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Evening star., 1925-05-08
FRENCH ENCOUNTER
STRONG OPPOSITION
RiffianS Give More Trouble
Than Expected as Rein
forcements Arrive.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, May S.-The situation in
French Morocco, where Marshal
Lyautey is endeavoring to drive
Add -El-krim's Riffian invaders back
into the Spanish zone, is said in the
latest dispatches to be as satisfactory
as possible.
The Riffians, however. are giving
the French more trouble than expect
ed, and are reported to be receiving
reinforcements, notably on the French
left wing, which up to the present has
not met with much difficulty.
The assembling of large forces OF
Riffians has been observed in the re-
gion of QueZzan, indicating that Gen.
Colombat's column is likely to en-
counter great opposition. (QueZzan
is so miles northwest of F'ez and near
the border)
Meet Strong Resistance.
All three French columns continue
to operate prudently, in accordance
with the instructions laid down by
Marshal Lyautey, and have been able
to make certain headway except in the
center, where Col. F'reydenberg is
meeting with determined resistance.
The Riffiians in that sector are ia
vored by the nature of the ground; not
only is the flooded Ouergha River i'm
passable but the heavy clay soil south
of the stream makes troop movements
almost Impossible. Several French
outposts, still isolated, are being pro-
visioned by airplanes.
' North of the Ouergha the tribesmen
have constructed A series of trenches
along the slopes of the hills, after the
style of those used in the World War.
Military men believe, however, that
the French will be able to carry these
when Marshal Lyautey begins in ear
nest the operations he has planned.
Advices from Tetuan. III the Spanish
zone, show that the Spanish troops
are continuing to blockade the rebels
and have captured several of their
conveys.
French reinforcements of men and
supplies have been sent from Algeria
to the fighting zone in Morocco.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
'DILPOMATIC IMMUNITY
NO BAR TO DIVORCE SUIT
New York Supreme Court Declares
French Vice Consul's Plea "Piece
of Impertinence."
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May S.-Application
of Pierre Moracchini, French vice con-
sui in New York. to have A separation
suit brought by his wife dismissed on
the grounds of diplomatic immunity.
was denied today by Supreme Court
Justice Lydon.
The separation suit was a counter
action by Mrs. Moracchini to suit
for divorce brought by the vice con.
sui last year. in which he named sew
eral correspondents, including Leon
Rothier. bass of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. After four days of
testimony verdict was returned in
favor of Mrs. Moracchini. Asserting
that Moracchini had invoked the
American courts to secure a divorce
and then pleaded diplomatic immu-
nifty from counter-suit when his own
case went against him, Judge Lydon
held that the motion for dismissal was
"a piece of impertinence.'
Counsel for Mrs. Moracchini read
into the record certificate from Sec.
retary of State Kellogg which said
the records of his department did not
show that Moracchini has ever been
recognized as French vice consul.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
PASSENGER AIR LINE
.|SCHR|STENED HERE
Big Sikorsky Plane in New
YoTk-YorktoWn Service
Stops in City.

AIrplane passenger service between
New York City and Yorktown. Va,
via Washington, D. c.. was inaugu-
rated this afternoon with the arrival
at Boiling Field at 145 o'clock of the
giant SikorSky transport, which few
minutes after il had settled to earth
was christened the Yorktown.
The plane was forced to land at
Logan Field, Baltimore, owing to
water leak, which for a time threat
ened to develop into serious proper
tions. The leaI was repaired and the
plane continued it's journey unevent-
fully. Between New York and Balti-
more, however. the air was exceed
ingly bumpy, the passengers reported
and the large plane fought with a
strong head wind continuously.
Will Continue Trip.
The airplane is scheduled to con
tinue its trip to Yorktown and COM
month ago but which failed of ac-
complishment on the first attempt
owing to motor trouble. ..
The arrival of the plane was cele-
brated with brief ceremonies noting
the first great stride in land plane
passenger carrying aviation in the
Eastern part of the country. Claude
n. Bennett, prominent in Southern
activities in Washington, presided at
the ceremonies and before A small
gathering of interested spectators in
troduced Maj. Henry s. Clagett, com
mandant officer of Boiling Field. who
officially welcomed the plane and it's
passengers to the reservation. Gen.
r. Allyn Lewis, vice president of the
Yorktown Country Club and q pas
Senger on the plane. spoke briefly on
the value of aircraft in linking the
historic. territory about Yorktown with
New York. City. Count Igor Sikorsky,
designer and builder of the plane and
the pilot on the trip to Washington,
and Lieut.. Col. Harold +. Hartney
Of this city also spoke.
At the conclusion of the remarks
Miss Elizabeth Owens of this city
broke bottle of Potomac water across
the plane and christened it the York
town.
The United States Navy Band, COM
manded by Lieut.. Charles Benter,
played.
Passengers on Plane.
In addition to Gen. Lewis and Count
Sikorsky, the passengers on the plane
included Clarence ]. Owens. president
of the Southern Commercial Congress
and director general of the Yorktown
World Forum; Capt. Jean Henri Clos,
historian of the Yorktown Historical
Society, and Miss Fanny Washington,
great-grandniece of George Washing
ton.
Joseph D. Evans, secretary of the
Yorktown Country Club; Charles G..
Collyer, assistant pilot; G. J. Blanch-
ard of New York; Millard j. Bloomer,
New York City; George A. Galliver,
New York broker; L. 3. Cockrell of
New York City, member of the York
town Country Club; George B. Ma
Evening star., 1925-05-08
FRAUD IS CHARGED
IN RAIL MERGER
]. c. C. Asked to Divest Van
SWeringens of Control
of G. & O..

A motion asking the Interstate Com
merce Commission to divest o. P. and
M. J. Van Sweringen and their asSo
ciates of all ownership and control of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
and the Hooking Valley system was
filed today by counsel representing a
minority of that company's stock
holders.
The motion was made in connection
with the contest being waged by the
minority group against the Van Swer-
ingens' Nickel Plate merger plan.
Thomas r. Gay, attorney for the
minority committee headed by George
Cole Scott of Richmond, read to the
commission a lengthy statement of
reasons upon which action was
sought. The section of the document
Incorporating the motion was allowed
to go into the commissions record.
Ask Application Be Denied.
The motion asked that the Van
Sweringens and their associates be re-
quired to show cause to the commits
sion why all of their actions as Chesa-
peake and Ohio directors should not
he revoked. The commission was fur
ther asked to withdraw the permis-
sion which it had hitherto given to
the Van SweringenS to be directors of
the railroad, and to require them to
sell all Of their stock and release con-
troll
Likewise the commission was re-
quested to dismiss the entire applica-
tion by which the Van Sweringen ir-
terests seek permission to consolidate
the Nickel Plate, Chesapeake and
Ohio, Hooking Valley, Erie and Pere
Marquette railroads. .--..... ,
You are reviewing this entire case.
or rather one view of this case,
Commissioner Meyer protested after
Mr.. Gay had begun presentation OF
the petition. That Is rather unusual
in our proceedings at this time"
We think is important" Mr.. Gay
said.
When the reading of the document
was concluded, Commissioner Meyer
ruled that only the motion contained
in it should be held i'll the record.
He refused to hear argument by w.
A. Colston, chief counsel for the
Nickel Plate, in opposition.
Fraud Is Alleged.
The Van Sweringen control had
been used to defraud rights of the
remaining stockholders of the Chesa- :
peake and Ohio by attempting to
transfer their property without CIV
ing them any assurance of return,
the petition asserted, and the di-
rectors and officers of the Chesapeake
and Ohio were declared to have 'ab-
dicated their duties and functions in
behalf of the stockholders and to
have become the agents of the said
Van Sweringens" for the purpose of
"despoiling the stockholders of the
said companies"
The Van Sweringens also were
charged in the petition with using
their stock control of the Chesapeake
and Ohio and Hooking Valley COM
panies In a manner that constitutes
Evening star., 1925-05-08
BALL0U TO SPEAK.

DIR. Frank w. Ballou, superinten
dent of schools, accepted an invita-
tion of the institute committee Of the
Teachers Council today to address
the teachers on Subject Matter an6
the Child in Education" The super
intendent will speak to the teachers
of the first nine divisions in the Cen
tral High School auditorium, May 21
at 8 pm. He .fill address the teachers
of divisions 10 to 13 the following aft
ernoon at 3 O'Clock in the Dunbar
High School auditorium.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
GERMAN VILLAGE ADOPTS
NOVEL NEUTRALITY PLAN
Official Flags and Banners Fash
ioned So That Any Combination
of Colors Is Possible.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
GROSS. S.SOLSCHEN, Germany, April
13.-This little village has hit
upon a novel idea for maintaining
neutrality in the display of national
colors as the occasion demands. The
official flags and banners of the vii
lage have been ordered made in strips
of four colors-black, red, gold and
white-with snap fasteners attached
80 that any combination of colors is
readily possible.
If the official republican flag is to
be displayed the white strip can be
covered, leaving the black. red and
gold exposed to view. If a monarch
istic organization wishes to hold a
festival the gold can be made to dis
appear, leaving the imperial black,
white and red. When occasions de-
mand display of the Prussian state
flag the snap fasteners can be brought
into play to show only the black and
white strips
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Handling Pistol Is Fatal.

Within few minutes of being
warned of the danger of handling a
revolver, Alfred Armstead, colored, 20,
shot and fatally wounded
himself in the right side at his home,
121 p street southwest, last night.
He died en- route to Emergency Hos
pital in the ambulance. Coroner
hewitt is investigating.
Evening star., 1925-05-08

gruder of New York, and Dan S. Dun
can, also of New York. Miss Wash
ington was the only woman on board.
The air line between New York and
Yorktown was established with the
object of accommodating New York
business men who weekly go to the
Virginia city for the week end to play
golf The airplane service will reduce
about three or four hours. The serv-
ice is sponsored by the Yorktown
Historical Society, the Yorktown Coun-
try Club and the Yorktown Worla
Forum.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Less Building in 1925.

An examination made by the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards of total number of contracts
let for residential building projects
for 1925 reveals that while the num-
ber. of projects is greater than that of
1924 the total number of buildings
which they represent and the number
of square feet of construction called
for is decidedly less.
Evening star., 1925-05-08

All women want to live to a ripe
old age, yet the ma ajority of them are
ashamed to acknowledge their years
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Pea Shelter Claims Fortune.

Mrs. Mary O'Connor Tindall of SO
Doom street, London, who has been
shelling peas in Covent Garden, in
London, for so years, and claims the
world championship for that art, has
put in a claim for the fortune of John
O'Connor, the recluse shoemaker of
Hastings, Nebr., who died IL yeats
ago, leaving a fortune of $3.50, 900,
which has grown to S250,000 since.
However, she is but one of SOC O'Con-
nors from all over the world who have
put in claims for the fortune. Mrs.
Tindall thinks she is the late recIuse' q
sister.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Ne,U York C.. of C.. Refuses to Exhibit
Picture of Christ for Propaganda
Declines to Send Painting to South and Vest to
Prore WaII Street Has Faith-ReIigious Dit
ferences Basis for Debate.

White House. The artist, Mr.. Inness,
is rs years old, and lives in Lake
land, Fla.
Mr.. Bush said Mr.. Inness had
brought the picture to New York at
his suggestion, and that it was not
for sale
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
The Misses Martin Giuen
Surprise Party By Friends

Misses Helen and Hilda Martin and
their guest Miss Leila Jones, of Sal
isbury were delightfully."- entertained
to Surprise party on Friday night of
last week. Those present were as fol-
lows:
Misses Irene Gibbons, Blanche Tay-
lor, Rhoda Birmingham, Essie Byrd
Gertrude Mariner, Lithia Beauchamp
Mallissa Beauchamp, Hattie Carter
Elsie Tarr, Mae Taylor, Virginia Ru-
ark, Laura Smith, Edna Atkinson.
Earl Tull, Ollie Peacock, Vernon
Beauchamp, Elwood Beauchamp, Ray
Redden, Ralph Harris Thomas Wilker-
son, Roy Mason, Elwood Watson, Ed
ward Coston, Ralph Gibbons, Norris
Tull, Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Grey, Mr.. and
Owen Melvin.
After playing games, refreshments
consisting of assorted home made can
dies were served.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
POCOMOKE CITY, Md SATURDAY, DECEMBER s. 1925
MISS RUTH LANKFORD
MARRIED LAST SATURDAY
Daughter OF Senator And Mrs. Ed.
ward B. Lankford Weds George
F. Maddox.

At the home of Senator and Mrs.
Edward B. Lankford in Somerset
county, at noon Saturday, November
2Sth, their daughter Ruth, was mar
rieG to George F. Maddox, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George w. Maddox, of
Jamestown, Md. Only members of
the families and few friends were
present. The ceremony was solemniz-
ed by Rev. Hermon Bischoff of ole
Rehoboth Presbyterian Church.
The bride was gowned in brown
georgette crepe, trimmed in brown
fox with all accessories to match. She
carried an arm bouquet of Ward roses.
There were no attendants. The we'd
ding chorus from Lohengrin was
played by Mrs. Roger w. Lankford
The house was tastefully decorated
with evergreens and yellow ribbon
and was lighted by candles.
Following the ceremony an elabo.
rate wedding breakfast was served
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Maddox left
on the express for trip to Philadel-
phia, Atlantic City, and Washington
After December 18th they will be
at home at the Albert Sudler estate
near jamestown, Somerset county
Maryland.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
DeMOLAY BOYS GIVE
THANKSGIVING DANCE
Delightful Affair Staged In City Hall
Last Friday Evening By
Local Chapter

The City Hall was the scene of a
rather attractive dance on Friday ev-
ening of last week. The local chapter,
Order of DeMolay staged Thanks
giving dance that was source of
pleasure to those attending and a
credit to the organization. The Hall
was decorated with crepe paper of
various hues. Dancing started at a.
bout nine o'clock and lasted until
twelve-fifteen.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Polk, Mr.. and Mrs. Far
rel Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ben
nett, Misses Rosemary Stevens, Wanda
Veasey, Dorothy Bounds, Cynthia
Blaine, Julia Blaine, Sara Scott, Sara
Atkinson, Annie Schoolfield, Lucille
Holland, Rosemary Slocum, Mary
Hayman, Clara Jones, Margaret Ellis
Scott Porter, Granville Adams, Ba-
sill Payne, Colvyn Redden, Alton Ma
son, Hollis Dryden, Walter Ward
Dan Morse, George Dryden, Robert
Sturgis, Russell Hopkins, Paul Glad
ding, Rhodes Hastings, Jas. P. Blaine
F. D. Bowen, DR.. A. A. Parker.
Music was furnished by the newly
organized Snow Hill orchestra.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
P0COMOKE BANKS
TO MAIL $4,000
in CITY MONDAY
Christmas Savings Checks To Be
Mailed To Large Number : Money
Comes AT Opportune Time
AFFORDS OPPORTUNITY
FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPING

Next Monday, December Z, Christ
mas and Thrift Club checks, totaling
approximately $4,000 will be mailed
tc members of these clubs in POGO
moke City and vicinity by the POGO
moke City National and the Citizens
National banks of this city.
This money is being put into circu-
lation just little more than two
weeks before Christmas, the season
when there is very great demand
for ready money; it should bring to
Pocomoke's stores an unwonted vol
ume of cash business, and to the peo-
pie who receive the sums aggregating
the big total, real Christmas joy.
Pocomoke merchants, with their at
tractive and we'll stocked stores and
unexcelled shopping facilities, will, no
doubt, receive the bulk of this money,
while Of course, some of it will be used
to start savings accounts and for 9TH
er purposes.
Both of the banks referred to are
now enrolling members in their 1926
clubs and an invitation is extended to
everyone to take advantage of this
sure and easy way to save.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
Pocornoke Boy Wins
Honors In Football

Edwin r. Groton, son of w. T. Grot-
on, who is now in his first year of law
at George Washington University
Law School, Washington, D. c., is one
of the players on District of Colam-
bia college teams successful in max
ing more than one touch down during
the foot ball season which has just
closed. Groton, who played fine
game at right end for George Wash
ington University, made two touch
downs for his team which lost but two
out of the games played.
Five George Washington Univer-
sity players are included in the list of
ten highest scorers in the District.
Wilton, of George Washington, who
heads the list with eighty points, tops
players from Georgetown, Catholic
University, Gallaudet and the Univer-
sity of Maryland.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
MUSICAL ENTERTAINERS
COMING NEXT TUESDAY
DeMoss Concert Family, Playing IL
Instruments, To Appear AT
Baptist Church.

1t is not often that five artists of
the calibre of the famous DeMoss
Concert Family visit the Eastern
Shore. The happy privilege of hear
ing the entire ensemble will be offer
ed to the public, Tuesday, December
9th, at 8 P. M. The doors of the Po-
comoke Baptist Church, where the
concert is to be given, will be open at
II o'clock.
When the skill and reputation of
the participating musicians are taken
into consideration it will be admitted
by all lovers of the finer things in life
and especially of music, that the ad-
mission price of SOC for adults
and 25 cents for children is kept down
as low as it can possibly be consist
ent with the heavy expense of musi-
cal family like the DeMosses.
A prominent northern Daily had
this to say after a concert given by
the DeMosses: "The DeMoss Enter
tanners gave Cne IneSC concert ever
held here. Superb technique, Mr.. FL
bert DeMoss' violin solo was to a
trained ear, an improvisation by a
master hand. All the beauty of the
world was part of it."
The interesting family travels in a
Cadillac eight sedan. The big car
carries not only the artists but also
the seventeen musical instruments
used by the party.
Tickets are for sale by members of
the B. Y. P. u, who have charge of
the concert. Tickets will also be sold
at the door of the church, December
g. Go early and get a good seat.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
Officer Stroud Takes Into
Custody Runaway Boys

On Tuesday last Officer w. A.
Stroud, this city, took into custody
two boys, Eugene Paski, aged IA, and
Jehn Sevinski, aged 16, bound, accord
ing to their story for Florida, and
having the munifcent sum of one dol
hr and thirty-five cents with which to
make the journey.
A truck driver from Temperance
vile, Va, picked them up, and, on ar
rival here, passed them over to Officer
Stroud. They claimed at first that
they were from Norfolk, and making
their way there, but afterwards con-
fessed their home to be in Whining
ton.
Chief of Police, Black, Of Whining
ton was Immediately communicated
with, and the mother of Sevinski, and
the brother of Paski arrived in POGO
moke on the owl train Wednesday
morning and left with the boys on the
o'clock. Both boys lived on Spruce
street, and within few doors of one
another-one at 8O1, the other at S14
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
MARYLAND and
VIRGINIA MINISTERS
MEET in POCOMOKE
Ministerial Union Of Accomac And
Northampton Counties Entertain
ed At Presbyterian Church
SPEECHES AND BANQUET
FEATURES OF OCCASION

At the invitation of the Rev. Mr..
DuBose, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, this city, the Ministerial As
sociation of Accomac and Northamp-
ton counties, Va, held their regular
December meeting in Pocomoke last
Tuesday afternoon, in the Presbyter-
ian Church.
After this adjourned, the Associa-
tion was invited to meet the Presby-
terian ministers of Worcester and
neighboring counties, and very in
teresting program was prepared.
Rev. DR.. Kreeger, of Snow Hill, made
the address of welcome to the Vir-
ginia clergy, which was responded to
to by Rev. F. D. Thomas, president of
the Virginia Association.
Greetings from the Northern
church were extended by Rev. DIR.
Viehe, of Princess Anne; and from
the Southern church, by Rev. J. R.
Rosbro, pastor of Holmes Church, Bay
View, Va, and secretary of the Asso-
citation.
In connection with the main topic
in the address, greetings, the clergy
man introduced many interesting
thoughts of Church affiliation and
doctrine, and thus made their talks
instructive and entertaining from
viewpoints other than mere responses.
At six o'clock, the clergymen were
entertained at supper by the Junior
Aid of the church, which organiza-
tion was rendered vote of thanks by
the participants. At this repast, inter-
esting after-dinner speeches were
made by Rev. Hermon Bischoff, of Re-
hoboth church; Rev. r. A. Brown, of
Wachapreague, treasurer of the Vir-
ginia Association, and Rev. Mr.. Mar
tin of Pocomoke City.
This meeting was the first of it's
character ever held, and was happy
idea of the local pastor to bring a.
bout cordial relations between the
churches of the two states, and possi-
bly, some friendly discussions as to
amalgamation of the Northern and
Southern divisions. It is to be regret
ted that all the pastors in the coun-
ties represented could not be present,
but, for the inaugural session, much
qualification can be realized. ~,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-05
MANY ON P. H. S. HONOR
ROLL FOR NOVEMBER
And Many More Failed To Make
The Grade.-List Published
For Month.

The following is the Honor Roll ir
Pocomoke school for the month OF
November:
Fourth Year H. S.-William Han.
cock, Carolyn Chesser, Beulah Dixon
Clara Jones, Virginia Merrill, Ruth
Sartorius, Elizabeth Scott.
Third Year H. S.-Gladys Bull
Dorothy Hancock, Ida Scott, Ruth
Stevenson, Ruby Townsend, Sara At
kinson.
Second Year H. S.-Marie Colona
Margaret Cullen, Alice Gusts, Fran
ces Kitchens, Ruth MacElroy, Delsie
Pusey, Louise Redden, Charlotte Tay-
lor, William Sartorius, James Ste
venson
First Year H. S.-Winston Mat
thews, Eloise Cutler, Alice Evans
Bessie Tull, Corlene Lambden, Elsie
McGee, Hilda Martin, Fannie Giles
pie, Bernice Hurley.
Seventh Grade-May Belote, Jua.
nita Mears, Anna Walker, Hearne
Stevenson, Harrison Walters, Ralph
Ross.
Sixth Grade-Edna Ards, Margar-
ct Howard, Emily Ross, Sarah Will
son, Clarke Fontaine, Claude Merrill
Frank Riley, Richard Venable, Roger
Vincent, Henry Walters, Harry Work
man
Fifth Grade-Bobby Robertson, Vir-
ginia Pennewell, Beulah Pools, Miriam
Tull, Jean Young, Earl Cutler, Byron
Freeman, Edward Merrill, Iris Hitch
ems, Madeline Blades, Lulu Crockett
Lettie Huffman, Jessie Maddox, Ella
Hudson.
Fourth Grade-Elizabeth Fontaine
Mary Emily Matthews, Helen Hope
William Vincent, Edna Taylor, Helen
Savage, Jane Veasey, Myrtle Pilch-
ard Marjorie Schoolfeld, Clayshie
Willis, Florence Picken, Jane Sturgis