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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-26
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TOM MURDOCH was thief. For
year and a half he had lived

TOM MURDOCH was a thief. For
year and half he had lived
= well, mingled in good society, and
occasionally baffled the police with a
little job"
He wasn't greedy. He took just
enough to keep himself in comfort
and to permit the privilege of certain
charities.
If the bootblack on the corner need
ed an operation, he might stumble upon
well-filled purse, and how should he
know it had been pilfered from some
miser's till?
To Tom Murdoch the appeal of his
profession was not profit but the ever
present danger. He reveled in that.
Until the Morrison's New Years eve
ball. He had gone, not to welcome in
the New Year, but because of the OPP
portunity the revelry would afford for
a rich haul.
1t was by merest chance he met the
girl. He might have gone on all eve
ming, dancing with fat old dowagers
who gratefully called him "a dear boy"
and sizing up their jewels at his con-
venience. But one of these prospects"
introduced him to her niece. "She's
been wanting to meet you, dear boy!
I've told her all about you, and she
says you sound like just the man she's
looking for"
He knew, the moment they met, that
he belonged to her. And for the first
time, he saw himself, not as clever
rogue, but as criminal, some one she
would be ashamed Of knowing. They
danced, but his dissatisfaction only
increased.
I'm full of good resolutions tonight"
he told her, "all because I've met, YOU"
II don't take much stock in New
Years resolutions myself" she an
swered, "but I did make one-not to
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-26
Parliamentary

"Do you think you'll be able to
get the speakers eye?'
''The speaker hasn't done any
thing to me yet" said the athletic
young member. IF he does, I won't
aim for his eye. I'll aim for his
jaw"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-26

Put to Good Use
Repartee Is at it's best in answer
to an insult.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-26
Hardly

"My dear" said the professors
wife, "a truck ran over your best
hat"
"Really?" answered the professor.
''Was l wearing it?'s
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-26
Mechanic NEEDED

Nothing can mend broken
heart"
E'FTs Except repairing" - Pearson's
Weekly,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-26
Nothing Gratis

Nothing Gratis
'You can't get something for
nothing in this life"
'"That's right" replied the gloomy
citizen. 'Tf I want even few
kind words about my disposition
and some hope Of future success,
I've got to go to a fortune teller
and pay for them"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-26
GENERAL ALARM

Worm-Doggonit, that fool near
sighted firebug thinks I'm a piece
of hose.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01
FARM BUREAU
APPEALS STRONGLY
FOR INCOME TAX

"Sound and progressive business
practice" will constitute the basis of
the Farm Bureaus appeal for state
income tax and improved inheritance
tax legislation before the Maryland
assembly at Annapolis next month,
Mr.. C. E. Wise, Jr., secretary of the
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation,
said today.
Confronted with so immediate a
necessity of securing additional public
revenue, the farm organizations" Mr..
Wise said, "can see no valid reason
why so progressive a commonwealth
as Maryland should lag behind its
neighbors in tax legislation"
A recent report covering study of
the Maryland tax field by the Grange
and the Farm Bureau, estimated the
annual yield from state income tax
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01
OPIUM DEALERS REPORTED
ON e. SHORE OF VIRGINIA

A persistent report has prevailed on
the Eastern Shore for some time; one
that is talked about like wild fire
for everyone likes to hear stories about
Cinnamon, whether they be true or
not. The story is that Is cinnamon,
pigtails and all and a quantity of OPP
ium, the dope that has and still does,
carry many into the land of unbeliev-
able dreams, were landed somewhere
in Upshurs Neck recently.
They were struggled in, but wheth-
.er by foreign ship or an American
ship, no one knows or will say. AS
"a matter of fact, local officers will
give out no information except this.
'"No tickee? No laundry! No pass
port? No Americano!"
AS matter of fact the report is
that Federal immigration Authorities
are on the Eastern Shore now work.
ing on the case.
One report was that the China
men were landed as was the dope;
all were carried to New York in pro-
duce boxes where payment of 500
each was made for transportation to
the big city which always looms ahead
as a beacon in a tower in the city of
opportunity, freedom and chance
New York.
This is one of the first smuggling
charges to light on the Eastern Shore,
that is of smuggling immigrants.
However it will be remembered that
several times during the prohibition
era attempts were made to smuggle
in liquors at various points of the
Eastern Shore.
But Cinnamon - Human beings,
that's different
And opium, one of the most pow
erful drugs known to science, mas
ter which enslaves most of those who
come within reach of it's powers, has
now made it's path of illegal entrance,
straight through the Eastern Shore
or maybe not!
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
MISS ENGLE TO SPEAK
AT MARYLAND LEAGUE

Miss Lavinia Engle of Montgomery
County and Baltimore Director of the
Maryland League of Women Voters,
has accepted an invitation to be guest
speaker at a supper to be sponsored
by the Women's Democratic Club Of
Somerset County, at the Crisfleld
High School on Saturday afternoon,
February End, at 5 o'clock.
Miss Engle's topic will be "The Leg
islative Program For 1885," She is
a forceful speaker, and those who are
interested in old age pensions, en-
ployment insurance, and other forms
of legislation that will come before
the General Assembly this winter
should not miss hearing these topics
discussed by one who can do it as
forcefully as can Miss Engle.
The supper will be in charge of
Miss Mary Halle of the Crisfield High
School Faculty, assisted by her pupils;
the proceeds of same to be devoted to
her class work. The price Of supper
to be only fifty cents.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01

at from $1,2S7,727 to $4,351, 1922, de-
pending upon the rates imposed and
whether dividends from corporations
are included.
"a survey of the taxes imposed on
inheritances," Mr.. Wise said, "shows
that the inheritance tax as now adj
ministered in Maryland, is very small
compared with other states-particu-
larly when compared with nearby
states. The proposal of the farm or
CARNATIONS" he explained, "is to have
the inheritance tax-rate increased and
graduated and to have it's provisions
include direct, as well as indirect, heirs
In other words, our efforts are based
on a recognition Of the fact that this
tax is not being utilized to it's fullest
extent in Maryland, and that great
deal of property which escapes tax
alton during the life of the owner,
also escapes the state inheritance taxi.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01
AS governor
The president today
present time.

and Wayne Robinson, all members Of
a show, that was to have been pres
ented in a Southern city, the coming
week. The four people-the twins
and the two men-were travelling in
an automobile. Upon reaching Elkton
they found the roads were blocked by
snow drifts south Of here, so decided
to stay there all night. They first
stopped at the Maryland restaurant,
to get something to eat.
News that the twins were in town,
caused quite stir, many people hur-
rying down town to get look at them.
Reports were spread that the par
ties came there to get married. Be-
fore leaving town Violet, inquired of
Clerk of the Court Buck, if she could
obtain a marriage license to marry
Maurice Lambert. The Clerk refused
to give her an answer and put it up
to States Attorney-General Herbert
O'Conor for his opinion. When the
paper was printed, it had not been OBJ
tanned.
Lambert was not with the party,
and is said to be in Cumberland. Vio-
let stated she did not intend to get
married at once.
Some seem to think the whole thing
is only move to get free advertising.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01
TO CURB DRUNKEN
DRIVERS IN DELAWARE

About a year ago the drinking
driver emerged as a prominent fig
ure in what has been for many years
an appalling picture of death, in
jury and suffering on our highways,
according to the Delaware Safety
Council. True, he was there before
but repeal has brought him out in
sharp relief and a Nation that stands
aghast at the rapidly rising death
toll is asking why he cannot be eli
minated from the scene. The ques-
ton is more easily asked than ans
wered. To keep the proper perspec-
tive the National Safety Council re-
minds the reader that despite the
increase mentioned in earlier arti-
cles and despite the spotlight of pub
lie attention that is thrown on them,
drinking drivers and drunken pedes-
TRANS constitute but one of the sew
eral factors that must be considered.
Speed, inattention, mechanical defects
and other things are still major prob
lens which yet remain unsolved.
However, the fact that drunken
driving has been increasing sharp
ly all over the country that incom-
plete statistics show that alcohol is
a factor in some z to 10 per cent of
all driver and pedestrian accidents and
that there is strong evidence that the
actual percentage is considerably high
err, it certainly justifies some anxiety
about it's place in the traffic accident
picture.
Education will undoubtedly play a
big part in the ultimate control of
the problem. But education is long,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01

slow process. The reader weapon is
enforcement. AS this means of at
tack is at present far from perfect
it is along this line that the biggest
fight is being waged.
What we need is a more depend
able enforcement program. A pro-
gram that is impartial with no "fix".
We need enforcement that will COM
mand public respect so that the drivers
will know in advance if he drinks al
cohol and becomes involved in a mo-
tor vehicle crash while at the wheel
there will be no escape from fitting
punishment, with strong likelihood Of
a Jail sentence and the loss of the use
of his automobile.
The best enforcement weapon is re-
vocation or suspension of the drivers
license. This can be applied with lit
tie formality on reasonable evidence
of improper driving, without the Soc
ial stigma of a Jail sentence or the
economic burden of a heavy fine; yet
it means real punishment for the Of
fender and complete protection for
society.
Legislation and educational efforts
must be redoubled, for in the final
analysis good enforcement must be
supported by good laws and must be
backed by public opinion.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01
MEMBER STATE BOARD
OF EDUCATION SUCCUMBS

Westminster citizens were very sor-
ry to hear of the death of DR.. Henry
M. Fitzhugh, one of the leading ply
sicians of Carroll County, at the Md.
University hospital from osleo-megli-
tbs and later followed by septicemia.
DR.. Fitzhugh was born in Bay City,
Mich, in September 1875. His par
ents were Henry Maynadier and Lucy
(Tyson) Fitzhugh. He was graduated
from the Baltimore Polytechnic In
stitute in 1893 and from the Univer-
sity of Maryland in 1897.
In September, 1908, he was married
to Mary Aldridge and have two chill
dren, Robert lyon, of Washington,
D. c., and Henry M. Fitzhugh, Jr.,
at home.
DR.. Fitzhugh has been engaged in
the practice of medicine since 1897.
He was at present member of the
State Board of Medical Examiners and
president of the State Board of Edu-
cation of Maryland. Up until 1884 he
served as director in the Union Ma
tional Bank of Westminster.
During the World War he was
chairman of the local draft board and
chairman of the Council of Defense
of Carroll County.
He entered the hospital last Novem-
Der. Several operations were per-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01
SOMERSET DESIRES TWO
YEARS OF RESIDENCE

Two years residence in the State
of Maryland will be necessary re-
quirement for teachers in the public
schools of the State, if bill intro
duced Tuesday by Senator Harry T.
Phoebus, Somerset, becomes law.
Mr.. Phoebus states that he believes
that Maryland has sufficient num-
Der of qualified teachers to man her
schools, without going outside of the
State for help. And in order that
our teaching staff may be, at least
in point of residence, "native" of Md,
Mr.. Phoebus has prepared and intro
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01
At 10 years

duced the measure making it compul-
sorry that all teachers in our public
schools reside in the State at least
two years prior to being employed in
the schools.
Mr.. Phoebus also has introduced a
bill to authorize the County Health
Department to make examination and
pass upon the sanitary conditions of
oyster and crab houses, and to ex-
anime the workers in the plants Of
the county, without charge to the
State.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01

of the Second Baltimore City Dis
trict, offered bill in the House this
week to substitute Imprisonment up
to three years for a wife beaten.
A similar bill was introduced at the
last session of the Assembly, but there
were enough Delegates who wanted
wife beaters flogged to defeat the
bill. But now-it may be diffeent.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01
SIAMESE TWINS MAKE
STOP OVER AT ELKTON

Violet and Daisy Hilton, the Sia-
mese Twins, who caused quite stir
in New York and New Jersey, last
summer when Maurice L. Lambert was
refused a license to marry Violet,
the right half of the twins, stopped
in Elkton, last week, spending the
night at the Howard Hotel. They
were accompanied by Don Durham
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-01
WIFE BEATER MAY ES-
CAPE WHIPPING POST

Maryland husbands may soon sigh
with relief because there is no danger
of their being whipped if they beat
their wives. Delegate Frank J. Hirt,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15
St. Paul Men
Organize Club

A group of st. Paul men met No
vember II to organize the Com
munity Civic club. The club will
seek to improve and better civic
and economic conditions among st.
Paul people.
Arthur Allen, managing editor of
the st. Paul Recorder, was elected
president. Among those who took
part in the organization were
Leonard Oliver, Clarence Smith,
Bruce Journey, Frank Wright,
Walter Hodges and others.
The next meeting will be held
on Monday night.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15
Recorder Booster
Found Germans In
Excellent Mood

H. E. Becker, operator of the liq-
uor store bearing his name, located
at 661 University Ave., recently re-
turned from a trip to Germany and
Holland.
In the former country, Mr.. Beck
er's native country, he found the
Hitler regime popular with all
classes. Mr.. Becker told this pa
per's representative that everybody
was working in Germany.
The German people as a whole,
Mr.. Becker remarked, are happy
and contented and the future looks
bright.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15
Funeral Services for
Vernon Johnson

Funeral services were held
Thursday, November ID, at the
Neal Funeral Home, for Vernon
Ralph Johnson, 81, who died this
week at Glen Lake hospital after
an illness of three years.
Funeral rites were preached by
Rev. w. E. Warrington of Bethes-
da, where the deceased held men,
bership. Resolutions were read by
members of the several auxiliaries
in which young johnson had given
active service.
Music was sung by the Gospel
chorus and a solo by Mrs. Bessie
Gresham of the chorus.
Mr.. Johnson is survived by his
wife, Opal Johnson, a baby daugh-
ter, his mother, and several broth
ers and sisters. A number of floral
tributes were sent by friends and
societies of the church. Interment
was in Crystal Lake cemetery.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15
Miss Flanagan
Addresses Club
ELITES HEAR SOCIAL
WORKER

Miss Winnifred Flanagan, direc-
tor of Girl Reserve activities at the
st. Paul Y. w. C. A., gave talk
at the last regular meeting of the
Elite club, subject, "Group Activi-
ties for Young People," She told
of new games for parties, novel
parties for special occasions, and
interesting methods of group read
ing and group social work.
Miss Flanagan is the first of a
series of speakers the Elite club
plans to have through the winter
After the talk, president Robert
Gardner called short business ses-
sion. The club approved of a
Christmas sleigh ride party during
the Christmas holidays. When the
meeting was over, the host, Drexel
Pugh, served refreshments.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15
Chaix-Copley
Has Two Negro
Men Employed

"Spend your money where you
can work" is becoming the nation
al "theme song" of intelligent and
awakened Negroes. Evidently one
of the most prominent Recorder
advertisers, the Chalk Copley
Fashions For Men" store located
at 100 E. Seventh st. in the Bremen
Arcade, believes this is fair and
just slogan, for among its en-
ployed personnel are two colored
men.
Both men are well known in st.
Paul. The two men are A. NJ. Boyd
and David Mays, who are on the
job with Chaix-Copley.
Both of the employees, A. M.
Boyd and David Mays, are well
known in st. Paul. When you make
purchases at Chalk Copley, you are
getting something back.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15
Royal Barber
Shop Modern,
~ Up To Minute

One Of the most modern barber
shops in this section Of the coun-
try is the Royal Barber Shop,
owned and operated for the past
four years by R. B. Warren, one of
the best known men in the state.
This shop is located at GAO Sixth
Ave. No., Minneapolis. In addition
to its four chairs with four Of the
best BARRIERS obtainable on hand to
serve its patrons, a customer may
receive a manicure, shoe shine, and
have his clothes cleaned and
pressed in the pressing and tailor
ing shop in connection.
Recently Mr.. Warren had his en-
tire shop redecorated. The Royal
Shop has always tried to maintain
a high standard of tonsorial serv-
ice, Mr.. Warren told representa-
tive of this paper this week.
1t was necessary for Mr.. Warren
to send out of the city to secure the
services of Milton Chenneth, an A
/ barber, to supplement the work of
Vern Stone, one of the best known
BARRIERS in the Twin Cities. Due to
Minnesota regulations, a barber
from another state must take the
very thorough examination Of the
state barber board before practic-
ing his profession. Mr.. Chenneth
took this examination last week,
and is now attending the wants of
the legion of Royal clients.
"Rube" Warren has lived in Min
nesota for the past 20 years. He
is determined, he said Tuesday, to
continue to give Minneapolis big
ger and better barber service.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15
Baptist Gathering
Largely Attended

An all-day service of Baptist
women held at Calvary Baptist
church, Wednesday, Nov. IS, in
Minneapolis, found a number of
Twin City Baptists of the colored
group present at the several ses-
sions and at the dinner following,
with more than $50 people seated.
Rev. L. w. Harris of Pilgrim,
st. Paul, made one of the principal
addresses. Others attending were
Rev. and Mrs. w. E. Warrington,
Bethesda; Rev. and Mrs. H. w.
Bolts, Zion; Mesdames Elizabeth
Newton, J. M. Gaylord, C. Calhoun,
M. Black, D. L. Rodgers, L. Bell,
E. L. Simms, and Mr.. w. NJ. Smith.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15
WHEN BUYING GROCERIES
AND MEATS CONSIDER

Although the food markets have
among their best clientele the st.
Paul Negroes, few Of them employ
Negro workers and seldom do they
advertise in the Negro newspapers.
Thus we have no way to know what
firms appreciate Negro patronage.
A new Recorder advertiser this
week is Title Bros. Packing Co.,
Inc, AS Wabasha St., who sell
meats, sea foods and poultry. This
firm solicits your patronage
through the Recorder.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15
Revival Climax
Sunday, Nov. IL

Two weeks of intensive religious
services at st. Peter A. M. E.
church will be climaxed Sunday,
November 18th, by the closing mes
sages of DR.. U. S. Robinson, who
is without a peer in any race in the
field of evangelism. The speakers
intellectual honesty, deep insight,
and irresistible fervor, along with
an amazing knowledge of the Bible
and gift of simple explanations,
have made his sermons unique.
Subject Sunday morning, "The
Quest for God" Sunday night the
speaker will close the series with
the subject, "The Eagle Stirreth
Her Nest"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15

1t was great thrill for the Min
nesota fans down in Iowa City, and
as the Towans lapsed into unhappy
and disappointed silence, the Go
pher supporters began to get noisy
and jovial. They knew their team
would come through all right.
AS the Minnesota boys came out
of dressing rooms after the game,
they were as collected and calm as
if they hadn't played the toughest
game of the year. They received
congratulations from assembled
fans with tired but happy grins.
They didn't look so battle-scarred;
they just looked very clean and
very tired. They had had their
showers and their rub-downs and
they were ready to take the train
home to prepare for Michigan.
"What about Michigan? 2" some
one asked Dick Smith.
"Gosh, that's going to be a tough
one," said big Dick with a sigh,
and then he turned to talk to his
mother and dad who were waiting
for him. ......
The late afternoon gloom settled
down over the big brick stadium
as the last of the players came out
of the locker rooms, and nothing
was left to tell of the afternoon
but a few scattered programs and
bits of crepe paper streamers.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15
AGED ST. PAULITE DIES

Robert Fannanda died Friday,
November 8, at Ancker hospital.
Survived by two sons, John and
Robert Fannanda, and stepdaugh-
ter, Mrs. Tolora Booker. Funeral
services were held Monday, Novem-
Der II, 1885, from the Bethlehem
Tabernacle, and interment was at
Forest cemetery. The Neal Funer-
al Home, Inc, st. Paul, had charge
of the obsequies.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-15

Miscellaneous highlights: Worn
out Robert Russo Motion, retired
Tuskegee principal, turned down
Warner Bros. publicity stunt offer
of the part of ode Lawd" in the
perturbation of "The Green Pas
lures" Bishop Noah W. Will
liams, A. M. E. prelate, scores the
Pope and the Catholic church for
it's alleged stand on the Ethiopian
Italian question. Meanwhile Amer
lean Catholics enlarge that denom-
nations work among American
Negroes E. The oath Infantry
celebrates it's 66th year of exist
ence e.. The Madam C. J. Walker,
pioneer Negro cosmetic firm with
home Offices in indianapolis, recent
ly opened a new New York branch
with 1000 square feet of floor
space Pope Plus statement
from the Vatican "Italy should be
granted mandate over Ethiopia"
will retard the work of that church
among the darker races of the
world . All-American football
team pickers are busy thinking up
excuses to keep Ozzie Simmons off
their mythical football elevens. Not
every African comes from Ethiopia
many Twin Citians will soon learn.
Cecil Newman.