davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
Cokesbury News

Mr.. and Mrs. John Tyson, of Will
mington, Del, are spending some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Cottmore
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Cottmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Arnold, of Eliz-
abeth, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Alvin
Dixon and daughter, Dorothy of Cher
iton, Va, Mrs. w. A. Long and Mrs.
Alonzo Birmingham, of Pocomoke
City, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Long.
Mrs. Carrie Swiggett and children,
of Snow Hill, Md, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Covington.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Harris and son, Gene, Mr..
Ralph Taylor and on, Jack were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
GLADDEN. at Oak Hall, Va, Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Merrill, Mrs. Ernest
Long, Master John Merrill and Mr..
and Mrs. James Cottman and daugh-
ter, Betty spent Sunday at Rehoboth
Beach, Del.
Mrs. w. v. Taylor, Mrs. Ralph Tay-
lor and son, Jack Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Harris and two sons, were entertain
Mrs. Leonard Birmingham and chill
dren, spent part of last week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Green
at Cambridge, Md.
Miss Marie Lee Walker has been
the guest of Miss Josephine Harris
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
In Kansas Don't Eat
Snake Meat in Public

TOPEKA, KAN.-It is legal to
banquet on snakes, lizards, cent?
pedes, scorpions, and other req
tiles at home, but it's against the
law to eat 'em in public in Kan
sas.
The oddly was discovered by
Franklin Corrick while revising
state statutes. The law provides
a penalty of from 80 days to nine
months in Jail or $25 fine.
Until 1925 a law authorized
mayors and township trustees to
conscript "all able-bodied male
persons between the ages of IL
and IS for the purpose of destroy
ing locusts or migratory grass
hoppers." The law was enacted
in 1877.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09

Hall" has been owned and occupied
by J. Spencer Lapham, noted mid
peninsula agriculturist.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
California Wants to Sell
Its Old Defunct Utopia

SACRAMENTO, CALF. - The
State of California has Ethiopia"
for sale. It asks $26,742 for it, but
will talk turkey down to almost any
price.
It consists of 216.87 acres and was
established by the state in 1917 as a
ethiopia" scheme for persons desir-
ing small farms on which they could
make living. Later it was found
there was insufficient water and the
soil was none too fertile. It still
costs the state $255 monthly to ad-
minister its Utopia" Recently it
sold 5.78 acres of utopia" for 5000.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
Children's Glass Hunt
Makes Playground Safe

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.-Because
broken glass was a hazard to chill
dren using the Lincoln school play
ground, they conducted a "glass
hunt" with Wilbert Bourque win
ming top honors by finding 1880
pieces.
Altogether, the youngsters collect
ed several thousand pieces of glass
including shattered window panes,
bottle glass and fragments of wind
shields and ornaments. Now they
plan to hold a mail hunt" to re-
move other possible hazards.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
Attorney Loses to Law
He Wrote Two Years Ago

MOBILE.-Attorney William Nc
Dermott of Mobile was unable to
save a client from his own law
which he put through the Alabama
legislature two years ago.
His client was found guilty of pur-
chasing, selling or having in his
possession Or under his control an
excess of per cent of dead oyster
shell in violation of Act No. 1859 of the
Alabama general law of the special
session of 1867. He was fined $40
and costs, or 10 days in Jail.
McDermott introduced the law as
a member of the legislature.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
Blind Doctor
Is Carrying On
Continues Rural Practice
For Is Years; Wife
T. Acts as Eyes

WADLEY, ALA. - twenty-five
years ago DR.. Thomas Clack, a
country doctor, said to his wife:
''We might as well face it. I'm
blind"
''What will we do?" she asked.
''Keep on practicing medicine
You'll be my eyes"
Since that time DR.. Clack has
slapped the breath of life into hun
dreds of babies he has never seen,
and never will see. He has minis
tered to hundreds of persons in this
east Alabama community, persons
who are but voices in the dark.
Today he is in his sixties, and
still practicing medicine. Mrs.
Clack is his ..'eyes."
Wife Constant Companion.
In the 26 years he has been blind.
she has been away from his side
for only one 24-hour period. That
was when a relative took him to a
medical conference in Montgomery.
She is by his side every hour Of
the day and night. When he gets a
call, she goes with him. She sits
by the side of the patients bed,
while he talks to the patient and
gets the case history.
He has a delicate sense of touch
and can diagnose the patients
wounds with his finger tips.
But his "eyes" takes the temper
allure, tells him the patients color
and how the sick persons eyes look.
Then the doctor comes to conclu-
sion regarding the ailment.
II it's an emergency case, requir-
ing surgery, he tells her what in
struments to select and how to use
them.
Mrs. Clack's first surgical test
came shortly after her husband lost
his sight. A four-year-old child had
been playing with an ak and suf-
fered a severe laceration of the
hand.
"I'm sorry" DR.. Clack said, feel
ing the wound. ''The finger will
have to be amputated."
His wife hesitated. DR.. Clack be-
gan to tell her what to do.
"Give her this anesthetic. Boil
water. Battle the hand. Pick up
this knife. Be sure the water is
hot enough to kill all germs. Take
the knife, and :"
First AmputatiOn Successful.
Mrs. Clack gritted her teeth,
swayed slightly, but she obeyed his
instructions. The operation was a
success.
Determination has been the secret
of DR.. Clack's success. He had to
have it even when he entered the
medical profession. He did not
graduate from medical school until
he was 35-an age when most physi-
clans are well launched on their ca
reers.
He began practice at Amanda, in
Chambers county, and three years
later lost his sight. It came sud.
denly, after a series of hem
orrhages.
Those were the horse and buggy
days, so Mrs. Clack hitched up the
horse and drove for him. When the
automobile came into use she
learned to drive. BY now she was
his "eyes" all the time, and she
had to 60 with him, night and day.
In the evenings, his "eyes" read
to him from magazines and medi.
cal journals, thus enabling him to
keep pace with the latest trends ir
medicine.
He was one of the first doctors
In the state to use sulfapyridine
successfully in the treatment Of
pneumonia.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
British Pilot, Out Of
Bullets, Downs ENEMY

LONDON.-A British fighter pi-
lot was credited by the air minis
try with worrying" a German
bomber into a crash after the
Briton's ammunition had run out.
Over the Dunkirk area, it was
said, the pilot encountered a Ger
man Junkers but his cartridge
drums had been emptied.
The air ministry said the pilot
dived at the Junkers' tail and
worried the enemy so much by
a succession of stunts that ulti-
mately he made a fatal error in
trying to turn and went crashing
into the ground"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09

Mrs. Ralph Harris at Cambridge, Md
ed to dinner Monday night by Mr.
and Mrs. Frank GLADDEN. at Oak Hall
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Beachamp and
children were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Werth at Rehoboth
last Sunday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09

hereby certify that 1 have this date
inspected for Captain
aoysters caught within the limits Of the
State of Maryland, sold to-,
and found the same to cOntain-------------------
bushels of merchantable oysters and
-bushels of understandable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK.


NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Rallying
attention was directed toward few
aircrafts, steels, motors and special
ties in today's stock market, with
favorites getting a lift of fractions
to 2 points.
Light and selective buying came
into the list after midday Extreme
gains were reduced, but numerous
issues were at standstill or slightly
lower at the close. Liveliness of a
few low-priced stocks eventually ex-
banded volume a bit and transfers
Appropriated $4,000 shares.
Highly optimistic corporation
statements served to revive scat
tered pivotals. Many traders.
though, remained uninterested as
political skies remained clouded and
nearby business trends were spotty.
Another cut in the domestic copper
quotation was a handicap.
Touching new 1939-40 tops were
Bethlehem 5 and 7 per cent pre-
ferreds and Cluett Peabody. Sup
ported also were Douglas Aircraft,
United Aircraft, Lockheed, Vest
inghouse, Continental Motors.
Chrysler, General Motors and N. Y.
Central.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Capital Transit Net
Scars 10 S587,111
Mark in 1889
Represents Increase
Of 1882 Per Cent
Over Preceding Yeor
By EDWARD c. STONE.

Net earnings of the Capital
Transit Co. in 1889 amounted to
$587. in comparison with
$257 ,30723 in 1888, an increase in
net income of s329,8o424 or 1882
per cent, according to the annual
report filed today with the Public
Utilities Commission.
Operating revenues in 1899 to-
tailed $12,023, 34956, a notable in
crease of $709 ,15645 or 6.3 per cent.
At the same time total operating
expenses, taxes and depreciation
showed an increase taking Sl0,764,-
1856 from operating revenues against
S10,403,728 a year ago, leaving an
operating income of $1,258,493 80, a
gain of s348,02834 or 38 per cent.
Gross totaled S1,321 ,642.5 an in
crease of $342 1922 over 1888. De-
auctions for interest payments
called for S734 53112, an increase of
slightly more than $4,000.
Revenue passenger traffic revealed
a remarkable gain, a total of I'LL
965,729, comparing with 16l 286,211
in 1888, an increase of 10,679,518 or
66 per cent.
The Capital Transit Co. reported
net income in December of S55,-
39479, against S37,96724 a year ago,
an increase of S17,42755 or 459 per
cent.
Revenue passengers numbered
15,279,897, an increase of 750,256 or
So per cent.
Operating revenues brought in
$1,064,919.06, an improvement of
S46,193,13. while operating expenses
totaled $769,7l788, an increase of
$49.52233 or SO per cent.
Taxes called for S7O.026O7 and de-
probation took $111,62271, leaving
an operating income of $113,552. 40.
a gain of more than $4,000 or 1872
per cent.
Gas Sales Reach New Peak.
Sales of the Washington Gas
Light Co. for the year 1899 totaled
IL 1897 ,049 metered cubic feet, COM
pared with 11,045 ,142 in the year
1888, an increase Of GAL ,907 feet, it
was reported today.
Inc 1889 sales reached another
al-tlme peak and furnished an ex-
cellent barometer of steadily i'm
proving general business conditions
in the Capital throughout the year.
Gas sales in December scored an
extra good monthly gain, totaling
1,3450 cubic feet, against 1851
377, an increase of 93,7O9 met, to-
days report showed.
In 1889 sales in every month, ex-
cept June, were ahead of the CORE
spending month in the previous
year, the comparisons being as
follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-The wheat
market showed signs of rallying to-
day after prices had dipped to
within Is cent of the lowest level
in more than a month, but the re-
covery was feeble.
Prices fluctuated nervously
throughout the session, pit brokers
said this undoubtedly reflected gen.
eral uncertainty in the trade re-
garding such important market fac
tors as condition of the new winter
wheat crop and the outcome of the
1899 loan program, under which
more than 160,0OO,000 bushels of
wheat have been kept off the mar
ket for almost year.
Wheat closed u lower to 4 high
er, compared with yesterdays fin
ish; May, $685. July, 96h-A;
corn unchanged; May, 571s-A;
.Jl1lE STlns off to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Sharp Increase
In Chevrolet
Sales Shown
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Jan. 26.-Chevrolet
division of General Motors Corp.
today reported retail sales of new
cars and trucks from January 10
to January 20 totaled 25,226 units,
compared with 22,067 in the preced-
ing Today period and 18,405 in the
January 1920 period of last year.
1t reported that used car sales,
January 1920 totaled 38,7l5 units,
compared with 32,919 for the first
10 days of the current month.
Buick division of General Motors
Corp. reported retail deliveries of new
units for the first 20 days of January
numbered 1902, compared with
1854 for the corresponding period
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26

from the University of Pennsyl-
vania, where he was an all-America
football player and captain of the
university baseball team. For some
years Mr.. Wilmer was associated
with his brother. B. L. Wilmer, as CO.
general agent of the Washington
State Mutual Agency. Mr.. Wilmer is
past president of the District of
Columbia Managers Association and
an honorary life member of the
District Life Underwriters Associa-
ton.
Needham Addresses Bankers.
D. j. Needham, general counsel of
the American Bankers Association,
gave most interesting informal ad-
dress before the Fiduciaries Section
of the District Bankers Association,
last night at a dinner meeting at
the Washington, Hotel. He gave a
general picture of the banking stu
alton and took up various matters of
particular interest to trust officers.
Mr. Needham answered many
questions at the conclusion of his
main address. The District Bankers
Association was represented by
President Ord Preston and First
Vice President A. M. McLachlen.
Among those present was Bruce
Baird, recently elected president of
the National Savings & Trust Co.;
Victor B. Deyber, chairman of the
board of the Second National Bank,
and Editor Kuhns of Banking, the
official organ of the American
Bankers Association.
Several interesting reports were
presented by committee chairmen.
Bernard L. AmiSs of the Washing
ton Loan & Trust Co., who is chair
man of the section, presided. and
Harold A. Kertz, National Metro
politan Bank, made arrangements
for the meeting
Independent Store Sales Rise.
The Commerce Department re-
ports that sales by independent re-
tail stores located in "a States
showed 6l2 per cent gain in 1889
over 1888 The estimated dollar
value of sales in 1899 as reported by
20,799 independent retail stores
amounted to $2,496, 723,619 COM
pared with S2,345 ,529,75O in 1888.
Sales in December, 1899, increased
80 per cent over November, 1899,
the report added, and were also 51a
per cent above December, 1885, The
holiday buying brought about the
increase, it was said
Heard in Financial District.
A quarterly dividend of so cents
per share has been declared by
Compania Swift International, pay
able March /, to stock of record
February Is, 1t was announced by
Swift & Co.'S Washington Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Dry Goods Market

selling aaents yenorfed fair innmirS s'fe ee
carded broadcloths today but said bids were
slightly below mill asking prices. Otherwise.
trading in gray goods continued slow with
weaves.
Business in rayon goods was fairly active.
centering in one way spun fakes and in
pigment taffetas. prices we're Arm, in some
cases tending higher.
Silk fabrics dealers reported routine
operations and little was done in WOODEN
goods. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Cumberland Area Leads
In Job Placements
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 26-The State
employment service found jobs in
private employment for 1859 per-
sons last month and placed 304
persons on public projects. Of the
total 1,466 were women and 1907
men.
In the counties the Cumberland
district led in the number of place.
ments with 448; Towson district was
next with 167. The Salisbury Office
placed 120 and the Frederick Office
Ill.
Baltimore placements totaled 1871,
all but 81 in private employment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Higher Net Reported
By Lone Star Cement

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26-Lone Star
Cement Corp. reported consolidated
net profits for 1889 of $3,406, 100 or
1888 a share, compared with So
sol ,7S4, or 1902 share, in 1888.
The company has Is plants widely
distributed in the United States
ano in Cuba. Brazil, Uruguay and
Argentina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
| Armour Profits
Reported Best
In Long Time
By the Associated Press.

O5 IHe ASSOCldleu PreSS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26-George A.
Eastwood, president of Armour &
Co., told stockholders at their an
nual meeting today that the COM
pany's operations for the first quar-
ter of its fiscal year would be the
best for the period in a long time.
Operations" he said, were
profitable in November and Deem
Der and January results to date have
been satisfactory with tonnage near
record levels The companys fiscal
year started October 80, 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Metal Market

NEW YORK. Jan. % R.-Copper
steady; elsctrolytic, spot, 1900; export,
f.a;s New York, l .62h. Tin steady; spot
Lead steady; spot, New York, 55O-55; East
ST. Louis. 5.35. Zinc steady: East St. Louis
spot and forward. $50. Quicksilver 1856 90
1880 nominal. Pig iron. aluminium, an
timony platinum. Chinese wolframite and
domestic scheelite unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
New Issue Planned
By Investors Mutual
Ey the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
Investors Mutual, Inc, a Mime
apolis (Mlnn) investment trust,
filed registration statement with
the Securities Commission yester-
day covering 100000 shares of
special stock class A, of no par
value. The statement said the COM
pany expected to raise $10,582 oil
from sale of the issue and that
the proceeds would be used for
investment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
SmeIter SIushes
Copper Price
IS of Cent
y the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. ga leading
custom smelter reduced domestic
refined copper p of cent pound
to 115s cents today. 1t was the
second downward revision in week.
The latest price is the lowest
since II cents a pound was quoted
just at the outbreak of the war
abroad. In early October the red
metal was boosted to 1914 cents,
highest in two years, where it held
until January 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Equity Corp. Reports
Decline in Assets
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Euuity
Corp, an investing company, re-
ported today net assets on Decem-
Der 81, 1899, equal to 48 cents a
common share, compared with SO
cents on December 81, 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
New York and Chicuqo
Loan Trends Differ
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ports that commercial, industrial
and agricultural loans of New York
City banks. declined 100000 to
81 ,666, 100000 in the week ended
January "a, and that similar loans
of Chicago banks increased $2,000,-
600 to 1887 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Officers Are Named
For Herndon Bank
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON, Va, Jan. 26.-Di-
rectors of the Citizens National
Bank of Herndon have elected the
following officers: Ralph R. Reed,
president; Mark Turner, vice presi-
dent: John B. Mcdaniel, cashier;
M. Waite Wilkins, assistant cashier.
On February l the bank will re-
tire $500 of its preferred stock,
leaving a balance of $1,000 to be
retired of the original issue of
$25 900 in 1885.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26

lrlCG Lie IN
derWriters Asso-
citation this noon
at the Willard
Hotel on Life
Insurance a n d
its relation to
t h e B u y e r S
General Estate
Mr.. Wilmer is
a w a S h ington
boy, h a vim G
graduated from
c e n t ral High
School, where
he was print
nent in athlet-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Odd-Lot Dealings
BY the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
York Stock Exchange for January IS:
2,S69 purchases involving 7s,645 shares:
2,ss1 sales involving 73,0ss shares, in
chtuuine o. snort sales involving 1.647
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26

bankruptcy
BANKRUPTCY Act or securities assumed
Rates dividend foregoing table are annual dis.
ton Unless otherwise noted special dividends
included ~ - No'
KID Elk Dividend. rights extras
Accumulated dyidends paid last year Declared
stock Accumulated dividends paid declared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press,

by tne Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Cotton fu-
lures steadied in afternoon trading
today after early easiness in SYM
pathy with lower foreign markets
and on talks of probable discon-
tinuance of the export subsidy plan.
A holiday at Bombay restricted
trading somewhat.
Late prices were l to 3 points
higher, except new May and July
deliveries, which were down 7 and
9 points on earlier sales. March
(old), 1918; May (old), 10.45; Octo-
Der, ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26

Despite mild weather in part of
December sales were almost up to
the previous January, which regis
tered the higher monthly sales
point of 1899.
Underwriters Hear Wilmer.
Morton H. Wilmer, general agent
OF the State Mutual Life Assur-
ance Co. at Philadelphia, addressed
the January luncheon of the Dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 20 R,.-Cotton
futures recovered most of the early de-
cline here today. influenced BY trade buy
ing and covering At noon trading was
quiet and prices were 1 point net hisher
to | point lower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26

Cottonseed oil opened steady: March.
6.25b; May. Ssh; July. 6,4sb; September.
6.55b. Bid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26

Mobilization has reduced unem-
ployment in Switzerland to mini
mum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26

Chicago Cash Market.
No cash wheat sales Corn No. / yell
low. 59-59s4: No. 2, 5sE-59a4 No. 3. So
Oats feed, 3sia; sample grade mixed.
40-4012: No. white. 4234-43: No. 3,
42H-l2 Barley, mailing. 1865 nominal;
beans. No. 3 yellow, OS. Timothy seed,
4.90-5.25 nominal Sweet clover, so
5.25 nominal Red clover. l25O-15OO
nominal Red top 100000 nominal.
Alsike. 15.OO-1S.00 nominal Alfalfa
1S.00-23. 90 nominal
Winnipeg Prices.
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
C0tt0nseed Oil

COtt0nseed OIL.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
UNCHANGED to higher Sales. 1O4 con-
tracts. March. SIS: May. 6.9Ob; July,
7O1b: September, 7.06. Bid