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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
WARNS OF DEFICIT
OF S1,2OO,0OO,OOO
May Reach S2,o0o,000,o00 by
July, McCumber Tells Senate
Urging Economy.

Washington-Warn that all gov
ernment appropriations must be cut
to the bone and that all new projects
must be abandoned, was given on the
senate floor by Senator McCumber OF
North Dakota, acting chairman of the
committee on finance. Senator Nc
Cumber figured that deficit of more
than S1,2OO,OOO0OO confronted the
treasury, and that by June 80, 1921, this
deficit would have increased to more
than $2,000,000,C0O Senator McCumber
said that it was due the country that
the senate committee should frankly
put before the people true picture
of the financial situation.
Senator McCumber made his speech
prior TO a general discussion On the
resolution from the committee on agri.
culture to revive the war finance cor
poration as means of giving an ex-
port market for farm products of the
country.
McCumber said that the farm situa-
tion as it appeared to him demanded
the closing of ''the intake pipe" so 'as
to give the American farmer exclusive.
ly the American market, so long as he
can supply that market at living
prices"
There are two features of the gen.
eral situation, said the Senator, where
the demand Is for Immediate relief.
First of these and most important, is
our agricultural collapse; the second,
the heavy inveLtory losses, due to
rapidly falling prices. for which relief
is sought by (a) postponing the De-
cember Is inStalment of the tax on
1919 profits. ant incomes, and (b) by
allowing the inventory losses CT 1920
to be offset against the profits of 1919.
and, to that extent, reducing the
amount of the 1920 instalment.
While no enc can speak for the final
action of the finance committee Of the
senate or house on these proposals, it
is urgent that the taxpayers directly
interested and the country at large be
Informed at the earliest possible
moment of the present financial sitaa'
ton of the country, to the enc that
they may exercise their own judgment
as to the. poss ility of securing the
relief demanded for the postponement
of the last5instelment of taxes falling
due December Is.
] wish therefore to present a gen.
eral statement of the condition OF the
National Treasury, its Immediate obli.
cations and it, cash assets to meet
them.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

LONDON.-MarriaI law has been
City and County of Cork, the City and
County of Limerick and the Counties
of Tipperary and Kerry.
MoNTEZUMA, GA.-Representative
e. B. Lewis, president of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Montezuma and also of
the Lewis Banking Company of this
city, committed suicide by shooting
himself. The act was attributed to
failure of the Georgia peach crop last
season.
BRUSSELS. - Railway traffic has
been suspended between Belgium and
Germany.
BERNE, sWlTZERLAND.-Gustave
Miller, Socialist, was elected vice
president of the National Council.
j.. ever before has a Socialist been
elect I'd to the position.
AUSTIN, TEx.-Sunday motion pic
ture shows and Sunday baseball where
admission fees are charged are Illegal
in Texas, the State court of Criminal
Appeals held.
MANlLA.-ThirtF Moros were kilInd
In the Sulu Islands and others wound
ed in q battle with the Philippine con-
stabulary growing out of the efforts OF
the authorities to encourage education
of children.
BERLlN.-GeneraI SoIonikoff, com.
mander of the Polshevik forces in
Turkestan, has ordered his troops to
occupy the passes in the Pamir range
Of mountains in Afghanistan.
LONDON.-MartaI law has been
proclaimed in Ireland by the British
government The proclamation issued
by the government. and confirmed by
London newspapers, has prescribed
strict military regulations for Dublin
and the southwest districts of Ire
land
MONTREAL.-The first case OF
Ieprosy in eight years has been dis
covered here.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24

paragraph, but find / must wait uil-
til her birthday. You know how she
loves the old songs-then what a COM
fort it would be to her to have them
ready at hand to play, to cheer her up
tbe long days when I am absent at
work"
Randall Petrie pressed his lips to
the signature, to him the dearest name
on earth, memorized the address writ
ten below it and left the restaurant in
a glow of hopeful purpose and faith.
"Two twenty-three Rossiter street"
he covered the distance as if borne
on wings. A new meaning to Christ
mas Eve had come to him.
81 have brought lost hand bag"
he spoke as his summons at the door
of the house he sought was opened.
And then he paused. There stood be-
fore him Ada. She wavered, overcome
bv the unexpected encounter. Impul-
sfvelv his hand steadied her. She did
NOT draw from its protecting touch.
In torrent of words he could not
control. without evasion or attempted
apologv.~ Randall Petrie told of the
contents in the handbag that had, led
him hack to her. Was he welcome?
With q low, tender cry like to that of
tired child finding sure haven OF
rest at last, Ada's head sank to his
shoulder.
Sand the surprise for mothern
whispered Randall ardently. ut shall
he here the first thing Christmas
morning. all the sweet old songs she
loves. and oh. my treasure, may l in
clude the Wedding March?"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24

"Adeste Fideles" of the Latin, and
came originally from the pen of
Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, native
Of Spain, who tlourished about the
latter half of the fourth century.
There is another hymn by the same
Latin author which begins with "Of
the Fathers love begotten."
We have two well-born Christmas
carols by American writer's. 20 Little
Town of Bethlehem" was written by
the popular Boston divine, Phillips
Brooks. "Shout the Glad Tidings, Ex-
ulting Sing" was composed by DR..
Muhlenburg, the founder of the Church
of the Holy Communion, st. Luke's
hospital, and other charities in New
York city.
"Angels from the Realms OF Glory
is by the great hymn writer James
Montgomery, who for thirty years
edited a Sheffield newspaper in Eng
land. He is often confounded with
Robert Montgomery, who was ridi-
culed and denounced by Macaulay.
"Sing Song This Blessed Morn
was written by Bishop Christopher
Wordsworth, nephew of the great
English poet and father of the present
Bishop of Salisbury. DR.. Wordsworth
was Master of Harrow, Canon Of
Westminster, and Bishop of Lincoln.
"While Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks by Night" is by Nahum Tate,
poet laureate, associated with the
Tate and Brady version of the Psalms.
He died when in prison for debt.
The popular hymn Christians
Awake, Salute the Happy Morn," was
written By John Byron, Lancashire
man, who was esteemed good scholar
| and poet in his day. He was born in
Manchester III 1891.
The two eminent sweet singers of
the church, John Keble and Reginald
Heber. bishop of Calcutta, have writ
| ten Christmas hymns, but they lack
those elements of popular song which
constitute the Christmas carol. Keble
| sweetly sings:
Like circles widening round
Upon a clear blue river,
Orb after orb the wondrous sound
Is echoed on forever,
Glory to God on high. on earth be
peace.
The lines of the gentle Heber have
their lesson in these days of CONNER
| cial unrest:
| If gayly clothed ard proudly fed
| In dangerous wealth we dwell:
Remind us of thy Inanger bed
And lnNlY cottage cell.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24

The first Christmas carol
in history is the "Gl0ria in Excelsis"
found in the Roman mass. and in the
Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. 1t
is ascribed to Telesphorus, bishop of
Rome, about the year A. D. 139, and
is common in both the eastern and
western churches.
An old English carol begins with the
notable words:
Behold simple, tender babe
In freezing winter night, !,
In homely manger trembling lies.
Alas. a piteous sight.
The "higher critics" have wondered
how the shepherds could watch their
fiocks by night. even in winter in
Judea. but this presented no difficulty
to Robert Southwell, the author of this
quaint carol, who as u Jesuit was i'm
prisoned in the Tower of London, and.
after enduring the tortures of the rack,
was executed in 1894.
A popular carol among the Germans
is one written by Martin Luther for
his little son Hans. 1t begins:
From the highest heaven come to tell
The gladdest -.ews which eer befell.
A very sad story is told in connec-
ton with this carol. In order to give
it realistic effect In a certain Luther
an church 1t used to be sung by boy
let down from the roof of the church
dressed as an angel. But one day the
rope broke and the boy was killed.
This put an end to very beautiful but
dangerous Christmas custom.
At time when the liturgical and
biblical plays were popular the
Christmas carol was an important
feature. In Italy in the time of St.
Francis of Assist, in order to instruct
the people, the villagers came to the
church carrying lighted torches. and
there they saw the scene of the man.
ger filled with hay. and the OK and ass
standing in their places near the
Virgin and Child. Then it was that
st. Francis and his friars stood by the
manger all night long. giving God
thanks that by this means the hearts
of the people had been touched.
''Rare old Ben Jonson," in the days
carol which begins II sing the Birth
was born tonight" And about that time
appeared very popular carol which
Is sung in "Merrie England" even to
the present day. the first line of which
is "God rest you. merrie gentlemen"
Some old Christmas carols have come
down to US in half Latin and half
English. Among them is a carol which
appears in the collection for Grace
church, New York city:
When Christ was born of pure Marie
In Bethlehem, that fair cite.
Angels sang with mirth and glee
In EXcelss Gloria.
In this "Grace collection" there is a
carol commencing "Over the world on
Christmas MORN" by DR.. Mackay
Smith.
The uncouth carol of the sixteenth
century has given place to the popu-
lar Christmas hymn of later days.
Wherever the English language is
spoken Charles WesIey's hymn, ''Hark,
the Herald Angels Sing" finds a place
in the sanctuary. 1t is also translated
into the languages of India, China and
Japan. Its author was the brother of
the founder of Methodsm. He was a
true poet and a perfect hymn writer.
His masterpiece is the beautiful hymn
Jesus, Lover of My Soul" which was
sung by the Princess Alice at the
deathbed of the prince consort of
England, the lamented husband of
Queen Victoria.
Come all We faithful" is the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
Il is ssessas
LET THE CHILDREN HELP

Christmas day is day for the
children especially. They will have
more pleasure in this holiday if they
are allowed to prepare for it. In town
where the children have kindergartens
the little ones are filed with the hol-
iday spirit by the work they are given
to do and the plays they share. The
teacher has them making chains of
colored paper. strings of red cranber-
ries, curtains of red and yellow grains
of corn. They cut out snow scenes,
showing Santa Claus and his rein
deers. They play Christmas games
and sing Christmas songs. They doub-
" enjoy this sacred holiday for they
have helped to prepare for it. The
shops supply kindergarten materials
for home work. Even tie ten-cent
stores have sewing cards with woods,
beads. games and colored crayons with
which the children can do their share.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
CHRISTMAS BELLS

The great yufe logs are blazing high,
The halls with holly green are drest,
And blithsome maids and merry lads
Are gayly clad in all their best.
And have we seen the fairest maid
That ere hath dwelt tween sea and
sea?
And for my love and for my faith,
Think We she'll bring a gift to me?
o, rirg, ye joy-bells, gayly ring!
0, merry ninstrels, harp and singi
Fill every heart with Christmas cheer.
For Christmas comes but once a year.
The yule fire blazes warm and high.
On oakened rafter. blackened wall;
It shines upon the fairest maid,
AS down she dances thro' the hall.
fling my weary harp aside.
(And will she stoop to such as 10
I haste to meet her underneath
The mystic branches hanging high.
o. ring, We joy-bells. gayly ring!
., merry minstrels, harp and sing!
o, fill my heart with Christmas cheer,
For Christmas comes but once year.
Who hath so rare or fair a gift
AS this my love hath brought to me?
For I was but minstrel lad,
A dainty high-born maid was she.
Yet with her lips her heart she gave.
Her heart all pure as Christmas snow
And for her love and for her faith.
Fourth unto joust and war I'll go.
20, ring, ye joy-bells, gayly ring!
20. heart of mine, rejoice and sing,
For Christmas love and Christmas cheer
Shall bless our lives the whole round
year.
Annie Louise Breckenridge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
IMMIGRATION BAN
CUT TO one YEAR
House Amends Bill to Pass 1t
Soon, but Long Battle
Awaits in Senate.

Washington.-TheH House decided tc
reduce the period of the proposed sus
pension of immigration from two years
as recommended by the Committee or
immigration and Naturalization, te
one year. The action was taken by
adopting, 81 to 25, an amendment OF
Representative Mann (Ill.), former Re
publican leader.
Consideration of the immigration
bill in the House showed increased
opposition to it, although it is certain
the measure will pass by substantial
majority.
1t is expected that the measure will
encounter delay, as already objections
are being raised regarding the unusual
haste with which the House is handling
it. Senators Sterling Is. d. and Dill
lingham (Vt.) have restrictive bills OF
their own to be considered, and the
present indications are that the matter
will be thoroughly debated before ac
tion is taken.
Other amendments adopted by the
House provide that ministers, in addi.
ton to government officials, business
men, students and tourists, may enter
the country from foreign lands for
periods of six months while the ban is
in effect, and that aliens who have be-
come naturalized may send for their
wives as well as blood relatives during
this period.
Mr.. Knutson in his speech inferred
that Spain was assisting the movement
of undesirables to the United States.
Il am willing to stake my reputation
as member of this House," he said
that foreign governments are inanc
ing the movement of radicals from
several countries in Europe, moving
them over here. Before the war immi'
grafton from Spain was practically un.
known. Two weeks ago when l visit
ed Ellis Island l found 1000 immi
grants from that country were receiv,
ed in one day. Spain Is a seething
mass of anarchy, and the government
Is gathering those anarchists up and
dumping them on us. We cannot allow
the governments Of Europe to dulnr
their Bolshevists and Communists on
to us. We have no place for them
We have more now than we know
what to do with. We ought to depori
those that we have"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24

of Brocton, had all but confessed his
love. A decisive understanding to his
proposal was stayed by an Interrupt
ton. The next morning Petrie was
suddenly summoned by a relative in
another town. He had expected to be
gone only few days but his soJourn
ran into months. Twice he wrote Ada.
There came no reply. A third letter
was returned to him marked, RE
fused" He had later made inquiries
regarding her to learn that she and
her mother had removed to the city.
and he gave her up as lost to him. As
the car stopped for new passengers
Petrie moved to make room for one OF
them. He jostled something in the,
seat. A small hand bag. His quick
senses discerned it's ownership. He
left the car at the first stop. Like
some miser greedy of treasure in
estimable Randall Petrie hurried into
a public restaurant and sought its re-
motest corner. He held something
that had belonged to Ada! A fitting
excuse was given to return it to her.
It's contents would surely give some
clew to her place of work, her resi-
dence. He opened the hand bag. A
purse showed the edge of card in
little pocket. Petrie drew it out.
"She remembered-she has kept that
all this timel !" he exulted. Then
Words failed him. His heart beat
nightly. He had brought to light
photograph of himself he had once
given to Ada. He fingered over several
little packages and Christmas cards,
then an envelope, unstamped and un-
sealed, addressed to "Miss Laura
Deane, Brocton." Instantly Petrfe re-
called a close friend Of Ada. 1t was
no prying instinct that caused him to
Withdraw the enclosure. One line
perused, his dazzled eyes refused to
leave the written pages.
.Your discovery that it was not
Randall Petrie. but relative OF his
name who led such a wild. evil life.
the report of which caused ME to strive
TO forget, comes too late to bridge the
mistaken past. but. oh! Laura! bow
can ever repair the injustice donef
Some way, some way. he must know
of nv fateful error. for Nlove him
more than ever, because of the cruel
wrong I have done him."
Then at the last Of the letter In a
lighter vein Ada wrote. of her city ex-
perience-work, hard, but gladly ac-
cepted because it provided needed COM
forts for the dear old mother.
II had hoped to be able to save up
enough TO make mamma present of
a victrola this Christmas, ran one
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

Decisions of foreign governments as to
their immediate naval programs will
not affect the American Navy De-
partmsnt's building program or it's
recommendation to Congress, Sec.
retary Daniels declared in comment.
ing on the announcement by the Brit
ish Chancellor of the Exchequer that
Great Britain had decided to sus-
pend naval construction until the
lessons of the war had been worked
out.
Representative Mann and other men,
bers of Congress announced their op-
position to the immigration meas
ure.
Senator'S Knox, of Pennsylvania, and
Nelson, of Minnesota, Republicans
and Overman, of North Carolina,
pen>ocrat, hav- been appointed by
Vice-President Marshall as the Sen
ate members of the joint congress
sional committee to have charge Of
the arrangement Of the Inaugural
tion of President-eIec: Harding.
Representative Kahn, of California, in
discussing the japanese question IN
the house, declared American always
hoped to avoid war, and that if
"Ja2 PANS agitators really wanted
war" they would be the cnes to bring
it on.
Pension disbursements for the fiscal
year 1920 aggregated $213,295,314,
says the annual report of the Pen
sion Bureau. The figures showed
decrease of $e,ooo,o0o from 1919.
The annual pension report recorded the
death in 1920 of 27,871 Civil War
pensioners, leaving 243,52o soldiers
of that war o. the pension 'oil, and
2eO 100 Civil War widows. Survivors
of the World War do not show on
the roll.
Senate committee charged with elec-
ton investigation is considering
Henry Ford's contest for the seat of
Senator NewberrY of Michigan.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
RING OUT, YE MERRY BELLS!

Ring out. ye merry bells: Welcome
Welcome. old holIy-crowned Christmas
again!
Blithe as a child at play, keeping his
holiday
Welcome him back from the snow peak
and plain.
Up with the holly bough, green from the
winters brow,
Lock up your ledgers and cares for
day;
Out to the forest go, gather the misle-
Old and young. rich and poor, UP and
away!
Up with the holly boughs. ay, and the
laurel now;
In with the yule log, and brighten the
hearth;
Quick! here he is again, como with his
joyous train,
Laughter and music and friendship and
ruirth.
Up with the holly boughs. high In each
manor house,
Garnish the antlers that hang III the
hall.
Yes, and the neck of corn with q gay
wreath adorn,
Rich as the bloom on the cottager's
wall.
Wealth has it's duties now Christian. you
will allow:
Think, then, ye rich, whilst your tables
are spread
Think of the wretched ones. Poverty's s
stricken sons,
Weeping whilst children are asking for
bread
Ring out. ye merry bells ring till your
music swells
Out oer the mountain, and far on the
main:
Ring till those cheerless ones catch UP
your merry tones,
Singing, Come, Christmas. again and
again"
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
- q, ~. Ns.N A.lP. a,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
BULL FIGHTS XMAS FEATURE.

When the people of Peru celebrate
Christmas. ice-Stalls, provided with
chairs and benches, are crowded with
perspiring pleasure-Seekers who find
ice decidedly necessary on sultry Christ
mas. There are other peculiar features
connected with Christmas in Peru.
No doors are closed. There is music
and dancing in almost every house and
everyone is welcome. Strangers can
enter anywhere and will be given a
hearty welcome, especially if they are
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
Christmas Decorations.

In America our chief mid-winter dec
orations are little fir and cedar sap
Iings from six to ten feet high. chill
dren's trees essentially, to be made
resplendont with c0lored candles and
shining trinkets, with soldier gifts in
soherer packages between; branches
wraaths. stars. or even tiny sprigs of
holly; sprays nf mistletote, and some
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
$1,000, 900 FOR BLUE LAWS.

Wilbur r. Crafts Says This Amount
viii Be Spent in Three Years.
Washington. - Expenditure of ST..
100000 during the next three years in
safeguarding prohibition, extending the
blue laws" and amending the Federal
Constitution so the United States will
be designated christian nation" is
proposed by the International Re-
form Bureau, according to Wilbur f.
Crafts, It's superintendent, who ad-
dressed the opening session of con-
trrence on the subject here
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
ssss.'sss Oh
remember THE LITTLE BIRDS

When we are all rejoicing and happy
In our homes, do we ever think OF the
little birds or give them q Christmas,
too? What would springtiIne be with
out them? And yet when do we pay
back their kindness? When wintry
winds blow, and food is hard to find
then is the time we should remember
them. Take little pieces of suet and
trim some trees for them If you have
no trees in the vicinity Of your home.
then bundle up in nice warm coat
and go where you can find some.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
PROTEST CALIFORNIA ALIEN BAN

japanese Appeal to American People
to "Reflect on Their Course"
Tokio.-A large mass meeting of
Students, members of the Students
League of Japan, was held here in
Uyeno Park. A resolution protesting
to the world in the name of ''justice
and humanity against the anti-Japan-
ese law in California was PASSED. The
resolution called on the American peo-
Dle to reflect On their course"
The speakers were chiefly students
and journalists.
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times Il whole mistletoe plant. But
the tiniest sprig of mistletote is as eff
fective as the larger bunch, if prop
erly placed, in contributing to the
mirth of a Christmas evening, provid-
ed proper number of maids and men
be nreSent
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
A State Of War.

Dublin.-A proclamation declaring
that ''the public must at once realize
that Ireland is in a state of war with
forces of the British crown" has been
issued over the signature of the Off
Ger commanding troops of the Irish
Republican army in County Monaghan.