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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05

Pocomoke City is taking on the ap
pearance now of smoky city ant
will soon be a rival to Pittsburgh ir
its beclouded sun and mu1ky atmos,
phere.
There does not seem to be any re.
lief in sight, and the populace has
settled down to the burning of soft
coal. In many cases dire results have
followed from the dust and SCOT that
comes from bituminous fuel. Otter
such happens because of lack of skill
in operating furnaces or other sorts
of stoves when burning this. The
Democrat publishes below some very
useful information regarding the man
agement of such and hopes it may b.
of benefit
No change of CRATES is needed to
burn bituminous coal in furnaces
heretofore using anthracite, except
in the case of CRATES adapted to fine
sizes of anthracite where the air pas
sages are small and not easily cleaned
1. Keep the heating surfaces clean
2. Garry medium fire e to 10
inches.)
8. Do not let the fire burn too low.
a. For quick heat fire only a small
mount of coal.
S. Study carefully the proper use
of the three hampers. Usually it will
be found that (a) the pipe or fue
damper should be open when firing
fresh coal and should be partly closed
when the fire is we'll started; (b) the
ash pit damper should be open tc
start up fire, open little during the
day, but shut at night; (c) the check
draft damper should be shut to start
up fire, open partly the day and night
as experience shows to be necessary
6. When fresh coal is fired, admit
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
Junior Class TO Present
':Husbands On Approval"

Husbands on Approval" is the I'll
tie of the Junior class play to be given
December 18th at the Empire Theatre.
1t is comedy that has quite a bit of
wit in it and quite bit of satire as
well.
Pretty Nancy Glover has four pro-
posals of marriage. She is unable to
make up her mind which of the men
she wants to marry so decides to ask
them to her house as guests for four
weeks. They all accept, and as a
result some very amusing incidents
arise.
The only way to appreciate them
will be, to be at the Theatre on De-
cember 18th, SIS.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
ROTARY CLUB OF
CITY ENTERTAINS
DIST. GOVERNOR
100 Per Cent. Attendance Greets
Governor Ward Fleming On
Visit Here Wednesday
COMPLIMENTS CLUB ON
ITS PROGRESSIVENESS

The Pocomoke City Rotary Club
was host to Governor Ward Fleming
On Wednesday evening last, the clubs
weekly dinner being postponed from
Monday, to chime in with the Gov
sHnor's itinerary.
Governor Fleming presides over the
34th Rotarian district, which includes
the entire State of Maryland, and had
ssme from Crisfield to Pocomoke; he
previously this week having visited
Mavre de Grace, Elkton, and Sails
bury.
At P. M, on Wednesday the board
of directors and the committee chair
nAen gave Governor Fleming 100 per
cent attendance in the directors room
Of the Citizens National Bank, where
he entertained them, for more than an
hour, by splendid talk on the pur-
poses and practices of Rotarianism;
accompanied by some helpful advice
TO the heads of the different commit
tees.
This meeting adjourned to the Pres
byterian Church in time to partake of
the dinner which had been arranged
fifteen minutes earlier than the usual
hour in order not to interfere with
the weekly prayermeeting of the
church.
4 After the dinner, Governor Flem-
Ng made a very neat address. He
Seferred in very complimentary terms
10 the 100 per cent attendance of the
club at the recent Laurel, Delaware,
mter-city meeting; to the 100 per cent
attendance at the a o'clock conference;
and to the 100 per cent attendance at
the dinner that evening-all of which
booked good to him. It is evident he
left, very much impressed with the
zeal Rotarian spirit in Pocomoke City
James Adams, secretary of the
Fhillipsburg, Pa, Rotary Club, the
enc to which Governor Fleming be-
1sngs, accompanied him on his trip
and was introduced to the local mem
bers at the dinner. President "Bill'
Norton, of the Salisbury Club was
also visitor.
The club received into it's member
ship last Wednesday Charles B. Free
nan, his classification being Electric
signals. The locals now number rs
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
Hon. Joshua w. Miles Addresses
Students OF Marion High School
Urges Pupils To Boost School, County, And State And Of
fers Prize For Best Essay On Maryland History Written
BY Member Of Senior Class

The following items connected with
Marion school, as well as those which
will appear from time to time in the
Worcester Democrat are the work of
a student organization known as the
Marion Press Association. 1t is the
object of this club to give the various
activities of the school as much pub
licity as possible, at the same time
providing the boys and girls who
write the articles some practical work
in written composition. The presi-
dent of the. club is Eleanor A. Gunby
of the Class of 1926.
On Wednesday morning, November
25th, the Hon. Joshua w. Miles, a
prominent lawyer of Somerset county
and former student Of Marion High
School addressed the student-body
faculty, and visiting patrons at the
regular weekly assembly. His topic
was "Historic Maryland, Somerset
and Marion.
MT. MlIcS Sdlu III pdII' WHCI
was a small boy Mr.. Benjamin F.
Haynes came here from Virginia and
persuaded the people to build the first
school building. He said that If they
would furnish the building he would
make the school. Sure enough he did!
There have been several buildings
since then, but that was the beginning
of Marion High School"
"I want you to boost your school
your county, your state, so much that
the world will know about them
Maryland men have been important
in the making of the United States
A Somerset man, Col. Gunby, was an
important officer in the Revolutionary
War. It was a Maryland man, Tench
Tilghman, who rode from Yorktown
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
Use OF Soft Coal Causes City
To Take On Smoky Appearance
Burning Of Bumnous Fuel Increases AS Stocks Of An.
thracite Grow Smaler-Democrat Publishes Informa-
ton Relative To Burning Of This Fuel.

air over the fire through the side il
the fire door until smoking ceases, ant
then close the slide.
7. Do not open the fire door to check
the fire; learn to use the hampers tc
control the rate of burning. All all
admitted above the fire in excess OF
that needed for combustion simply
cools the heating surfaces which fur
nish the heat for the house.
8. When firing coal for long run,
OF banking for the night use any fine
Goals for this purpose that may have
accumulated. When banking, live fire
should be evenly distributed over the
entire CRATE surface; then apply the
fresh coal banking heaviest along the
sides, resulting in bowl shape forma-
ton.
8. Shake out the ashes when neces-
sary, but do not waste Goals into the
ash pit. Close the ash pit door while
shaking.
10. Do not let ashes pile up under
the CRATES. In this way CRATES "burn
out" Crates should last many years.
II. To save the heat made by burn
ing coal, the following suggestions
may appeal to some:
(a) Do not heat unused rooms;
(b) do not ventilate unnecessarily
all night; (e) do rot overhead the
house-65 to 10 is sufficient for
most people; (f) get thermom-
eter and watch the weather.
To avoid the soft coal dust the fuel
should be we'll wet down before being
put into the cellar and the front of the
pile kept moist with an occasional
bucket or two of water.
IL. Throw bucket of water in ash
pit every A. NJ, after cleaning out
ashes.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
VIRCINIANS MEET
TO DISCUSS SHORE
DEVELOPMENT
Large And Enthusiastic Gathering
At Onley Thursday-Impo
Resolutions Adopted
COMMITTEES TO REPORT AT
ACCOMAC AND EASTVILLE

A large and enthusiastic meeting
was held on Thursday last in the Vir-
ginia Produce Exchange building at
Onley, presided over by George Pow
ell, cashier of the First National Bank
at Onancock.
The object of the convention was to
boost the Eastern Shore, socially, fl
nancially, educationally, and in every
other way what could be judged nec-
essary to her progress.
AS an outcome of the meeting the
following resolutions were adopted:
First-That it is the sense of this
meeting that we should have on the
Eastern Shore of Virginia, an organi-
zation whose chief business shall be
to boost and advertise the Shore, and
to seek to bring into our midst outside
capital, new industries and enterpris-
Ies, and generally foster and promote,
as far as possible, the prosperity of
our community.
Second-That the chair appoint a
committee of four, who shall retire
and report back to this meeting for
approval, the names of approximately
sixty people-thirty from Northamp-
ton county and a like number from
Accomack county, who shall consti-
tute a committee charged with the
duty and responsibility of formulating
some plan of organization which in
their opinion will best promote the in
tention and aims above declared;
Third-Said committee, so far as
aforesaid appointed shall meet at the
Court House at Eastville on the 22d
day of December, at 1890 o'clock, A.
NJ, for the purpose of considering
and formulating methods and plans to
be, when completed, submitted for ap-
proval and adoption to an adjourned
meeting Of this meeting, to be held at
Accomack Court House at such times
as this committee shall determine;
due notice thereof to be given in the
usual manner of giving such notices
by the chairman of said committee;
Fourth-Should the committee rec.
ommend an organization requiring Of
ficers, such as president, vice -presi-
dent or vice-presidents, treasurer
Continued on page 1O)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05

to Philadelphia with news of Corn
wallis surrender.
One of the signers of the Declara-
tion Of independence lived in Somer-
set county"
Mr.. Miles pointed out that the Ark
and Dove were just as important, tho
not as we'll known, as the Mayfower;
that the Peggy Stewart incident was
as we'll worth remembering as the
Boston Tea Party He urged Marion
History classes to find out more about
the wonderful. history of their own
State and county.
AS climax to his address Mr.
Miles offered prize of ten dollars in
gold for the best essay on Maryland
history written by member Of the
Senior Class. The details of the COM
ipetition are to be arranged by the
County superintendent.
Other numbers on the programme
were piano solo by Elizabeth Davis
and a Thanksgiving playlet in which
the following boys and girls took
part,-Bernice Lewis, Charles Whit.
tington, Alfred Chamberlain, Miriam
Stewart, Virginia Wilmington, Agnes
Howard, Beatrice and Audry Dryden
Pupils and teachers contributed .
generous contribution of vegetables
canned goods, etc., which was sent to
the McCready Hospital at Crisfield
These exercises were conducted by
the First Year Class directed by Miss
Virginia Carver, head of the CONNER
cial department.
E. w. Pruitt, County superintend-
ent of schools, visited the school or
Wednesday, being present at the
Thanksgiving exercises, and visiting
several classes afterwards.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
Women's Club To Meet
Here Next Thursday

The Woman's Club of Worcester
County will hold meeting in the as
sembly room of the Citizens National
Bank, Thursday, December 10th al
2.3OP.M.
Miss Lavinia Engle, manager of the
League of Women Voters of Mary
land will address the meeting.
Miss Engle is putting on in the
various counties a "Know your owr
County" course, which she will pre-.
sent at this meeting.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
Well Kn0tUn Balfin1oreans
Visit The Eastern Shore

F.vA. Davis, his daughter, Mrs
Kingm A. Handy and sister, Mrs
Annie Long of Baltimore, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F
Johnson, Snow Hill, and Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene P. Matthews, Pocomoke.
AWHILE on the Shore, Mr.. Davis made
his usual calls in Somerset county
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson, alo Mrs. Nor
Tis H. Adams, Princess Anne, return
ed to Baltimore with them on Tues
day.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
Clues Linen Sholuer
For Miss Landlord

Mrs. Stanley Lankford gave linen
shower Thursday afternoon November
26th in honor of Miss Ruth Lankford
whose marriage to George Maddox of
Fairmount, Nd, took place November
18th.
The linen was presented to Miss
Lankford in small cedar chest a
dorned with a small but exquisite
bride. The favors were miniature
white parasols . About twenty five
guests were present.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
PERSONAL

There have been two inquiries con-
corning the following advertisement
By calling at the office of the Demo
crat the advertiser can get into COM
munication with parties seeking in
formation:
Farm for Rent-Located three miles
from town. Suitable for trucking
100 acres. Apply to the Democrat of
flee.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
NJ. P. BAZAAR DECEMBER 10.

The Junior Aid Society, of the M.
P. Church will hold bazaar in the
Sunday School room Of the church, on
next Thursday afternoon, December
10, at four o'clock. There will be on
sale many dainty and useful articles
appropriate for Christmas gifts.
The Washington times., 1925-10-31

nest at the Metro Goldwyn studio
recently by appearing for his
debut in Exchange OF Wives"
The Washington times., 1925-10-31

Count Pierre De Ramey, q
French actor who was introduced
to American screen production
methods during the time Para
mount was filming mime. Sans
Gene" in France, bowed himself
INTO motion picture work in ear
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-10
Grain
Livestock
CROP REPORTS
GIVE WHEAT
PRICE SETBACK
On Downturn of Values, How.
. ever, Active Buying Devel-
ops Among Spectators

Chicago, Sept. lO.-(F-As a re-
suit of government figures showing
that the United States spring wheat
crop is much larger than was ex-
pected, wheat underwent an early
setback in price today. On the
downturn Of values, however, active
buying developed on the part of pre-
Wious speculative sellers who were
in position to collect profit
Commission houses were also per
sistent buyers, but mostly in small
,lots. The opening, =. to 2ls cents
lower, December $l.5l u to $l.52 and
May $l.55i2 to $l.56, was followed
by something of a rally and then
another sag.
Corn and oats reflected wheat
weakness which more than offset the
Publish influence Of the government
report as to corn. Opening at &c
down to l2c up, December 87A to
u. Corn scored slight general gains,
but afterwards showed losses all
around.
Oats started at u to &c off, De-
cember 42A to y. Later, the mar
ket receded little more.
Higher quotations on hogs lifted
provisions.
Subsequently, selling ascribed
chiefly to a leading Spectator made
the downward swing Of the market
much more pronounced. September
and December dropped to below $l.5O.
Numerous standing orders to sell out
and stop losses on the part Of own
ers were forced into action. Wheat
closed unsettled, 4 to as cents net
lower, December $l49is to a and
May $l.52A to q.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-10
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago, Sept. lO.-(U. S. D. A.
Hogs 10000; slow, 10 to Is cents
higher than Wedne sday's best prices,
or Is to rs cents higher than aver
age; packers doing little; bulk good
and choice $50 to 24O pound weights
STATS to $l3.15; top $l3.25, de-
sirable ESQ to 1926 pound butchers
largely $l2.35 to 1920: bulk pack
ing sows $lO.5O to $1,000; better
grades $50 pound and down mostly
$l225 to $3.50; heavyweight hogs
$l2l5 to $l3.O5; medium $l2.55 to
1920; lights $ll.4O to $13.25; light
lights $ll.OO to $500; packing sows
Stops to $ll.l0; slaughter pigs
$3.50 to STATS.
Cattle 1000 fat steers and she
stock mostly rs cents higher; spots
considerably more early on better
grades weighty steers; fresh kinds
closing slow; best matured steers
early $l5.76; some heavies held
around $l6.26; light yearlings $l4.4O;
practically no westerns here, bulk
fed steers $1,000 to $1,000; bulls
strong to 10 cents higher; vealers 25
to so cents up; packers paying up
ward to $l4.0O.
Sheep $4,000, fat lambs fully
) steady, early sales scarce, due to de-
lay in yarding early, bulk natives
$3.50 to $15.75; few to city butchers
$3.50; three cars of Washington
lambs $l6.75 with about IS per cent
sort; best steers held around $1,000;
few weighty feeding yearling weth.
ers 5000 to $1,000, nothing done on
sheep or feeding lambs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-10
PRAISES ROADS
FOR ECONOMY
OF OPERATION
CONTINUED from page one)

These figures do not include saw
ings due to traffic or to reductions
in the price of coal, but cover only
these savingS resulting from in
creased efficiency and economy.
Loss and damage payments of the
western railways have been cut al
most two thirds since 1920. These
1920 payments amounted to approx
imately $55,OOO,O0O. This amount
was reduced to $4,000 in 1921 To
$50 100000 in 1929; to 1921 600, 900 in
1928. and further, to less than $l9.-
100000 in 1924.
1.-The railroads Of the country are
leaving no stone unturned to pro
vide the greatest measure of eff.
cient service to their patrons, and
to do it with the greatest measure
of economy ever known"
NO RETURN ON MONEY
Security holders of the Mime apo
lis and St. Louis Railway, now in
receivership, are compelled to de
vote their money invested in tina,
road, to public service without com.
pensation, w. H. Bremner, receiver
of the line, said in effect today a,
the Interstate Commerce Commission
hearing on the Western freight rate
advance petition.
He blamed reductions in freigh,
rates for the receivership, saying
Had it not been for the heavy
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-10
SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK

South st. Paul, Sept. lO.-(U u
O A)-R-Cattle 1900, active at
weeks uneven advances; killing
quality plain; run largely in-between
grades fat she stock; bulk grass fat
steers and yearlings $5.75 to $3.50;
fat she stock largely $3.75 to $4.50
for cows; upwards to $3.50 for heif-
,ers; several loads better grades
weighty cows and heifers considered
salable around $3.50 or better; can
ners and cutters $500 to $500; BIO.
logna bulls firm; bulk $3.75 to $500:
heavies up to $4.25; stockers and
feeders slow, dull; bulk $4.75 To
$6.2l; calves 1900; strong; ebod
lights largely $l1.O0 to SLIPS; choice
upwards to $3.50.
Hogs $500; active mostly rs cents
higher than Wednesdays average:
bulk good and choice l4U TO ~.
pound averages $12.50 to $1275; tor
S12.75; desirable 225 to 1926 pound
butchers $l2.O0 to $3.50; packing
sows largely $lO.25 to $lO.75; feeder
pigs mostly $3.50; average cost
wednesday $11.43 weight 24S.
Sheep $500; fat lambs rs higher;
bulk natives $14.OO to $500; cults
down to $1,000; sheep steady; fat
ewes to packers $500 to $3.50; breed.
ing ewes up to $ll.O0.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-10
TRADE BRISK
ON STREET AS
ISSUES SOAR
Operators for a Rise Force
Stocks Up in Opening
Rally

New York, Sept. lO.-tP)- Re
spending to a lowering OF call money
rates and further indications of i'm
proving fall business. stock prices
moved upward again today under the
leadership Of the motor shares, sew
Ell of which attained new peak prices
for the year. Public participation
was on broader scale. Equipments
responded to the delayed railroad in
quiries for cars and locomotives and
steels improved on the relatively
small decrease of 1864 tons in
the August untitled orders of the
United States Steel corporation. vi
client upturns in some of the high
priced industrial specialties follow
ed a revival of rumors of capital re
adjustments through stock splitups
and increased dividends speculative
interest in the rails was dampened
by the failure Of the southern rail
way directors to increase the regular
quarterly dividend on the common
stock which fell back about 3 points
after the announcement. Unexpect-
eddy large sales following recent
price cuts furnished background
for another advance in the motors,
general motors crossing 81 on a large
turnover. Pierce Arrow was heavy.
New York. Sept. H)-Encour-
aged by the establishment of a new
high record by the industrial aver
ages in yesterdays market opera
tors for the rise began to bid up
stocks briskly at the opening of to-
days session. International Har-
vester and Chrysler each opened 2
points higher, New Haven / and
Dodge Brothers preferred advanced
fractionally to new peak price
Bullish enthusiasm increased as
trading progressed. Motors develop
ed another Outburst of strength un-
der the leadership of Studebaker and
General Motors, each of which quick
ly advanced about points to new
1925 peak prices at 54!L and 90, re-
spectively. The receipt of large
sums from out of town for loans on
stock collateral. which resulted in
the lowering of the rate yesterday,
stimulated pool activity in the spe-
cialties and short covering in the
high priced issues. Foreign ex-
changes opened reactionary, demand
sterling yielding slightly to $4.s4A
and Italian lire to 4l6la cents.
French francs held firm at 4.7O
cents. Scandinavian currencies re-
corded moderate recessions.
Bullish operations were conduct
ed agrressively in many stocks with
several Of the high priced issues
rising violently. Reduction Of the
renewal rate On call loans to 4 81
with a further shading in the Dor
rowing rate to l-2 per cent exerted
decidedly stimulating influence.
Southern railway fell 3-8 on selling,
induced by uncertainty regarding
the dividend action today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-10
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN TABLE
MINNEAPOLIS CLOSING GRAIN,

MINNEAPOLIS CLOSING GRAIN
Minneapolis, Sept. 1O.-(P-High-
er government figures on spring
wheat than indicated by private es-
Inmates gave weak bulls bad day
today, the market breaking 81 to 4
"a cents and closing with little re-
covery from low points.
Cash wheat started firm and occa-
s!onal sales were l cent higher, but
after offerings had been picked over
the demand toned down and the mar
ket became quiet. High protein was
unchanged and lightest weight slow
and easy. Winter wheat was steady.
Corn was firm to cent higher. Oats
vas in afr to good demand with Of
ferings smaller. Rye was quiet and
steady; flax was strong with an ad-
vance of cent in cash.
Selling pressure made the close
weak. September wheat closed four
cents off at $l.49h asked; Decem-
Der 39s cents off at $1.50% asked
and May IN cents off at $l.57 NOM
inally September durum 2M cents off
at $l.279s; October 3h cents off at
$1.28h; November an cents off at
$l.28A asked; December 31a cents
off at $3.50 asked and May 2k cents
off at $l.36 nominally.
Spot and December rye fell ~
cents; September IN cents; oats /
cent up; spot barley closed un-
changed; September rose " cent and
December fell ~ cents.
Flax seed was stronger with light
trading, prices moved up easily, Sep
TENDER rising 2 cents; October 23s i;
November 2R; December IN cents
and May cents.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-10

WANTED-Gill for general house
work and care of child. Phone 300
l.. W. after 6:3O or write Box g..
Y-lO.3t
APARTMENT WANTED-Wants small
furnished apartment. well located,
for two people, for occupancy some
convenient time before Dec. /. Ad-
dress No. 60, Tribune.
9lO-3t
FOR SALE-Reed baby carriage, BIB
4th st. Phone 627-R. 9-lO-3t
WANTED-Girl or woman for gen
eral housework. Apply 400 18th
Street. Phone 726-J. Cali evenings.
9-lO-1wk
FOR RENT-Large furnished light
housekeeping room with kitchen
cite and large clothes closet, in
modern home. All 9th ST. Phone
346M. 9-lO-3t