un

Mrs. E. w. Polk left on Tuesday
last for Middletown, Del, to attend
the wedding of Miss Helen Biggs to
George Hukill, the marriage taking
place on Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hukill will embark after the ceremony
for Luzerne, Switzerland, where Mr..
Hukill is filling a consulate appoint
ment from this government. Miss
Riggs has been frequent visitor to
Mrs. Polk in this city.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03
Health Clinic To Be Held
In City Hall October IS

A clinic for diseases Of the chest
will be conducted in the City Hall,
Pocomoke, Thursday, October 18th, at
$50 A. Nj.
Individuals complaining of any of
the following: cough, expectoration of
blood (spitting), tired feeling, loss of
weight and appetite, indigestion
hoarseness, etc., should see their fami-
ly physician and obtain permission to
attend clinic at the place announced
above.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03
RALLY DAY SERVICE AT
BETHANY M. p. CHURCH

The Sunday school will hold its Raj
]y Day service Sunday morning at II
o'clock. A splendid program has been
prepared. The musical part of the
program will be under the efficient
direction of Mrs. B. T. Dryden.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all. E. L. BUNCE, Pastor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03
Eastern Star Members
Visit Neighboring Chapters

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Dryden,
Mrs. Barney F.. Sturgis, Mrs. C. G..
Pilchard, of Stockton, Mrs. Anna Nc
Clure, Mrs. J. K. Lang, Mrs. Frank
Bowen, Mrs. G. E. Powell, Miss Alice
Young and Miss Annie Ross motored
to Crisfeld Tuesday night to attend
the Grand Visitation with Chesapeake
Chapter No. 2S, Order of the Eastern
Star.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bowen, Mrs.
Anna Mcclure, Mrs. B. T. Dryden,
Mrs. E. F. Wilson, Mrs. Clarence E.
Duncan, Mrs. G. E. Powell, Miss Es-
sic Dryden, Miss Margaret Wilson
and Miss Alice Young motored to
Berlin, Wednesday evening to attend
the Grand Visitation with Holly Chap
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03
ANOTHER POCOMOKE
WOMAN WINS PRIZE
Mrs. Edna Bentley Hancock Re-
ceives $40 From Baltimore Paper
For Literary Composition

Pocomoke City is turning out viii
lers in the literary line. The follow
ng was clipped from the Baltimol
News of Saturday last:
defending the fapper from tn
'iewpoint that she is only a moder
girl won $40 prize in the Cherr
contest for Mrs. Edna Bentley Har
'ock, All Dudley avenue, Pocomok
City, Md. Her essay is:
WHEN THE FLAPPER GETS
BEYOND CONTROL IT is
THE FAULT OF HER
MOTHER.
The f1apper is product of
modern maternity, not old-fash-
ioned motherhood.
Woman, with her new-found
freedom, has not yet learned
what to do with her time, and
consequently much of it is spent
fiuttering from 'one activity to
another. Confused by the multi
tude of possibilities before her,
she often fails to see that domes-
ticity affords the field for her
greatest usefulness.
HOMES NEED MOTHERS
Homes need mothers in them;
intelligent, cultured, clear-vision-
ed women, whose interest and eff
fort center in the well being of
the family; women who are dis
corning enough to perceive the
far-reaching power mothers pos
sess, and courageous enough to
use it.
Flappers who go wild are not
apt to be the daughters of such
women; they are more likely to
be the offspring of those who do
not appreciate their opportuni-
ties. .t5.
Social conditions today present
problem with which wisdom a.
lone can cope. And wisdom, with
all her boasted knowledge, the
f1apper has not
"OLD STUFF"
That this bumptious bit of fem
Unity steers as straight a course
as she does is wonder, for in
tolerance Of admonition is one of
her most fragrant faults. Any
idea which does not coincide with
her own is repudiated as cold
stuff" .s..
Old-fashioned virtues, decency,
chastity, temperance and reason
ableness are, however, not exact
ly passe. They are still winsome
and worth while, and it is the
duty of parents, particularly
mothers, to teach this.
There is no human relation
ship sweeter than that possible
between mother and daughter. 1t
can be established only by the
mother's exercise OF patience,
tact, liberality and sympathetic
understanding. Where compan-
ionship abides, confidence is free
ly given.
And the girl who confides in
her mother is safe. She is not
the fapper who gets beyond con-
troll; she is the hope of human
ity, the high-minded, proud-spir-
tied girl, who is bound to the
beaten path by ties of loyalty
and love.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cutler and fami-
ly spent last weekend in Salisbury.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-03

The Ladies of Bethany M. P. Church
will hold a supper November 3.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
America Leads in
Talk Ouer Wires

New York state has ii times as
many telephones as Italy.
OF cities in the state of Mississippi
Jackson leads in the number of tele-
phones. Meridian is second.
The average amount spent for tele-
phone service in the American home
is less than 2 cents day per person
In proportion to population greater
Boston has twice as many telephones
as Berlin, nearly four times as many
as London, and over nine times as
many as Rome, according to Telephone
News.
If all the telephone employees, in
the United States tried to attend the
same football game, they would fill
the Yale bowl four times over.
Five hundred and fifty thousand
miles of new telephone wire were add
ed to the Bell system in Pennsylvania
during 1924, including underground
aerial cable and open wire circuits.
Two and one-quarter million miles
of wire are used in furnishing tele
phone service in the city of Chicago
This is enough to encircle the earth
30 times at the equator.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
THE BLUE CIRCLE

study in Tawno Ker his new master
awaited him, together with his first in
timation of what his duties were to be.
His steps slowed down, and the lines
Of his face, already relaxed, smoothed
out still more. Into the empty fore
ground of his life a definite figure
stepped, not the figure Of his master.
nor the figure of that masters grand
daughter, but an adorable little figure
in blue bunny suit-the child who,
in the new life he was taking up, was
his first friend
He found Campbell in the latter's
study-a comfortable workroom oppo-
site the dining room at The rear of the
wide central hall.
The old man greeted him pleasantly,
but with suggestion of constraint.
Faced by the need of putting his new
acquisition to work, he was increasing
ly conscious of the difficulties and en-
barrassments that might attend that
effort. His subconscious resentment
against Stanley had grown. His old
friend, he had reasoned, had let him
in for a lot of trouble and mighty lit
tie, If any, comfort.
But Renshaw's appearance was reas-
surfing. He was normal, steady-eyed,
ready for duty. His quiet greeting and
his strong clasp of the hand that
Campbell mechanically extended
brought additional comfort. The old
man, always susceptible to the at
mosphere of others, and as varying as
weather-cock in his own moods, felt
weight drop from his shoulders.
II hope I haven't dragged you into
the house too soon," he said, more nat
urally; "but there are some pressing
letters here"
''Tm glad Of that sir. The more the
better. Shall I take this desk?"
Can you use typewriter?".
"Yes, SIR"
"That's good. All right, then. Sit
down there for the present. Well fix
up something else later. There's lit
tie room off this, here at the side, that
/ may turn over to you"
Campbell checked himself. Under
the influence of this chaps splendid
figure, handsome face and quiet man
ner he was going too fast. He must
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
Important to All Women
Readers Of This Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove tc be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney OF bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita-
BILE and may be respondent; it makes
any one so.
But hundreds of women claim that Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
Many send fnr sample bottle to see
what Swamp-Root, the great kidney,
liver and bladder medicine will do for
them. By inclosing ten cents to DR.
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, you
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
Everybody Knous That

Excerpt from the diary of Mr. Rob
ert Leroy Ripley, the cartoonist of
sport:
"This morning am in great trouble.
Mrs. Whiliiger has just called me up
to say that owe her a hat.
You know she chirped, you lost
that bet to me-
1--WE had bet upon the nationality
of a dark young man. She said that
he was an Italian, and l said he was
not.
But l asked him. she said over
the phone, 'and he said he is a
Rumanion, and every one knows that
Rumanians come from Rome
"What'll l do?"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
Girls Count "Confetti'

Out of the many intricate jobs done
by women in the new ticket office just
opened by the London General Omni-
bus Company, Ltd, at Chiswick, con
fetti counting" is surely the strangest,
says the Scientific American. When a
check is desired on the number of
tickets sold during an omnibus jour-
ney the conductors bell punch is
opened and the tiny clippings of paper
are all poured on the table. The girl,
helped by metal finger" sorts and
counts the clippings, which are built
up into little heaps of confetti all the
same colors, from which it is easy to
calculate how many penny rides" have
been sold.-New York World.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15


Be Put on That Sun-Dlal SO She
Can Jump Down."
not forget that yesterday he had mo-
mentarily thought the fellow a mad
man. Renshaw, his dark eyes on the
others face, read his thoughts, and
| felt again the sense of sardonic appre-
citation that was his nearest approach
| to humor. He sat down in business
like way, opened the right-hand drawer
of the desk, and, finding it full of sta
tionery, helped himself to pencils, a
notebook and generous supply of
typewriter sheets. Campbell leaned
back in his chair, put the tips of his
fingers together In an attitude that
Renshaw soon learned was character
istic, and appeared to reflect. Suisse
quently the new secretary discovered
that this attitude usually preceded one
of Campbell's half-dozen daily "cat-
maps" or his most energetic mental eff
forts. The trouble was that one was
never sure which manifestation would
follow It,
"You don't take shorthand notes, do
your? Campbell inquired at last.
mo, sir. It's only by happy
chance that I can run typewriter.
learned it lately toto kill time"
You'll kill great deal of time with
1t here" Campbell prophesled, with a
care-free chuckle. II am rather glad
you don't know shorthand" he con-
fessed. II am not up to much dicta-
ton. / will tell you what to say, and
you will put 1t in your own words
Every well, sir"
Campbell, his eyes still on his thin
old fingers, abruptly began his task.
write to Stanley and tell him to
come down for this weekend. 1t Is
time the old fraud looked me over.
believe he is afraid 1 may live longer
than he does, so he has decided to let
me die Of neglect. Ask him If that
theory Is correct.
Tell s. B. Miller his plumbing is a
disgrace to his profession. If we have
any more trouble with those bathrooms
I'm going to sue him. Tell the Rev
erend H. B. Sheppard that will con-
tribute thousand dollars toward his
project If he can get each Of nine
other men to give the same amount.
know he can, but the effort will keep
him busy for q week or two and I'll
have some peace. Tell Jarvis & Com
pany have not yet received their win
ter catalogue. Not that / expect to
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

advised it's removal, but it was so
near the base of the brain that we
feared an operation. I had found
Resinol Ointment so effective for
cuts, burns and similar things that
I induced my husband to try that.
After using only two jars Of Resi-
mol, the sore entirely healed
every trace of it has disappeared.
Resinol certainly was a God-send
to us!" (Signed) Mrs. e. E. Ken
nedy, 243 E. 9Th st.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
EE6S.S. 2 $is %;; %ss ss::'
Marie, a Gold Fish

More than. two-score persons at.
tended the funeral recently Of Marie,
a pet gold fish owned by Mrs. Frank
Tarsatana, Philadelphia. A funeral
cortege of ten automobiles escorted
Marie to her final resting place. The
little fish's body was embalmed,
shrouded in silver and gold cloth and
placed tenderly in an ebony coffin.
Mrs. Tarsatana hung golden crepe on
her front door when she observed that
Marie was lifeless.-Cartoons and
Movies Magazine.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
BY Elizabeth Jordan
"coLD AS STONE"
% by The Century Coz

IS.-Incapacitated men
tally by shock, as q result OF
experiences during the World
war, Renshaw makes a PROPOSE
ton to David Campbell. wealthy,
elderly man of leisure, that for
q year he assume responsibility
for him (Renshaw)-practically
buy" him. Doctor Stanley. life :
long friend Of Campbelrs, in
dorses the proposition, which
Campbell, with some natural
misgivings, accepts. The ar
rangement Is that the young man
become an inmate Of the Camp
bell household, with the nominal
duty of secretary. Renshaw
meets Verify, 'Campbelrs grand
daughter. and gets the impress
sion that she does not like him.
jerks, the butler. Renshaw also
feels, is distinctly hostile. Rem
shaw has feeling that the serv-
ants are spying on him. jerks
warns him that there are queer
things" going on in the house.
That night he Is disturbed by
the appearance on the wall of
his room of q small blue circle
of light. Mysterious noises in
the corridor outside his door
cause him to Investigate, but he
discovers nothing unusual.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
Learning Early

Fair lady in distress always arouses
the chivalry of man, but not often does
a seven-year-old girl realize this. A
child of this age was sent by her
mother to return some candy she had
bought against the parental order.
She came home to her mother the
money in her hand, and crying. 81
knew if cried I'd get the man to take
the candy quicker" she explained to
her mother-Detroit News.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

my back. Ny doctor said would have
to worry it out and went through this
for three years before I began taking
the Vegetable Compound which saw
advertised. think it was eight bottles
that took. 1t has been two years since
/ took any and I haven't had doctor
since for that trouble, I do all my
washing and ironing and have gained
from lie to 1873 pounds. feel so well
I think 1 do not need any medicine now,
but / advise all women who suffer ply
sicaily and mentally as I did to give the
Vegetable Compound a fair trial. I
hope it will do as much for them as it
did for me. Mrs. T. A. SAUNDERS.
III E. Depot Street, Knoxville, Tenn.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
Maniac's Frolic

An escaped lunatic at Binghamton
N. Y, drove Lackawanna flagman
from his station, then filled his pipe
and sat down to take things easy until
he found he had no match. A train
whistled. Flagging the train he asked
the engineer for eight" That was
more fun than he had counted on, 80
every train was stopped after that
while engineers and trainmen tried
to make out what the new flagman"
was up to. But hospital attendants
found their missing ward and his va
cation was short-lived. - Cappers
Weekly.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
Evidently there is something
mysterious going on in the old
house. What's the true inward
ness2
(To BE CONTINUED
Teach Politicians

A school to teach politicians use
full trade" has been established in Lon
don. The object Of the institution,
as announced in billboard advertise
ments, Is to lessep the number Of en-
thusiastic but nonprovlding political
workers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
cutlcura for Sore Hands,

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
Of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This Is
only one Of the things Cuticura will do
If Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet purposes.-A
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

1Or CIl6 WOnU6TIUI
cure your Resinol
salve has wrought
for my husband,
who suffered from
an open sore on the
back Of his neck for
four years. Several
doctors said that it
was a cancer and
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
NEARLY insane
AT Times
Mrs. Saunders Tells how Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Relieved Troubles Of Change
Of Life
Knoxville, Tenn.-'I took Lydia p.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound while

gong CnrOugn the
Change of Life. l
was very nervous,
could not sleep and
h q d m e n CHI ~
spells. In fact, I
was nearly insane at
times and my MEM
DRY was almost q
blank. l was so weak
i could not do my
homework half Of
the time and suf-
Observation-Disclosures
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
Banker Feeds Pigeons

At 8 80 o'clock every morning scores
of pigeons perch on the window sill of
John M. Richardson's office in Denver.
The banker feeds them every winter
and the birds return each day with
clocklike regularity.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

The war has made table linen very
valuable. The use of Red Cross Ball
Blue will add to it's wearing qualities.
Use it and see. All grocers.- Adver-
tisement.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
Plan Diamond Board

South Africa may have a board in
control of the diamond industry to
limit sales, set minimum prices and to
purchase the sparklers.