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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-23
EdlOard Gray, Long
Sufferer, Died Thursday

Edward Gray, a life long resident
of this county died at his home on
Second street last Thursday morning
aged SO years, the cause Of his death
being rheumatic troubles.
Mr.. Gray was the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Gray, and until
he was incapacitated by disease was
a successful farmer of this section.
Funeral services will be held from
the M. E. Church on Sunday at 2.3C
p. NJ, Rev. r. P. Nichols officiating
interment being made in the cemetery
of that church.
Besides his widow, who, before hel
marriage was Miss Jennie Mason, Mr.
Gray is survived by three sons, Ed.
ward, Morris, and Clarence, all Of
Camden, N. j.
The deceased was highly respected
and his death is widely mourned.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-23

County road leading from said shell
road to Whitesburg. Consideration,
$40, etc.
VIM. T. C. Hargis from Maurice G..
Brinner and wife, real estate on the
Southwest side Of Kirkland street, in
Pocomoke City. Consideration, 500,
etc.
Letcher Lee Colona from Laura F.
Colona tracts of land, containing
106 acres, roods and 20 perches and
six and one-fourth acres, more or
less, in the First Election district of
Worcester county, Nd, and ! tract in
Accomack county, Va. Consideration,
800, etc.
Annie E. Landon and Willie May
Landon from Nancy P. Thorington
and husband and another, farm con-
tanning 47k acres, more or less, in
the First Election district, on the
West side of the Dunn Swamp county
road, leading from Pocomoke City to
Wagram. Consideration, $40 etc.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-23
in Ocean City. Consideration. $40

TIC.
Robert w. Jones and Fernando
Clyde Jones, his wife from Zadok j.
Selby and wife, real estate on the
Easterly side of the State stone road
leading from Girdletree to Stockton
Considerable, $40, etc.
Robert Short from VIM. F. John
son mortgage real estate near Boz
Iron. Consideration 1859.
H. Clay Evans from VIM. G. Ker-
bin, assignee, IT'S acres of land, more
or less, on the Southwesterly side Of
the County road leading from Nine
Pin Bridge to Newark, in the 4tl
Election district. Consideration
$3.50.
Maurice G.. Brimer from Clarence
w. Blades and wife, 3 tracts of lane
in Atkinson's Election district.
Maurice G. Brimer from James M
Crockett, assignee, and another, two
tracts of land in Atkinson's Election
district one tract containing 40 acres
more or less, on the County shell road
leading from Dividing creek bridge tc
Snow Hill, and the other containing
10 acres, more or less, on the new
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-23
DeLasOare Banks Back
Del-Mas Va Association
Continued from Page -


Dorchester county membership and f.
nance committee held a meeting at
the Elk's Home at Cambridge at 2
p. M.
In addition to these evidences of
increased interest in the Associations
program support has developed in q
different direction. On Thursday, Jan.
10Th, the Commissioners of Wicomico
county passed a resolution appro-
priating $500 a year to the Associa-
ton. In making the announcement of
this step, G. w. F. Insley, president
OF the Board, said:
"The work which the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association will do will
benefit everybody in the county. Ev-
cry land holder, every business man
will be better off by reason of any
effort to advertise the natural advan-
tages which we have to offer.
The Dcl-Mar-Va Eastern Shore As
ISOLATION is public movement and
is as much entitled to public support
as campaign in behalf Of good roads
and better schools"
The Commissioners of Worcester
county have likewise made an annual
appropriation of $500 to the Associa-
ton.
The Membership Campaign which
the Association is conducting will, it
is expected, raise an annual fund Of
100000. Of this total the business
and agricultural interests of Wicomi-
co county have pledged themselves
to raise one-sixth or $16,566. Of this
amount $4,000 has already been Sc
cured.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-23
BUSINESS POINTERS.

FOR QUICK SALE - Residence
property at 600 Market street. House
8 rooms with light. Lot IS feet x 200
feet. Apply to
Jan-23-tf. FRANK E. HUDSON.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-Tull prop
erty, corner Clarke avenue and Laurel
street-11 room house, heat, light,
waterfall modern convenience. Ideal
for boarding house. Apply to
Jan-23-tf. FRANK E. HUDSON.
I will sell at public auction at the
mule sale on Saturday January %,
one carriage and harness, good as
new. 1t. S. F. GRAY.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-23
County Commissioners
Order These Bills Paid

S. A. Powell, work on bridges,
$1S.13.
H. L. Burbage, work on roads, $18.
w. S. Purnell, Sheriff's account.
$500. p"
E. L. Davidson, lumber for bridges,
$s0.6s. p
Municipal Power Co., lights for c.
H. and Jail, $53.04.
Standard Oil Co., Supplies for roads
$S.40.
N. N. Matthews, work on roads,
$11.OO.
George w. Long, work on roads,
$3.50.
R. T. Shockley, labor and team on
roads, $S4.75.
Station & Whaley, Attorneys fees
$500.
C. A. Holland, Physicians account,
$500.
]. H. Farlow, supplies Health Off
Ger, $3.50.
w. T. Mason, labor and team on
roads and bridges, $3.50.
w. w. Davis, Jail and Dep. Sheriff
account, 5000.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-23
Pocon,oke City Loses
Another Aged Citizen
Continued from Page II

attitude, and of business integrity.
There are many who will regret his
passing, and the sympathy of hun
dreds is extended to his bereaved
family. Among these there will be
none more heartfelt than that offered
ty the Democrat.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
Progress That Counts

Awarding of contracts for the Williston and San
ish bridges last week marks an important develop.
mcnt in this state. The preparation of plans and
letting of contracts most efficiently handled b.
the State Highway Commission, Of which Governor
Sorlic is chairman. Many Of his suggestions adopted
have aided materially in saving substantial sun,
for the taxpayers in the construction Of these bridges
The building of the bridges will stimulate settle
mcnt and general commercial development in the
vcinities affected Communities will be brough.
closer together and the two bridges should be vital
factors in the development of northwestern North
Dakota.
Those in q position to know declare that very good
contracts have been perfected. Real competition
developed among the best bridge building corpora
tons OF the country. BY having most of the pre-
Iimnary work done by State Highway engineers
useless and excessive fees to engineers in private
practice were saved.
Governor Sorle and his associates on the High
way Commission have shown wise business judgmen.
in the handling of the two bridge contracts and the
reception they received in that section of the state
last week was fitting tribute.
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Congressional Reapportionment
(Springfield Republican)


The house leaders who are responsible for again
sdetrackng reapportionment bill at this time and
thus reveal purpose to go this whole decade the
1910 basis of membership, must have convinced
themselves that reapportonment every ten years
is not absolutely required by the Constitution. A
reading Of the reapportonment clause in that in
strument to sustain this view. Representa-,
tves, according to the Constitution, "shal" be ap
portioned among the states according to "ther re-
spectve numbers" and the enumeration of the in
habtants "shall' be made every ten years, yet not
line declares that the house shall" make a re-
apportionment Of it's members after every decennia.
census. While this has been done in the past and
precedent now supports decennial reapportion-
ment, break can evidently be made with tradi-
ton if the house fit to, far the Consti-
tuition is concerned.
The political wisdom of this course, however, can
be seriously questioned. BY it's neglect to pass a
reappcrtionment bill the house is perpetuating pc.
litcal injustice in two ways-first, by maintaining
the misrepresentation of states and, second,
by depriving other states of the increased repre-.
sentation due them An acute issue would event,l-
ally arise between the so-caed rural states and the
urban states, which growing the faster in popu-
laton, if the house to sdestep reapportion-
ment for two decades instead Of one
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FEARI. BEGETS ADMIRA.
T1nN

ESS BEL L . ADMlNfA.
TON
Mr.. Hathaway, senior. quickly took
the bag in his hands. opened it. saw
all it's lovely fittings, and then looked
ut me interestedly.
whats this got to do with the
episode at the restaurant - he in
quired.
"A lot. Your son sent this doggy
little bag, with a note saying he had
made the restaurant people buy the
bag and put in two hundred and fifty
dollars which you will find in the
pocketbook inside"
Mr.. Hathaway, senior, examined
the beautiful brocaded bag very care
fully and then he turned to me, say
ing:
"Well, young wo--- Miss Dean.
wouldn't you consider the incident
closed? Why did you come here with
your story"
"For many reasons. First. I don't
believe the manager of your restau-
rant sent me either the bag Or the
money. ! think your son sent them
to me AS he knows I'm out of job
this morning and need it just at this
time very much.''
III that's the case, why don't you
accepS it and say nothing? He gave
you very good excuse to do so.
l still cannot see why you are bring
ing it to me-"
ooh. don't you? You own the res
taurant, don't you? believe the
management Of your restaurant. owes
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Spud-the Horrible Example
Norfolk News !


The fluctuations of the potato market during re-
cent years offer interesting and perhaps, valu-
able demonstration of the uneconomy of farm econ-
omics. In 1924 there was a bountiful supply of pc.
tatoes in this country and the price dropped SO low
that the raisers let much of the crop rot in the
ground. The acreage was greatly reduced in 1925
and then the weather man withheld the rains in
some of the important sections and the yield was
reduced "a per cent under that of the year before
The result was that there an actual shortage of
spuds and the small crop brought the grower about
two and fourth times much as did the heavy
yield of 1924. The farmers made money on their
potatoes.
What would the manufacturer think if he found it
necessary to produce actual shortage of his goods
in order to insure profitable price? What would
be his situation if he discovered that conditions
which he had no control were to determine whether
or not there to be Improbable surplus or a
margin yielding shortage of production in his line
He would call his business extra hazardous.
The business of producing food seems to be one
in which the grower and the consumer are alter
nately gypped. It may be that average Of the
years will level to height fair to both consumer
and producer the fluctuating prices, but assuming
that it does it is hardly satisfactory to have to bal
ance profits and losses in that way.
The remedy, so far there is one, appears to be
in an organization of producers that the output
may, with as great accuracy possible, be gagged
with the demand.
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NJ! j E
aMe.TWNS

THE QUEEN BEE PAYS HER RENT
The next place that Mister Tinga-
ling and the Twins went to collect
rent was at the beehive.
So they went tap. tap. tap on the
front door of the big round hive.
MAY see the Queen?" asked Mis-
ter Tingaling as one Of the bees came
to let him in.
Certainly" said the bee, stepping
aside to let the three tiny people
pass.
"Here, Queen, here are some people
to see you," said the bee.
"How do you do?" said the Queen
Bee. "Are you workers or drones :?
| have no use. for drones. They're
lazy, useless people, and we put them
out"
ooh. no. your Royal Highness.'
said Mister Tingaling hastily. I'VE
are workers. l assure you. We work
very hard-especially on the thirty
second day of the month. And this
is the thirtysecond. We are collect
"Rents!" cried the Queen Bee.
Imagine a queen paying rent! l
never heard of such q thing!"
Neither did we. ma'am." said the
fairyman, "but your name is in the
rent book, so ! suppose you must owe
it to US. I'm terribly sorry. GER
tainly apologize"
"Oh, no! Don't bother" said the
Queen Bee. 1--WE shall get around it
some way. Let me think! Oh. / have
it! Instead of money shall give you
honey. That sounds almost the same.
Besides. queens may give presents If
they wish. 1t sounds far better than
paying rent"
"That's true. your Highness," said
Mister Tingaling. Il think it's q fine
idea. What do you think, children !?
81 think it's q very good idea my
SELF" said Nancy.
"And I'm sure nv wife would think
it good idea, tool" said Mister Ting
aling. eyes. your Royal Highness.
should be very much obliged if
you would pay your rent in honey.
mean. II you would make me q pres
ent of honey"
So the Queen Bee called her work
ers and said, Get one of the honey
comb boxes out Of the pantry and
give it to my friends"
eyes. your Majesty" said the bees
humping their heads on the ground
and going away to the pantry to get
the honey.
"How can we carry it!' said Nick
suddenly.
ooh. that's easy" said Nancy. "Well
have our magic shoes make us big
again as soon as we get outside"
But, Mister Tingaling looked Of
Tended.
Il don't like great big people," he
said. ~ like you little like am.
Please don't grow big!"
"Oh, we'll then! All right" said
Nick. "But how can we carry q
whole combful Of honey to your
house, Mister TingalingT
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1900. - HEALTH SERVICE
QUEST FOR YOUTH
IS ETERNAL

age are relieved. However. from
physiological standpoint, such
Transformation is impossible.
The truth is that old age Is an
inevitable and unacceptable process.
1t will come to every human being.
Health is dependent in great meas
ure upon the normal functioning OF
many glands within the human body.
A one grows older, the normal func.
tons of these glands are first modi-
fled and finally suspended.
Scientists have been jealous in
their efforts to replace the burnt
out glandular elements, hoping that
rejuvenation might result. Some of
their experiments, especially upon
the lower animals, have been inter.
esting and decidedly suggestive.
Results Disappointing
Sensational newspaper reports Of
regeneration following the trans.
plantation of certain glands have
aroused false hopes and focused at
tention upon this operative proce-
dure.
Many have felt that it was particu.
larly unfortunate that elderly per.
sons with means could procure this
elixir of life while the elderly poor
were condemned to premature suf.
fering and death. A study of the re.
suits thus far obtained through this
operation plainly indicates that the
so-called fejuvenations have been,
at best, short.lived, transitory and
generally disappointing.
Competent authorities regard the
supposedly beneficial results as pure
Pigments of the imagination induced
~, atinn ordnuk Aocs.n -. -
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MANDAN NEWS

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
Zierhut, aged 81, who died Sunday
night Of heart trouble at her far m
home % miles south of Mandan, were
held Rt 8 o'clock this morning from
st. Joseph's Catholic church in Man.
dan. She is survived by her husband
two sisters and brother.
The Women's Benefit Association
of Maccabees, under the direction of
Mrs. Sig Ravnos, will present, "The
Sewing, Circle Meets ut Mrs. Mar
tins humorous sketch by +. NJ
Kelly, Wednesday evening at the K
r. hail. 4
A ticket sales contest. started yes
terday at the high school for the
Senior class play, Screen Stockings
is expected to assure a full house
when the play is presented Thursday
evening at the Palace Theatre. Re-
hearsals point to fine performance
Albert Aagard, resident Of the
Mandah district many years ago, died
at hisehomesin Everett. WASH, Sat
urday morning. according to informa-
tion received by his sisters, Mrs.
William Fristad, northwest Of the
city. and Mrs. Leonard Christensen
OF Harmon asa..-s
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To Show HOmeseekers
Fargo FOrum)

Mr.. Harry w. Byerly, the general immigration
agent for the Northern Pacific, has adopted an ex-
cellent plan for convincing homeseekers of the pos
sibilities to be found in North Dakota Realizing
that investigation is the only thing that will con-
vince most Of them, he has decided to give number
of Iowa real estate and prospective farmers an
opportunity to look the State over. During tn,
week of June H. number of these people will be
| taken over part of the Northern Pacific line in
the eastern section, making stops at strategic
points whence they can tour several counties by
automobile
In this way, they will be brought in touch with
! the farmers and the farming sections. They will
not have to listen to grandiloquent orations by
real estate dealers, but can look into things for
themselves. They make inquiries of farmers,
can study the records, and otherwise familiarizc
themselves with conditions as they obtain. They
will see what the soil is and what it can produce,
what the resources of the State are and what it
| offers in the way of educational facilities They
literature long distance negotiating can impress
and convince them
1t is the plan of the Northern Pacific to conduct
several such tours. Special cars of homeseekers
will be taken into various sections of the State.
Local communities will meet them, pilot them on
their tours and assist them to all the information
they need about North Dakota
This scheme should prove successful, for it will
have ramifcations that will be far-reaching.
Moreover, it is but part Of the comprehensive
plan the Northern Pacific has promulgated for it's
work in developing the State. It is one therefore,
that commands the support Of North Dakota
residents.
L i & .- & ss sA& Il
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
In New York

New York. April 2s.--"Professional
applause for years one Of Manhat-
tan's unique and profitable indus.
tries. is rapidly on the decline.
"Claquing" it was called and the
master claquer," a young Italian
made such a neat fortune that he
was able to retire to the bail bond
business which he now operates not
far from the Tombs.
Grand opera premieres were the
particular 'gravy" for the claquers
Marion Tally was assured of an ova-
ton. thanks to the delegation from
Kansas City. But it was not always
thus. For a new star. or new pro-
duction with a particular star, to fail
in receiving an ovation could not be
tolerated.
For a specified sum an ovation
could be guaranteed. The master
claquer" would get together his
"gang," and pack" a section of the
gallery. At a specified moment thun-
derous applause would be heard, fol-
lowed by shouting Of "Bravos. This
would. of course. stampede the house.
The following day the newspapers
would tell Of the great ovation re-
ceived by "Mmc. So.and-So." This
repeated IA sufficient number Of times
would assure success for either the
star OR the performance or both.
The rewards would range from a
gift Of 200 tickets to several hundred
dollars in cash. This, in most cases,
came from the pocket Of the interest
ed party. The highest amount ever
paid was 500, it is said.
"Claquers" are still to be found,
but publicity methods are slowly
eliminating them.
The other night the Washington
Square Association held a hundred
years after" meeting or some thing
like that, to recall the good old days
when. ....."
Fronted by the Washington Arch
and the homes that once housed the
American aristocracy. both in wealth
and art, and hemmed in by Green.
witch Village. Washington Square is
to me one of New York's most en-
chanting spots.
The ghosts of Irving. Poe and
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TODAY

Continued from page one.)
try is wide open to attack, and all
the world knows it. @
This writer is able to state, with
authority, that Henry and Edsel
Ford arc working enerRetically on a
new three-motor airship, as nearly
foolproof as possible. In such a ma
chine the pilot would have two en-
gines to rely on If one went wrong,
one to rely on and able to keep the
ship going if two went "dead."
The chances are thousand to
one against all three going wrong
at the same time. :
At the earliest possible moment the
Fords will put these three motor ma
chimes '.in production" which means
they will turn them out as fast as
anybody will buy them.
And within three or four years the
Fords hope to produce in quantities
"a three or four passenger airship,
reasonable in price"
Meanwhile, President Coolidge and
Postmaster General New are dcvel-
oping real postoffice flying SER
vice, encouraging private enterprise
to build ships and put them in the
air.
If this policy continues, as it un-
doubtedly will while Coolidge is
president, the nation will have, even
tually, in the postofficc service alone
more ships than any European power
has and a magnificent mir army Of
well-trained filters.
And then it won't be necessary to
worry about an incompetent navy
that cannot fly to Hawaii and back,
but that can spend millions in year.
not flying. Meanwhile rich old Uncle
Sam has been running great risks. It
~ luck for him that the world finds
itself half bankrupt and tired of war,
with it's chief war lords cxtinguished,
just as flying, deadly gases and the
other new weapons are discovered.
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Twain, Of Aaron Burr and long list
Of revolutionary figures haunt the
neighborhood. A stones throw away
is McDougal alley, once the barnyard
Of early aristocracy. These barns
today are art studios, the rentals of
which bar all but the most success
full.
Another stones throw away ran
Minetta Creek--now Minetta Lane
and here came the Dutchmcn from
the Battery belt for hunting and fish
ing expeditions. Later. being well
out of the "civilized zone," they used
this section for hanging criminals.
Then one John Johnston engaged
in real estate enterprise to the
north, which turned this "outland"
into the capital Of swelldom. Here
came the Vanderbilts. Roosevelts.
Winthrops. Hamiltons, Rhinclanders
and all the rest.
This was the New York sung so
much in song and story.
In no section can be found more
lore or romance.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright. 1926. NEA Service, lnc.)
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Editorial Comment
Coming Out in the Wash
milwaukee JOurnal)

Anthracite operators notice that the GUS
tomary spring reduction in price will be dispensed
with this year. When the strike settled
miners went back to work ut the same wages, but
the strike had moved off accumulated coal. The
operators doubt feel that they do not have to
offer any inducement for spring sales.
II is to be expected, Of course, that in one way
or the other-by stiffcnng prices by RESTING
grades-the operators will find way to use the
strike to bring permanently higher prices strike
that did not pay would be failure Now that the
strike is over, congress is talking some Of seeing
what it can do to discourage this kind Of business.
Congress should not forget that it is dealing with
about the hardest boiled industry in the country.