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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-11-07

The queer part of -Hogism is
that many men and women suffering
from this disease are in every other
way the finest kind of people, Their
lives are filled with courteous and
self-effacing actions until control Of
an automobile is placed in their hands.
Then they seem to take on new per-
sonality. Their eyes and ears are clos
ed to the comforts of others. The
disease holds them in it's grip and
they seem satisfied to remain there
Exchange.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-11-07
Sleep All Night Now
Says Pennsylvania Man. Not Bothered
BY Bladder Weakness At Night.

A. C. Smith, al Broad ST., Bethle-
hem, Pa, says, 81 now rise in the
morning refreshed and feeling fine.
Will gladly tell my experience by
words or letter. Getting up nights for
bladder relief is natures warning of
danger ahead. Lithiated Buchu clean
ses the bladder as epson salts do the
bowels, driving out abnormal deposits,
neutralizes excessive acids, thereby
relieving the irritation which causes
getting up nights. The tablets cost 2
cents each at all drug stores. Keller
Laboratory, fredericksburg, o. Local
" at w. H. Clarke & Co.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

fund and interest requirements Of the
Government to that extent and re-
leasing an equal amount of surplus
or it's equivalent in tax reduction.
The lowering of the public debt to,
roundly, $50, SOC. .oo0, 900 is an achieve
ment in national finance which should
be noted in connection with the Gov
ernment's program OF economy and
tax lowering. The handling of the
public debt since the close Of the
war and the settlement of peace terms
has been a remarkable performance.
1t has been effected without any dis
turbance Of the financial balance Of
the country. Short-term obligations
have been liquidated by refunding
operations through the issue Of short
term Treasury notes, spreading the
readjustment over a period OF steadily
increasing national prosperity. Sec
retary Melons administration Of the
Treasury has been a masterful work
Of management.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

| ton would be justihable. Tho Presi
dent. however, has no authority under
the law at present to intervene direct
| ly to keep the mines in operation, but
1t is intimated in dispatches from
Swalnpscott that IL the situation comes
| to a crisis the President will not hesi
tate in calling Congress in extra ses-
actment as will enable him to guaran-
tee the continued production of fuel.
The people of this country are SO
dependent upon the fuel supply for
the operation of mills and railroads
and for personal comfort and safety
that the anthracite and bituminous
fields constitute a great national neces-
sity. veritably a public utility. Under
private ownership the operation of
these mines has been subject to inter
ruptions which have cost the country
heavily in fuel shortage and in price
advances periodically for many years,
The disputes between owners and
operatives have kept the people in
no way has been found to prevent sus-
pensions of work owing to the difficulty
Of adjusting relations.
Public ownership Of the coal mines
has been proposed, but is not favored
save by those who advocate this form
of socialism in Government admins
tratioh, Compulsory arbitration of
disputes between owners and opera
tives, often proposed, has never been
widely favored and is now, in the
light of a recent court decision, of
doubtful legal possibility. Congress
has discussed this question on many
occasions without reaching a conclu-
sion as to means of insuring con-
tinuous fuel production. 1t might.
under the pressure of an impending
public disaster such as the complete
closing down Of all mining operations
in the union field. reach a decision.
But it is hoped that no drastic meas
ure will be necessary. The menace to
the public welfare is so great, and the
responsibility for q suspension of min.
ing is so heavy. that it must be be.
lieved that a way will be found with
out any extraordinary legislative meas
uHes to settle the differences between
mine owners and the union and to in
sure continued delivery Of fuel to the
people.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Public Debt Reduction.

The fiscal year 1924-25 closed with
q surplus in the Federal Treasury
of approximately s250.000, 900. All of
this excess of revenues over expendi-
lures has been applied to the reduc-
tion of the public debt, in addition
to the sum of $466, 900 provided
for specifically for that purpose. The
debt reduction was therefore, in round
numbers, s734000,000, leaving the
debt at the end of the fiscal year
s20,516, 6,193,SS7
1t is announced by the Secretary
Of the Treasury that tax reductions
must be based upon prospective econ
omies, and not those which yielded
the surplus of a quarter of a billion
just reported. The application of
this surplus to the reduction Of the
debt is in itself an economy which
will yield an addition to the surplus
during the present fiscal year, and
therefore contribute to the tax-reduc.
ton possibility. For a reduction Of
the debt by a quarter of a billion dol,
lars means a saving of interest, at
the rate Of per cent, amounting to
slQ,OO0.O0O. thus lessening the sinking
Evening star., 1925-07-02
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Browsing over anthologies of poetry
Is as good a form of amusement on a
not Summer afternoon as any, and Is
great deal quieter than most-and
cooler.
While those who like poetry may
prefer some particular author, there
are times when even the most devout
| admirer of a particular poet seeks the
easy, flowing path of the collection.
Therein the poetry lover may wan
der at will, culling the choicest Offer
ings Of various versfiers. instead of
being confined to one writer whose
various moods are much the same,
after all.
What n jump. for instance. from
Wordsworth's "Daffodils" to Long
fellows "The Light of Stars" What
reader does not remember the former :?
1 wander'd lonely as cloud
That floats on high DER wales and
hills,
When all at once l saw crowd,
A host. of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
tluttering and dancing in the breeze,
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretch'd in never-ending line
Ten thousand saw l at "a glance,
Tossing their heads In sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but
they
outdid the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such jocund company:
l gazed-and gazed-but little thought
What wealth to me the show had
brought
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which Is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
How different. indeed, is Longfel-
lows poem, beginning:
The night is come, but not too soon;
And sinking silently,
All silently. the little moon
Drops down behind the sky.
The last three stanzas are not as
we'll known as many of Longfellow's,
but are very good:
The star of the unconquered will,
He rises In my breast.
Serene, and resolute, and still.
And calm, and self-possessed.
And thou, too, whosoe'er thou art,
That readest this brief psalm.
AS one by one thy hopes depart,
Be resolute and calm.
Oh. fear not in a world like this.
And thou shalt know ere long,
Know how sublime a thing il is
To suffer and be strong.
Many a business man, with a trick
motto on his desk, Don't Park Here, "
or You Can if You Think You Can"
may shy at poetry stuff" such az
Evening star., 1925-07-02
SHOOTING STARS,
pv PHILANpER JOHNSON.

Summer Song.
never knew a citizen
So serious and strong
He would not loiter, now and then
To sing little song.
A tune in early childhood taught,
A slight poetic phrase
Drifts into memory unsought
From youths light-hearted days.
The Tilt now bids our sorrows fade
Though, in a moment more,
Our cares again will be arrayed,
All somber, as before.
Now, when the Summer blossoms
smile,
Though much we know is wrong
Let us be careless for a while
And sing little song.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

that quoted, but it is just as good as
the motto-honest!
4 4 r.
We turn the pages and come to
verse that recalls other days. 1t Is
by Ben Jonson, and was written long,
long ago. yet is fresh and sweet today
as ever:
Drink to mo only with thine eyes.
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss but In the cup,
And I'll not look for wine.
The thirst that from the soul doth rise.
Doth ask drink divine;
But might l Of Jove's nectar sup,
would not change for thine.
I sent thee late a rosy wreath,
Not SO much honoring thee.
AS giving it hope that there
1t could not wither'd be;
But thou thereon didst only breathe,
And sent'st 1t back to me:
Since when it grows. and smells, I
swear,
Not of itself, but thee!
Were they not gallant with their
compliments in 1916? Imagine any
swain sending a fiapper a few great
lines similar to the above.
Apple sauce" she would declare.
lighting a cigarette.
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What have we here? A truly FLAP
perish" bit, written In 1902. and car
ried In every anthology since. includ-
ing Palgrave's great collection; so let
no reader be offended:
My love in her attire doth show her
wit,
1t doth so well become her;
n q
fit
For Winter, Spring and Summer.
No beauty she doth miss
When all her robes are on:
But Beauty's self she is
When all her robes are gone.
Thomas Waller, a half century aft
erward, wrote:
Go, lovely rose
Tell her that wastes her time and me.
That now she knows,
When / resemble her to thee,
How sweet and fair she seems to be.
Tell her that's young,
And shuns to have her graceS Spied,
That hadst thou sprung
In deserts where no men abide,
Thou must have uncommended died.
Small is the worth
OF beauty from the light retired:
Bid her come forth,
Suffer her to be desired.
And not blush so to be admired.
Then die-that she,
The common fate of all things rare,
May read in thee;
How small a part of time they share
That are so wondrous sweet and fair.
Thomas, 1t seems, was not such a
fatterer as he started out, and carried
a wicked sting in his sweet lines. His
picture of the blushing beauty Of old,
however, is a manly one and helps
make his singing verses live.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
The Coal Strike Menace.

President Coolidge's interest in the
possibility of a general coal strike is
reported to be keen. He has instructed
the Secretary of Labor to watch the
situation closely and to determine If
Government action in Intervention is
necessary It is also suggested that
he may summon President Lewis of
the United Mine Workers to Swamp.
scott for a discussion Of the case.
The possibility of a Nationwide coal
strike in both the anthracite and btu
minous fields is of so grave a nature
that extraordinary means In preyeu.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Where the Blame Rests
For Crime by Girl of II

Somewhere the blame must be
placed for the crime Of 17-year-old
Dorothy Perkins, who was found
guilty OF Staying. To some Americans
the responsibility rests on her own
father, while to others the environ
ment Of the home made the crime in
evitable. Many look in turn to govern
ment, to society, and to modern un-
restricted freedom as responsible fac
tors. She killed the flance her father
selected, while at the same time she
accepted a married man as lover
"The tragedy of misguided imma-
turity in the selection of friends is
the impressive feature Of the case to
the Hartford Times. Parents who
abdicate and leave their children to
such wiles as the devil has to offer -
declares the Times. ARE usually the
first to blame society for the red
scars Of tragedy which come to them.
The responsibility Is at least 20 per
cent their own" The real lesson of
the girls conviction. according to the
tragedies Of today. lies in its indict-
ment Of parents who fail of their duty
to their children, a crime which society
has not yet made punishable" So
also the Canton News remarks:
Where was the law when unpro-
tected Dorothy Perkins was growing
up to be the bad girl she became, be-
cause she could not be otherwise when
designing persons found herr"
X X
The community is blamed by the
statement that Society is RESPONSE
BILE. and government. which is Gre
ated by society. is responsible,
just as both are FOR the other children
like her who are born OF similar sur
roundings." The effect of environ
ment Is emphasized by the Nashville
Banner. which feels that "it is sad
dening to contemplate such an ending
when proper attention might have
produced a better result. perhaps even
a pure womanhood." This view also
is upheld by the Lancaster. Pa, News
Journal, with the statement: Dorothy
Perkins was exactly what heredity
and environment had made her. A
strong will was lacking. A bad en-
vironment failed to develop even a
latent spark Of conscience"
A lesson to society Is seen by the
Jamaica, Long Island, Press, in the
evidence that training for real homes
is needed. I'VE must be training the
girls Of today" says the Long Island
Press, 'to be something better and
more suDStdntldI tndn Hdpper wives
and jaZzing mothers. There must be
some foundations more substantial
and enduring" Who, asks the Aber.
deem World. was to teach her the diff
ference between right and wrong?
"She was allowed to go her own saw
age way" it declares, "and the saw
age is close under the skin even Of
civilization. 1t crops up quickly when
the restraints of civilization are re-.
moved or not learned"
< X X X
'There was in the case" the Jersey
City Journal notes, that element Of
Evening star., 1925-07-02

Scopes OF Tennessee is only an
unostentatious school teacher who
e1pounded to his pupils what he
found in the text book His expert.
ence is another instance Of the peril
to which the innocent bystander is
constantly liable.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

If an arrangement could be made
to hold Congress in session all Sum.
mer Washington might find more
legislative sympathy in demands for
so slight a relief during the discom-
forts OF the season as a public bathing
beach.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

pity, and enough of doubt, to make
any man hesitate to snuff out a life
on the strength of It. But there was
still the question as TO what the effect
on others might have been. Even a
poor little kid that never had a
chance has no right TO kill" A
glance at the future, however, is taken
by the Pittsburgh Sun, which quotes
the girls expressed desire to learn
something" in prison, and holds that
Dorothy Perkins plea is a reasonable
one; il is a challenge TO the state To
show whether or not it can make a
good citizen of felon.' The Roches-
ter Times-Union urges upon the state
still another matter in the danger of
keeping weapons in homes. This
country is not frontier camp and
there is constant danger in keeping
private arsenals," it contends
Condemnation of the man in the
case is a paramount consideration TO
the FL Paso Herald, which saws:
There would have been moro Justice
had the married lover taken his
place beside Dorothy. claimed respon-
sibility for all that had occurred, and
asked to be placed on trial instead of
Dorothy-or at least to share it with
her as an accomplice." The Louisville
Post, however, finds a certain amount
of satisfaction in that the man al
ready is accused of a crime "even
more grave" in connection with the
case.
the murder by the Indianapolis News.
"One of the difficulties of the times"
the News observes, "as Judge McIn.
tyre pointed out, is that so much of
the crime wave can be traced to youth.
Bandits coming before him range in
age from Is to 25 years. Still an
other phase is suggested by the New
York Evening Post with the state
ment: 1.-The new era of woman's
freedom has brought much good.
but also much that is not good.
1t is likely that. despite such verdicts,
we shall continue to have bobbed-
haired bandits. bootlegging queens,
women collecting political tithes as
mercilessly as men, and that passion
ate and reckless women will continue
to use firearms almost as freely as
their brothers." The Albany News, in
view of this situation, remarks: "The
jury was sorry but 1t did its duty.
The significant thing is that OCCASION
ally a jury sets aside sympathy and
finds according to the evidence" AS
to the effect on others, 1.-The conviction
of Dorothy may make some Of the
shooting women think twice before
they pull the trigger" says the Ann
Arbor Times-News. An additional
phase, as viewed by the Knoxville
Sentinel is that too often women
adopt the vicious habits of men and
are unwilling to pay the penalties
They cannot" adds the Sentinel, have
if both ways" The New Orleans Item,
however, asks the question: "Is it a
triumph of Justice or simple weakness
of defense without money!"
Evening star., 1925-07-02

One underlying principle always as
serts itself in the discussion Of taxes.
Almost any form Of taxation seems
to hold hope Of improvement over the
forms IN immediate operation.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Europe's Real Attitude.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
AS near as we can get at 1t, Euro
pean nations welcome the widest and
freest discussion Of their Americaf,
debts SO far as the discussion docs not
extend to the subject of paying the
debts.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

Paraders desirous OF concealing
their identities need not wear masks,
All they would have to do Is to adopt
the cloche hats now In favor with
the ladies'.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

Faith in humanity always meets
with a slight setback when the neces-
sity arises in case OF earthquake or
fire of providing police protection
against looters.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Conscientious Silence.

"Why don't you make a speech on
the problems Of the day."
II am tempted to do so," answered
Senator Sorghum. But every time
a man makes a speech he's merely
liable to start another problem
Evening star., 1925-07-02

The Chinese invented firecrackers
but are not at present willing to
limit themselves to so harmless a use
Of explosives.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Words.

When all my daily toll was done
I'd sit me down at eve
And read about "16 to II;
And often I would grieve
AS admired the language grand
Which I could not quite understand
To evolution" I must turn
My weary senses now.
vainly struggle to discern
The purpose Of the row.
Though much impressed by the com
mand
OF words I do not understand.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

There is no Darwin press agent to
take credit for the enormous publicity
his writings on evolution are now
enjoying.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
News to Fit the Crime.
From the Chicago News.

from the Chicago NeWs.
With the sporadic outbursts against
the publication of news about crimes
tho criminals are in complete SYM
pathy.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Simplif1ed Popularity.

S1mplme0 FOpuIar1ty.
do you admire the English system
of government"
'In some respects" answered Miss
Cayenne, "it is more considerate than
ours. An American politician is ex-
pected to shake hands with every
body and kiss the babies. All the
Prince Of Wales has to do to make
himself popular is to dance with the
pretty girls"
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Kate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States,
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited TO 1t or not otherwise cred
Tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights of publication
of special dispatches herein ore also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
What Is Evolution?
By LemueL F. Parton
/ I.

Roughly, evolution is the theory
that man and the universe are the
result or continuous change. It's es-
sence Is that nothing in.life or matter
Is ever static or inert and that living
organisms and physical bodies mark
constantly changing equilibrium of
forces.
This conception involves a con-
tinuous progress from the simple to
the complex, or as Spencer states It,
from homogeneity TO heterogeneity."
Life, say the evolutionists, began with
single cell, perhaps in the bed Of
the ocean, and grew with increasing
complexity and incessant change
through the lower organisms until
man appeared. This dynamic. as
opposed to the static concept of life,
is also applied to the stellar universe.
The various hypothesis seeking to
explain the origin of the stellar and
solar systems are based on the theory
of constant interplay of energies,
under that same impulsion to increas.
ing complexity, which underlies the
evolutionary theory of life.
There are many authorities and
many divergent theories-so far as
details are concerned-and many diff
ffcult definitions and arguments, but,
for the purpose of these articles, a
broad summary OF the so-called proofs
of evolution may be given:
Five proofs" of Theory.
Observation-Disclosures maintain that
the complete story Of organic evolu-
| ton. eliminating in man, may be read
in the STORY of the rocks; that Is,
fossils of successive geological epochs
| show the gradual progress from uni
| cellular forms TO more and more COM
pleX organisms.
Second-That new species of plants
and animals have actually been pro-
duced by breeding; that the spineless
| cactus, for instance. proves the possi-
bility of transition from one form to
another.
Third-That the human body re-
tains rudimentary organs which are
surviyalS of organs, once functioning,
but now useless; for instance, the
pineal gland is regarded as an afro
phied form of what was once useful
third eye in extinct reptile prede-
cessors of man.
Fourth-The prenatal development
of the human body parallels various
adult stages of lower organisms,
roughly comparable to worms, fishes,
reptiles, etc.
Fifth: Many Of the actions of men
are reminiscent of earlier animal con-
duct, and are regarded by the evolu-
tionists as survivals of ancient action
| patterns; ape-like man, when alarmed,
| raised his bushy eyebrows. that he
| might see clearly; raising of the eye
brows survives as the expression of
surprise; by automatic glandular
functioning, the hair of animals stood
up. when they were attacked. to make
them appear more formidable to their
enemy; mans hair tends to stand on
| end when frightened.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Realy.Made Remarks

Some say that Shakespeare penned
the plays;
Some say that Bacon wrote 'em;
But I shall shun, throughout nv
days
Evening star., 1925-07-02
The folks who always quote 'em.

"Pickin' on de old banjo" said
Uncle Eben. used to be pastime.
Now IT'S a form Of hard work at
union wages in q Jazz band"
Evening star., 1925-07-02

Jud Tunkins says he's suspicious
that several of his acquaintances are
gettin' wise regulations under false
pretenses by pretendin' to understand
the Einstein theory.