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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-25
EASTERN SHORE
SCOUT TROOPS
ATTEND COUNCIL
Held In First Baptist Church,
Princess Anne, On Fri
day, 18th
TO ORGANIZE INTO
TROOPS OF 81 EACH

Representatives of all Delaware and
Maryland Eastern Shore communities
will join with Wilmington Boy Scout
leaders on Friday, February LIST on
the occasion of the Annual Meeting
of the Boy Scout Council. Consider
ed by many to be the high point OF
the years Scouting activities, the An
nual Meeting of the Council is fea-
tured by Boy Scout pageantry, awards
to outstanding Scout leaders, musical
entertainment, and an inspirational
message. Council officers will be
elected to guide the destinies Of Scout
ing on the peninsula for the year 1885.
The speaker is Benjamin L. Lud-
low of Philadelphia, long identified
with the Scout program of Delaware
and Montgomery Counties in Pennsyl-
vania, and forceful advocate of the
character and citizenship training val
ues of the Boy Scout program. The
Y's Mems Club of Wilmington will
provide vocal entertainment. Will
mington Scouts will present a pag-
cant tracing the original history of
the Boy Scout oath.
Realizing the entertainment and
educational features of the program,
President J. Edgar Rhoads has in
vited parents of Scouts, as well as
Scout leaders to attend the Annual
Meeting of the Council. Reservations
are not necessary, but early arrival
is advised. The meeting is scheduled
for the auditorium of Warner Junior
High School at 18th & Van Buren, ST.,
Wilmington, commencing at 7:45 P.
M.
A trip to our National Capitol is
a treat for every United States Citi-
zen, but a ten-day visit to Washing
ton along with 10000 other Scouts
is the real treat in store for num-
Der of Delaware and Maryland Scouts
for this coming summer.
The occasion for this great pilgrim
age of Scouts is the celebration of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of Scouting
in this Country. The pilgrimage is in
direct answer to an invitation extend
ed by President Franklin D. Roose-
welt, Honorary President Of the Boy
Scouts of America, given over Ma
tion-wide radio broadcast during Scout
Anniversary Week last February.
Not every Scout will be able to at
tend this National Jambvrce Due +o
the fact that there are some zoe, Zoo
Scouts in the United States. Instead,
each Scout Troop will be entitled to
one representative. The Scout to be
selected will then have to be at least
First Class Scout with at least ten
days of actual camping experience.
A number of the Scout Troops of
Delaware and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland have already started plans
for financing the expenses of their
representative for this epochal Scout
ing event. Many Scouts are hoping
that they be the lucky one to repres-
ent their Troop for this great encamp-
ment at our National Capitol.
The Scouts who are selected from
the Troops of Delaware and the East
ern Shore of Maryland will be organ
lied into provisional Troops Of 80
boys each with competent adult lead
ers selected by the Area Council in
Charge.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-25
STATE SWEPT
BY DISASTROUS
STORM ON WE'D.
Wires Down, Traffic Blocked;
Deep Snow Storm Visits
Shore And State
LOCAL CONDITIONS NOT
AS BAD AS ELSEWHERE

A storm of near-blizzard proper
lions swept practically the entire east
ern seaboard, and extended well
throughout the midwest portions Of
the county on Wednesday last. Tele-
phone and telegraph wires were put
out of commission by heavy sleet;
traffic stopped by slippery roads and,
in the case of motor vehicles, by wind
shields encrusted with ice and snow.
Some loss of life has ensued, but no
great number, happily.
In Maryland, the violence of the
storm has been much in evidence,
specially in northern and western Sec
lions. In Baltimore, fifteen inches
of snow fell, practically tieing up bust
ness. Mercantile houses in the city
closed early in order that all concern
ed should reach their homes before
night set in. Municipal and profess
ional offices sent employees out early
to escape the night disabilities Of
traffic, while thousands of laborers
were put on the streets, clearing away
snow drifts.
Telegraph communication with the
Eastern Shore was cut off and tele-
phone lines south of Denton were out.
Local amateur wireless operators en-
deavored to establish contact with the
area. Telephone lines also were down
in Anne Arundel, st. Mary's and Cal
cert counties.
Western Maryland reported fifteen
inches of snow, the storm abating
and roads open.
Ferry service out of Baltimore was
suspended and trains on the Eastern
Shore were reported running hours
late.
Criminal court juries were dismissed
at 8 p. m. and municipal employees
were sent home at 2:30 P. M. Some
department stores and many shops
closed at the same time.
Automobiles and trucks stalled in
Baltimore car tracks accounted for at
least 1000 delays in street-car traffic.
Delays totaled $4,000 minutes between
z A. M. and P. M.
Lewes, DEL, was cut off from COM
munication and the Delaware Legis-
lature was unable to meet when d
quorum failed to appear.
Throughout the middle west and
some southern states the storm made
itself felt. In New Orleans, they are
experiencing the first snow storm in
thirty-six years. In Minnesota, Illi-
nois, Iowa and other states, Zero-and-
below weather is reported, accompan-
led by high winds and heavy snowfalls.
Right in Pocomoke, rain fell fol-
lowed by light snow. The mercury
dropped considerably and on Thurs
day morning the streets and sidewalks
made the going very treacherous. Bus
schedules were interfered and daily
evening papers were either late arriv-
ing or failed entirely to reach here.
The highways were dangerous to ira
verse, and many minor accidents re-
ported.
Thursday morning dawned clear and
cold and found sleety thoroughfares
for both vehicles and pedestrians; not
much rise in temperature noted and
cold weather predicted for the re-
mainder of the week. Following the
warm spell Of the last week, the drop
was keenly felt, but, as usual, this Sec
ton Jared well, comparatively, and
this section retained its reputation of
being highly favored when these nat
ural upheavals occur.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Gale FISHERMAN en-
tertained at dinner Sunday at their
home in Princess Anne: Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert FISHERMAN, Miss Lucille Tes-
terman, Kermit, Lennie and Walter
FISHERMAN, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Glib
bons and son, Vaughn, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Miller, of Princess Anne, Mr..
and Mrs. Pen FISHERMAN and Mr.. FL
mer Birmingham, of Pocomoke.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-25
new CONTRACT
FOR CORN-HOC
FARMERS MADE
Opportunity For Continuing Vol
untary Production Offer
ed In 1885
FARMERS GIVEN CHANCE
TO SIGN NEW CONTRACTS

Corn-hog farmers in the United
States in 1885 have the opportunity of
continuing voluntary production con-
troll. A new adjustment contract,
dealing only with corn and hogs as
in 1884 and providing benefit pay
ments on both corn and hogs. has been
prepared and now is being offered
by the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ninistration.
This cause of action was endorsed
by more than two thirds of all pro-
ducers voting in the corn-hog refer
endum in October.
1t is warranted by the current econ
omic outlook. The provisions of the
new program are based largely upon
recommendations by corn-hog produc-
ers and committeeman in the light of
experience during the past year. The
plan is deigned to be in effect only for
the year ending December 1, 1885.
A burdensome surplus of corn in
the fall of 1885, followed within 2
years by a heavy hog production and
lower prices, is virtual certainty I'M
less a large percentage of farmers
agree to hold corn paintings within
reasonable limits. Some control of
hog production also is regarded as de-
sirable in 1886.
In 1884, 1,155,O00 farmers signed
corn and hog contracts. In the scope
of total payment and number of pro-
ducers involved, the 1884 corn-hog
program was the largest of all vol
untary production control programs in
effect during the year. In the middle
west, where the bulk Of the commercial
supplies of corn and hogs are grown,
between 80 per cent and 80 per cent
of the annual average production was
brought under control.
The contract signers made an aver
age reduction of % per cent in their
corn acreage. The non-signers re-
duced only one percent.
The total reduction in hog product
ion on all farms from 1884 filters,
is expected to be about IS per cent
or about % million head below the
average production of recent years.
The aggregate adjustment required of
producers under the 1884 contract
was approximately Is million head.
The total hog payments in 1884 I'M
der the contracts amounted to 208
million dollars and the total corn pay
ments 112 millions or a grand total
of benefit payments of 800 million
dollars. This money was derived from
process tax on corn and hogs.
ITO Somerset farmers signed con-
tracts last year and will receive a to-
tai payment of about $4,000. The
first payment of nearly $4,000 was
received last August and the second
payment of about $4,000 is expected
within the next few days. The final
payment will be due in February.
County Agent c. 2. Keller is plan
ming to hold a series of community
meetings within the next few weeks,
for the purpose of presenting set
of charts, showing the corn-hog sit
uation, the results accomplished last
year and the Importance of contin-
uing the program this year.
Farmers who signed contracts in
1884 and farmers who did not sign up
last year will have an opportunity to
CONTINUED on Page 1O)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-25
EASTERN SHORE EDITOR
UNDERCOES OPERATION

Richard H. Collins, ST., editor of the
Chestertown Transcript, is ill at the
Church Home and Infirmary, Balti-
more. He underwent a major oper-
alton for internal trouble last week.
His wife is with him and his sons,
States Attorney Stephen R. Collins
and Richard H. Collins, Jr., visited
him during the weekend.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-25

There was a different story to tell
when the "Aces" strutted their stuff
against the local National Guard Five.
The "Aces" were out to take tricks
and they pulled in a plenty. They
were out to avenge the defeat hand
ed them last week by the Guards,
and, strengthened by Homer White,
CONTINUED on Page 10Y
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-16
More Thrilling New Arrivals
for Our Annual May Sale Of
White Hats
&c. and $500

Here's a really gallant array of
smart summer hat fashions.
Crepes, felts, linens, pedeline,
knits, viscas, crash, fluffy crepe,
chip straw turbanS, cartwheels,
small brims, off-the-face, gobs,
chesterhelds, sports, dressy and
tailored types. Plenty of pas
tells, too, and dark colors.
Downstairs at Ayres.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-16

This inexpensive group offers
most every style and material.
Linens, piques, tree bark linens,
gabardine, felts, knits, imita-
ton panamas and felt fabrics.
Bretons, sailors, cartwheels,
chesterfields, all type brims.
Plenty of pastels, too, and dark
colors.
Evening star., 1935-05-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Pertinent points made in the ma
jority decision of the Supreme Court
declaring the railway pension act un-
constitutional follow:
The fact that the compulsory
scheme is novel Is, of course. no evi-
dence of unconstitutionality. Even
should we consider the act unwise and
prejudicial to both public and private
interest, II 1t be fairly within dele
gated power, our obligation is to sus-
tain 1t On the other hand, though,
should we think the measure embodies
a valuable social plan and be In en-
tire sympathy with its purpose and
intended results, If the provisions 60
beyond the boundaries Of constitu-
tiOnal power, we must so declare.
1t is arbitrary in the last degree to
place upon the carriers the burden of
gratuities to thousands who have been
unfaithful and for that cause have
been separated from the service, or
who have elected to pursue some other
calling. or who have retired from the
business. or have been for other rea-
sons lawfully dismissed. And the
claim that such largess will promote
efficiency or safety in the future oper-
alton of the railroads is without sup
port in reason or common sense.
Assurance of security it truly gives,
but. quite as truly. If morale" is in
tended to connote efficiency, loyalty
and continuity of service, the surest
way to destroy it in any privately
Evening star., 1935-05-07
Majority Decision Points
Supreme Court Pension Ruling Holds Imposition
of Liability to Pay for Services Long Since
Rendered Is Arbitrary.

owned business Is to substitute legis-
lative largess for private bounty and
thus transfer the drive for pensions
to the halls Of Congress and trans
mute loyalty to employer into graft
tude to the Legislature.
We search in vain for any assertion
that the feature under discussion will
promote economy, efficiency or safety,
and the absence of any such claim is
not surprising. The best that can be
said, it seems, Is that the burden in
cident to the privilege Of early retire.
ment will not be as heavy as others
imposed by the statute.
This clearly arbitrary imposition Of
liability to pay again for services long
since rendered and fully compensated
is not permissible legislation. The
court below held the provision de-
prived the railroads of their property
without due process and we agree with
that conclusion.
This court has repeatedly had occa-
sion to say that the railroads, though
their property be dedicated to the pub
lie use, remain the private property
of their owners and that their assets
may not be taken without just COM
pensation. The carriers have not
ceased to be privately operated and
privately owned. however much sub
ject to regulation in the interest Of
interstate commerce. There is no
warrant for taking the property or
money Of one and transferring it to
another without compensation,
whether the object of the transfer be
to build up the equipment of the
transfer or to pension its employees.
Evening star., 1935-05-07

peated before q coroner's jury, which
was to hear additional testimony TO-
day. Other investigations were under
way by the Department OF Commerce
and the airline.
A summary Of testimony at the in
quest showed that Pilot Bolton had
attempted to land at Kansas City,
but was thwarted by fog. BY radio he
was instructed to try to land at Kirks-
vile, Mo-, but his own radio trans
mitter was out Of commission and he
was unable to reply.
The planes fuel supply was almost
exhausted, only about 80 gallons re-
naming In the tanks.
Paul E. Richter, jr., vice president
Of the Transcontinental q Western
Air, said he could not say whether
such an amount would have kept the
plane aloft.
A company statement, issued over
his name. expressed the belief the low
gasoline supply caused the pilot to
seek precautionary landing"
Three Suffer From Shock.
4AHcc VI tLlc ulJuIcO WcIc IckOItcu
by physicians to be suffering from
severe shock. They are:
Kaplan, who suffered broken leg;
Richard Wallace, Hollywood motion
picture director, who received severe
chest injuries, and Henry Sharpe, Los
Angeles, q film cameraman. suffering
from superficial cuts and bruises.
Mrs. Dora Metzger of Los Angeles
and Port Washington, Ling Island, suf-
fered a broken right leg and cuts
and her 3-month-old baby received q
broken leg.
Mrs. d. L. Mesker, Kansas City. wife
Of a T. w. A. pilot. escaped with slight
injuries. She returned to Kansas City
last night.
The body Of Senator Cutting will
be taken to New York today for burial
Clifford Mccarthy. the Senator's sec.
retary. and Mrs. Dean Neimoyer, Kan
sas City. McCarthy's sister, will &C
company the body.
The flight Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kaplan
was the beginning of a honeymoon
trip deferred since their marriage last
November,
Evening star., 1935-05-07

tices, Van Devanter, McReynolds,
Sutherland and Butler, to declare the
rail pension act unconstitutional.
Roberts is the courts baby" In
years-he celebrated his sixtieth BIRTH
day anniversary last Thursday by
hearing arguments on N. R. AS con-
stitutionality. In service. however,
Cardozo is the Junior justice.
Without the robe which he wears
on the bench, Roberts looks like a
successful business man. On the bench
he smiles frequently and often leans
forward in earnest under-tone con-
versation with Butler, who sits be-
side him.
He questions counsel infrequently,
but when he does his words are sharp
and clipped.
Born in Philadelphia, he was once an
assistant professor of law at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
Former President Coolidge called
upon him to prosecute the oil cases in
1924. He was elevated to the court
in 1880 by former President Hoover.
Evening star., 1935-05-07
Justice Roberts Is Regarded
''Unkno,on Quantity" of Court
Comment Heard After
5.4 Decision on, Rail
Pension Act.
Has Voted First With
''Liberals,' - Then With
"COnservatives."

BY the Associated Press.
Comments that Justice Roberts Is
the unknown quantity" in the Su-
preme Courts "liberal-conservative'
lineup were heard in the Capital to-
day following the 5-4 decision on the
rail pension act.
The tall, broad-shouldered Pennsyl-
vanian, who was counsel for the Gov
ernment in the oil scandal trials, has
voted first with one group and then
with the other in recent important
cases.
Roberts sided with the so-called lib
erals-Hughes, Brandeis, Stone and
Cardozo-to bring victory to the Gov
ernment in the gold cases.
Upheld Moratorium.
He was with the majority in the
Sd split which upheld the Minnesota
mortgage moratorium law in January
1884. He again voted with the liberals
on March last year to sustain New
York's right to fix a minimum price
for milk.
A week later he sided with the
conservatives MGR Reynolds, Van De.
vanter, Sutherland and Butler-to
rule the Federal Trade Commission
was without authority to order the
dissolution of corporations merged by
q vote of their stockholders.
And last January, in another Sd
decision, he joined the conservatives
in holding that courts have no right
to increase damages fixed by juries.
Then yesterday Justice Roberts
sided again with the conservative JUS
Evening star., 1935-05-07

could "nullify" the security bill. He
said this involved a tax which Con-
gress has the power to levy. If it had
any effect at all on this legislation
he said, it would be on the compulsory
old-age pension feature.
The million railroad employees whom
the bill affected soon will receive a
refund of approximately $22, soc, 900
deducted from their salaries since
August /.
Under the law, the railroads were
required to withhold 2 per cent of
each employees salary up to $500 a
month. to be matched with per cent
contribution by the carriers. The
money. with interest, will be returned
as fast as possible, the Association
Of American Railroads said.
The Railroad Retirement Pension
Board, which has functioned with a
skeleton organization of about 20 en-
ployes, prepared to wind up its affairs.
Under the act, this board Of three
members supposed to receive salaries
Of $4,000 each, was to be financed
by the carriers.
Evening star., 1935-05-07
F|FTHPERSOND DIES
IN CRASH Of PLANE
Wife of Hollywood Studio
Executive Succumbs
to Injuries.
BY the Associated Press.

6y tuo hbbOClhtSu EtCoos
MACON, Mo-, May THE death
toll in the crash of the fog-bound T.
w. A. airliner near Atlanta, Mo-, was
increased to five today with the death
of Mrs. William Kaplan Of West Los
Angeles.
Mrs. Kaplan, wife of william Kap-
Ian. Hollywood film studio executive,
died early this morning, nearly "a hours
after the big dual-motored craft struck
the earth while the pilot was seeking
an emergency landing field.
Two others were described In q crit
ical condition as a result of injuries
suffered in the accident which brought
death to Senator Bronson Cutting of
New Mexico.
Wing Reported "Low."
The condition of Paul Wing, Holly
wood, was reported very low" G. B.
Drew, Santa Monica, Calf, although
reported in a critical condition, was
said by physicians to be resting easy
after a blood TRANSMISSION.
The dying words Of the pilot, bits
of wreckage and the stories of sur
vivors and rescuers formed the jig
saw pattern Of which investigators
sought the cause of the crash.
Without the information which Pi-
lot Harvey Bolton and Copilot Ken
meth H. Greeson could supply were
they alive, investigators referred re-
peatedly to Bottoms last words:
II ran out of gasoline"
Whatever the cause Of the crash
fellow pilots agreed that he must
have lived through an "aeronautical
hell" during the time he was seeking
an emergency field in the face of the
binding fog and the knowledge that
his gasoline supply was running low
Passengers Warned.
please adjust your safety belts
flashed the Illuminated sign to the II
passengers, many of whom were
asleep. unaware of the troubles OF
the crew. This was followed by the
co-pilot's verbal warning to buckle
your belts tight"
Then came the crash in q muddy
pasture.
Senator Cutting, Greeson and Miss
Jeanne Anne Hillias, 20. Kansas City,
were dead when rescuers reached the
scene. Bolton died few hours later
Everett Wiggans, a country store
keeper, who was among the first to
reach the dying pilot, said Bolton ex-
pressed concern for his injured pas
sengers.
Get the passengers out of here
quick" he told Wiggans. They are
all hurt badly. Don't bother about
me. Get over there and tear the doors
off that house and use them for
stretchers. Get those passengers to
hospital"
The words Of the victims were re-
Evening star., 1935-05-07
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cision, Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho, widely known as constitu-
tional expert, said it settles that par
ticular case, but it is not much of a
guide for Congress"
II do not regard these 5-to-4 de-
cisions important when 1t comes to
determining national policy"
Despite the views of Chief Justice
Hughes and several Senators that the
decision closed the door to any rail-
way pension legislation, Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana, and
A. F. Whitney, president of the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen, said
new legislation would be sought.
Senator King, Democrat. of Utah,
saw threat to the security bill, say
ing the ruling might preclude the
taxes contemplated. Another leading
Senator, declining to be quoted by
name, said he could not see how it