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Evening star., 1926-09-26
Voice of the Boom.

Voice Of the BOOM.
Each political boom
Demands plenty of room
AS now being passed around free
And YOU hear far away
Every dark hoss' neigh
II hear thy voice calling me-"
Evening star., 1926-09-26

Jud Tunkins says music makes him
want to dance. The music IL pretty
bad. but, then. he's bad dancer.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

Il have inspected many insura nee
rolicies. said Hi Ho. the sage of
Chinatown. "and have found nothing
that pays for black eye or bloody
nose like pugilism.'
Evening star., 1926-09-26

Washington was getting many
visitors so years ago as people go
ing to and from the Philadelphia
Centennial stopped here To see the
Evening star., 1926-09-26

DE reason some Of US thinks poll
ticians is so wicked" said Uncle
Eben, "is de way dey. gtts out on de
stump an talks bout one another
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-03-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Miss Emily Stevenson is spending
the weekend in Baltimore.
Mrs. Milton Wiley entertained at
her home on Second street the We'd
nesday Night Bridge Club.
MIR. Leonard Griffith made a BUSH
ness trip to Philadelphia last week.
/. Miss Cynthia Blaine left Wednesday
for. short visit with her cousin, Mrs.
J. Edwin Wilson of Smyrna, Del. She
will also visit Mrs. Robert Smith, Of
Baltimore, Md.
Little Bette Stevens is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Tyree in Wash
ington, D. c..
Mrs. F. A. Townsend has been quite
sick at her home "Fruit Acres" on
the Virginia Stone road.
Mrs. John w. Ennis, who has been
spending few weeks in Baltimore,
has returned to her home in this city
Mr.. E. e. Covington made BUSH
ness trip to Parksley on Friday OF
last week.
Mr.. John White, Of Parksley,
spent Tuesday in town.
Mr.. ArthurLanlford had the mis-
fortune to mash two fingers while
planting potatoes on Tuesday.
Miss Mildred Scheduled has return
ed home from Philadelphia.
Mrs. William E. Bounds has been
visiting in Philadelphia this week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-03-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Dryden and son
Alton, Jr., spent sometime last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Birmingham.
Mr.. Leroy Thompson of Clarke ave-
ME, visited Salisbury last week.
Mrs. Linwood Willis and daughter,
Giacie, spent Sunday in Pocomoke.
Miss Dorothy Hayman and Lola
Taylor were the guests Of Mrs. H. r.
Dryden last week.
Miss Pearl Friedman who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Bal
timore, arrived home last week.
Mrs. Edward Landing, who has been
confined to her home for several days
is now able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Gibbons visited
friends and relatives here last week.
Mrs. H. Fillmore Kitchens and
daughter, Miss Frances, spent some
time in Philadelphia this week.
Mr.. Hollis Dryden left Friday te
attend the Young Mems Conferences
at Dover.
Herman F. Bull, officer on the F
r. R., was visitor to Pocomoke this
week.
Mayor J. o. Byrd, of Snow Hill
was visitor in his old home in POGO.
moke City on Monday.
Miss Ida Belle Wilson, member
of the faculty of the S. N. S. at Sails
bury, Md, spent the weekend witt
her cousin, Miss Mary B. Pusey, il
Parksley, Va. Miss Pusey is rural su
pervisor in that part of Virginia.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-03-27

Miss Cynthia Payne, Of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Payne.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Robertson, of
Delmar, spent the weekend with their
daughter, Mrs. Eugene S. Maddox.
Mrs. James S. Clogg is quite i'll at
her home on Market street.
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Crockett
entertained at Bridge on Friday Of
last week.,
Miss Loleta Gillespie, who has been
quite sick at her home, has returned
to her duties as teacher in the Stock
ton High School.
Messrs. Harry c. Mears and E.
Wilfred Ross left this week on a BUSH
ness trip through the New England
States.
Messrs. Calvert and Veasey Cullen
are spending their spring vacation
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
&c. Cullen.
Mr.. Howarth Covington, who is q
student at George School us home fol
the spring vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. JOHN McCann an6
family spent sometime last week with
friends and relatives in Princess Anne
Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Thompson ant
family spent sometime with friends
in Salisbury last week.
Miss Edna Atkinson of near thi.
city is spending sometime at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Maddox
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-03-27

Mr.. J. Miles Landlord, who has beer
in Miami, Fla, where he has been en-
ployed by the Bliss Engineering Com
peny, during the last six rnonthse has
returned home.
I. -. Veasey arrived home on Tues
day evening of this week, after trip
consuming three months. While away
he spent the time with his daughter,
Mrs. Charles K. Tug at Philadelphia.
The Junior Aid Society Of the M. P.
Church will hold a bread and cake
sale Saturday March 9th, in the un-
occupied part of Crooks store, Clarke
avenue. Sale starts at 2 o'clock.
Rev. w. H. Savage, of Ridley Park,
Pa, well preach in the Goodwill Bap-
fist Church Sunday morning at IL
o'clock.
Mrs. VIM. H. Hoblitzell has return
led to Pocomoke City after an absence
of some months, and will occupy her
old homestead on Market and Second
streets for great part of the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Polk are once
more at their home on Market street,
from which they have been absent for
quite awhile. Mr.. Polk has finished
his southern trip, and will be this city
until July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Solum and
Mr.. William Satchell, Jr., attended q
miscellaneous shower Tuesday night
given by Misses Myrtle Taylor and
Grace Boggs, of Onancock, Va, in
honor of Mrs. William Post, also of
lOnancock.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-25
Mr.. C00lidge's Good Advice
milwaukee, Journal }

From Paul Smiths. where President Coolidge is
fishing, comes word that Mr.. Coolidge wonders if
too much attention has not been paid to reports Of
attacks on American tourists in Europe. Details of
these street brawls such as there have been, show
that Americans travelling abroad have usually beer
offensive. II foreigner in this country should get
smart and undertook to show his contempt for
things American. in similar circumstances, by past
ing his suitcase up with dollar bills or tearing them
UP, he'd soon be running for alley with q gang
at his heels. Some American tourists, it was re-
marked down at Paul Smiths are Of somewhat
bumptious nature. And it might be added that they
are likely to get more bumptious when they get
filled with vim blanc
In fact, if this style of tourist gets some Of the
bumps rubbed off him, and discovers that other
people are entitled to some consideration not much
harm will be done, in Mr.. Coolidge's opinion. And
It is most unfortunate that SO few Americans evel
get away from their own land. For II they did
they would learn that peoples elsewhere are not 81
different from ourselves. and there would be m un
derstandng sympathy for the difficulties Of others
whether their troubles come from their own mis-
takes or from circumstances over which they have
little control
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-25

From cursory survey of the situation in the au-
t0mobile manufacturing and distributing field, it
would seem just about time that many of the man
ufacturers and agencies looked into the economics
q the situation before progressing any further along
the lines Of tremendous expansion being followed by
50 many.
Not that feeling Of pessimism should prevail
hat a more sane viewpoint should be acquired be-
fore millions in capital are foolishly spent.
I'm the first place the competition in the automo-
tive field has become so keen that the lowered
prices have cut into the normal profits. This could
ordinarily be borne in increasing buying
acld-but-the used situation is SO tying up
the distributing end Of the business and represents
such loss to distributors and Dealers that the
ket becomes more and more CONSTRUCTED in COMPARE
Son with the productions The time is soon coming
when the production must be halted for period ia
permit the buying market to clear away the second
hand car deadwood and prepare for the purchase Of
FEW vehicles
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The New Exodus
minneapolis JournaU

Considering that about five hundred Thousand
Americans crossing the this summer for
four or eight or twelve weeks in Europe Helen Tai.
Manning. Dean Of Bryn Mawr College, expresses
doubt in McCalls Magazine whether this horde OF
travellers will accomplish much for themselves edu-
cationay, whether they will help to lay any last
ing foundations for international understanding and
good will. She rather wonders if the exodus and
return are not rather symptoms Of the general rest
lessness.
Undoubtedly, most Of these travellers little
for improving themselves cducatonay. They are
perhaps able to connect up" little better because
Of visiting the spots where history has been made
and of which historian and novelist have written,
but as rule they give these things small thought
and little study. They are abroad for change and
rest and solacc for their emptiness Of mind, and
they enjoy moving about.
The minority, of course, do concern themselves
| with the great things of the past and do improve
their time and increase their knowledge. But for
the majority, travel is merely change and a re-
lief.
1 And is this not reason enough in many cases :?
! The best improvement for field sometimes is to
, let it lie fallow.
As for laying foundations for lasting international
understanding and good will, neither is that the
business Of the restless traveller. Though he will
do that very thing insofar he shows due courtesy
to his hosts i'll whatever country he may visit. Let
him do otherwise and he will displace more founda-
ton stones Of International good will than he can
possibly lay.
But what wonderful phenomenon is this of halt
a million travellers crossing vast waste of waters
in single summer for the mere purposes Of rest
and change! What comment it is on the wide
spread prosperity and comfort of life ON this con-
tincnt. And with what marvellous safety and con
vcnicncc are these journcyngs made! This feature
in itself is enough to cause more general wonder
than it receives. fttlEl r l3it
And it would seem. the various peoples inter
mix and know one another better, that many Of tn
old prejudccs and would tend to soften AM
relax and better feeling all around should set in.
/ In such case. the half million crossing the ocea
this summer are not crossing in vain-evcn thoug
half of them never visit cathedral a picture gal
lcry a museum.
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the agricultural knowledge Of the nation and the
world increases and IN the laboratories and on the
experimental farms they have found the best ways
to produce more foodstuffs = smaller area and
how to keep soil healthy though 1t is being In
tensivcly worked.
The trouble to lie however, in the slow dis
scmination Of this information to the farmer. Or
else to his dstaste to learn anything from college
professors" Consequently the farms at large are
far behind the constant developments of science.
Perhaps the newer generation Of farmers, with their
own college cducations, will be able to see the light
and concentrate their efforts in channels that will
produce the most foodstuffs with tho greatest ef-
ficcncy.
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Modify the Doctrine?

1T has been more than generally limited. at the
sessions Ct the institute of politics being held at
Willamstown Mass, that the Latin American coun-
tries would rather be less bound by relations with
Dc United States and be free to enter whole heart
" into the league of nations for the adjudication
q disputes.
Latin-America feels after the failure of the Unit
q States to accomplish mediation in the Tacna.
africa dispute, that perhaps the league would be a
vt better for quick and effcient action
i This is all right in theory and Of course no one
could wish that these countries be not free to dc
. they wish, but let US remember that for them
to unqualfiedly join the league of nations, it il
necessary for US to recast abandon the Monroe
Doctrine and we are not SO sure that the time is vel
Tlpe for such far-reaching our part.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-25
Intensive Farming

!. One Of the most serious problems which is due to
ebnfront the white race which now confronts
i, is that of producing sufficient foodstuffs with
Nhich to feed the multitude With the great strides
medical science has made toward frightening the
Re span and decreasing the infant mortality rate
becomes sefevident that if the present birth rate
aintains its relative percentage, it will not take
ery long to seriously over-popuate this earth. As
6matter Of physical space the EARTH of course can
IKE care Of housing many billions more Of people
than it can feed Only relatively small portion Of
De eatlAs crust is fit for cultivation and there is
. doubt that these areas will have to be very in
nsiyely cultivated in the future il the race is to
survive.
\ There Is an alternative, Of course and that Is TO
reduce the birth rate by birth control and there il
p doubt that tho present tendency in that direction
Nill some time in the future be dictated by the
ctsst necessity, even II the agricultural
r ths Mprid are increased to take care Of many tss
e population todny.
49, prime and meet immediate problsm, hewsssr,
c0I4 56sm e - fAat a the farms. Day ~ day
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osity. and you was bound to see what
you could"
"All right, then,'' said Emma, as
seemingly, anyway. pushed open
softly the upstairs door to the front
hall, and I peekcd over the banisters.
| couldn't see anybody. but ! heard
the voices in the stujo. and rocker
nixcd Mr.. and Mrs. Heath and Mr.
Inman. didn't know whether Miss
Bunny was there or not. So, know
ing it wasn't bnrglars," she gave q
look at Mrs. Pierce, II went back to
bed, and waited for Katie"
"And that was between twelve and
one?"
"Oh. nearer twelve. Not morc'I
quarter past. know, cause
thought it might like as not be lon(
while before Katie came"
well, then. If you are sure o,
your facts, Emma, we have proc
that Mrs. Heath was alive and wei
ut twelve fifteen. You heard he
voice. you say?"
ayes, sir. l don't know what sh
was saying, ] only heard her speak
hut she was mad, sir. That coul'
tell. It seemed like Mr.. Heath WA
auarrcling with Mr.. lnman and Mr..
Heath was upset over it. But
didn't; get the . words. only thci
| voices"
81 see. Well, all that doesn't hel
| much, for the doctors say Mr.
+. Heath was killed at about tw
! o'clock. Though they can't tell. 9,
actiy: Now, Katie. that young ma
II yours-he was with you In III
arbor till half past onc."
yves, SIR.
"Don't be frightened. I'm not di'
GUESSING your affairs at all. The
he saw 4 man leave this house?"
"Not the house. the grounds"
"You'vc talked to Jimmy abo,
this sincc?'
"Yes. SIR"
"Can you tell me just what !
} saw -
"Hc says he wasn't noticing sp
cial. not thinkin' about anythil
but"
"But your sweet self"
!. "Well. yes, sir. And he just sor
noticed a man goin' sneakin' III
through the shrubbery and out 4
side gate. He says IL he'd be-
sncakin' toward the house. he'd
thought more. about 10, but as
i was goin' away, he gave it no CO
: siderin' and he woulda forgott
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but / didn't. was up in my bed.
asleep !.
"Shc was" broke in the cook. \
heard her snoring when went
down to look after Katie.
well, we're not suspecting you.
Carter" Mott said, Twelve no reason
to. You surely had no motive ana
no opportunity to kill your mistress
1.-The saints Forbid" said Carter.
: fervently.
| az can tell you something cise'
| sir" Emma said, not unwilling 70
take the ;limelight again.
I"All right, 70 ahead, Emma.
Mott began. to think be was get
| ting some sidelights, If not very cru
: cial statements.
swell. long about twelve O'clock
| thought / heard Katie comm In
| When / have to wait on her comm
in. I'm terrible wakeful. Most every
week she makes ma let her in whcr
it's her night out"
"Why do you do it !"
"Oh, We all like Katie" Emma
gave an affectionatc glance vt tn
nrettv parlor- maid. "And she's 20
her young man, you know, and ~
pity she should have to come IN q
eleven o'clock. and him such fin
fcller!" :,
II was clear to be seen that tn
state Of keeping company" hat
raised Katie to an eminence wher
she commanded the favors nj tn
other servants.
! "And So" Emma went on, Il s.a
| awake like, to let her in. for Mr'
Heath gave her an awful slressii
down once when she caught he
comm in late. Then. ms ] was lis
TENN, for Katie, 1 heard voices dowT
stairs. I thought the family had q
gone to bed. and / was thinkin'
burglars" -.
ayes. you was!" sneered Mr.
Pierce. "You was ct up with cur
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about it, If this awful thing hadn't
"a happened"
II see, very natural, I'm sure.
Now, does Jimmy think the man
was Mr.. Heath!'
"He says he don't know. 1t mighta
been and it mightnt. It was like
his size, maybe, but Jimmy, he just
didn't take notice, and it was sorta
dark. anyhow"
"And then you came right in tho
house?"
"Yes, sir, I was just comm in,
when Jimmy saw him."
"He didn't follow him, then? :"
"Oh, no sir. Jim, he went out the
back gate. The man, he went
through the little side gate, the ono
that leads to the woods"
"Thcn, of course, that's all you
can tell about the man. Now, II
seems it must have been Mr.. Heath
because Mr.. Heath is inexplicably
missing. But just as you came in
you saw Miss Moore going upstairs =
"No, sir, it was Emma as saw
her."
"Yes, so it was. Well, that looks
rs if Miss Moore might have 10. Mr.
Heath out, and locked the DOR be.
hind him, and gone upstairs just ~
Emma went up the other stairs"
1T might be, sir"
q Ito Be Continued) ~
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Her OtU,1 Way 4: !! $ s!s!.

He looked at me, startled.
"Why-why-why," he stammered.
II think she il one Of the prettiest
girls ever saw and probably one of
the most fortunate beings on earth.
She can have her every wish"
"Do you think 30 I" asked.
"What do you mean I" he queried.
"What il should tell you that
your sister has never been very hap
py." -.
Again he spoke in softer voice.
"What do you mean by thatv
Il mean that Joan has been left
had love, which, Of course, is the one
thing she has wanted. You should
feel great sympathy for her, be-
cause this IL the one thing you have
always wanted"
.How do sou know thatr he
asked.
Because sou have deliberately
avoided all human contact, except
that which you have bought and paid
for. Because you have thought only
Of yourself and left your sister to
outsiders"
4 thought she was happy" he
"You had no business to think so.
DO you know that q girl IN her posi-
ton is one Of the most unfortunate
in the world?"
He smiled dcrisively.
"That's absolutely true. A girl
that has so much money that she has
everything done for her, only has
to do what you, yourself, have been
doing-think Of herself. Joan has
become bored to death with every
body, and everything, until a few
months ago, when she fell in love
with . dancing man, one who haunt
] ed public dance halls"
Heavens, how did my sister hap
| pen to 60 to such place?"
Copyright, 1926, NlcA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-25

There seems but little doubt that the net result Of
the survey Of the Philippine islands now being car
ried on for President Coolidge by Colonel Carm
Thompson will be the recommendation that no inn
metate independence be granted to them. All re-
suits of the survey have convinced impartial Obj
servers that this is the only course to be followed
The opposite course, that of definitely anncxing
the islands to this country, will Of be
seriously considered by congress. That body, how
ever likely will give grave consideration to the pro-
posal that definite period of years. say Is 40,
bd-set aside within which the United States will
not consider the subject of island independence.
And there is no doubt that such scheme would
have many advantages. 1t would give the Fill
pinos for instance the opportunity to develop CAPT
tai for sefgOvernmcnt, it would create stability in
the status Of the islands which would encourage
American investment in the Philippines and the rub
Der, sugar, hemp tobacco and cocoanut industries
Would receive the necessary impetus to put them
their feet financially.
There is another thing to recommend this plan
and that is that within that time maybe the "Manils
gang" which has been vociferously demanding in
dependence, that they might with impunity plunde1
the wholly native government that would follow
might be exterminated. The Manila gang has beer
for long time thorn in the side of the American
governor of the islands and has been the response
bic animus back Of all the obviously staged demon
STATIONS designed to impress Colonel Thompson.
The latter, however, is apparently astutc gen
tleman and sees the genuine behind the sham and
is open secret that all the propaganda which ha
,~-. let loose to impress him has failed of its
and by its very righteousness, has made him doub
suspicious of its authenticity.
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BOMBSHELL
}, Elkins and his son left shortly


Mr.. Elkins and his son left shortly
after and Joan was called away.
John Meredith did not rise rs his
sister left tho room. He still sat in
the biz chair. knew he was de-
tcrmincd to sit there until also
left. was, however, determined
that he should not, for l knew that
every time he gave in to his scnsi.
tivencss over his crippled leg and
arm, it became worse.
II hope you will pardon me. Mr.:
Meredith, but must tell you that l
think you have been very selfish to
leave your sister to the care OF
strangers as you have done ell these
years."
"Do you. Miss Deani"
The question was coldly insolent.
Eyes, do. You think you're the
most unfortunate man in the world
just because you happened TO have
been born with dcformed hand and
foot"
"Miss Dean. I think you forgot
yourself" ;.
"Pcrhaps. but am going TO tell
you q few unpleasant truths,
II hardly think SO, Miss Dean.
shall ring for my sister Immediately
and tell her that | cannot stay IN
this house."
/ laughed. "You are a coward
aren't you?" I said. "Your mind is
more deformed than your body and
really think your soul is warped"
This had the desired effect. John
Meredith, I expect for the first time
in his life, forgot that he was Grip.
pie. He suddenly arose to his fee,
! in q blind rage and limpcd across thu
room and punched the bell. Then hi
turned his back on me. The mar
answered his ring and told him tina
Miss Meredith had gone out.
"What do you know about your
| sistcr!" l asked. 4l