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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-08
MRS. A. R. DAVIS
SUCCUMBS AT
AGE SO YEARS
Died At Home Of Her Daughter,
Mrs. Myrtilla Smith, In
Snow Hill, Tuesday
FUNERAL SERVICES WE'RE
CONDUCTED ON THURSDAY,

Mrs. Amanda Rowley Davis, widow
of Isaac j. Davis, of Pocomoke City,
passed away peacefully, at two o'clock
Tuesday November fifth at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Myrtilla Smith
in Snow Hill.
Mrs. Davis was the daughter of the
late James Henry Rowley and Mar
garet K. Rowley, whose families
were prominent in this county.
She was born at the Rowley home
stead, near Snow Hill, June 4, 1851
and was eighty nine years of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis made their
home in Stockton for thirty-five
years, and later in Woodlynne, N. J.,
where they resided until 1929, at that
time coming to spend their declining
years with their daughter.
Mrs. Davis found place of great
worth in her home, where surrounded
by friends and loved ones. she en-
deared herself to the hearts of all
who knew her.
Her patience during her long years
of affliction, was an inspiration to all
who knew her. She will be sadly MISS
ed in the home and by her large cir
Gle of friends.
She is survived by her daughter,
Mrs. Myrtilla Smith, and two sons,
Charles Edward Davis and Arlington
L. Davis, both of Philadelphia, Pa.
Funeral services will be conducted
Continued ON Page 1O)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-08
R00$EVEL 7 REELECTED FOR THIRD Term
BIZ A MAJORITY OF NEARLY FOUR MILLION
"Chiirps'' ~
from the
Democrats Pen

Well, Sir, this little weekly blow
cut of mine was left-out last week,
due to the crowded condition of the
front page of the Pocomoke Weekly
Bladder. You may have noticed that
the same front page was more or less
picture gallery; it had all the "pret-
ties" of the several and sundry candi-
dates on it, and these took up about
all the space there was left.
You know, I thought at one time
would put in my own counterfeit
presentment" as the immortal Will
lam called 'em; or otherwise, cut of
myself along with those other celeb
rites on the front spread, in order
to let those, who sometimes look at
this corner, know that I was still
in the land of the living; but Sec
ond thought made me hesitate, as
it occurred to me it would not be
treating that other crowd fairly, be-
cause once having looked at mine,
nobody would notice the others, their
faces would suffer so much when
pulchritude was the basis of COM
parison. In that way the chances of
their election might be lessened and
I didn't want to do anybody an in
jury.
The office boy was looking over
my shoulder when I wrote the above
paragraph, and he said he thought
] had it wrong. He thought, of
course, the candidates might get it
in the neck a little by the appearance
of my physiognomy, but for a diff
ferent reason. He thought that as
soon as anybody's eye caught sight
Of my mug, they would tear the pa
per up at once, afraid they might have
a case of nightmare when they went
to bed Friday night, if they gazed at
that face and eyes too long.
I told that youngster he'd better
finish sweeping out instead of being
50 impolite as to look over a per-
sons shoulder when he was writing.
He said he'd swept out once, but if
he could sweep me out by another
cleanup, he'd get busy right away.
To say the least, I'd call that youngs-
ter fresh, but you can't help ad-
hiring one for the courage of ones
convictions, and it's the truth that
most always hurts the most, so it's
sometimes best to show you "can take
it."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-08
Registronts' List In
Full Next Week

The full list of names in the
draft, which the Democrat"
announced would be printed
this week, is not quite ready for
publication. 1t is in course of
preparation, and as soon as
available it will appear in these
columns.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-08

A regular meeting of Crescent
Chapter No. A o. E. S. will be held
Monday night, November 18th, at
1880 o'clock.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-08

Well, this is "Chooseday"-the ont
day in the week when I go hay-wire
sometimes spelled "T-u-e-s-d-a-y.'
Somebody's going to be elected today
ergo, somebody's going to be defeat
ed. Roosevelt-he's out for president
ditto is Willlkie. Speaking of Roose
welt, 10 Sierra, who sometimes saves
my life by giving some of his ideas
to copy, hands out as his latest, the
following from his, "The Low-Dowr
from Hickory Grove"
Rambling around in the die
tionary is not bad idea. Now
and then you will pick up a
word which you can maybe use
to wake 'em up with, at the
lunch club, or some other
place.
"And here recent I was over
in the A pages and I run
across ambidextrous. It look
ed pretty good, so to get a
little practice I says to Jack
Bramlage- is my neigh
Dor and a contractor, and a
pretty good one-Jack, says
these carpenters you got work.
ing here sure are ambidex-
trous.
"Ambidextrous," he says,
kinda querisome-like. Sure,
I says, ambidextrous means
being good with both hands
as good with one hand as the
other. Like the President, I
says, he is ambidextrous. With
one hand he signs bill to in
crease production in a cannon
factory, and with the other he
signs one which limits the
hours you can work in the
same factory which cuts down
production.
"Jack looked kinda dubious.
Continued on Page 81
Evening star., 1940-01-21

tives White and Lee Of Virginia
agreed to change their votes in re-
turn for similar concession on the
part of Northern delegates. 80 both
bills eventually became law"
1t is to commemorate the final out
come that Mr.. Cramer appeals to Mr..
Farley. Such stamp as he suggests
would be in line with the precedents
furnished by the stamps for Mary
land, Wisconsin, Michigan, Connecti-
cut, Arkansas, Rhode Island, Dela-
ware, Texas, the Oregon and North
west Territories, Alaska, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,
all issued since March 4, 1888. Local
philatelic societies, citizens associa-
tionS, trade and labor bodies, school
and church groups, cultural organ
izations of all kinds and individual
residents. it is to be hoped, will join
in petitioning for the Postmaster
Generals approval of the plan which
the Districts friend in Kansas has
sponsored.
Evening star., 1940-01-21

itself-nameless, unreasoning, un-
justified terror which paraIyzes
needed efforts to convert retreat into
advance" He was addressing him.
self then to domestic situation,
and he succeeded by sheer force of
leadership In imparting new faith
and new courage to people who had
all but surrendered to fear.
Today, with regard to our rela-
tions with the rest of the world, we
are again confused Nation. Those
at the controls of government seem
afraid to take any decisive action
toward safeguarding our vital in
terests, wherever they may lie. In
1910, as in 1888, we are desperately in
need OF courageous leadership-of
someone who will free our interna-
tional thinking of "nameless, un-
reasoning, unjustified" fear.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
The Pope's Letter

Pope Plus XII, in his reply to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Christmas letter,
carried to the White House by the
Most Rev. Amleto Cicognani, apos-
tolic delegate to the United States,
on Friday, frankly comedies that
there are obstacles" in the way Of
a return of peace to the world in "the
present restless and tempestuous
hour" But his holiness is not dis
couraged. He hopes that "the roar
OF battle" may cease upon a day mot
too far distant"
Meanwhile, IF the friends of peace
do not wish their labors to be in
vain, they should visualize distinctly
the seriousness of these obstacles and
the consequently slight probability
OF immediate success so long as the
present state Of the opposing forces
remains essentially unchanged"
These words, manifestly, represent a
practical point of view. They are a
warning against unwise haste in the
making Of proposals for liquidation
of the existing strife. Yet they con-
tain hint Of timeliness which the
President and all others concerned
with the problem will be quick to
appreciate when at last it becomes
clearly apparent. The moment for
effective intervention, the Pope sug-
gests, will be that in which "the
present state of the opposing forces"
alters. Some observers, perhaps, al
ready are skeptical of a psychology
ical moment occurring within less
than half dozen years. Both in
Great Britain and in Germany there
has been talk of "a long struggle" :"
But other students of prevailing
chaos are more optimistic. The
masses of the people everywhere
have been educated to understand
the futility of the arbitrament of
arms. A "deep-seated yearning for
peace - fills the hearts" of mil
lions, as the pontin declares. It
follows, then, that civilization can
not be threatened indefinitely by
aggressive and deadly goddess and
anti Christian" forces. Sanity at last
will be restored. The question is:
When? And the answer, surely, will
be forthcoming with the collapse of
those agencies Of greed and violence
which already have prospered beyond
patient tolerance. Napoleon flouted
the teaching of Christ. So, too, the
architects OF the three wars now rag
ing have offended the Almighty. Like
the Corsican, they will fall in the
end; and humanity, enfranchised
from hatred, then will come into its
own with new comprehension of its
responsibility under God for har-
mony and justice in this troubled
earth.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
A Stomp for the District

H. w. Cramer of La Crosse, as
sistant chief clerk of the Kansas
House of Representatives, has done
the residents of the District of Co.
1umbia a service for which he de-
serves to be commended Acting
entirely upon his own initiative, he
wrote to Postmaster General James
A: Farley on November Is, suggesting
that a stamp be authorized for the
sesquicentennial of the law establish
ing the Nations Capital. In his let
ter he called attention to the fact
that it was on July 16, 1870, that
President George Washington ap-
proved the resolution by which the
seat of the Federal Government was
placed at the juncture of the Poto-
mac and the Anacostia Rivers. The
actual site was chosen by the first
Chief Executive himself after con-
sultation, it is said, with Thomas
Jefferson and others. -..
But the story to which Mr.. Cramer
refers is not commonly known to
every American and, therefore, it
may merit retelling in brief outline.
The Congress had met in New York
on March 4, 1889, and had counted
the electoral vote, seen the Father of
His Country inaugurated and was
ready to decide upon a permanent
home for the new Republic. But a
more or less bitter battle developed
between spokesmen for the North
and spokesmen for the South on the
question of location. John Adams,
as President of the Senate, cast a
deciding vote for Germantown,
Pennsylvania. Opposition, however,
continued to grow after the matter
theoretically had been settled. When
the Congress reconvened in January,
1870, Southern members moved to
reconsider the so-called Federal
Town" bill. Six months of conten-
ton followed. During May Phila-
delphia was designated "the tempo
rary Capital" for ten years. It was
rumored that the South was so
greatly offended that it might secede
from the Union. Meanwhile, debate
upon the Assumption Bill" provid-
ing that the Nation would assume
the war debts of the various States,
was raging. BY a narrow margin
Alexander Hamilton's proposal to
that effect was defeated. Hamilton
then appealed to Jefferson to pre-
vent dissolution" A compromise
was worked out whereby Representa-.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Society and the Child

The welfare of the child is mex
tricably interviewer with the welfare
of society.
The 1910 White House conference
on children has attempted, as did
the three preceding conferences, to
assess the needs of the Nations
youth and chart a ten-year program
for meeting these needs. The prob
lens which members of the confer
ence were called upon to consider are
age-old, but apparently they were
projected against the background of
new politico-social consciousness,
for great deal of attention was
directed to means Of improving the
environment of the country's 36,-
100000 citizens under sixteen years
of age through providing better
homes, better schools, better play
grounds, more adequate food and
clothing.
Past conferences perhaps have
been more concerned with the child
per Sc. They have stated the needs
of children. They have assessed the
inadequacies with which these needs
were being met. But they have not
realized so clearly the enormous
obstacles to overcoming these in
adequacies, the width of the gulf
between the ideal and the real.
There are ways of attacking the
medical, psychological, educational
and nutritional problems of child
hood. These may be very compli-
Gated. The road to their solution
lies through the region OF experiment
and test. Such are the major mat
ters with which child conferences
have dealt In the past. Now, it would
seem, all the problems of the child
are merged into the one great prob
lem of the betterment of the world
in which the child must live.
The report Of the conference ends
with call to action. It seems little
less than call for curing most of
the Ills OF society rejecting upon the
welfare of children. Only as these
ills are cured can the advances Of
child science be realized for youth
as a whole. It is, after all, for the
children that it Is most essential
that the world Of the future be q
better place than the world Of the
present.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
ONE MANS BELIEF
BY the Right Rev. James E. Freeman d. ILL., d. D. c. L.
Bishop OF WASHINGTON

In one Of the fine passages in Paul's
writings he says: Him that is weak In
the faith, receive We, but not to doubtful
disputations." He was pleading for the
generous recognition Of a faith that is
partial and possibly uniformed. 1t Is
an appeal for kindly Judgment in dealing
with those who for one reason or another
find themselves restricted in their be-
liefs. We believe that such sympathetic
process does much to increase faith, not
to diminish it. Disputations have rarely
If ever tended to the enrichment of faith.
Few are argued into the Kingdom of
God. Christ accepted men of partial
faith and by generous consideration Of
them made them His devoted followers.
To one such He said: Thou art not far
from the Kingdom of God"
There are doubtless those who exem-
plify the Christ habit of life whose lips
have never phrased creed. 1t has been
our experience that the kindly treatment
Of such does more to give them a creed
and to unite them to the Christian
Church than all our critical judgments.
Recently we came across Benjamin
Franklins creed as he wrote it. It runs
as follows:
Il believe in one God. the Creator Of
the universe. I believe that He governs
it by His Providence, and that He ought
to be worshiped. The most acceptable
homage we can pay Him. believe, is to
do good to His other children. believe
the soul Of man is immortal, and will be
treated with justice in another life, re-
specting its conduct in this. These I
take to be the fundamental points of all
sound religion.
Having experienced the goodness Of
that Being, Who has conducted me pros
perously and graciously through a long
life in this world. have no doubt of its
continuance in the next, although with
out the slightest conceit of meriting such
goodness"
1t differs from the orthodox Christian
creeds, but 1t comes close to the pattern
OF life given to men by Jesus Christ.
Certainly it embodies many of His basic
teachinGS' We do not know whether in
Evening star., 1940-01-21

his latter years Franklin came to recog-
nize the Saviourhood Of Christ; we do
know that he shaped his life by the
standards Of the Master.
Thomas Jefferson was deep student
Of the Bible, and had strong religious
convictions. So extensive was his study
that he prepared for his own use those
portions Of the Scriptures that contain
the immortal words of Jesus Christ and
made them into book, apart from the
Bible. that he might the more readily
turn to them for intellectual and spirit
ual refreshment. What creed, If any, he
professed we do not know. That he rev.
erently sought to follow the precepts OF
Christ is quite evident.
AS one studies the lives of the men and
women who have attained distinction in
life. one recognizes the wide variety OF
their religious convictions and beliefs.
In many If not most instances these con-
victions were the result of early training
and environing conditions. In some in
stances they resulted from rebellion
against too stern and rigid dogmatism
Whatever may have been the motives
that gave their beliefs their form and
character, 1t is significant to observe with
what tenacity they clung to them. They
all illustrate the upward reach of men
for belief in power not Of themselves.
We are reminded Of the words of the
great Augustine when he said: Lord,
Thou hast made us for Thyself, and our
hearts are restless until they rest in
Thee"
Christ's method Of dealing with men of
limited faith is strikingly illustrated in
the case Of the man who came to Him
IN behalf of hts afflicted son. "Canst
thou believer" Christ asked, to which
the father replied: Lord, believe, help
Thou mine unbelief." Promptly the
Master answered the fathers plea and
healed his son. Long experience with all
kinds and conditions of men has con-
flrmed my conviction that an UNDER
standing sympathy for those who find
their religious beliefs restricted results
inevitably in their response to a larger,
fuller, more satisfying faith.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Step to Safety

Shocking as Washingtons traffic
record OF the past year is, the attitude
taken Tuesday by officials Of the
Police Department is one OF the most
encouraging portents for a better
record in 1910. These findings, and
the decision of Major Brown to pre-
sent them to the Traffic Advisory
Council for further action, cover a
wide field of improvement without
further confusing the traffic situa-
ton with new rules and regulations.
They include such items as the re-
organizing Of the scout car schedules
to provide more protection during
the early hours of the night when
most accidents occur; ordering pre-
cinct officers to report possible
means of correcting traffic hazards
such as changing signs, signals or
even streets; laying stress on arrest
Ing drivers who violate regulations
while their cars are in motion,
rather than on those who violate
parking bans, and emphasizing the
contributions to safety made by in
dlvidual officers, instead of judging
their efficiency by the number of
arrests made.
Opposition to a proposal that the
speed limit be reduced after night
fall removes controversial subject
which, at least on the surface of The
Stars study of last years fatalities,
appears unnecessary.
Most important of the matters
considered by the police officials is
the section of Captain Miller's report
on final disposition of fatal accident
cases. In this it was pointed out that
so far not single conviction has
been obtained. Out of eighty-five
fatalities, including twenty-one Pc
destrians who apparently were obey
ing the rules, one driver has been
indicted, two cases are pending be-
fore the grand jury and ten are
pending in Police Court. Two hit
and-run drivers have not be arrested.
Corrective measures for this con-
dition lie.. not with the police en-
tirely, but with the judges of the
court and the District attorney. As
signment of special prosecutor,
trained in traffic work, would assist
greatly in making more effective the
cases brought to the court. Particu-
larly is this true If the special prose-
cutor can sit as an observer at in,
quests with authority to take such
action as seems fit regardless OF the
findings of the coroner's jury.
Trained investigation of all acci-
dents and trained prosecution would
be decisive steps toward education
as well as enforcement in the Cap
itaps campaign for safe streets.
Evening star., 1940-01-21

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The way Ecuador handles her rev.
olutions reminds one of an alert
janitor with a fire extinguisher.
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The plays in the game at the Tina
OF the First World War are, perhaps,
too recent to require rehearsing but it
Is interesting to note that the old dis.
pute was as rife as ever. President vii.
son went to the Versailles Peace Con.
ference bearing the high hope that he
would be successful in imposing his
fourteen points and erecting the
League Of Nations. From the first
Congress was jealous, especially as he
named not single representative Of
either body in Congress on the peace
mission nor did he ask the Senate to
confirm the selection Of the plenipoten-
tiaries he did take with him.
Although it seemed, for a season. that
the President had the whole world with
him, In the end the Senate proved too
much for him and ratification Of the
treaty was refused.
After the war q succession Of Presi-
dents was careful to consult Congress
on even small details Of foreign affairs
and that body might be said to have
been In complete control of the execu.
tive as well as the legislative powers
IN tho field Of foreign affairs In the
Roosevelt administration there have
been some indications Of q fresh swing
of the pendulum but it is certain Con-
gress will keep jealous eye on every
move.
Plans have been put forward for the
creation Of a permanent joint body, q
sort Of privy council, consisting of rep
resentatives Of both the Executive and
the Congress, for the conduct Of foreign
affairs, but to date nothing definite has
been done and 1t likely will be long
time before anything Is done perhaps.
II for no other reason because both
ddes like . f1ght l.,
Evening star., 1940-01-21

~
The Germans admittedly maintain at
this time an air superiority over the
British and French. The expectation is
that they will try to take advantage OF
this superiority while it exists. II this
expectation is correct British shipping
and British ports are to bear the brunt
Of an attack that can be devastating.
Whether the British are prepared for
this expected attack Is q matter Of some
uncertainty. This accounts for the stand
taken by the heads Of the American Navy
in their request Of Congress for an en-
larged program Of building in order that
this country may be prepared for any
eventuality.
If Germany attacks and fails, then
much Of the present apprehension will
be removed.
There Is rather general agreement that
the German forces must either win
quick war or resign themselves to losing
slow war. The reason for this agree
ment is that Germans do lack reserves
In the form Of material resources. There
will not be time to build up new reserves
even If Germany is able to get much
closer working agreement with Russia.
Britain is planning for at least
three-year war and is gearing herself to
maximum effort to be brought to bear
late in 1941 and In 1912.
The big question at this time is wheth-
er the British are making mistake in
this kind Of planning and whether they
should have been more jealous In reach
ing the maximum strength at . much
earlier datA,