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Evening star., 1935-09-29
The Kerchief of Peace

hands that would never be clean again,
and looked at Metas face. He re-
membered how he had knelt in the
church and prayed that he might make
Meta a good husband; how he had
promised the Holy Virgin that he
would never give her cause to use the
kerchief. Still, it was old woman's tale
- old country stuff. But Meta had
thought lot of the kerchief. He re-
membered how she had sent back to
the old country for hand made linen
as soon as her daughters were born;
how she had sat night after night,
patiently working in the stitches, fol-
lowing the age-old pattern.
He chewed the end of his mustache.
A tear plopped onto the kerchief: He
tried to rub it away, but his finger
made dirty spot. Meta had been so
proud of the kerchief's virgin clean
ness. He spat on his finger, and rubbed
the spot again. 1t was blacker than
before. He stared at the spot, and
remembered his mothers kerchief.
When they spread it over her dead
face. it was worn and faded from
many tears. and many washings. The
women had clucked their tongues and
said Poor Mary"
He thought of all the generations
and generations of Slovak women who
had made kerchiefs for their daugh-
tiers; who had stitched in their hope,
and whatever they had of faith. to
make a charm for peace - to keep
their men faithful He'd loved Meta
all his life; yet he had so seldom
thought of himself as loving her. She
had been just his woman - plump
and pretty in her youth; strong and
fertile; patient and comforting as they
went down the last stretch of the road
together. Peter wondered with the
sudden panic of lost child what he
was going to do without her.
He folded the kerchief as neatly as
he could. He leaned over and peered
hard into Meta's face. 'I'm the damn
foolw he said. Il take him all back"
He jumped at the sound of his voice.
1t seemed to run all around the room,
to whisper back at him from the
corners. He thought Metals voice was
whispering. but l have used the
kerchief."
He blinked, and thought of the
priest, OF the neighbors, of the sons
and daughters who must be called in.
And how dirty the kerchief was! He
had heard Meta say, less than week
ago, that she had never used it. He
had smirked and staggered a little.
Now the priest would ask questions.
The neighbors would nudge each other
and say Poor Meta" The children -
what would they say when they saw
it? What would they do?
Throw it out?" But that wouldn't
do. They'd find it. Burn it up? They
would never stop searching. And it
wouldn't be decent to bury Meta
without her kerchief.
Evening star., 1935-09-29

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Evening star., 1935-09-29

skin. is absorbed by the blood,
stream, and gets to work in the
affected area itself.
Get "Ben-Gay" at any druggists
Just one warning-get the box with
the red Ben Gay" on the cover.
..Ben-Gay" is the only true Baume
Analgesique.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-11
COUNTERFEIT TEN DOLLAR
BILLS CIRCULATING HERE

George A. Almoney, of the United
States Secret Service, who visited
this section during the past week.
issued a warning to business men and
others on the Eastern Shore OF the
passing of twenty and ten dollar bills
on the Shore.
Mr.. Almoney said that bogus 1--WE
dollar bill purporting to have been
issued by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York, had been picked up IN
Salisbury, and that a counterfeit S2o
bill had been passed at a filling sta
ton in Fruitland.
The bogus SIS bill bore small I
and the number 81" in fine print IN
the lower right hand corner of the bill
He did not say how the $50 bills could
be identified.
Mr.. Almoney suggested that en-
ployes and owners of filling stations
write on the margin of the bills the
license number of cars when owners
gave SO and $40 bills in payment FOL
gas. In this way it may be possible
to run down the makers of the coun'
terfeit money, he said.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-11
$500 FIRE BLAZE
IN CHERITON, VIRGINIA

Cheriton suffered a $7,500.OO fire
loss early Monday morning when the
dwelling of Mr.. Ashton Lewis, to-
gether with all contents; and the flu
neral parlor, hearse and private auto
mobile of Frank Holland, colored, were
destroyed and approximately $4,000
damage was done Hollands home.
The blaze, of undetermined, origin,
started apparently in the corner Of the
Holland funeral parlor. Holland and
his wife were aroused by the light
from the flames shining through a win
dow. The blaze was then confined to
one corner of the funeral parlor build
ing which also housed the hearse and
family car. Holland states that he
dressed rapidly and attempted to save
the hearse while his wife FASTENED
to turn in the alarm. However. the
flames had advanced to far for him
to enter the building and none of the
contents were saved.
The Eastville and Cape Charles fire
companies were summoned to the scene
and succeeded in preventing the spread
of the flames to other nearby build
ings after extinguishing the blaze in
the Holland home.
Hollands loss is estimated to be a.
round $4,000 with partial insurance
coverage; Lewis loss is reported to be
in the neighborhood Of $4,000 and there
was some insurance coverage. Mr..
Lewis has lost three homes by fire.
Holland stated yesterday morning
that he had made arrangements where
by he would be able to continue his
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-11
COMMISSIONER WRIGHT
IN AUTO HEARING

Frank Baldwin, Mardela farmer,
will be given a hearing this week on
charges preferred in connection with
an accident involving the automobiles
of Major J. Purdon Wright, super
intendent of the State Police.
The hearing will be held on the
day Major Wright relinquishes his
position as police head.
Baldwin is charged with drunken
driving, failure to stop after an acct
dent, reckless driving and not having
an operators license in his possession
He contends that his machine did not
strike the police car, but vice-versa
was the case.
Major Wright was not in the car at
the time. 1t was being driven by Of
ficer Jesse Bradley. Bradley said that
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-11
EPISCOPAL RECTOR
IN CAMBRIDGE RESIGNS

Rev. William Dunbar Gould, who
has been rector of Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church, of Cambridge, for
the past seventeen years, rendered
his resignation to the Vestry through
n letter addressed to Mr.. P. Watson
Webb, Registrar of the Parish, at a
meeting last Monday evening. The
resignation was accepted with much
regret.
DIR. Gould was called as Rector of
this parish, in May 1918. He came
from Holy Trinity Church, Baltimore,
and since his connection with the Do
cese of Easton, he has been one OF
the outstanding ministers on the
Eastern Shore, being an excellent
preacher and an able COUNSELLOR his
advice was often sought to help solve
many important matters of the Do
cese.
During the years DR.. Gould has
been a citizen of Cambridge he has
not only endeared himself to the men,
bers of this Diocese, but to the people
of the entire community and adjoin-
ing counties.
About a year ago, he told the Yes
trv he wanted to resign, but was per-
suaded to continue his work here.
Now, he says he must be relieved OF
the duties of rectorship as soon as
the Vestry can call his successor.
Much as the members of the Nestry
regretted the step he was taking,
there was nothing else to do but ac-
cept his resignation.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-11

sorry school attendance law, the Queen
Anne's County Board of Education
through County Superintendent of
Schools Franklin D. Day and Mrs.
Lola P. Brown, attendant officer, caus-
ed the arrest of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Hay of the Busic neighborhood for
neglecting to send their two children
to school from September 4th to the
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hay pleaded guilty to
the charge when they appeared before
Magistrate J. West Thompson in Po-
lice Court last week. Both received
suspended sentences on the condition
that the children be sent to their class
rooms regularly.
The Hays testified that they were
both employed and could not get the
children, a boy of z and girl of II,
ready for school.
Mr.. Day and Mrs. Brown testified
that a school bus passed directly in
front of the Hay home. Last year
the girl attended school only 80 days
out of $50 in which sessions were held.
The boy is of age to enter the first
grade.
One or more arrests for similar fail
ure to send children to school are pend
ing, it was learned, unless the parents
Immediately comply with the law.
States Attorney Edwin H. Brown,
Jr,. who conducted the case against the
Hays, stressed the point that the law
requires the attendance of children be-
tween the ages Of and IA each day
school is in session unless the chill
dren receive regular instruction in
school subjects by qualified instructors
unless prevented by physical or men
tai incapacity, or unless excused by
the superintendent of schools.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-11
ARREST IN QUEEN ANNE'S
FOR NON-ATTENDANCE

Determined to enforce the compul-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-11
CHAMPION HORSE SHOE
PITCHER IN WICOMICO

Thirty-two consecutive double-ring.
ers should give the thrill of a life
time to any horseshoe pitcher. Nine.
ty-eight ringers out of 100 consecu.
tive pitches is nearly a perfect rec.
ord, as any mathematician will tel
you. Then, too, 1872 ringers out OF
200 consecutive shoes pitched is a SEN
sational accomplishment that any 10.
cal pitcher would rather witness per-
sonally than read about. To the fell
low who occasionally INDUCES in this
harmless pastime it seems almost in
credible.
Such is the record of the worlds
champion, Theodore "Ted" Allen, of
ALEXANDRA, Calf. And Allen will make
personal appearance at Rockawalkin
late in October. He is now appearing
in vaudeville in New York City.
Allen has record befitting worlds
champion in any field of sport. He
was Colorado state champion of Rocky
Mountain region 1928, 80, 81, 3S;
Oregon champion 1882, worlds cham
pion 1933-S4.
But there is a lighter side to AL
lens accomplishments. He has 9
whole barrel of trick pitching feats
such as knocking a cigar out of an
assistants mouth, riding through a
human loop, knocking a sack off a
persons head and making a ringer
from distance of forty feet, lighting
match with pitched shoe and ex-
tinguishing with another pitch.
Allen will also take on all corners
i'll horseshoe pitching matches. Lo-
cal stars wishing to compete may
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-11
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
THIRTY NINE RELIEF
WORKERS LOSE JOBS

Thity-nine out of fifty-one men
EMPLOYED on the county roads ana
the state roads in Dorchester county
have been fired and many OF them
NAV be standing around the streets
of Cambridge looking for work and
irving to ascertain if there is any
chance of getting their jobs back.
These men have not been fired be-
c.use their work was unsatisfactory
nor because there was no work 1or
them to do, were simply fired to give
the Nice administration an opportun-
itv to put in Republicans. Many OF
those fired were Republicans, as here
tofore the question of mans poiitlcS
has not entered into the matter wnen
laborer were hired to do work on the
roads. but the present Republican ad-
ministration, apparently, intends TO
replace all the former employees
where possible, with satellites Oh INC
present administration.
Qualifications and experience VIII
not enter into the matter, 1t VIII
simply be a question of politics and
politics only. Apparently the Nice
administration has overlooked the fact
that it is only in power because thou
sands of Democrats voted for Cover
nor Nice. These Democrats are now
being punished for having voted Tor
the Republican Governor by seeing
we'll qualified and experienced men.
who have taken no part in politics.
fired from their jobs to make room
for Republicans.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-11
communicate with Levin G. Hayman,
Rockawalkin.
TWENTY-ONE FARMS TO
BE SOLD IN COUNTIES

Twenty-one farms in Wicomico,
Somerset and Dorchester counties will
be sold at auction by S. FRANKLIN
Woodcock, local realtor, in the liquida-
ton of the holdings of the Pennsyl-
vania Joint Stock Land Bank in this
area.
Most of the farms are Of large area
and the list includes such well known
properties as Cedarhurst, the Dorman
farm on the Spring Hill road, COM
prising 298 acres; the Cannon farm,
three miles north of Hebron, 213
acres; the Robert Taylor farm near
Quantico containing rs acres, and the
Bower farm at Williams Siding, 209
acres.
The sale will be held on October
26th, beginning at Princess Anne.
The sale, at which all of the prop
critics will be sold to the highest bid
der in auctions, is to be conducted by
Woodcock under a contract with the
bank.
A large portion of the Woodstock
firms business in real estate has been
through the medium of auction sales
and he has become we'll known for
this particular method of large scale
real estate transactions.
The sale will be one of the largest
real estate undertakings in this area
fir many years. The properties are
well located and many of them have
been regarded as show places in their
respective communities.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-11

he had to commander another mach
inc to catch Baldwin.
The police car was badly damaged.
Baldwin's machine received a damaged
fender.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-11

undertaking business through the cour
tesy of other undertakers until such
time as he could rebuild and secure
another hearse.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-03-29

BUY TOWN
OF PEACH
Entire Community, .-23 Miles Up
River, VIII Re Flooded BY
Columbia River

Grand Coulee Dam, March &c.
Purchase OF the little community
of Peach, about % miles from the
dam site on the Columbia river,
has been practically completed by
the United States Bureau of Re
clamation, it was learned yester-
yesterday.
The small town, composed of
about $50 people, will be flooded
when the low dam or the high
dam is thrown across the river at
Grand Coulee. Almost without
exception land owners have sign
ed sales contracts. The people
viii not have TO move until the
government orders them to. in no
case later than December 81, 1898
Mainly because the government
is offering fair prices for the land
very little difficulty is being en-
countered in the negotiations for
the land. Other land along the
river, i'll addition to nearly the en-
tire area of Peach, is being slowly
bought up by the government.
Six appraisers have been con-
stantly at work validating the land
along the stream. At present this
group is working about six miles
downstream from Hunters, having
covered the entire route from the
dam site. About 70 miles of riv-
erland will be flooded by the dam
lake. Several other small COM
munities such as Lincoln, at the
head of the Spokane river, will all
be purchased.
The case of Samuel Seaton and
others verses the government is
expected to come to trial early in
the month rof May. Seaton, claim
ing valuable gravel deposits on his
land, which is located where the
east axis of the dam will be, has
asked $3,5OO,O00 for his property.
Julius Johnson, William Rath
and estate, the Continental Land
Co., and others have been offered
less than $4,000 for their prop
erty. Condemnation hearing on
these parcels of land will also be
held in May. These parties have
not made any direct claim as to
what they value their property at.
The Seaton holding are further
with a mining claim by
a Seattle party, which was filed
when it first became known that
a dam would be built here. The
claim states there are valuable
gravel deposits on the Seaton land
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-03-29
Scottish Terrier May Be
Branch of Skye Terriers

Authorities are at great variance
regarding the "Scotty's" origin, some
asserting there never was such q dog
as the "Scotty," pointing to his prick
ears as proof that he is . mongrel.
Others assert he Is an offshoot OF the
Skye terrier or Dandle Dinmont and
tina. the only true Scotty Is white
one. Still others contend he is merely
a manufactured product Of Aberdeen.
Strong presumption, however. indi-
Gates he Is q trnnsmutation Of the
Cairn and the West Highland white
terrier, which is white Cairn, says
q writer In the Los Angeles Times.
In It's native Scotland. the breed has
been known for more than . century.
but for more than half this period was
without an accepted name. After years
Of bitter dispute between fanciers of
Scotland and northern England, he
was finally labeled with the proud
title Of Scottish terrier. supplanting
such names as Aberdeen. Highland.
Cairn and Scotch. The only survival
Of these misnomers Is Aberdeen, which
many still regard ne different breed
an advantage often employed
by the INSCRIPTIONS dealer who sells
as an Aberdeen" a dog too faulty to
DISPOSE of as Scottish terrier. !.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-03-29
Thousands OF Folks
Seek COulee farms

Climatic conditions and soil de
pletion in the middle west are caus
ing farmers of that territory to
look to the Coulee area for new
lands This statement was made
this week by e. Coiliss of theHome
Owners Realty Company of Spo-
kane
Thousands of persons are eff
fected by the climatic ridden dis
trict of middle United States,
said Mr.. Coiliss," and many of the
men and women are directing in
quiries to the various Chambers of
Commerce in this district. Liter
ally thousands of queries are COM
ing to the west from those seek
ing new lands wher they can make
their homes
AS result this district maylook
for an influx of population, which
bids fair to put 100000 people
in central Washington. There is
a spirit of the pioneer among
those moving to the west They
are coming to build up a new land
and make a home for themselves
and families. With the announce
ment of the high dam, which will
mean in addition to hydro-electric
power. the reclamation of thous-
ands of fertile acres of land, and
many thousands of farmers from
the drought stricken districts of
the middle west will move into the
district.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-03-29
Doubling Thomas

Coulee City, no matter which
way current events turn. is coin % .
" nave the greatest era of actual
uevelopment and prosperity in the
llstoIy OF the city. Some will
uouot thls; some will agree Those
VINO agree, you will find, ara the
ones who are going to read I'M ON
thls great development to kaen
posted and cash in on their know
ledge. ~"
Coulee' City is 100 miles from
spokane and " miles from Wen
atchee; an overnight stop for all
tourist visiting the project, and
the center of a geological wonder
land.
Last summer and fall we could
not accommodate the people even
with very little activity at the Dam
and the project is just beginning
70 be advertised. This year the
Grand Coulee Reclamation Pro-
Ject is nationally advertised and
the concensus of opinion is the
greatest Westward freak in the
history of the Northwest is about
to take place.
Due to midwestern and south
western drought conditions. with
the added back to the landand
and westward migration that has
always followed all previous le-
pressions. thes settler will be- ad-
ded to the tourits. and where in
the past, about one fourth of the
tourists visited the Eastern part
of the state; this year we will have
100 per cent state tourists traffic.
1t is estimated that there are
4OOO/new families in Spokane.
All apartment houses and hotels
are full. Buildings have raised
their rents and apartment houses
are following suit, and all bust
ness is awakening to the realiza-
of an exceptional year.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-03-29
Post Office Finds New
Home In Gregg Block

Postnffice Finds New Home
The Coulee City Post Office, fol
many years located in the Box
block with Lindley's Variety store
will soon be moved into new quart
eIS.
Alfred Twining, who will as
sumo the postermastership of the
local post Office the first of April,
has leasel the store building form
erly occupied by Rays Varieay
Store, in the Gregg Block, an dwill
open the office there the first of
April. He has already purchased
MS fixtures ind equipment. which
are being installed this week hv
olsen d Hansen, carpenters.
Inc fixtures were purchased
from a party at Gle Elum and are
quite complete. They will be To-
Gated nthe west side of the build
ing and the lobby will extend the
Iull length on the east side. Two
writing shelves will be ploaced in
tne lobbythe lobby for the conven-
renee OF the public. AS arranged
at present the registry and parcels
post windows are located in tho
'front.' OF tn ebuilding as you go in
ana the general delivery in the
rear. This arrangement, if found
'unsa tlsfactory, will be changed
later.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-03-29
BILL IS
NOT YET EFFECTIVE

Although HB 1872, the state OLE
age pension measure passed b,
tie last legislature becomes er
lectiye April first no payment,
VIII be maze under it. nor VIII Iii,
present old age pension law be "a.
pealed until Jiuy first, 1885. A,
That time payments OF pensions by
counties will be discontinued. and
county auditors VIII turn their re-
cords, bearing upon the eligibility
OF recipients, over to the newly
created state department of public
welfare.
The new state plan provides for
the payment of a maximum of $50
a month to persnos who have at
tanned the age of65 years, and
whose incomes are"i inadequate to
provide reasonable subsistence
compatible with decency and
health
The total amount received in
pension payments by any person
constitutes lien against the es-
tate of the recipient, and will be
allowed from the estate upon the
death Of the person receiving ts-
sistance or a surviving husband or
wife.
Applicants mist be citizens of
tn eUnited States, must have re-
sided in the state for at least five
years during the previous ten-yearr
period. Voluntary assignments of
property may not be made to
qualify an applicant for pension
payments.
Applications for pensions are to
be made to the state department
of public welfare in writing. The
department will investigate the
facts set forth in each application,
and can revoke pension grants at
any time if there is reason to be
lieve it was improperly granted the
recipients of pensions under the
act provides.
act shall not be eligible for other
publis assistance, but perosns quail
fled who do not receive pension
shall not be barred by reason of
their age from receiving relief or
other assistance for which they
may qualify.
If the federal government pro-
vides sum in excess of SIS per
person from federal funds for old
age pensions in the state, the a
mounS granted by the. government
NAV be matched by an equal a.
from state funds. the bill
provides. Undrr these circum-
stances a total of more than $50
may be received by a single re-
cipient.