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sloo Reward. 500

The readers Of this paper wifi be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that 10 catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation Of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing Its
work. The proprietors have SO much
faith In the curative power of Halls
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Ohio. Sold by ell Druggists. &c.
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An Appeal to the American People

THREE
have alternative
American helpless sufferers
tragcay undernoured medical aid
II desperately threatened by death from disease.
One a
with its terrible
taby the helpless children health
and sanity the u makesf for food with which millions Of Euro
ean adults must content themselves this winter 1t obvious that the
remedy only outside
European
lions have resulted restitution
wevemonth just The whether
stations dependent American would
history sweeping destructive
The undersigned among
engaged also in other
plight of these helpless children
without religious
for the child
OF course must be an unqualified gift but
in chdeedng the
lars in the form Of transportation help
buttons and such food supplies locally obanable
great hearedness She has
call
collection to Franklin
New York -
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
Herbert Hoover Chairman Franklin Treasurer
Federal Council of Churches y, c
Tsiean BED Gass by LIVINGSTON Columbus by James
Rufus G a. by E v Hubbard
A. by Miss Sarah a. Lyon
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FOR SALE.

The John Thomas Reynolds prop
erty on old road leading from Rich
ards Oak to Porters Bridge embrac-
ing one and a-half acres of ground,
improved by six-room frame dwell
ing. in good repair; good we'll of
water; frame barn, hog pen, chicken
house, etc. Apply to STEWART
M. WARD, Rising Sun, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

Now is the time to lay in a supply
of Chamberlain Cough Remedy. It
is almost sure to be needed before
the winter is over. You will look
good while before you find bet
ter remedy for coughs, colds, Group
and whooping cough or one that is
more pleasant to take. It meets
with favor everywhere. Buy it
now and be prepared.
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A UCTION Err s.

We call and clerk sales of Real
Estate and Personal Property. Our
charges are reasonable. We guar
antee satisfaction.
A. ]. JONES G. SON,
Phone S2S-A. Rising Sun. Md.
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1T OF EUROPES
RILDREN STAGGERS
Facing Starvation Can
Be Saved by Americas
esponse to Joint Appeal.

utterly impossible for one who
rot actually seen the misery Of
!arly Autumn In Europe to visual
What the children Of the Eastern
Central portions Of the continent
this winter. To say that $500, 600
iren have no alternative to starva-
or death from disease except
Eerican aid, is startling, but independ-
6t observers by the score and care
tul scientific surveys Of the economic
md crop conditions overseas brand
the figure as conservative.
In Poland, FOR instance, Were 1905
900 youngsters last year subsisted al
most entirely Oh the one free Ameri-
can meal a day that they received. con
ditions as winter closes down, are
worse than ever before. The Bolshe-
vik invasion stripped large portions of
the country of all grain. Professor
e. D. Durand. Food Advisor to the
Polish government. after an exhaustive
survey, has reported that only forty
per cent Is available Of the food neces-
sary to carry the population through
the winter.
In the city Of Vienna tests conducted
In the American Relief Administration
food kitchens showed that 80 per cent
of the children between the ages Of 6
and IA were seriously under-nourish-
ed" Thirty-three per cent were mark
eddy under-nourished, II per cent were
slightly subnOrmal and only per cent
approached the state Of a normal
American child. The Ameri .an Relief
Administration Is feeding 100000
Austrian children every day now, and
there Is NO chance Of dimunition Of
need before mex harveIt.
The spectacle Of the medical needs
Of Europe's children is equally ap-
palling. Estimates reaching the Amer
lean Red Cross e to needs Cor medical
service in the destitute areas this win
ter include Old Arstria-Hu, gary, 75O..
600; new Poland, 10000; Czecho-
Slovakia, 100000; Serbia, 100000 and
Roumania, 11e,000. In the fiscal year
Of 1920 the Red Cross has reached
with the veritable gift Of life 100000
children In the affected areas. Tuber-
culosis is prevalent to terrific degree.
Five children out Of seven In the city
of Warsaw, for instance, have been
found to be tubercular. Typhus is
widespread; ricketts,, the right hand of
under-nourishn.ent Is almos+ universal.
and cholera lifts its grim head con
stantly In one place and another
The European Relief Council, com
prising the American Relief Admins
tration, the American Red Cross, the
American Frierds' Service Committee
(Quakers). the Jewish Joint Distribu
tion G nmittee, the Federal Council
OF the Churches Of Christ in A,1eri
ca. the Knights Of Columbus, the Y. M.
C. A and the 7. w. G. A., seeks S33,
100000 with which to meet the sltua-
ton. 1t has estimated that at leas.
$2S, 100000 must be had for food and
$1,000 600 for medical service to avert
absolute disaster amor 8 the threa .ened
children. Checks may be sent to your
local committee or to Franklin K. Lane,
treasurer European Relief Council, AZ
Broadway, New York, or to the Child
Feeding Fund. Li.e,ar Digest, New
York City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31
Marriage Licenses.

Frank Edgar Bennett, of Cecilton,
and Hilda Wiltbank. of Galena.
Charles Jefferson Husfelt and
Hester Anna Hevlow. both of Earle
Vile,
William N. Howard, of Oil City,
Pa, and Mrs, Annie l.. Shippers, of
Bay View,
Tony Haggerty and Dorothy
Reed, both of Earleville.
Clement X, Starr and Ruth Anna
Taylor. both of Lombard.
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would
smiles pognanty those
though the result painful they smile They victims Of
countless stricken
(Quakers
Distribution
America the Knights of Y. G A. Y.
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FARMERS And DEALERS.

Make sure and get the Auctioneer
who knows how to call sales and
get the right prices. Address me
by mail at Peach Bottom, Lancaster
Co., Pa, or phone Hensel Exchange.
w. A. DRENNEN.
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Good Advice.

Take ChAmberlain's Tablets as
soon as you have finished your sup
per and they will produce a gentle
movement Of the bowels on the fol-
lowing morning, They will also
improve your digestion and make
you feel better in every way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31
APPLES FOR SALE.

Prices for York Imperial and
Stayman Winesap by the barrel. for
winter use, given on application.
These are exceptionally fine. All
graded 21s and inches.
ELWOOD BALDERSTON,
Colora, Md.
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cold
eight organizations
chairman which
American Relief Administration the American Red
Committee Of
of
Columbus M w.
$33O00OO0 European hill
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

Matrimonial ties are not the only
ties that bird.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

In granting this equality the
Grange holds to its purpose of foster
ing home life. It always has consid-
cred a satisfactory and wholesome
home life the basis of all sound citi-
zenship. It realizes the great part
woman plays in the making of such
home life, and gives her wider op-
portunity to display her talents.
The faith and vision that have
marked the Grange through the
years are undimmed. It offers to farm
men and women alike splendid field
for service and improvement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-31

The features Of this girl portray the
Finest type of Polish childhood tina,
pow lies engulfed in hunger and dis.
ase and all their attendant mIseries
felief already administered by Amer.
% has preserved her beauty and
shness, albeit her eyes betray the
fering she has seen. but literally
Lions in her ewn and adjacent coun.
. still have no one to look to but
erica as another winter of horror
es in upon them. To the end that
prayer may not 60 unanswered
t leading American relief organiza-
have banded together In a Joint
Appeal In behalf Of Europe's suffering
children. They are the American Re
LIEF administration. the American. Red
Joss. the American Friends HelIef
pmittee tQuakers). the Jewish aoint
Eribution Committee, the Fel y
rches Of Christ in America,
Ats Of Columbus. the Y. n.
Y. w. G. A.
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Let us add, THE COUNTRY GEN.
TLEMAN also stands for the fullest
and finest development of farm life.
It seeks to inspire and help by stories
of success. 1t is not alone magazine
of the business of farming and home
building, but one of entertainment
also. The whole family will enjoy
its clean fiction, its CHEEKY Brighten
the Corner" page, its clever jokes
and cartoons. A years subscrip-
tion-52 issues-is spendid value for
$1.00. Let our secretary mail your
order today.
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q the fat man may have a
ing disposition without losing
Night.
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American Relief Administra ton. by
Edgar RirkS;ru Director
American Red Cross. by Livingston
Farrand. Chairman
American Friends Service Committee
(Quakcrs) by Rufus M Jones.
Chairman
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
by Felix NJ Narburg Chairman
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Federal Council of Churches of Christ
in America. by Arthur ]. Brown
Knights of Columbus, by James A.
Flaherty, Supreme Knight
Y. M, c. A., by c. v. Hubbard, Inter-
national Committee
Y. w, c. A, by Miss Sarah q. Lyon,
National Board
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
WHEELED MOVIES"
ROLL INTO MERRY
ENGLISH CHURCHES
(washington Herald-Cross Atlanti,
Service. Special Cable Dispatch.)

(washington Herald-Cross Atlantic
Service. Special Cable DispatchD
London, June 12.-More than 100
touring movie theaters to brighten
churches. schools and halls through
out England is the project of THE
Church Pictorial Movement, Linn
tied" just organized here and backed
by leading prelates.
Entertainment will be furnished to
revive the interest of backsliding
Sunday school children and church
goers. The shows will be of a
genuine moving picture character
with a strict ban against immo-
rality. Religious subjects will be
included, but nothing of a con-
troversial nature will be shown.
The managing director. Capt. ].
w Barber, c. B. E., designed the
moving picture motor lorries which
created a sensation in the British
army during the war.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
4 Play Writing Record

She had never even heard of For
get-Me-Not." She expressed her
self as interested in the idea, took
home the printed copy OF the old
play, and at o'clock called up to
announce that she was ready to un-
dertake the commission. emphasIz-
ing the fact that she proposed alter
ing and changing the piece so ex-
tensively that II would be almost
like a new work. Mr.. Tyler COM
missioned her to begin work i'm
mediately, providing he obtained
Miss Stevens approval. He insist
ed that the first act would have to
be ready on the following Monday,
and then got in touch with the
actress.
Miss Stevens read the old play
that afternoon, was impressed with
the acting possibilities in the GEN.
trail role. and o. KID the project.
Miss Atkins began rewriting the first
act that night.
On the following morning o. P.
Heggie was called in, agreed to
stage the play. and consented to
play the role of Barrato. the Corsi-
can Nemesis. Norman Trevor was
also engaged that same morning
ana Dy SATURDAY AFTERNOON lne cast
was complete. Rehearsals began on
Monday morning. The play was re-
hearsed act by act as it came from
the playwright's pen. The third act
was not delivered until Monday OF
the fourth and final week of re-
hearsal.
Thus, exactly four weeks and four
days elapsed between the conception
of the idea and the production of
the play. Mr.. Tyler. on a previous
occasion broke even that record. He
the late Paul Arm
strong to use an o. Henry story as
the starting point of a play one
Monday morning about ten years
ago. Mr.. Armstrong finished the
play in exactly one week. and II
was produced two weeks later and
enjoyed a life OF three years. That
play was alias Jimmie Valentine"
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

ton. will become the attraction at
the Forty-fourth Street Theater.
John Golden announces his plans
for the coming season: The peren-
NAL success Turn to the Right" will
continue its FIFTH season Of unbroken
prosperity. Three Wise Fools"
with the Criterion Theater cast in
tact, will be sent en- tour to the Pa
cific Coast. From: thence it will pro-
coed to Australia. where il is sched-
uled to follow the wake o. Light
nin'.' Three Wise Fools" English
company, concluding its ninth
month at the Comedy Theater. Lon
don, is scheduled for a tour of the
British Provinces. 'Iightnin'." now
approaching its SG0th consecutive
performance at the Gaiety Theater,
with Frank Bacon as Bill Jones,
Will remain on Broadway indefinite
ly. The Australian 'Iightnin'
company. needed by John D. OHara,
has played sydney, n. S. w. for
twenty-five consecutive weeks and
Melbourne for fifteen weeks, thus
establishing record runs in Australia
and will continue en- tour in the
tue SCdSOn. "A
special "Lightnin' company will be
organized to tour America.
Dear Me-" starring Grace LaRue
and Hale Hamilton, will open early
in September. This comedy has just
finished an eighteen weeks run al
the Cort Theater, Chicago.
Mr.. Golden will also present
Romeo and Jane" q fantastic
mythical comedy by Edward Childs
Carpenter, which had its premiere
at Washington last month. and
Heaven" a drama comedy by Aus
tin Strong. author Of Three Wise
Fools" After this Mr.. Golden will
offer n comedy by Winchell Smith
entitled The Wheel" and "Bunbc
the Clown" a fantastic comedy by
Lawrence Gibson.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

for the performance by A. Dresner,
the Exhibitors Film Exchange.
Col. Buckley will speak on the
necessity for securing the ballot for
voteless Washington. George Her
old Miller, barytone: Miss Gladys
Price. soprano; and Miss Helen Ger
rer. violinist, will have numbers on
the program. Miss Gertrude Nc
Rae and Paul w. Fishbough will be
the accompanies. Eugene c. Dasch
is in charge Of the features of the
entertainment, which will be one
Of the most attractive ever given
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
An american Oberdmmergau

, the California project will take .
place in the same class with that a,
Oberammergau.
tablishment of an annual National
stevenson said. before she left for
the coast:
I'VE hope to make the annual
gospel play an object of pilgrimage
The canyon obtained for the pres
entation forms great national
amphitheater. Tsree acoustics have
been pronounced perfect by experts
A voice on the stage in the valley
is plainly audible high up on the
hillside.
The site is being inclosed in q
temporary stadium for this season
The play will be given in the eve-
nings, and will present virtually the
whole spiritual life and teachings
of Christ in about two and a half
hours. The four gospels have beer
! so transcribed into dramatic form
that the words of the greatest
spiritual figure of the ages are giver
! literally and without alteration
substitution or the introduction oi
The Passion Play at Oberammer'
gau depicts only the events of the
| last week in the life of Christ. The
gospel play to be presented mex
month in California gives visual
zation OF the entire manhood of the
Savior, so far as 1t is given in the
Scriptures. Lighting, music, drama
| singing, pageantry and decoration
in all their modern forms are being
used to make the play a success
! The costumes to be used will be
authentic copies of Palestine cos
| tunes of the time of Christ. Flor
ence Ben-Oliers collection of Pales'
! tine costumes has been placed al
| Mrs. Stevenson's disposal for re-
production. The artists who vii
cooperate in the production INCLUDE
| some OF the best known names II
the American theater, but it ha:
| been agreed among them that nc
personality shall be exploited. anc
no names announced in connection
with the interpretative art work.
Mrs. Stevenson's arrangement for
the National Pilgrimage Play con-
sists of fourteen scenes, divided into
two parts. Part one consists OF the
prologue and the first act. and part
two consists of the second act ano
the epilogue. In ALL. there are aoou,
sixty speaking parts and about
eight leading parts.
On the committee supporting Mrs
Stevenson are Bishop Rhinelander
of the Episcopal Diocese of Penn
sylvania; Bishop johnson, OF Los
Angeles; George Arliss, president OF
the Actors Church Alliance; Violet
Oakley, mural decorator; Clayton
Hamilton. author and dramatic
| critic; Mrs. Charlemagne Tower
| the Rev. DIR. Edward Yates Hill
pastor of the Mother Church oi
iPresbyterianism in America; Ed
ward w. Box, until recently editor
of The Ladies' Home Journal, ano
Mrs. Otis Skinner.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

America Is to have another Pas
sion Play" Called the National Pill
grimage Play. first presentation of
what is planned to be an annual
pageant showing the life of Christ
and his teachings. will be given on
June 81 in a canyon near Holly
wood, Cal, purchased by Mrs. w.
Yorke Stevenson, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Stevenson has written the play
and is now in California directing
preliminaries. California was chosen
because 1T is believed that its eli
mate will permit a ten weeks sea-
son each summer with little hazard
of bad weather and also because of
the facilities 1t Offers to tourists.
In a new form. untrammelled by
traditional lines OF pageantry. 1t Is
planned to present the spiritual
message of the New Testament with
all the beauty that nature and art
will lend. Mrs. Stevenson has an
nounced that she will devote her
life to the production of the Ma
tional Pilgrimage Play, and has
given up her social and artistic ac-
tivities in Philadelphia to do So
Believing that this age requires its
own special Scriptural message, she
wrote the National Pilgrimage Play
as a form of spiritual inspiration
for those seeing it and participating
in IL. Mrs. Stevenson has hope that
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

Six weeks ago last Thursday,
George c. Tyler. finding that the
morning was a Pleasant Cne, de-
termiued to walk down &c his New
York Office from his West End ave-
nuc home. Being irene to devote
nearly all of his leisure time to
the evolution 81 plans, he began to
consider the development of a rep
ertoire for Emily stephens at that
moment playing at the Greenwich
Village in Sophie"
No new play that he knew Of
quite filled the requirements. He
had read many recently and none
OF them seemed tc promise anything
of interest for her. He began to
speculate OF a revival. He had
walked some thirg less N,n a mile
at brisk pace when there flashed
before him a picture Of Rcse Cogh-
Ian making her entrance in the first
act Of Forget Me- Not" an old play
man. At that me ment. midway be-
tween his home and his once,
"Foot-LCose" came into being.
He hailed a taxicab and reached
his office at 10 o'clock. Within nGlf
an hC I'eu
copy of the old Play from a play
agency. BY 11:1E he had hurriedly
read 1t through, and had begun to
consider the playwright mcst like
ly, to make the best job of sn adap-
tation. He called in for consultation
a member of his stan. and together
they went over the possibilities.
1t was finally determined that Zoe
Atkins, who had demonstrated her
talent for the writing of a modern
comedy Of manners with "Declasse," !"
was the best choice. She had the
added value Of being an intimate
friend of Miss Stephens. and hence
able to re-create a role which would
fit that actress. At 1850 Miss Atkins
was reached on the telephone and
at 1890 she was in Mr.. Tyler's Of
fee.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
Some Plans for New Plays

Oliver Morosco Is announcing
some of his plans. During the
months of June anG July he will
try out new plays in Los Angeles.
He will oper the Little Theater.
New York. about Labor day, with
Whistler" by Pauline NJ. Caven-
dish and Sarah ]. Curry. Late in
August he will ofrer at the Morosco
new farce by Owen Davis called
Marry the Poor Girl" and soon
after he will present in New York
Wait Till Were Married" a play
by Hutcheson Boyd and Rudolph
Bonner.
In Los Angeles Mr.. Morosco pro-
poses to Try out The Ghetto" and
"Slippy MCGEE" both by Edward L.
Rose: Tho Humming Bird" by
Maude Fulton. "Mom." by Rachel
Barton Butler: "Conquering Kate.
by Rita Creighton Smith; Seven
Miles to Arden" by Ann Nichols,
and The Clam Digger" which is
intended as a starring vehicle Tor
William Courtenay.
Within the next six weeks the
Messrs. Shubert will produce four
new plays intended for Broadway
AS Henry Hull's initial starring We
Eicle they have accepted four-act
lrama entitled "Crucible," by
Leighton Graves Osmun. Promi-
nent in Mr.. Hull's support Will be
Faire Binney. a sister of Constance
Binney, now appearing with him In
"3e East" Don't Be Afraid" by
Avery Norwood. will be produced
on June 81; The Lights OF DuN-
bury" by Clare Hummer. will be
done about the same time. while
new drama by Octavus Roy Cohen
entitled. The Scourge," Will have
its first performance on June 2s
The Rise and Fall of Susan Len
OK" which has been playing In Bos'
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
STORY OF NAPOLEON
ROMANCE REVEALS
EARLY AMBITIONS

London, June ia love romance
by Napoleon has been discovered in
original manuscript form in an old
mansion Of Posnania.
The opening Of this story. Ellis
son and Eugenie," gives an insight
into the mind of the insatiably am
bilious Napoleon:
"Elisson was born for warfare
When still a child he was familiar
with the lives of great leaders. He
pondered over the principles of mill
tary science. AS soon as he was
old enough to bear arms, each of his
steps was marked by distinguished
conduct. He. had reached the high
est rank of his profession while
still yet a youth"
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
The Photoplay in Politics

In aid of plans for the nation
wide campaign for Americanization
of the inhabitants of Washington,
Harry NJ. Crandall and Col. Barry
Bulkley,. of the Crandall Theaters,
have arranged a benefit perform
ance for the National Press Com
mittee for D. G. Suffrage at Gran
dalPs Knickerbocker Th e r,
Eighteenth street and Columbia
road, next Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock.
Cecil 3. De Miles masterpiece,
Joan, the Woman" with Geraldine
Farrar in the title role, will be the
film. This film has been donated
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
Ben-Ami to Star.

One of the interesting events OF
the next theatrical season promises
to be the first appearance on the
English speaking stage OF Jacob
Ben-Amia, the young actor whose
performances in Yiddish at the Jew
ish Art Theater during the season
attracted widespread attention and
brought him a flood of offers from
Broadway producers. Arthur Hop
kins. 1t was learned last week, plans
to present Ben-Ami in a series OF
plays, the first of which has already
been selected.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
Poverty in Millionaire House.

London, June 12.-Although the
richest Parliament ever assembled
is in office now, there is real pow
erty among some of the members.
1t is estimated the total capital of
the members is $4,000. 900, 900. Some
of the labor members can't live on
the government salary and have a
hard time living on this amount
plus their salary as labor union OFF,
cials.