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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-08-17
Stockton News

Mrs. John Bundick spent last week
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. K.
/ Givens, in Pocomoke.
Prof. and Mrs. Charles Richardson,
of College Park, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas P.
Wharton.
Mrs. Elwood Watson, of Berlin,
spent last Tuesday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor.
Miss Eleanor Nelson, of New
CHURCH, is spending this week at the
home of her aunts, Misses Laura and
Leona Collins.
Mrs. Cecil Powell and son, returned
to their home in Cape Charles, Sunday
after spending some time with DR..
w. A. and Miss Sue Taylor.
Mrs. w. H. Marshall spent the
weekend at the home of Mrs. Lille
Stevenson, in Pocomoke.
Mrs. Nigel Savage Mac Evan and
son, of Baltimore are visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas P. Wharton.
Rev. and Mrs. o. T. Baynard and
family, returned home Thursday from
visit with his cousins, Misses Hes
ted and Ida Poole, in DreXel Hill, Pa.
Mrs. George Conklin and Mrs. War
rem Conklin and children, spent last
Thursday with Misses Esther and
Nettie Conklin, in Snow Hill.
Mrs. Everett Truitt, Of Snow Hill,
is visiting at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Homer Mason. Jr.
Mrs. James Barnes has returned
home from Peninsula General Hos
pital, Salisbury, where she has been
receiving treatment there.
Mrs. E. M. Cox and Miss Grace
Strickland, of Bellville, n. j., were
guests of their cousin, Mrs. Florence
Webb, Tuesday.
Mrs. Manuel Reina and daughter,
Dolores JOY, and Miss Joyce Town
send, Of New York, are visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Townsend.
Mrs. Clara Kelley has returned to
her home in Snow Hill, after spending
some time with Mrs. T. P. Wharton.
Miss Dorothy Payne, of Klej Grange
spent last week with her cousin, Miss
Maud Payne.
Mr.. Alton Outten of near We'll
bourne, visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. X. C. Petit, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Taylor and
family, visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. C. Howard in Salisbury,
Monday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-08-17
more Sunday and returned Monday

more Sunday and returned Monday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Dennis
and little son, have returned after
spending several weeks with relatives
in Willards, Md.
Mrs. Frank Wheaton, Of Philadel-
phia, and Mr.. Danny Russell Of Sails
bury, Md, spent Monday with Mrs.
Whealton's mother, Mrs. Matte Ster-
ling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Ware of Philadel-
phia spent Sunday and Monday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P. Coleburn.
Mrs. Carrie NJ. Oliver returned
Monday after spending several weeks
in Osean City, Md.
Miss Mary Louise Dodd, of Peters
burg, Va, was the guest of Miss Mary
Rose Fisher the first Of this week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-08-17
Accomac News

Mrs. Thomas B. Scarburgh left last
week to spend some time in the home
of her son, Mr.. Thomas B. Scarburgh,
Jr., and Mrs. Scarburgh in New York
City.
Miss Helen Matthias of Onancock
spent last week with Miss Beth Bond.
Miss Lola White of Charlottesville
is spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. William L. Ross and Mr.. Ross.
DR.. and Mrs. w. Thomas Wright,
Jr., and children, Jack and Joan, of
Long Island, New York, are visiting
DR.. Wright's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Thomas Wright near Accomac.
Mr.. Roy Litlteton spent three days
last week in Philadelphia.
Miss Marietta Derby left Thursday
to spend a week in Boston, Mass.
Miss Elizabeth Neal has returned
to her home in Salisbury, Nd, after
spnding some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred B. Mason at "Cropperville."
Mrs. Samuel j. Ross was in Norfolk
over the last weekend.
Mr.. Frederick Uber has gone to
Richmond to spend some time with
his mother, Mrs. Nellie Uber.
Miss Dorothy Murray, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Willard F. Holland near here.
Capt. William H. Lang returned
Sunday from Mercy Hospital, Balti-
more where he had been for treatment
Mrs. w. P. Eggers of Baltimore is
a guest in the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Thomas Wright near
here.
Mr.. L. Len Lilliston, of Salisbury,
Nd, spent the weekend with relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat j. Lang, of Sails
bury, N. c., and Rev. and Mrs. T. w.
Tippett of Athens, Georgia, spent sew
eral days last week with Mr. Lang's
brother, Mr.. James f. Lang and Mrs.
Lang.
Mr.. and Mrs. Budd Wrenn and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Shelton, of Dannville,
Va, spent from Thursday until Sat
urday of last week in the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Norman F. Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meade T. Spicer, Miss
Marian Spicer and Mr.. Meade T..
Spicer, Jr., of Richmond were guest
for a few days this week of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Edmonds, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Landlord, Of
Alexandria, Va, spent several days
this week with Mr.. Landlords BROTH
err, Mr.. Carl T. Landlord and Mrs.
Landlord.
Mr.. Adolph d. Koenig, of Balti-
mire, Nd, and Mr.. Ernest T. Koe-
mig, Jr., of Washington, d. c., spent
Wednesday and Thursday Of last week
with friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Edward F. Wilson and Mrs.
M. w. Thomas, of Salisbury, Nd,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
E. Duncan.
Mrs. Amy Gilkerson of Norfolk was
a guest for several days this week Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Bell.
Miss Beth Bond and Miss Helen
Matthias spent this week in Pocomoke
City, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard B. Steinmetz
and children of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y,
are visiting Mr.. Steinmetz's mother,
Mrs. Margaret B. Steinmetz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mason of "Crop-
Evening star., 1934-03-24
Cracking Down" on France.

France cannot borrow any more
money in the United States as long
as she is down as a debt defaulter
in the books of the United States
Treasury. That is the effect of an
announcement by Secretary Mcrgen-
thau on Friday. The French are by
way of floating through Dutch bank
ers an issue of 90-day treasury bills,
aggregating some SGT 900, 900, and sew
eral New York banks were invited to
participate in the issue. Mr.. Nor
genthau has decreed that the trans
action is taboo.
The embargo carries out the spirit
of the johnson bill, recently passed by
the Senate, and with the support of
the Administration destined for adop-
ton by the House and enactment into
law. Secretary Morgenthau, under
these circumstances, decided to forbid
the Franco-Dutch operation in New
York, on the ground that it is now
American policy to close the money
market in the United States to for
eign governments in default on their
debts.
This drastic action happens to COIN
eide with revived efforts within the
new French government by the pay
America" group, headed by former
Premier Herriot, who was toppled
from Office in 1882 by the Chambers
refusal to sanction his desire to &C
count for the debt installment then
due at Washington. There is an
active "dont-pay-America" group in
the Doumergue cabinet, too, led by
another former premier, M. Laval,
who still holds that he took home
with him from the United States in
1881 an American official pledge to
match debt cancellation against Eu-
ropean cancellation Of German repa-
rations.
M. Herriot makes no secret Of his
intention to leave the DoumergGe
ministry unless something is done
before June to clear Frances slate in
the United States. The French Cham
Der, which is still in the mood it was
when it rejected the Herriot debt pro-
gram, holds that there must be a
revision of the debt settlement before
further payments, even of token"
character. Americas attitude is that
France should pay first and talk re-
vision afterward
The present action by the Secretary
Of the Treasury is we'll designed to
change the current of French parlia-
mentary opinion. Undoubtedly the
embargo on defaulters commands
popular approval in this country.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
Orchestra Maintenance
Test of Capitals Culture

those in the town who believe in it
stand behind it and contribute what
they can, we will not have it with us
another year. Almost no one who goes
to these concerts is so destitute that
they could not make some contribu-
ton, from a nickel up. I am speaking
of the people who think the orchestra
worth continuing from every point OF
view. How much is their opinion
worth? 5 cents? IS? $50? $500?
We now have a little over one-half
the money and pledges required to
assure continuing next year, and
unless the community steps forward
and volunteers what it can We will
not go on. We have on our working
teams some women from other cities
who have always worked for their
orchestras at home Now that their
homes, no matter how temporarily,
are here, they are turning to for
this orchestra. But they are ex-
ceptions. Do the many Government
and political and appointive citizens
who profit by the residence here. with
its undoubted prestige and reclaim,
owe nothing to the culture of the
community? Isn't it up to them to
help roll the ball when the ball has
started and is on its way? Are we
forever to be satisfied with super
imposed music, and nothing planted
for children of this growing genera
ton of self-conStituted Washing
tonians? MARY HOWE.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
permanent Of the first white Mary

perament OF the first white Mary
landers were approximately identical
with those of their living descendants.
They were idealists, motivated by re-
ligious convictions and political beliefs
of patterns which still flourish. They
were pragmatists, prompted to home
making and business enterprise by the
same impulses which have manifested
themselves in the continued develop
ment which customarily Is called
progress. They were Adventures
in the constructive meaning of that
word, risking much to gain ends COM
mensurately great. They were philo-
sophie and tolerant, yet rigidly loyal
in their personal life. In brief, they
had the American spirit.
Perhaps, in the circumstances there
is a certain inspiration for the course
of the children of the future, and the
tercentenary may have no larger
significance than that of reaffirming
the fundamental background of ma
tional character. There is a bond
between the founders of the Republic
and its present citizenry-the tie OF
common origins, common f1delities,
common aspirations. The ideology
which made the one group deserving
of commemoration may serve to fur
nish hope and courage for the other.
The conquest of destiny which CAL
vert's settlers achieved in the seven
teenth century may inspire a similar
victory on the part of their heirs in
the twentieth. That, it would seem,
might be the central theme for the
celebration now going on.
The America that is TO be is pre-
dicated upon the America that was.
Were it otherwise, millions would have
cause to despair.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
The Safe Driving League.

Every driver of a motor car in the
District of Columbia should belong to
the Safe Drivers League, which Is
now being organized, and every en-
ployer of drivers in commercial and
public transportation service should
likewise unite in this movement for
greater safety in the streets of the
Capital. This league has been formed
at the suggestion of the director of
traffic, with all vehicle operators eligi-
BILE for membership, whether as in
dividuals or as heads Of organizations
using motor vehicles for business
purposes.
Two ends are in view through this
cooperative movement, to promote
safety and to establish courtesy.
Safety and courtesy are indeed syn
onymous in respect of the manner of
driving. Both are the result of strict
observance of regulations. The cour-
teous driver is a safe driver because
he respects the rights of others,
whether afoot or awheel.
The majority of accidents in traffic
are due to speed, but there are many
others that are the result of care
lessness in the matter of corner turn
ing and signal observance. The de-
sire to get out in front, to take ad-
vantage of the first possible opening
for advancement, imperils the occu-
pants of other vehicles and partic-
Evening star., 1934-03-24
ularly those who are crossing the

ularly those who are crossing the
streets on foot.
A slight mishap, a brushed fender,
a hooked bumper due to an impetuous
movement in congested condition
adds seriously to the density of trafic.
Everybody Is delayed and irritated.
Just a little more consideration, a
little less speed, a little more thought
for the rights of others will avert
this condition. Behind every accident,
major or minor, there is some action
of inconsiderate driving.
1t is planned by the promoters of
the league to hold drivers meetings,
with lectures and moving pictures to
illustrate ways and means of prevent
ing accidents. 1t is also planned to
conduct a safe-driving contest, with
fleets of comparable size competing.
Such tangible demonstrations and
object lessons should have good effect.
The main point, however, is to make
all drivers safety conscious" to keep
forward in their minds at all times
the necessity of strict rule observance
for the sake of themselves as well as
for others.
Safe driving is habit, just as dan
gerous driving is habit. The pur-
pose Of this league will be to form
the right habit on the part Of all who
use the streets and not the wrong one.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
Tariff Conversion of
Sir John Simon
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
ProtectioniSts should not claim too
much comfort from the tariff con-
version of Sir John Simon. That
conversion is concerned with the bar
gaining angle of the tariff, not at all
with the fundamental principles of
tariff for protection.
The objective of Sir John and his
liberal colleagues has always been
more exports, and they always knew
that exports must be paid for by
imports. Knowing that the tariff is
a gun which shoots in both directions,
they preferred no tariff.
AS long as there were numerous free
trade countries to purchase the ex-
ports of England that country needed
no tariff for any reason. When, how
ever. English exports were too much
restricted by foreign tariffs imports
were corespondingly reduced, all trade
slowing down.
1t makes practically no difference
to either country which Of the two
raises a trade barrier; the effect is
mutually destructive to profits. How
ever, many governments believe that
a tariff is beneficial to any nation
which adopts it, and conversely harm
ful to that one against which the
barrier is raised. The Britishers are
now able to bargain on the basis of
that false belief. fooling the foreign
protectionists with their own foolish
ness. The English tariff could not
stop trade which was already stopped,
but it has scared the foreigners into
lowering their own barriers. The
ultimate result is more imports as we'll
as more exports for England, to the
benefit of everybody except a few
predatory and inefficient industries.
More trade means more jobs, re-
gardless of which industry operates.
w. c. DUNCAN.
Monrovia, Md.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
Only Limited Public Support
Given to Congress on Bonus

News contends: THE Presidents pol
and just to the veterans as it is coura-
geous politically. He favors max
imum Of relief to veterans with serv-
ice-connected disabilities. In addition,
he has gone long way in iberalizing
the veterans relief ratings for the
benefit of questionable cases. But the
bonus is class legislation of an en-
tirely different character-not in
favor Of the injured or of the needy,
but blanket raid in favor of rich
veterans as well as poor" The San
Antonio Express calls the plan pre-
posterous" and the Birmingham News
says it is disgusting"
Doubt that the measure will be
passed over a veto is expressed by the
Scranton Times and the Springfield
Worth Telegram observes: MANY
Representatives have found no threat
from the veterans on the bonus sub
ject. That is particularly true since
the recent announcement Of the
American Legion national advisory
board that the organization as unit
is not favorable toward the Patman
bill" The Roanoke Times says:
Virginia is proud of the eight who
went down to defeat on the right side
of the issue. They showed high polit-
ical courage in defying the displeas-
ure of the ex-service mems organiza-
tions, and high political courage is a
quality not so rare in public life that
it should not be applauded when
found"
1T seems significant" according to
the South Bend Tribune, that many
Congressman, who voted to pay the
bonus with printing press money.
which would automatically lose value
as quickly as it went into circulation,
either refrained from voting or voted
against preservation of the independ-
ent offices bill amendment attached
by the Senate, which would enlarge
veterans compensation by a consid-
cradle sum-in good, sound money.
The amendment provided $3.50. 900 600
for veterans compensation and Fed.
eral salaries. The vote on the shoddy,
dangerous Patman bill was 295 for
passage and l25 against. The vote to
send the independent offices bill back
to conference-which meant House
rejection of the veterans compensa-
ton emendment-was 165 to "a. The
number of the veterans friends in
the House, therefore, shrank by 22I
when the issue of giving veterans
some good money instead of trash was
brought up for vote. Some of the
friends were hiding out, others voted
to reject the veterans compensation
amendment"
Evening star., 1934-03-24
@. Under what name was Dickens

Editorials on the House vote for
the payment of the soldier bonus in
greenbacks are generally unfavorable,
with very few approving. The chief
objection is that the payment of the
more than two billions of dollars
would seriously affect the national
recovery. The bill passed, 2s5 to 125.
1t is argued by opponents that the
action was political and that chances
| for ultimate enactment OF the meas
ure are slim.
Among the minority is ths Akron
Beacon Journal, which declares that
there is mo mystery as to why the
heavily Democratic House Joined
with such accord in the stampede
against an administration policy" 1T
was not convinced" this paper con-
tinues. that keeping faith with deSti-
| tute veterans would strike at the
heart of the recovery program espe-
cially when the payments made to
them would mean no additional Fed
eral debts and taxes, but merely the
issue of solely needed new currency.
Speaking of the Governments profit
| in gold on the devaluation of the
dollar. the Pueblo Star Journal
| argues: 1.-The battle is between the
President, who wants to use this vast
fund 10 stabilize the price of bonds
and other securities, the price OF gold
in world markets and other uses
| which nobody knows much about,
and Congress, which wants the Presi-
dent to use it to pay off the soldiers;
| both sides have good arguments"
Referring to the needs of the veter-
ans, the Connellsville Courier says:
Now that they have been reduced to
dire extremities in many instances,
| they Justly feel that the Government
ought to be appreciative enough OF
their circumstances to advance the
date of payment as they have re-
quested"
The charge Of pure politics" in
the passage of the measure is made
by the San Francisco Chronicle, the
New London Day, the Indianapolis
News and others. The Morgantown
Dominion-News declares that "even
the certainty of a veto cannot dispel
the feeling of encouragement at this
latest demonstration of the National
Legislatures subservience to the de-
mands of minorities" The Richmond
News Leader says "only presiden-
tial veto stands between the taxpay-
ers and national bankruptcy"
The New York Sun offers the opin-
ion: 1T is easy to guess that some of
the Representatives who voted for
the bill did so with the thought that
the vote would win the allegiance of
organized veterans without making
the issue of two billions in new paper
currency more than a remote posi-
bility; politics is sometimes SO devious
that some of those who voted for the
bill and those who voted against ii
may count with equal confidence on
an adverse vote in the Senate"
Belief that payment of the bonu:
means danger to the recovery program
is voiced by the Cincinnati Times
Star, the Buffalo Evening News and
| the Syracuse Herald. The Rock Island
| Argus declares that "the whole
! scheme Of economy is threatened,
while the Denver Rocky Mountain
Evening star., 1934-03-24
MARYLAND Tercentenary.

The three hundredth anniversary Of
anything American is notable, and the
current celebration of the founding
of Maryland is especially so. And yet
three centuries is only a passing
moment as compared with the cons
of limitless time which already have
licked away into the infinite. His
torians classify the landing of the
Calvert colonists at Saint Marys City
as an event within the span of the
modern, the present era. Only the
youth of American civilization excuses
the notion that 1t was an incident of
"long ago" More accurately esti-
mated, it had the aspect of things
which are happening in the prevailing
generation.
Indeed. the psychology and tenn
Evening star., 1934-03-24

Many of Washington's streets near
Pennsylvania avenue have been SO
modernized that pretty soon nobody
will be able to recognize them.
We may all feel pretty sure, how
ever, that D street will always be the
same.
Remarkable old d street!
1t must have looked exactly as 1t
does today when Lincoln saw it.
Tall, broad, three-story brick houses
loom on side streets to the north,
surely the very buildings which were
there 10 years ago.
The street itself bears all the ear
marks of antiquity, as such things 60.
There is an absence of change about
it, soothing to a mind ready to resist
change, at times.
Life may be motion, and motion
may be change, but the spirit of D
street seems to stand still over the
years, and we for one are mighty
glad of it.
- **
On any morning, when we happen
to feel low, unable to get down to
work, a walk down D street to the
east to the Court House will do us a
world of good.
No doubt it is this odor of the old
days that stands one in good stead
on such an uneventful trip, reminding
the passerby that, though many things
pass, many others manage to stand
still amid the eternal hustle.
This is, and always has been, very
dusty thoroughfare.
1t has gray look to it, as if all
the dust in the business section had
somehow managed TO swirl down here
and settle down for life.
But it doesn't strike one as dirty.
No, the dust has settled down-per-
manently. 1t is sort of lacquer, il
one may put it that way. which gives
the place a tinge and character all
its own.
Follow the street along as far as
you like, down across Ninth street, on
to the park, wherein stands the Court
House, and the little gold lady with
her faun, you will discover it Is all
D street, from one end to the other.
r 4 X
Bright new establishments stand
next door to elderly business places
which have seen half a century go by.
1t is a street Of individualistS.
Even the restaurants appear dif-
ferent, and just a little bit foreign.
although the men who come out OF
them are just plain American busi-
ness men.
IT,. d . .ha,~ ,,,;+L - L;r torIy If
goldfishes in the window.
Animals lovers who pass this way
have become accustomed to taking a
look at the fishes every time they pass.
There is old Tom, the biggest and
reddest of them all, cleaning brassily
| through the green water, for algae
collects in this tank, exposed to the
southern sun all day long.
Old Tom has been swimming laZily
SO. nobody knows how many years
now. No doubt the proprietor could
| tell, but who wants to bother busy
man with such a question?
x x x
Especially on such bright Spring
morning. Yes, it is Spring, the
Weather Bureau and the Hagerstown
almanac both say so.
Still there is very chill wind blow
| ing along D street.
We are not SO far from the river,
after all. They do say that in the
old days, long before we were born,
there was a creek which came along
| through here somewhere.
Once upon a time Pennsylvania
avenue itself was awash, after a
| freshet.
Coat collars are turned up, as the
wind whips up Ninth street.