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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15

have a deliberate choice, and we do
the thing we should do without being
compelled by law. For instance OBJ
serving speed laws, stop signs and
pedestrian rights of way when we
feel certain an officer will not see
us.
"This is a moral responsibility. 1t
is the test of Nations greatness
and is civilizations accurate measure
of our capacity for self government,
and is particularly applicable to auto
mobile drivers and pedestrians.
"There is not a possibility of any
state having sufficient money, or
traffic police to follow the daily activ-
tiles of all it's citizens on all streets
and highways. Therefore, something
must be left to the honor of the
motorist and pedestrian"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15
Cokesbury News

Mrs. Alonza Birmingham and son,
Elmer and Mrs. w. A. Long, of Po-
comoke City, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Will
son, of near town, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Long and son, John Walter,
of this place spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Cottman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Birmingham
spent the past weekend with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Hurley of New Church, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Smith and
Mrs, Horace Pussy of Salisbury, Md.
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Beach
amp last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor and son,
Jack were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bloxom at Oak Hall, Va,
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Taylor were Wis
itors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15
Traffic Laws
Impose Moral
Responsibility

Appealing to the "honor of motor
lists and pedestrians" Governor Her
bert r. O'Conor's Maryland Traffic
Safety Committee today pointed out
that there is definite moral response
bility upon all citizens in the matter
of observing traffic laws for greater
safety on our roads.
Stressing the Importance of observ-
ing traffic regulations because you
want to, and not just because the law
says you must, A. B. Metzger, Chair
man of the Enforcement for the Traf-
fic Committee, declared, "The con-
slant discussion about enforcement, OF
traffic regulations, touches three spe-
cific domains of human action.
"First, that portion of statutory
law which everyone realizes must be
obeyed. Such as not driving without
q license.
"Second, a system of regulation
made necessary by the condition under
which we live enables us to go about
our everyday affairs without getting
in another's way. The right of way
rules are an example of this phase,
and are usually subject to enforce
ment.
"The third domain is where we
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15

John Taylor at Oak Hall, Va, last
Sunday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15

turned to their home in Flushing, N.
Y, after spending several days with
his mother, Mrs. Thomas B. Scar
burgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Walter Mapp
Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Walter
Mapp spent the weekend with rela-
tives in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley MvInnes, of
East Orange, N. j., spent the week.
end here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred E. Ruediger.
Miss Pearl B. Duncan returned
Monday from a visit with friends in
Newport News.
Miss Alva Grace Killmon, of Mel
sonia, spent several days this week
with her aunt, Mrs. Norman Vessels
and Mr.. Vessels.
Miss Mary L. Marshall, of Norfolk
is spending this weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Marie l.. Marshall.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15
Accomac News

Mr.. Allen Watson spent the past
weekend in Baltimore, Nd, and at
tended the Navy-Notre Dame football
game.
Mr.. Fred E. Reudiger of Newport
News spent the weekend with his
family here.
Miss Flora Miller spent the week
end at her home in Richmond.
Miss Beth Bond of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William T.
Bond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Scarburgh
Jr., and daughter, Caroline, have re-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15
HOT OFF THE CREDIBLE

With a sharp knife make an in
cision at one end of dill pickle and
scoop out as much of the center as
possible using an apple corer. Fill the
center with a softened cheese and
chill thoroughly. Slice. This makes a
good hors d'oeuvres or a garnish for
When choosing sandwich Filings,
choose ones that are neither too moist
nor too dry.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15

land and is sometimes called "The
Irish Evangelist. He is considered
a strong and forceful gospel preacher.
He has conducted services in such old
world centers as London, England;
Glasgow, Scotland, and Belfast, Ire
land. He has travelled extensively in
many parts of this country leading
gospel crusades; one of the latest
during January of this year with
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15

Mr.. Johnny Adkins spent a part
of last week with his brother, Mr..
Arthur Adkins of Chester, Pa.
Mrs. Walter Long attended the Tri-
County Homemakers meeting at State
Teachers College, Salisbury, Md, last
Thursday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15

Rev. Huntington is now a pastor in
the Peninsula Conference of the Meth
odist Church. The Turkingtons are
musical and use a number of instru-
ments in their services.
All Christian people of Pocomoke
aud surrounding community, who are
not otherwise engaged in Christian
work, are invited to join this old
fashioned revival campaign.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15
Revival Services at Bethany Methodist

Revival services will be held in
Bethany Methodist Church beginning
Sunday, November II, 1910. The
meetings will be conducted from No
vember Is to December LIST by Rev.
Albert Huntington.
Mr.. burlington is native of Ire
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-15

the two Methodist Churches of Snow
Hill, Md.
Mrs. Huntington, who assists the
evangelist is native of Pennsylvania
a graduate of Nyack Bible College, at
Nyack- the Hudson, and a local
preacher of the Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Conscription
Continued From First Page.)

days Great Britain may be con-
quered and her fleet come under
enemy control. Across the Pacific
there is a powerful Japan in SYM
pathy with Italy and Germany.
We've got to reverse very radi-
cally our prejudices about our first
line of defense.
"A German victory over England
would give her a fleet outranking
that of the United States and Ship
building capacity six times that of
this country"
Uses Taxes as Parallel.
Secretary Stimson said of the
relative merits Of the voluntary and
compulsory systems of forming
armies:
"It would be just as fair to leave
to the whim of the individual the
question of whether he would render
service in time of war as to leave to
the whim of the individual the oues-
ton whether he would pay taxes
and it would be a great deal more
dangerous.
THE voluntary system not only Is
inadequate but disruptive of indus
try and agriculture and the sciences
and specialties on which the Nation
must depend in time of war"
Turning to the Burke
bill specifically, the Secretary de-
scribed as journalistic reasoning
arguments that it was premature.
"The underlying purpose is pro-
Evening star., 1940-07-31

give to the disfranchised people here
the long-sought privilege of vot-
ing will be sought today by Chair
man Randolph of the House District
Committee. Mrs. Roosevelt previ-
ously has expressed herself as favor
ing votes for the District.
Representative Randolph, one of
the principal leaders in Congress in
the movement for local suffrage,
took plane at the Washington Air
port early this morning to fly to
New York where he will confer
with Mrs. Roosevelt at the Roose-
welt family manor at Hyde Park.
The chief purpose of his trip,
however, is not to discuss suffrage
with Mrs. Roosevelt, but to review
the activities at the homestead re-
settlement project in Arthurdale, w.
Va. for unemployed miners. Mr..
Randolph and Mrs. Roosevelt are
members of the Arthurdale Ad-
visory Committee, a meeting of
which is to be held this afternoon
in the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park.
Representative Randolph, how
ever, said he intended to take ad-
vantage of his visit to Hyde Park to
give Mrs. Roosevelt a resume of
the latest developments in the suf-
frage drive and urge her assistance.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
65-Year-0Id Doll Best
AT 1akoma Park Show

A 65-year-old doll, dressed In
seven petticoats and other clothes
characteristic of the post-Civil War
era. won the prize for the oldest
doll at the annual doll and doll
carriage show yesterday at North
Takoma playground under the
auspices OF the Takoma Playground
Department.
The doll was exhibited by Eleanor
Becker, 8-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Becker, and belonged
at one time to her grandmother
Charles Clark was awarded the
prize for the smallest doll and
Betty McInerney carried away hon.
ors for the most original exhibit
with her gypsy doll.
Sandra Lou Pritchard won the
prize for the most beautiful doll
carriage, June Armentrout had the
smallest entry and a 23-year-old
carriage entered by Katherine Prit-
chard won the prize for the oldest
exhibit.
Judges were Mrs. E. r. Brown,
Mrs. G. j. Korschen and Mrs. Betty
McDevitt. The show was under the
direction Of Mary Pailthorpe and
Richard Auld, playground directors.
A similar show will be held to-
morrow at pm. at the Philadelphia
avenue playground.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Suffrage
Continued From First Page.)

ton to the suffrage proposal. II
would have no objection to it," he
remarked. explaining, however, that
he has not studied the details of the
pending proposal.
The House Judiciary Committee,
it is understood, spent most of its
time yesterday listening to and
questioning Paul E. Lesh, a vice
chairman of the Citizens Joint Com
mittee on National Representation
on the jurisdictional and constitu-
tional features of the Summers
resolution. He was called as law
yer who has thoroughly informed
himself on the constitutional aspects
of the matter, and several members
indicated they were impressed by
his statements.
Authority on Subject.
Chairman Summers explained Mr.
Lesh was invited to appear before
the committee because I'VE felt no
lawyer in Washington knows more
about the subject of national repre-
sentation."
A majority of the members of the
House Judiciary Committee, 26
strong, already has indicated in a
preliminary poll that the Summers
resolution will be favorably re-
ported to the House. Some ques-
tions have developed in the COM
mittee, however, over whether the
constitutional amendment would, if
ratified, permit two Senators from
the District. One member, it is un-
derstood, suggested that the language
be changed SO the District would be
represented only in the House and
not in the Senate.
In this discussion it has been
emphasized that Congress, should
the Summers resolution be adopted,
would still have to work out the
final form of national representa-
ton and would settle the question
of the exact form OF representation
for the District after the constitu-
tional amendment is ratified by So
States.
To Seek Mrs. ROosevelt's Aid.
Support of Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt in the renewed and ap-
parently most encouraging move to
Evening star., 1940-07-31

lection against danger whether that
danger has landed on our backs or
whether we see the danger coming"
he said.
Il ask the members of this COM
mittee if we are not confronted with
far graver peril today than we
were in June, 1917"
New Situation.
He recalled that changed condi-
tions meant that instead of the
United States obtaining weapons
and aid from European nations,
those countries have recently sought
supplies from the United States.
To-day" he added, I'VE are faced
with potential enemy who has not
only been using conscription for six
years, but is also putting it into ef-
feet on the victims of Germany and
compelling them to furnish to Ger
many var supplies
The same sound" reasoning
which prompted recent appropria-
tions of millions of dollars for equip
ment and material should lead to
the enactment of conscription leg
islation, Secretary Stimson argued.
Our forces in the United States
today" he said, consist of 100000
men and officers in the Regular
Army and 243,000 men in the Ma
tional Guard. All of us know that
our Army is less trained than some
of the forces with which We are
confronted"
Companion With Victims.
The armed force of Holland was
100000, he said, and Belgium's was
CAT 900, and Holland had 1900 men
per mile for boundary defense pur-
poses; Belgium, 510, and the United
States, At.
II don't think that any of the
critics who fear we are lapsing
into militarism and running amok
with a desire to forget the tradi-
tions of the past, need to be wor-
ried when we look at these figures"
he testified.
Final action on the Burke -Wads-
worth bill was held up yesterday by
the Senate committee after arguing
over Republican demands that Pres
ident Roosevelt formally disclose his
views.
Instead, the committee gave
speedy and unanimous clearance to
the bill authorizing the Chief Ex-
ecutive to order the National Guard
and the Officers Reserve Corps into
active training for a year.
Democratic Leader Barkley said he
expected little opposition to the
National Guard Measure in the Sem
ate, where it may be taken up late
this week.
Army Wants Guard Called.
The bill to call the National Guard
for training anywhere in the West
ern Hemisphere, American posses
sions and the Philippines received
prompt support from the Army
high command.
Gen. George c. Marshall, chief
of staff, told the Senate Military At
fairs Committee yesterday that the
Army would bring four divisions
Evening star., 1940-07-31

line for better job. Company pres
ident R. M. Hollingshead, jr., COM
mented:
Poor Harter. In 80 days I was
going to have good promotion for
him."
Mr.. Hollingshead, who supervised
a house-to-h check of all en-
ployes, said there is a possibility
that four men and three girls were
trapped"
He said the company was working
on an order for gun paint for the
United States Navy but declared he
saw mo possibility of sabotage"
Vice President r. NJ Bagley ex-
pressed the opinion that heat ex-
ploded one of the many chemical
mixtures in the plant.
So intense were the flames, fed by
chemicals and greases, that within
two hours of the first explosion at
noon nothing was left of the five
story brick building but crumbling
walls.
Winds whipped the fire quickly
across railroad siding into a row
of 20 houses. Sparks set off others
across two other streets.
Each successive explosion-some
counted 25-added to the panic.
About $50 of the factorys 45O
workers were at their jobs when the
first explosion shook all Camden.
The others were at lunch.
More than 1000 men, women and
children fled into the streets as ex-
plosion after explosion sounded
throughout the densely-populated
industrial and residential section.
Traffic of most of the city was
tied up for hours as sparks and
flaming embers showered down on
streets. sidewalks and buildings. A
towering column of fire and smoke
could be seen clearly miles away.
Firemen from South Jersey COM
munities and all available equip
ment from Philadelphia, across the
Delaware River, responded speedily
to a general emergency alarm and
finally controlled the flames.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
FOUND.
SPECIAL NOTICES.

REPORT lost, stray. unwanted animals to
Washington Animal Rescue League. II Q
st. NV North $3.50
Evening star., 1940-07-31
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON d. c. WEDNESDAY 81
Defense Board Urges
Aviation Firms Not
To Delay Expansion
PIune Builders Unwilling
7 To Boost Output Until
Tux Law Is Changed

Efforts to persuade aviation man
ufacturers to accept 55,788,027 in
contracts for warplanes without
waiting for passage Of the new tax
bill continued today in conferences
with the National Defense Advisory
Commission.
After an all-day conference yes
terday with several manufacturers,
the Army was reported preparing to
scale down its procurement schedule
to the present production capacity
of aircraft plants, about 10000 mill
tary planes a year. Of1cials indi-
Gated belief that plant expansion
would be withheld by manufacturers
until they are permitted to amortize
costs in five years instead of the
longer period now required by tax
regulations.
Both Army and industry were
represented as having been con-
vinced that Congress would not act
on new tax measure before jan
uary. Several contracts which
WOul0 pCIlIllI ldIbc-SCdlc expansion
of aircraft plants are being held in
allegiance, although the Defense
Commission reported them as having
been Cleared"
Procurement provided these other
defense problems:
American wool growers sought as
surance from the commission that
| any purchases Of wool for Army and
| Navy uniforms would not be made
from foreign producers, to the detri-
ment of domestic growers.
President Roosevelt announced at
his press conference that the De-
fense Commission had found that
the price rise in pulp during recent
months was due primarily to fear
of export demand, fear that the
Scandinavian source would be elm
mated and fear that the pulp would
be used for explosives. Mr.. Roose-
welt said that the commission s
studies convinced him that further
increase Is unlikely.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
LOST.

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BICYCLE, .childs; about July 1st. vicinity
nth and upshur sts;;- blue, cream trim
mings, balloon tires; So reward. 7o1 Var
mum st: NV Iaylor 399l.
Sunday Return 1401 South 10th St,
Omaha, Nebraska. Liberal reward. i
BILLFOLD brown, Meridian Park, contain
e 44 nw co so
about $40 DoUMa owner tS1 in DESTITUTE ie circums
stances. Reward. L. Kidwell, GE. 8612.
BOSTON BULL TERRIER, dark brown.
name Duke" s25 reward. NO. 23os.
EYEGLASSES, without case, lost in cab
Tuesday afternoon. Reward. Call Re-
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FOX TERRIER, small, small! male, at, at North nr,l
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GLASSES, Fqlvue,, rimless. in brown case:
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opposite. Reward. Taylor 1162.
METROPOLITAN POLICE BADGE. Number
1913. lost since July 23. Reward. Call
Lincoln 0S12-W.
METROPOLITAN POLICE BADGE. No.
1241. Please return to police Headquarters,
462 Indiana ave. q
PURSE, white, lady's: on streetcar, Sun
day: containing papers valuable only to
owner and wedding ring; liberal reward.
b5-A Bates st. NV. 81
RING, one cat's-eye stone. set in platinum;
with diamond baauette on each side of
, stone: lost on or about July 81. 1910, at
South River Beach, Edgewater, Md: re-
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NV. Emerson $3.50.
sCOTTY, black, mos. old, answers, to
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night or today. Reward. Decatur 6120.
TOY BOSTON BULL. female: lost Cleve-
land Park: reward. 3605 Lowell st. NV.
WRIST WATCH. Swiss, platinum, Fl dia-
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WRIST WATCH, yellow gold mans, vi
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ATLANTIC 1851 after 4 p IN.
FOUND.
REPORT lost stray, unwanted ANIMALS to
Evening star., 1940-07-31

and % smaller units into active
training if the bill passes. The divi-
sions and training centers would be
the 44th at Fort Dix, N. j.: 30th at
Camp Jackson, S. c.; 45th at Fort
Sill, Okla, and 41st at Fort Lewis,
Wash.
Paper plans will not suffice in
this emergency" Gen. Marshall said.
I'm our judgment, the security and
safety of this country depend on our
having an adequate number of men
trained, and there is no other way
to do it except by this method (call-
ing out the Guard, followed by some
form of conscription"
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Auto Driver Released
In Death of Child, ;

A coroner's jury today released
Josef A. Blair, 81, of 3701 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, from respon-
Sibility in the traffic death of
Winona O'Donnell, 3, of 1906 Thirty
third street NV.
Mr.. Blair and witnesses said the
child darted into the path of his
car in the $500 block of o street NV.
Monday.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
D. 6. Peace Club Finds
Draft Bill Unpopular

Military conscription in peacetime
is undesirable, in the opinion of
more than half those questioned in
a survey taken in a typical" block
in Southeast Washington, the East
Washington Peace Club announced
today.
Robert Klaber, member of the
club who announced the results of
the poll, said many of those dis
approving of peacetime conscrip-
ton opposed it on the grounds it
was "undemocratic and smacked of
the methods of tyranny used over
there"
Evening star., 1940-07-31

! WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts unless contracted by myself. ABE
D. BEAVERS, 236 Mass. ave. ne. l.
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
L. GRIFFIN, Jr, 23s 9th ST. ne l.
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts contracted by any one other than
myself. EDWIN M. BEALL, 146 Tenn.
ave. ne. l.
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts other than those contracted by my
self. JAMES A. GARNER, 735 23rd st. So.
Arlington. Va. 2s
CHAIRS FOR RENT SUITABLE FOR
BRIDGE PARTIES, banquets, weddings
and meetings, 10c UP per day each. New
chairs. Also invalid rolling chairs for
rent or sale UNITED STATES STORAGE
CO., AIS 10th st. NV. METROPOLITAN 1874.
A DEAL FUNERAL AT S75
Don't waste insurance money" Cali DEAF,
With 25 years experience. Lincoln 5000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-24
Veterans Of War
Condemn Perkins

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to the 42d
national encampment of the Span
ish American war veterans Thurs
day adopted a resolution con-
demning Secretary of Labor Fran
els Perkins for '1axity of enforc-
ment of our immigration laws"
and charging she seemed to favor
persons trying to make United
States citizens vassals of the third
international.
The veterans also adopted
resolution calling for universal
CONSUMPTION of capital and indus
try, as well as man power; de-
manded 2-ocean navy and uni
versal compulsory training. with
military courses required in all
schools.
The Perkins resolution charged
that three million aliens had en-
tered the United States illegally,
and commended the recent trans
fer of the immigration service
from the department of labor to
the justice department.
Judge Rufus E. Foster, ~of New
Orleans, was the unopposed choice
for national commander to sue
coed Judge George A. Eberly, of
Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. Betty Bassett, of Pleasan-
ton, Calf, was installed as presi-
dent of the women's auxiliary;
Mrs. Elsie Howard Newell. of
Memphis. Tenn. as senior vice
president, and Mrs. Ethel Cum
mings, of Richmond. Va. as junior
vice president. The convention
closed Thursday.