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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
"Chirps''
from the
Democrats Pen

Well, Sir, am certainly very fond
of gold. Who isn't? Indeed, just at
this time, am fonder of it than ever
You know, there is an old adage which
roads. "Absence makes the heart
yrow fonder." Nowadays, due to
the peculiar ideas of Uncle Sam, gold
IN conspicuous by its absence, there
fore. nv heart yearns for the sight,
feeling, and Jingle of the coins minted
from that precious product of Mother
Earth.
How-some-ever, I can't say that l
am altogether heart broken. You see'
il is frequently the case that the heart
grows fonder by association; by pro-
pinuuity; by lots of things. But I'm
not prepared to say that the absence
Of gold interfered with any close re-
lationship between me and the metal.
I may have been an ardent wooer'
bat that gold dollar proved to be a
shy little wench, so far as am con-
cerned. She didn't seem interested at
AL in my advances, and only once in
q while, did / get close enough to her
to see what she looked like.
Consequently, may not grieve SO
deeply as some of those who loved,
won, and lost. But I am prepared to
say that, cit is better to have loved
and lost, than never to have loved at
all" It is better to have felt the
comfortable weight of the gold disc
in your fingers, loved it, and lost it,
than never to have possessed it. There
is no one who can look back with re-
sret to the time when he could let
his first born cut his teeth on 10
dollar gold piece instead of a rubber
ring.
Well, as I said in the beginning, I
love gold. But am also great low
er of fish. I don't care whether it's
a Pocomoke river shad, deep sea
trout, a cataract salmon, or a pike
caught in mill pond, or river gut.
I like big, meaty fish. A Sleeps
head, sturgeon, marlin, a drum
they're my size. But I don't get 'em
often. You see my better nine-tenths
likes small fish, and when the meal
is made up of such, don't get any.
Reminds me somewhat of the fable
of the stork and the fox-I think it
was a stork; anyhow, it was a bird
with a great long bill. This bird in
vited the fox to dinner-alwavs did
think that was rather risky kind
of guest for Mr.. Stork; but so the
story goes. When the meal was serv-
ed, Mr.. Reynard found things just too
bad. The food was served in a tall,
narrow-mouthed vase, just the size OF
the stork's bill. All the fox could do
was to sit on his launches and lick his
chops, as his mouth watered to get
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
OF RANGERS AT MARVA

Be at the Mar-Va Theatre, April
20, when Jack Richie and his Texas
Rhythm Rangers appear in person.
They are treat for everyone from 5
to rs years. Their act is different
with the sweetest music this side of
the Mississippi. A hearty laugh with
Elmer will do you good; q song from
Jack Richie will cheer you.
And when this whole aggregation
get together you'll laugh and howl
with them. You have heard them on
your local radio station, now see them
in person at this theatre on the above
date.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
SOMERSET CHORAL CLUB
TO ENTERTAIN HERE

The Somerset County Choral Club
will present music festival in the
Auditorium Of the High School Build
ing, this city, Thursday, May 18th
The director of the Club is Mrs. Ben
jamin T. Dryden, who enjoys a wide
reputation among the most prominent
musicians on the Eastern Shore while
the accompanist, Mrs. A. Roy Wood.
land, also ranks high. Further an
nouncement win be made later.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
LOCAL PLAYERS
EXPERIENCING
HARD TRAINING
Manager Kingdom Putting Ball
Club Through A Rigid
Course Of Training
SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPEARANCE OF FIELD

The work of conditioning the play
ers of the local ball club for the long
grind of the Eastern Shore League
schedule, began this week under the
supervision of Manager Kingdom.
AS said previously in these columns,
the plan has been adopted of looking
over, as far as possible, material that
seems available, before the time
comes for reporting; and have only
such show up as reveal potential abil-
ity. In this was big thrush of anna
teur talent is prevented, and young
players do not have to be sent home
the day after their arrival.
Manager Kingdom has the following
tossers on hand from which he feels
he can select a team which will give
the other clubs keen competition:
Catchers, Dousha and Brown; Pitch
ers, Valentine, Rock, Rehbein, Ed
wards, Lott, Murdoch and Luce; First
base, Rolf, Snyder and Young; Sec
ond base, Kingdom; Third base, Po-
Ito; Short stop, Hall; Outfielders,
Riggin, Nelson, Stein, Sansosti and
Heffner.
The boys are being put through
rather vigorous course of training.
The manager seems to think that legs
play as important part in the sue
cess of player as do the hands, and
he is sending them on daily runs a.
round the grounds to improve their
staying powers.
There is an attempt being made to,
arrange few practice games, and it
is probable the team may go to Cape
Charles and to Crisfield for prelimi-
nary try-outs. These will, no doubt,
be of big advantage in helping the
boys to get their eye on the ball.
The diamond is in wonderful shape.
when the short time it has been treat
ed is considered. It is already fit for
the opening and will improve as the
days go by. The club house has been
enlarged, an electric score board in
stalled, gents and ladies rest room in
stalled and the dug-outs remodeled.
The outside fence will be whitewashed
as well as the inside where there are
not signs and considerable painting
done in the way Of signs in the inter-
ior.
For time, at least, the plan will
be tried out of playing all Saturday
games in the afternoon, beginning at
8 o'clock; all Sunday games at 2:30
P. NJ, the opening game on Friday,
May 5 with fredericksburg, at P. NJ,
and all night games at S:15 o'clock.
Manager Kingdgon is fully aware
of the necessity of providing the local
fans with quality of ball that will
please. There is no demand for a
pennant-winner, although such q
bunch would create much enthusiasm.
Continued On Page y
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
LOCAL GIRLS GRADUATE

In class Of seventy-three to be
graduated from the Nurses Training
School of jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia, on May 9TH are Misses
Marion E. Vessels and Miss Blanche
e. Hill of this city. Established in
1892, the school now has AN alumnae
enrolment of 1409 graduates who are
serving in their profession throughout
the United States in many foreign
countries.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
LATE NEWS

Mr.. J. L. Cowger, prominent
Somerset Countain, died this
morning shortly after 1880 A.
M. at his home near town. Mr..
Cowger suffered a paralytic
stroke and had been i'll some time.
Funeral arrangements had not
been made at the time of going to
press.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Ugo Carusi Resigns
From Law Post

Ugo Carusi, who has been ex-
ecutive assistant under four Attor-
neys General, is relinquishing the
post and probably will enter the
private practice of law, it was an
1ounced at the Department of JUS
tice today.
Attorney General Murphy, it was
said, has asked Mr.. Carusi to remain
until his successor has had an op-
portunity to familiarize himself with
, the duties of the Office, which are
largely administrative in character
When he is relieved, Mr.. Carusi
will take vacation before making
definite announcement of his plans
Mr.. Carusi, who had served in
the department since March %
1925. is native of Carrara, Italy
where he was born March II, 1902
He was reared in Barre, VT, re-
ceiving his early education in the
public schools there, then taking law
at National University, where he
has been a member of the faculty
for the last two years. From 1918
to 1925 he was successfully secre-
tary to the States attorney, Wash
ington County, VT, and to the Lieu
tenant Governor, Speaker of the
House and attorney general of the
State.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Greater Capital Committee
Near $4,000 Goal

Eighty-ive per cent of the $4,000
sought for the Greater National
Capital Committee of the Washing
ton Board of Trade has been sub
scribed. This amount was reported
at meeting yesterday to the Cam
paign Committee at the Washington
Hotel.
With more subscribers participat-
ing in the fund this year than ever
before, Thomas J. Groom, Campaign
Committee chairman, predicted ad-
dltional money will be reported from
number of pending pledges.
This years goal, considerably
higher than any previous year, was
made necessary, it was pointed out,
to promte travel to Washington in
connection with the New York
Worlds Fair.
Edgar Morris. who has been re-
appointed chairman of the Greater
National Capital Committee for the
coming year; Lawrence E. Williams.
president of the Board of Trade. and
John j. Hasley, vice chairman of the
Campaign Committee, spoke briefly.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Allen Is Preparing
To Confer With
Kennedy Group
Reorganization to Be
Discussed as Soon
As He Is Confirmed

One of the first sessions George
E. Allen will attend, succeeding him.
self as District Commissioner, as
soon as he is confirmed by the Sem
ate, will be to discuss reorganization
of the District government with the
Kennedy Subcommittee of the House
District Committee.
Chairman Ambrose Kennedy is
endeavoring to arrange a satisfac-
tory date and time for this discus
sion with Mr.. Allen and the other
commissioners. 1t was agreed in
an executive session today that the
next session with Commissioner
Allen would be an open one.
Five members of the subcommit-
tee, attending the executive confer
ence today, wanted to know Mr.
Aliens views regarding the general
problem of reorganization of the
District government, what if any his
instructions were on the subject
from the President and what he
thought of the various proposals in
the Griffenhagen plan.
The District officials at the con-
ference today included Commission
er Melvin c. Hazen, Col. David
McCoach, engineer Commissioner
Capt. Herbert c. Whitehurst. direc-
tor Of highways, and Elwood H. Seal,
corporation counsel
Frank o. Everett, vice president of
Griffenhagen e. Associates, was also
present.
Evening star., 1939-05-24

the form in which it was passed by
the House, providing that the posi-
ton should be outside civil service
classification and providing for all
increase in the salary from $4,000
year to $500 a year.
Involves Leaving w. p. A.
His appointment was approved on
the conditional basis at this time
it was said, because he had to give
notice to the Federal w. P. A. Of
his resignation from the deputy
administrators post here. There
was no suggestion as to who would
succeed him as deputy w. P. A.
administrator. George E. Allen
who received return appoint
ment as District Commissioner, is
w. P. A administrator for the
District.
Mr.. Cass came into District serv-
ice in June, 1884, as business man.
ager of the Public Assistance Divi-
sion, In October, 1895, he was
shifted to the District w. P. A. or
ganization, to become director OF
operations, and was promoted to
be deputy administrator in Feb
ruary of 1887.
Served Red Cross.
Prior to this work, he had served
with the American Red Cross for
about seven years, rising to the posi-
tion OF general auditor in 1888. Dur
ing his career with the Red Cross
he participated in it's activities in
numerous disasters, including the
Florida hurricane of 1926, the New
England States floods of November
1927; the Western Kentucky tornado
of July, 1928; the Florida and
Georgia tornado of October, 1929
and the Delaware tornado of Au-
gust, 1888.
Welfare officials had announced
they were seeking as relief director
person pre-eminently qualified as
an executive, but who had an under
standing of the social problem, and
tnat they wanted as assistant relief
director person primarily ground
ed in social service.
Miss Hill and her assistant direc-
| tor, Miss May o. Hankins. resigned
recently following demands for a
change Of the administration of the
Public Assistance Division by Bur-
dette G. Lewis, relief investigator.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
De 7 essun to Be Guest
At Luncheon Friday

Francois de Tessan, member of
the French Chamber of Deputies
and former undersecretary of state
for foreign affairs of France, will
be the guest of honor at luncheon
at the Mayflower Hotel at 1890
pm. Friday, sponsored by Senator
Mead of New York and the Con-
gressional Committee of American
ORT.
M. de Tessan, who is member
of the Parliamentary Committee of
the American ORT Federation, and
Senator Mead, chairman of the
Congressional Committee of the
American ORT, will speak.
Guests will include approximately
40 members of Congress who are
members of the committee and dip
lomatic representatives of France,
Rumania, Great Britain, Bulgaria,
Poland, Belgium and other Euro
pean countries in which the ORT
conducts its work for the education
and rehabilitation of refugees.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Bishops Throne
To Be Erected for
War Dead Rites
Most Rev. Peter Ireton
To Preside at Catholic
Ceremonies in Arlington

A bishops throne will be erected
in the amphitheater OF Arlington
National Cemetery for the first
time in the cemetery's history when
the solemn military field mass,
scheduled for 1890 am. Sunday, is
held as a Catholic tribute to the
war dead.
The Most Rev. Peter L. Ireton,
coadjutor bishop of Richmond, Va,
will preside and deliver the se--
mon. Mass will be celebrated by
Col. William R. Arnold, chief OF
Army chaplains, who will be as
sisted by Army and Navy chaplains
resident in Washington. The altar
to be used has been loaned by the
Right Rev. Msgr. Eugene j. Con-
nelly, pastor of st. Peters Church.
President Invited.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
have been invited to attend the
ceremony, which originally was
planned by the Washington Ger
eral Assembly, fourth degree,
Knights of Columbus. who since
have been joined by other Catholi, /,
organizations in the city.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements is headed by Alfred "A.
McGarraghy. Others on the COM
mittee are Col. Arnold, 1t. Col.
John F. Monahan, Maj. Thomas F.
Hickey, 18th Field Artillery, Fort
Myer; Capt. Francis Garrecht, jr.,
18th Field Artillery, Fort Myer;
Col. Thomas F. Carlin. Francis A.
Mccain, Alfred P. Neff. Hugh C
Armstrong, Thomas J. Myers, Rob-
ert Sheridan, Joseph B. Mccain,
John V. Dean, Vincent McGarry,
Patrick Doherty, Robert F.. Hand
ley, ST.; Senor David Hector Castro
Minister of Ell Salvador; the Very
Rev. Aloysius J. Burggraff, C. S. P:
Francis j. Rafferty,. Andrew Nc
Callum, William Mcclure, the Rev.
Joseph ?. Gedra, the Right Rev.
Msgr. Peter Guilday, James Butler,
John Edwards, Shane Mccarthy
and Walter 1. Plant.
Ladies' Committee.
The Ladies Committee is headed
by Miss Josephine Walsh, grand
regent of Court District of Colunl-
bia. Catholic Daughter of America.
She is being assisted by Miss Teresa
Collins, Miss Mary Mattingly. Mrs.
Anna c. Donnelly, Miss Anne Mil
Ter, Miss Loretta Corcoran, Mrs
Roger Shaw, Mrs. Catherine Burg
dorf, Mrs. Patrick Beavers. Miss
Elizabeth v. Guthridge, Miss Ellen
Maloney, Miss Kathleen M. Har-
low, Miss Dorothy E. Barrett, Mrs
Wilfred Ross, Miss Nellie McCor-
mick, Mrs. James F.. Hartnett, Miss
Florence Winter. Miss Anna E.
kady, Miss May Manogue, Miss
Vivian Barr, Miss Mary Ellen
Arendes, Miss Mary v. Columbus,
Mrs. A. S. Gardiner, Miss Regina
Hartnett, Miss Loretta Fitzgerald,
Mrs. o. T, Viehmeyer, Miss Mai
garet A. Kennedy, Mrs. Paul A.
Hurney, Mrs. Leo Codd, Miss Agnes
Der Fief and Miss Bertha McCaur.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
| lW.P.A. Car Driver
Arrested After
Woman Is Hit

The driver of a Works Progress
Administration automobile was ar
rested early today on charges Of
operating car in unsafe mechan-,
ical condition, following an acci-
dent In which the machine struck
and knocked down Mary Dodson
of Manassas, Va, according to po-
lice.
Lee E. Eynon, 36, of 1S41 r street
NV, driver of the vehicle bearing
Government tags and owned by the
w. P. A. (office, Room 20, District
Building, officers said, hit Miss
Dodson on Maine avenue near Four
teenth street SW. She was only
slightly injured and returned to
her home after treatment of scalp
lacerations at Providence Hospital.
Eynon, unable to raise S25 COL
lateral, was to appear in Police
Court today. The Government car
he was operating, according to the
report of patrolmen to H. D. Will
liams, statio4 clerk at 4th pre-
cinct, had ripped fender, bad
headlights, no horn and bad brakes.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Band Concert

BY the United States Navy Band
this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the
bandstand at the Navy Yard. 1t.
Charles Benter, u. s. NJ, leader;
Charles Brendler, assistant leader.
Program.
March, Commander, Battle Force" +"
Benter
dedicated to Rear Admiral j. o.
Richardson)
Overture, Martha" -Flotow
Solo for cornet, THE Devils
Tongue" -----.---S Schmidt
Musician Oscar Short.
Russian Sailors Dance" -Glier
persian Dance" Cfrom "Khovan-
stchinaD - MouSsorgsky
Waltz, THE Beautiful Blue Danube, .
Strauss
Ballet music, Dances Polowet-
Slenue -BOrOd1n
Introduction to Third Act, and
Bridal Chorus" from 'Lohengrin, !"
Wagner
Grand march, Pump and
Circumstances "s-----.El .Elgar
'"The Star Spanglsd Banner"
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Justice Laws 0yerruIes
Motion in OFT Case

An attack on the validity of the in
dictment which accuses. Thomas E
OFT, former chief deputy United
States marshal here, with taking
property intrusted to him in the
course of official duty was repulsed
today when Justice Bolitha J. Laws
in District Court overruled motion
to quash. At the same time the jurist
set June IA as the date for trial
Myron G. Ehrlich, Mr.. Otis coun-
sci. indicated that other motions
may be filed in this case and asked
for later trial date, but Justice
Laws declared that he would dis
pose speedily of motions brought be-
fore him.
Representing the Government in
the case is Assistant United States
Attorney Howard Boyd, who had ar
gued, earlier in the week, that the
indictment was valid as drawn. JUS
tice Laws sustained him in this posi-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Jury |ndicts Youth
Accused Of Robbery
In A. u. Dormitory
Two Others Named on
Larceny Charges in
Matching Games

Robert C. Griffith, 20 years old,
accused of taking property from the
American University dormitory on
May /, when he was captured by
students and held for police, today
was named by the District Court
grand jury in nine indictments al
leging housebreaking and larceny.
Barclay D. Watkins, 81 years old,
and George Collins, 40, were in
dicted on a charge of grand larceny.
They are accused of taking $40 and
a gold chain valued at sos from
Anand M. Kelkar, British Indian,
in the vicinity of the Greyhound
Bus Terminal on April 13. Another
indictment accuses them of taking
S85 and $168 finger ring from Burt
w. Sylvester of Stroudsburg, Pa, on
March near Union Station. In
both instances, according to police,
the penny matching game was used.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Samuel Hayden,
Henry D. Lewis and Jerome M.
Smallwood, joyriding; Albert L.
Nichols, Frank M. Torode, Wilbur
r. Boone, James Chase, Maurice
Warren, James c. Strothers. James
Somerville and William o. Newman,
housebreaking and larceny; Mar
garet M. Jones, forgery and utter
ing; Samuel kaufman and Ruby
Ashley, violation of the numbers
law; Paul E. Bennett. John w. Ray,
James Nelson. jr. Henry G. Billings,
Reginald Greenfield, Solomon
Henry, robbery; Harry Liberty, as
sault with a dangerous weapon;
Louis R. Murray, statutory offense,
and Odessa M. Madre, receiving
stolen property.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
.Cass 10 Direct
Public Assistance
Division
W. P. A. Deputy Chosen
To Succeed Miss Hill
On July

Otto ]. Cass, an official of the
Districts relief machinery fur
nearly five years, will become direC-
tor of the public assistance division
of the Board of Public Welfare
July l, under plans announced late
yesterday by the Commissioners.
He was named to succeed Miss
M. Alice Hill by the Commissioner
upon recommendation by the Board
of Public Welfare when that agency
found it was not advisable to defer
the appointment until after the
appointment of a new welfare di-
rector, to succeed Elwood Street,
who resigned recently.
The Cass appointment, it was
explained, is contingent on passage
of the 1910 District supply bill in
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Four in D. G. Area Pass
Naval Academy Tests

Four young men from washington
and vicinity are among the success
full candidates for the Naval Acade-
my through recent examinations,
the Navy Department announced to-
day.
They are Alvin Hall of 1919 Kali
mia road NV, Robert Wright of
2436 North Glebe road, Arlington
Va; Robert Bradley of $500 New
Hampshire avenue NV. and Philip
Tallaferro of 528 Ashford road, Sill
yer Spring, Md.
AT the same time the War Depart
ment announced Frederick Rita of
6 East Lenox street, Chevy Chase,
Md, had passed the examinations
for admission to West Point.
Evening star., 1939-05-24

An apparent victim of amnesia
young slight-built man was in
Gallinger Hospital today as police
and hospital attaches attempted to
identify their ward, temporarily
known as John Doe"
He was found yesterday afternoon
wandering aimlessly at Fourteenth
and F streets NV, and was taken
to Gallinger Hospital by Officer
M. D, Smith of the Traffic Bureau
He told police he did not know his
name or where he lived.
Meanwhile, police were working
on the theory he was a visitor to
the city, as he was reported men
tioning Detroit and Atlantic City
when questioned.
About 80 years old. John Doe"
was dressed in a light blue suit,
dark shoes and a light brown shirt
when found.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
SteepIejock Storts
Cleaning FIogpoIes

Jack Torreyson, local steeplejack
has been employed this year to
clean the towering flagpoles in front
of Union Station in preparation for
the visit of the British King and
Queen.
Last year a noted New York
steeplejack was imported to do the
job.
Mr.. Torreyson started work yes
terday and expects to require three
days to finish off both poles. He
cleans the Goddess of Liberty atop
the Capitol dome.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Reporters Given
|OId Veto Story
lat White House
e,y the Associated Press

Es the Associated Press.
Newspapermen assigned to the
White House hurried to phones yes
terday and began sending their
offices a story of bill vetoed by the
President-only to find they had
been given a press release three
years old.
s "A copy of the veto message had
been taken from the files and by
some mistake mimeographed.
Through another chain of errors,
COPIES were distributed to the press.
The old veto message, dated June
~, 1885, was of bill providing fo1
q $5,000,000 naval air station at
Miami. Fla.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Wind Held Cause
las Man Injured
lin Fall Dies

Thomas Betterhoff, 10, of 416
Sixth street NV, was injured when
he was blown down by a strong
wing April 13, died at Casualty Hos
pital today.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said the mans death appeared to
have been caused by the wind but
that he planned to perform an
autopsy.
Mr.. Betterhoff was standing at the
corner of Sixth and F streets NV.
when the wind knocked him to the
ground. He was removes to Casualty
Hospital, where he was treated for
possible fracture of the leg.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
DR.. Fishbein to Speak
Before Convention

DR.. Morris Fishbein, editor of the
Journal of the American Medical
Association, was scheduled to make
one of the principal addresses today
at the annual convention of the
American Surgical Trade Associa-
ton, at the Wardman Park Hotel.
His subject is American Medi-
cine and the National Health Pro-
gram" The A. M. A. at its recent
national convention went on record
in opposition to the Wagner Act
which would set up a national
health program.
William D. West presided at Glass
A sectional meeting this morning.
Yesterday was devoted to sight
seeing and golf tournaments.