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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-17

(the little girl, and the friend to whom
she was talking) do not know wild
hogs as well as they do pigs.
wild hogs and pigs are related, 1t
Is true, and do look somewhat alike.
Yes, unfortunately, we are very
ugly.
Most deer are lovely to look at,
but we have fat and unattractive
bodies with long, coarse hair Of
stupid brown color.
Our hair makes us look like the
wild hog-that and because our bodies
are rather short and fat.
These children thought our ugly
hairs had look of the pig family"
"-.h, but mother" said Miss MOluc-
ca Deer. 1.-The pigs you speak of live
in place called the Pig-Pen, and our
home was In India"
81 lg-Pen isn't the name of a city or
a country-it Is simply another name
for Home for Pigs Just as the Deer
House in the zoo Is home for deer.
Tut what wanted to tell you, my
dear young Molucca," added her moth
er. was that you must always have
the gentle disposition of a deer and
not grow to be grasping and piggish
like the Pigs"
"I'il remember. mother.
Il must not be piggish like the pigs,
but I must be a dear deer like the
deer"
That's right. You learned your
lesson quickly" said Mother MoIucca.
'and may you always remember it."
And Mother Molucca Deer smiled
fondly at her young daughter.
But in the Pig-Pen, where the chill
dren went to see their favOrite family
of pigs after having seen the zoo an
imals on a city visit, they talked be-
fore the pig family Of what they had
seen.
"Grunt, grunt," said Porky Pig. II
only hope If we do them the honor to
let them look like us, that they show
their appreciation by living up to the
family resemblance.
"Grunt. grunt, I hope they're greedy.
"Then don't mind If they look
something the way we do.
"In fact, 1 give them my gracious
permission to look like us In that case.
"Yes. that I do, grunt, grunt.
Eyes. that do, Grunt, grunt, grunt,
grunt, grunt, grunt grunt, grunt,
grunt-grunt-grunt."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-17
Quite a Task

Marjorie had been washed and
curled and combed and now her moth
er was getting ready to go out. Mar
jorie looked serious as she watched
the process and finally remarked:
"It takes q lot Of fuss to make you
and me look respectable. doesn't It,
mamma?"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-17
Being Content

And we shall be made truly wise II
we be made content; content, too, not
only with what we can understand,
but content with what we do not Tin.
derstand-the habit of mind which
theologians call. and rightly, faith in
God.-Charles Kingsley.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-17
WHY Mill Soura

Sister was listening to daddy and
big brother discussing why milk turns
sour in a thunderstorm. Big brother
said: ut Is because the milk is
charged" Little sister interrupted:
mo, 1t isn't, Jimmy! Some people
pay for the milk right away and do
not charge 1t, and 1t gets sour. Just
the same"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-17
Just Thinking Around

Brother Is often sent to sisters
crib to see what she is doing.
Upon one occasion the new arrival
was seen gazing about the room.
"And what is sister doing?" asked
mother.
ooh, she's just thinkin' around"
answered her oldc. charge.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-17
Personal Immortality

Without a belief in personal immor.
tality religion is like an arch resting
on one pillar or like bridge ending
In an abyss.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
PLAN
SENSIBLE
SAYS MAYOR
DuvaII to Investigate Pro-
poSaI to Combine Coun-
ty, City Office Buildings.
WOULD BOOST BUSINESS
Market Site Considered for
Location.

Declaring the proposal of the In
construction of city-county build.
ing on the present city market site
seems sensible" Mayor Duvall to-
day said he would thoroughly inves-
tigate the subject.
IF the site of the present court
house were sold for business loca.
tions they could ask most any price
and get it," Duvall said. Large
stores, as important as our biggest
department stores, would locate in
that block and the city would profit
Ample Finance
"In fact, 1 believe that enough
money could be raised from that
source alone to finance construction
of a modern office building for county
and, city use that would he ample
to house all courts and administra-
tive departments"
Duvall said he believed it would
be necessary for State, county and
city officials to confer before any
definite plan may be formulated.
Expansion Blocked
with the Statehotse on the west
and the courthouse on the east, the
business expansion of Indianapolis
has been curtailed for a long time, -
Duvall said. IF the courthouse lot
were opened for business it would
remove the eyesore Of the courthouse
and substitute modern, substantial
business buildings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
HOOS|ERS
ON FLORIDA TRAIN
Women, Children Given Free
transportation.

Royal Palm train from Florida will
arrive in Indianapolis at 1925 a. m.
Saturday 1t left Miami at S:15 a. m,
Wednesday. on the Florida East
Coast Railroad. Free transportation
to any part of the United States was
given women and children. A num-
Der of Indianapolis persons are
aoord.
]. F. Hansen of Tampa, Fla.
passed through today. en- route to
Chicago. He said the damage in
Tampa and on the west coast in
general was negligible. although
there was scarcely a bill board or
sign not. twisted or blown away in
the business district Of Tampa.
Mrs. c. S. Vanmark of Sterling.
Ill, wa son the train from st. Peters
burg. Fla. II went there Wednes.
day before the storm" she remarked.
"The wind blew something trrible
on Saturday. Aside from hundreds
Of twisted and blown down trees, the
damage was comparativ Fly little.
But you can bet, I hurried back
North as soon as / could"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
HAMR|CK TRIAL
ADJOURNS AGAIN
Case Expected to End
Wednesday.

Trial Of Jesse d. Hamrick. attor-
ney, and wife. charged with con.
spiracy to commit arson, was to ad-
journ late today in Criminal Court
and re-convene Monday morning, be-
fore Special Judge James NJ. Leath.
ers. The case is expected to last
until Wednesday when It is expected
to rest with the jury.
The two Hamricks were indicted
with James Ecton. 10. their former
Negro houseboy. who has turned
States chief witness. Ecton> has
confessed to burning the Hamrick
home on the Michigan Td. near Stop
8.
Emsley w. Johnson and Michael
A. Ryan, defense attorneys. are at
tempting to prove to the jurors lat
the last Hamrick house was built of
costly materials and to stand for
many years.
Mrs. Hamrick testified Thursday
she assisted her husband and car
penters in erecting the place. She
denied any plot. other witnesses
were c.. B. Hinkle, F. w. Woods and
NJ. c. Parkhurst. all OF whom sup
piled materials in construction OF the
house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
WORLEY OBJECTS
TO COURT MOVE
Says He Will Take Cases
Direct to Remy.

After Municipal Judge Paul Wet
ter refused to hold to the grand jury
five men, charged by police with re-
ceiving stolen goods, Inspector Of
Detectives Worley announced today
that he will taken no more similar
cases before Wetter. He will take
the, cases directly to Prosecutor Will
liam H. Remy for grand jury hear
ing, he said.
The FIVE that were dismissed were
Karl Huston. 29, of S14 N. Colorado
ST., Harry Weghorst. Al, of 4401 E.
Washington ST.; Ralph and Ray
mond Myers, 28, 1116 N. Capitol
Ave, and James Jacobs, 35, AIS N.
State st.
They were arrested by detectives
after George Nelson, 10, of 81 N.
Chester Ave, said he sold them
stolen auto tires and accessories.
Nelson confessed stealing hundreds
of tires. He was bound over to the
grand jury on grand larceny and
vehicle taking charges.
Albert F'inkle, 35, 2235 N. Talbot
St.. whose car Nelson was driving
when arrested. was also freed of a
charge of receiving stolen property.
Judge Wetter,. informed of Wor-
ley's statement, said he was ready to
hold persons whenever sufficient
evidence was brought into court,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24

would take the civil service exami-
nation
The appointees are Thomas j.
Ralston, Roy c. Bess and Frank G..
Pfeister. Bess has been a recrea-
ton department employe for some
time.
The park board, which now is un-
der direct control of Mayor Duvall,
continued it's policy of rewarding, ad-
ministration supporters with posi-
tfons. They voted to discharge six
teen laborers and two watchman and
few minutes later authorized hir-
ing fifteen men on the nursery staff
to plant trees along Fall Creek, be-
tween Talbot ST and College Ave,
and in Brookside Park and to re-
move unsightly debris
The board assured a delegation of
Enterprise Civic League members
that no action would be taken on a
proposal to sell Riley Park to the
Indianapolis baseball club until full
consideration had been afforded to
the views of West Indianapolis citi-
zens, and took under advisement a
proposal to restore the old name of
El'enberger Woods to Jameson
Park.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
100000 DAMAGE
BY OHIO TORNADO
One Life Taken-TraiI of
Debris Left.
Rv Tr~5sed Prose
GANTDT-1TyU

BD TT-i'ed Press
SANDUSKY. Ohio, Sept. PA
tornado blowing out Of the west in
nearly the same path as that fol-
lowed by the great 1924 wind storm
left a tail of debris and shattered
houses in south Erie County today.
Some estimates placed the damage
as high as 100000.
The storm, which followed heavy
rains that flooded lowlands and dam
aged crops to the extent OF thou
sands Of dollars. claimed one life at
Huron, Ohio. late Thursday and sent
three persons to hospitals, two Of
whom were injured seriously.
Houses were demolished, trees
blown over and wires torn down.
Twenty children were saved from
possible serious injury by Mrs. Mae
Bradford, a school teacher at Hub
BELLS corners, who marched them
into a cellar near the school with
the approach of the storm. The
frame schoolhouse was splintered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
IGNORING OF CIVIL
SERVICE CRITICISED
Commission viii Investigate Appointment Of Park Po-
lice, Chairman Says-Named Before Taking Exams.

Ignoring of the competitive ex-
animation stipulation of the civil
service rules in the appointment of
three park policemen by the park
board Thursday will be investigated
by the civil service commission,
John F. White president, said to-.
day
"A rather awkward procedure, +"
was Whites delineation of the park
boards proposal to name the three
men and then force them to pass the
civil service examination before as
signment to duty.
However, White said he must first
determine whether park policemen
are included in the civil service juris-
diction. They are paid by the parks
: department and assigned to duty in
boulevard and parks, but are placed
under command of Police Chief
Claude F. Johnson and are uniformed
pike other policemen and have the
same powers of arrest.
John f. Minor, park board presi
dent, indicated there would be no
competition for the positions and
said that only the three men named
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
SA VS. OPPORTUNITY
OF CITY BOUNDLESS
Hoosier Capitol May Become Outstanding Center Of
Western Hemisphere, Believes Chamber Speaker.

of New York, who will speak at the
new Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
dedication dinner tonight.
wy city ne, ds business lead
ership of high character and moral
standing, AMI l believe you have
that in Indianapolis. If the people
generally support this leadership
there is no reason why the Hoosier
capital can not be one of the out
standing cities in the Western Hemi-
sphere" declared Johnson.
General business in the United
States is prosperous and indications
are 1t will continue so. Labor is
fully employed and at high wage"
he said
Four hundred civic leaders will
attend the dinner and dedicate their
efforts to the Indianapolis First"
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
RELIEF FUND
TOTAL RISES
TO S 1866
Fortune Pledges City viii
Raise $4,000 Red
Cross Quota. asaS
rsNI~l
SMALL GIFTS WELCOMED
AnxiousIy Await Word From
Aviator With Serum.

While Captain Harvey w. Cook,
Iocal aviator, wings his way over
swamps of the Everglades bearing
Indianapolis serum to typhoid
stricken Florida, Red Cross officials
we're tabulating relief contributions
which today amounted to $11, 1,O66.42.
Receipts of $4,000 during the
morning brought the workers
step nearer the quota of $3.50
set by national Red Cross head
quarters for indianapolis.
Forced to land near Marietta, Ga,
with a wrecked plane, Thursday
night. Cook was expected to pro
ceed in another airplane to Pensa-
cola early today, At Pensacola the
hazardous journey over the Ever.
glades to the east coast Of Florida
was to begin.
Contributions today were chiefly
from persons OF moderate circum-
stances, according to William For
tune, local Red Cross president, who
emphasized the importance of all
donations, regardless Of their
amount.
However, the committee received
$500 from an anonymous contribu-
tor, $115 from city firemen and 500
each from Charles E. Henderson,
Charles Mayer Company, Allen A.
Wilkinson, II. p. Wasson & Co,
William II. Thompson, w. Fl. Block
Company, Mr., and Mrs. Frank d
Stalnaker and A. B. Caldwell.
Hundreds and thousands-many
Of them our own relatives and
friends-are in dire circumstances"
Fortune said. "Those who are suf
fering most and need most help in
the disaster are persons who have
been caught in Florida without IL
nancial resources, and now are left
in a most straitened condition. The
indianapolis Red Cross chapter
urges the entire citizenship to con-
tribute generously for the relief OF
these people"
Pledge Quota
Following an executive committee
meeting Thursday Fortune wired ma
tional Red Cross headquarters, 1--WE
believe you can depend on Indian
apolis for the quota suggested. We
hope to do better"
Eli Lilly & Co laboratories sup
piled mail shipment of $4,000 doses
of typhoid serum sent to Miami late
Thursday to supplement the 5000
doses sent by plane.
Contributions for the local Red
Cross relief fund should be sent to
Red Cross headquarters, M N. Me-
ridian ST. Checks should be made
payable to Frank d. Stalnaker.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
SMARTLY-ATT|RED
YOUTHS IN COURT
Face Judge in Evening
Clothes, After Crash.

BU United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Two
smartly-attired youths from Chat
tanooga, Tenn, supplied little di-
version to the routine of traffic court
today.
The truck drivers. taxi chauffeurs
and other customary defendants
started as John L. Hutchinson, Jr.,
and o. B. Andrews. Jr., arrived to
answer a charge against the former
Of reckless driving. Both wore top
hats. white gloves, tailored evening
dress. and slightly frayed bouton-
nieres.
1t seemed that Wilberton Jay Will
lingham, Jr.. also of Chattanooga
had forsaken bachelordom last night
and married Mary Mcclure of Okla
homa City at the Ambassador Hotel.
A party followed and afterwards
Hutchinson and Andrews, in the
formers sport roadster. .collided with
a taxi. Hutchinson was fined $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
STATE SUFFERS
TYPHOID WAVE
Health Board to Investigate
Epidemic.

Rapid increase in the number of
typhoid fever cases n Indiana is
disclosed today in the weekly morbid
ity report of the State board of
health, prepared by DR.. H. w. Nc
Kane
During the week ending Sept. 18
sixty mine cases werereported, dis.
tributed over twenty-seven counties
During the preceding week only
forty-ntne case swere reported, as
against forty-five for the correspond.
ing week last year. AS a result of
local outbreaks DR.. Walter Lee. epi-
dermologist, is making a thorough
lnv"stl ation to determine causes
Mother diseases also showed sub.
stantial gains, diphtheria increasing
from thirteen cases to forty-four and
scarlet fever from forty-two to il:ty-
nine. OF the 321 cases of cont. q.
ious diseases reported for the lat.ss
week, ninety-three are in cities and
22S are in rural sections.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24

is FOUGHT T. .
IN FLORIDA
Serum Rushed to Area to
Prevent Outbreak of
Disease
EvACUATE EVERGLADES
Only 500 of Injured in Ser
iouS Condition.

Bu Tinted Press
While Miami and surrounding
towns in the area devastated by the
West Indian hurricane entered upon
their seventh day of rehabilitation.
physicians and surgeons concen.
trated their efforts today to prevent
an outbreak of pestilence.
Typhoid and tetanus serum is be-
ing rushed to the storm stricken
area by boat, airplane and train.
So far only a few isolated cases of
disease have been reported, but the
badly disrupted sanitation system
presents an ominous threat, physi-
clans declare.
Wholesale evacuation of towns in
the Everglades is under way. State
troopers ordered those who had sur
wed the hurricane at Moonhavens to
depart Immediately. as badly decom.
posed bodies of victims increased
the dangers of an epidemic.
Figures Given
AS soldiers on flatboats picked
their way through the treacherous
and flooded glades to ascertain the
fate Of isolated towns, officials after
& survey of the storm arear issued
the following f1gures+0
Known dead, 1854.
Injured. 1000
Property loss, 100000 900.
Homeless, 25,000
Losses covered by insurance, $751;
900 900.
Needed for rehabilitation work,
$4,000, 900.
An indication that the death list
might go even higher was contained
in reports that more than 100 bodies
had been recovered at Moorhaven
and flooded conditions of the town
was halting parties searching the
debris for more victims.
Moorhaven was crushed beneath a
wall of water when the dam hold.
ing Lake Okeechobee collapsed dur
ing the heights of the 120 mile an
hour gale.
OF the number Of injured, only 500
are reported to be in a serious condi-
ton. The hurts of others being con
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
Ia OFF,
RUFE,S CRY
TO COFFIN
Police Try to Whip Negro
Leader in Line by Fre-
quent Calls.

The fear of George V. Coffin.
county chairman. that all is not
easy sailing for the Republican
county ticket until the November
election was reflected today in the
plaintive lay of Rufe Page. Negro
boss of seventeen precincts In the
Third. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
wards
They re laying on me-" lamented
Rufe, long a picturesque and power
full figure in Republican politics.
Ordinarily. Rufe is lined right up
with the Republican powers that be.
But this time Rufe's clear out Of
line. He's not working for the Demo
Gratis. He just isn't dong anything.
That's enough to worry any county
chairman The Republicans don't
know where Rufe will leap. And
where Rufe leaps there will be ac-
ton.
SO Coffin Is trying to whip Rufe
into line. Rufe tells the story him
self:
Last Friday afternoon three po-
lfcemen drove> up in front of my
place in a Dodge touring car and
parked"
Now be it known that Rufe runs
the Senate Smoker. Thirteenth st.
and Senate Ave. You can get the
baseball scores, your shoes shined,
cigars and other things at Rufes
place.
THE policemen came in and talked
and stayed until about IL o'clock, :"
continued Rufe.
!. Saturday and Sunday night they
did the san G thing.
Il think they are trying to get
me for selling baseball pools but why
lay on me? Everybody in town with
a place like this does that.
Il wasn't selling any tickets while
the police were here, that's sure, ''
and the injured note in Rufes voice
increased
You have to sell fifteen OF sixteen
books a day to make any money
There can't be any gambling around
here or anything else that isn't with.
In the law, there's not enough room
TITS just this way, said l WASH I
going TO vote for any d crooks
and guess the word got around
don't know just who gave the
word for the lay-on to start"
"Laying-on" by police is an old
political weapon In indianapolis. Re.
publican administrations for years
have used it. For months they per
NIT pool rooms, barbecues and pop
stands to 'get by" with petty law
violations, such as liquor selling
kelly pool. crap games and baseball
pool selling. Then as election time
rolls around and, the violators don't
jump through the political hoop po.
lice haunt the places. Customers are
afraid of being caught in raids. Bust.
ness slumps off and nine times out
of ten the balky one becomes a voci.
ferrous supporter of the administra.
ton.
But Rufe Page isn't an ordinary
politician. The mighty come down
to his place on Senate Ave. Some.
times Rufe goes, to the swivel sea Is
Of the mighty at city hall and police
headquarters:
Rufe's going to stay right on
Senate Ave, this time, he says
And he sticks to his vow he'll not
vote for any d crooks"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
ORDERS DELAY IN
CONCRETE WORK
No Contracts Until After
Change, Shaneberger.

No more contracts for concrete
paving will be let by the board OF
works until present specifications
are changed, Roy C. Shaneberger.
president of the board of works an
nounced today.
present specifications have been
so unfair to the concrete advocates
that the yhave been compelled to
bid a much higher price than dealers
in other materials" Shaneberger
said.
The specifications which were pre-
pared by former City Engineer
George G. Schmidt. were considered
partly responsible for his dismissal.
Shaneberger said the order will
not delay street paving in as much
as future contracts cannot be start
ed before winter weather prevents
their undertaking.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
ARMIST|CE SIGNED
BY N|CARAGUANS
Word Received From Head
of u. S. Naval Forces.

Bu United Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24,-Con-
firmation Of reports Of a f1fteen-day
armistice in revolt-torn Nicaragua
was received by the State Depart
ment today from Rear Admiral
Julian Latimer, commanding the
United States Naval forces there.
The agreement was arranged aboard
tho U. S. s. Rochester in Bluetleld
Harbor. Thursday.
Latimer or Officers designated by
him" will arbitrate the dispute be-
tween President Chamorro, whose
government the United States has
not recognized, and the liberal
revolutionists.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
REDS LOSE TO PHrLEIES
Cannot Finish Higher Than Tie
With st. Louis in Race.

BU United Press
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. pa os-
ing the first game of their double
header here today with the Phillies
by a 8 to 2 score, the Cincinnati
Reds likewise lost any chance or
finishing higher than tie with St.
Louis for first place in the National
League race.
If st. Louis wins one of it's three
remaining games the pennant will
go to the Missouri city, regardless
of what the Reds do. Lucas started
the first game for the Reds and VIII
loughby for the Phillies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
FIVE KILLED IN
SHIP EXPLOSION
Petty Officers ScaIded to
Death by Steam.
Bv United Press

Bu United Press
BALBOA. Canal Zone. Sept. "a
Five petty officers of the steamer
Finland were killed in an explosion
OF steampipe in the ships forcastle
today.
The victims were George Bourg-
cite. New York: James Young. New
York City; Harold Banks, South
ampton, England; j. Harwood, ad
dress unknown. and George Median.
New York. The victims were sleep
ing when, the explosion occurred
and scalded them to death before es-
cape was possible.