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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
State Labor Bureau Report.

The Maryland State Board of La
annual report for the year 1918.
The report is replete with figures
showing the workings of the board
which largely deals with child labor.
Mr.. Charles ]. Fox, chairman of the
hoard, in referring to the Child Labor
Law, says:
"The enforcement of the Child La
Dor Law is by far the most important
of all the duties imposed upon the
bureau and involves the greatest
amount of responsibility. The bureau
acts as a protector of the child and
often stands between it and the par
ent and employer; first by insisting
that it receive the education required
by law; second, that it has reached
the age Of Il years; and third, that 1t
is PHYSICALLY able to undertake the
work for which the certificate IS to
be issued. In carrying out these re-
auirements the bureau feels that it is
conserving the children Of the State,
which are conceded to be it's greatest
asset.
During the year 1918 there were
23.359 children who applied for work
ing permits in the State of Maryland.
OF this number 1a.494 applied at the
Baltimore office, 1888 of whom re-
ceived permits: $50 received over 16-
wear statements or were without re-
suits. and 2.241 or 1876 per cent. were
refused.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
Big Stories and Minor Events
Blue Penciled Into Quickly
Read Paragraphs.
OOlNGS AT NATIONS CAPITAL.
Happenings That Caused Stir Briefly
Chronic iced-BuIetins About the
Progress of Things In General
Throughout the World.
PEACE BULLETINS

The present rate of rehabilitation
makes it certain the army will be re-
duced to 225.OOO by September 80, the
war department announced. The eSti-
mated strength of the army on August
10 was 800 officers and men.
To prevent an influx of aliens into
the United States after peace is de-
clared, President Wilson in a message
to Congress asked that the passport
law in effect during the war be con-
tinued for one year after the procla-
nation of peace.
1t Is believed that the Foreign Re-
lations Committees report on the
peace treaty will be submitted to the
senate soon, thus bringing the ques-
tion of ratification into open session.
Secretary of War Baker, in approx
ing Major General Kernan's report,
took an official stand approving the
present system of courts-martial.
Shipping men from Europe predict
Americas rise to world domination in
maritime commerce.
Archduke Joseph of Hungary and
the cabinet of Premier Friedrich have
resigned as a result of the refusal of
the peace conference to recognize
them.
Germany reported returned to
France $1,000 tons of material seized
during the war.
President Wilson hopes to be able
nersonaIly to welcome General Per-
shing back from France in New York,
Friedrich Ebert takes the oath as
imperial president of Germany with
impressive ceremony at Weimar. He
declares the new vital principle of Ger
many is freedom and justice.
All-Russian. government at Omsk is
reported to have moved it's gold re-
serve and archives eastward to If
kutsk.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
WILSON CALLS A HALT
ON R. R. WAGE RAISES
President Agrees to Eight Hour
Day Readjustment Giving &c.
an Hour Increase.

hington.-President Wilson has
taken the first step toward curbing the
epidemic of higher wage demands,
with the inevitable consequence Of still
higher production costs, continuing
increases in the expenses of living and
the completion of the circle by addf-
tional demands to meet the new COLI
ditiOnS.
He denied the demand of the rail-
road shopmen for a general increase
of wages from 10 to q cents an hour,
though he conceded to them the prin-
ciple Of ten hours pay on the pre-war
schedule, for an eight-hour day. This
amounts to an increase of about four
cents per hour for the higher paid men
and nine cents for others.
The decision was the result of rec
concentrations by Director General OF
Railroads Hines and was announced
by the President to delegation Of 100
labor leaders at the White House, VINO
came at the Presidents invitation to
hear the verdict and his explanation
Of the reasons for it.
The labor chiefs left the session with
grave faces. They had a subsequent
session with Director General Hines,
at which they asked if the decision was
final. They were told that it was that
the government had determined on the
Indicated course in regard to all gen.
eral wage demands.
The verdict was a bitter disap-
pointment to the labor chiefs. They
believed up to the last minute that
the demands of the men would be met
for the most part-a belief that was
shared by nearly everybody not in the
confidence of the Administration.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
FOOD HOARDERS
Will DISC0RCE
Retail Stores Agree to Sell at
Once in Order to Escape
Prosecution.
HUGE STOCKS ARE FOUND.
Mayor HyIan DiscIoses Millions Of
Pounds Kept Off the Market
Large Quantities Found in New
York Put on Market.

New York-The investigation of tie
agents acting under the direction of
the local United States District At
torney's office has disclosed large
quantities of foodstuffs which are be-
ing forced into circulation, Earl B.
Barnes and Ben A. Mathews, assistant
United States attorneys, said.
Mr.. Barnes said that the reports of
the storage holdings have be; COM
piled and are being carefully ex-
amined. Dealers named by the ware
house men as having large quantities
of supplies in storage are being sum-
moned and interrogated by the Federal
authorities.
Mr.. Barnes said that in cases where
there are evidences of boarding the
dealer is given his choice of releasing
the food for circulation through the
trade or of being prosecuted under the
Lever act.
"There are many of these border
line cases." Mr.. Barnes said. "We are
not certain whether the man is hold
ing up supplies or not, in these cases.
but we do know that he has large
stores of foodstuffs which must not be
held for periods of scant and no pro-
duction< We impress on the" dealers
the fact that. conditions at present are
not normal; that if he was accustomed
to hold supplies for ten months in nor
NAL times, he should be willing to aid
in relieving the present critical situa-
tion by letting them go far more quick
ly.
"All the dealer- we have approached
this way have expressed willingness
to dispose of their holdings without
delay. We feel that circulation, while
not as spectacular, will be more help
full in solving the present problem than
prosecution. The dealers have their
own definition of holding for reason
able requirements and we have an
other. They base theirs on business
procedure; we base ours on present
existing conditions"
Considerable comment was aroused
by the report of Fire Commissioner
brennan to Mayor Tyian on the
namount of foodstuffs found by fire in
spectors in storage warehouses. In
statement making public the figures
the mayor said he believes that other
buildings other than warehouses are
being used to store food.
The storage holdings reported by
Fire Commissioner brennan to the
Mayor follow:
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
STATE
CAPITAL
State Dairymen Meet.

Annapolis.
After being organized, only a yelr,
the Maryland State Dairymen's Asso-
than s4,000,o00 a year, it was an
nounced at the annual meeting of
the association, and, moreover, it has
put milk production. on a stable and
sensible basis-fair, they assert. both
to the producer and the consumer.
The meeting Of the association was
largely in the nature of a love-feast.
There were about 500 members pres
ent in the big hall of Odd Fellows
Temple, Baltimore, when D. G. Harry,
president. called the gathering to or
der and made a brief Introductory aG-
dress, in which he dealt with some of
in the interest of greater consumption
of milk, and also for protecting the
dairymen against abuses, such as the
constant theft of milk cans. /. w.
association, submitted the financial re-
port, which showed that the associa-
ton had receipts last year of approx
mately $4,000 and had a balance in
hand of about $1,000. 1t was voted
to assess members an additional one
mill per gallon of milk sold through
the association for extra expenses
should that be deemed necessary by
the directors.
The three directors whose terms ex-
pired with the meeting: W. A..
Wheeler. of Hartford county; Howard
Koons, of Howard, and J. T. Caw-
thorn, of Carroll, were reelected for
three years. The meeting authorized
an increase in the Board from nine
to IL members. and two of the addi-
tionaI members were elected. These
county, Pennsylvania, and w. A.
Pfeiffer, of Allegany county. The di-
rectors of the association will select
the third member from the upper part
Of York county.
DR.. A. F. Woods, president Of the
State College of Agriculture, in an ad-
dress declared that the people of
Maryland consumed only about one
half of the milk they needed in order
best to preserve their health. In spite
of the discussion about high prices, he
stated that milk was proportionately
much lower than other foodstuffs, con-
sidering it's food values, and that the
dairymen are not making more than a
fair profit on their production. No
body, he said, expects them to produce
and sell milk at less than cost and
fair profit on their production. No
body, he said, expects them to produce
and sell milk at less than cost and
fair margin of profit, and that the
dairymen are not going to do it.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
FOREIGN

Official report from Rome says gov
ernment will not make general levy on
property.
Mexico's defense of it's retroactive,
confiscatory oil land laws, as officially
stated, is that private rights must give
way to public interests.
Herbert c. Hoover's friends in Paris
are wondering what he will undertake
next as he retires from five years ac-
tive public service and goes to his
home in California.
First cargo of American coal for
France arrived at Havre on the steam
ship North Star from Philadelphia.
A new passenger-f freight airplane
service between London and Paris was
started.
General Denekine, commander of
anti-Bolshevik troops in South Russia,
captured the town of Berislav
American buyers spent S5,000,00O at
the Paris autumnal fashion show.
Munich correspondent of the Journal
de Geneve says Germany is planning
League of Nations
Eight bandits believed to be part Of
the Jesus Renteria gang which kid
naped Aviators Peterson and Davis
were captured by Mexican federal
troops at Coyamc, Chihuahua.
Rumania's signature to the treaty Of
peace with Austria still depends upon
notifications Of the clauses relating to
guarantees to minorities, according to
Rumanian reDOrtS
German government reported with
holding from sale memoirs of former
Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz.
French newspapers say the Persian
treaty with Britain shows lack of alert
ness on the part of French diplomatic
missions, who should look behind the
formulas of treaties and discern their
commercial aims.
Quebec welcomed the Prince of
Wales cordially, and, replying in
French TO the official addresses, he
praised Canadian loyalty and sacri-
fees in the war.
The allies are hoping against hope
that the United States will take a man
date for Turkey, but the question is
being held up pending the decision
- the United States senate,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05

Unless Senator La Toilette upsets
an agreement reached by senate lead
ers, the senate hopes to complete con-
sideration of the government land
leasing bill before adjournment.
Ten Seattle men, four Japanese,
were arrested on a charge of boarding
several hundred thousand pounds OF
potatoes in an attempt to increase
prices.
Collection of S25,OOO,OOO for prohibi-
tion enforcement at home and abroad
Is the aim of executives of the Anti
Saloon League.
At the present rate of demobiliza-
tion, the United States army, now 461,-
800 officers and men, will be reduced
to 225,000 by September 80.
Major General Robert Lee Howe,
who in France commanded the Third
or "Marne" Division Of the regulars,
was ordered to take command of the
Ell Paso district.
Anthracite miners at Wilkes-Barre
declared for the check-off, a six-hour
work day, five days week, and an in
crease of 60 per cent in wages. The
Tri-District Convention, in session to
formulate the demands of the miners,
adopted the report of the scale COM
mittee.
Major General Enoch Crowder would
be retired as Lieutenant General
under the provisions Of bill intro
duced in the Senate by Senator Knox,
Of Pennsylvania.
General Dickman proposes to use
more airplanes in pursuing the Mexi-
can bandits. Captain Matlack ex-
plains that he Withheld part of the
ransom because he overheard the out
laws plotting to kill Lieu tenant Davis
and him after they had received all
the money.
It is announced that vast food
stores have been discovered in New
York warehouses and large buildings,
including breweries, by the fire depart
ment and that all the stocks will be
forced into the market. Coincident
with this announcement an army Of
men, women and children besiege the
public school supply stations.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
GENERAL

Secretary Glass submitted to the
house the estimate Of the navy depart
ment of S1S,6OO,OOO for necessary re-
pairs to vessels of the navy.
Ray Scott Gurney, bank messenger
employed by the Fidelity Trust Com
pany, Boston, was held up by four men,
who stole $4,000 which he was taking
to the bank from the Office of the
Grocers' Banking Company, in the
Roxbury district.
Shree robbers held up a store oper-
ated by the Kroger Grocery and Bak-
ing Company and took a bag contain
ing $4,000 from a collector of the COM
pany. They escaped.
The United States Senate passed a
bill prohibiting the sale and use of in
toxicating liquor IL the Panama Canal
Zone.
A fight against landlords raising
their rents from to ia per cent. is
In progress in Chicago.
A 10 per cent increase in wages
and five day week was granted to shoe
operators in Lynn, Mass.
Production of coal in Colorado
showed a decrease of % per cent. for
the first seven months Cf this year.
High price of shoes N the United
states is blamed on the shortage in
Europe.
Passports will be issued after Oct.
! to tourists going to France, Belgium,
spain, Portugal Italy and Northern
Efrica except Egypt Secretary Lam
sing announced.
Plans were perfected by the Demo
cratic National Committee to collect
campaign fund Of between $5,000,00O
end S10,000OO0. One million contrib
utors are sought.
Governments farm loans in July re-
Ported at $10,359,390.
William E. Davis, of San Franciso,
cafeeted Norman E. Brookes. Austria
an tennis star. Brookes was only
L-assn O. ice before In this country.
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
TREATY FIGHT IS
CENTRED ON SHANTUNG
Forces of Administration Rallied
to Prevent Adoption of Kiao-
Chau Amendment.

Washington.-Restor of Shan.
tung Province to China will be recon.
mended by the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations.
Action was taken by the committee
multiplying transfer of German rights
in Shantung to Japan. Wherever the
word Japan" appears in those Sec
tions of the treaty covering the trans
fer they are stricken out and "China"
substituted This has the effect OF
confirming China in the possession Of
all concessionary rights held by Ger.
many at the termination of the war.
The motion to thus amend the three
sections of the pending peace treaty
dealing with German rights in China
was made by Senator Lodge. 1t was
adopted by a vote of to 8: Sena'
tor McCumber voted with the seven
Democratic members of the committee
in the negative. Senators Shields
Hitchcock and Pittman were not pres
ent, but under a previous agreement
their votes were recorded against the
Lodge motion.
This Is the first formal vote on any
feature of the peace treaty taken by
the Foreign Relations Committee
Elimination of the Shantung trans
fer from China to Japan constitutes
a textual amendment to the body of
the treaty. If the action of the For
eign Relation Committee is approved
by the senate, the treaty must go back
to the peace conference at Versailles.
1t would reopen consideration of the
entire instrument.
The "mild reservationists," and sew
eral of the senators advocating drastic
reservations, such as Mr.. Lodge sup
ports, are expected to form an align
ment with administration senators in
an effort to defeat the Shantung
amendment.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
= y Y = y = Y y Y = Y y y ' Y
Makeup of American Force
That Will Stay in Germany.
PITH OF 7 II E
VICTORY N E W S

General Howe, commander of the
Third Division, who has been ordered
to the Mexican border, arrives from
France
The demand of the Supreme Council
that Archduke Joseph resign as head
of the government of Hungary gave
him two hours in which to obey, and
the archduke and his cabinet retired
within that time.
Action of the Japanese cabinet to have
Manchuria and Mongolia excluded
from the proposed Chinese consor-
tium is regarded as showing the
governments weakness in face OF the
militarists' demands.
The seven "nniId reservationists' on
the Republican side and half dozen
wavering Democrats hold in their
hands the fate of the Shantung
amendment to the peace treaty.
President Wilson urged Senator
Swanson to stand against the
amendment.
Joseph w. Folk, counsel for the Egyp-
tian peace delegation, told the SEN
ate Foreign Relations COMMITTEE
that Britain is robbing Egypt of inde-
pendence and reducing her to sub
iect nation. He asked the right for
Egypt to appeal to the League OF
Nations Council.
Advices from Beresna, in the govern
ment of Minsk, say an airplane
brought there a report that General
Petlura's UEerainian troops have oc-
cupied Keff and taken the whole Of
PodoIia, and large parts of Volhynia
and the government Of kieff.
The Council Of Five notified Rumania
that unless she stops requisitioning
Hungarian property she will be bar
red from the pool OF German-Aus-
trian indemnitiea.
Financial writers in Berlin take
gloomy view OF Germany's financial
situation, declaring she must have
foreign eredIta to escape Bankruptcy,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
WILSON TO WELCOME PERsHINe.
VIII Meet Overseas Commander In
New York

Washington.-General Pershing on
his arrival in New York harbor on the
Mount Vernon will be met by Presi-
dent Wilson if the President can ar
range to be in New York.
Secretary Baker said that the Pres
ident had expressed to him desire to
be present in the company that would
welcome the commander in chief Of
the overseas force back to the United
States.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
u s AFTER WILDCAT" STOCKS.
Federal Trade Board Starts Inquiry
in Texas Oil Fields.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of some
fifty complaints of the sale of "wild-
cat' oil stocks in the Texas oil fields
have been started by the Federal
Trade Commission. The commission
announced that it had sent two of its
investigators into the region TO make
q searching inquiry into cases, COM
plants of which were lodged by con-
Germs interested in the legitimate de-
vsloument Of the feld.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
Fair Opens Labor Day.

Timonium Fair, said by the direc-
tors to be bigger and more complete
than ever, will open on Labor Day
for its forty-first year, and the farm
ers of Baltimore City (and the num-
Der of them is said to be astonishing)
and those of the counties in this sec
ton are promised the best display of
livestock and farm products ever
shown there. Several new depart
ments have been added this year, in
slud!ng poultry and bees
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
FEW VOTE AGAINST STRIKE.
WaIkout of 100000 Maintenance Of
Nav Men Predicted


Detroft.-Of 175,0O0 ballots counted
I'D to date only 1000 are against Il
strike of maintenance of way employ
ees and railway shopmen of the United
States and Canada, according to Of
ticers here
William Robson, assistant to A. E.
Barker, grand president of the Organl-
zation, says 100000 votes will be taken
and that they will be almost unani-
mouslv in favor of a WalkOut.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05

Mr. Williams, in commenting on his
attitude regarding dealers who are
holding large quantities of food, said
those who are honestly storing the food
to meet the winter demand would be
protected rather than prosecuted.
The report of the State Department
Of Farms and Markets on storage
holdings in public warehouses alone
shows far greater quantities than those
reported to the mayor. The state re-
port enumerates the following hold
ings; Butter 24,SO7,195 pounds; fro
zen beef, 3S,99S,5S6 pounds; cured beef,
2,1O9,396 pounds; poultry, S,e75,S32
pounds; fish, 12,412,953 pounds; frozen
pork, s,245,463 pounds; dry salt pork,
1O,414,634 pounds, and picked pork,
1897, 500 pounds.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05

Princess Anne-The new stone
bridge at Allen Mill dam, which sep.
arates Somerset and Wicomico coun-
ties and which was completed about
three weeks ago, was washed away
by the severe rain a>1 windstorm last
week.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
SHORT CUTS IN
MARYLAND NEWS
The Latest News From All
Over the State
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK

Annapolis.-The open hunting sea-
son for squirrels in Baltimore county
begins on Friday and continues until
October 1. The open S~ason for doves
begins on October 1.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05

Princess Anne.-The concrete state
road between Pocomoke City and
Westover has just been completed and
accepted by the State Roads Commis.
been under construction for two years,
and its completion and acceptance by
the state authorities is a matter of
public.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05

Annapolis. - Governor Harrington
has issued a proclamation declaring
that the law, under which absent SOL
dfers and sailors w~uld vote is no
longer operative.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
Gompers and Gary to Meet.

Chicago.-An important conference
between Samuel Gompers and Judge
Ebert H. Gary and other officials of
being planned.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-09-05
Shad On The Wane.

The fact that the shad for which
Maryland has been famous for gen
erations are in danger of becoming ex-
tinct is made plain in the report Of j.
p. Snyder, Of the United States Bu-
reau of Fisheries, who is now acting
superintendent Of the Maryland fish
hatcheries, published in the official
bulletin of the State Conservation
Commission. He suggests as meas
ure of protection that the taking OF
shad and also of herring in the pound
nets along the bay should be regu-
lated. and that netting these fish on
their spawning beds be prohibited. He
indicates that unless some adequate
measures of protection are taken the
fish may soon become extinct, and
certainly that unless there be some
Limitation in taking shad, herring and
rock these fish may never again be
restored in large numbers.