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The Washington herald., 1920-05-21
Maryland Vote
RenamesSmih
For U.S.Senate
Delegates Are Selected to
Represent State at Ma
tional Convention.

Baltimore. Md. May 2o,-Mary-
land Democrats in State convention
today ratified a wet plank by an
overwhelming majority. which pro-
vides for the making Of homemade
wines and cider and for the manu-
fscture and Sale of beer for home
consumption. Only 10 votes were
marshaled in opposition to this
plank. which. in the estimation OF
the political wiseacres. represented
the strength in the convention of
United States Senator John Walter
Smith, the Democratic boss of Mary
land. who has been heretofore clas-
sified as a dry advocate.
No Record of Smith Being Dry.
While Senator Smith has always
been regarded asa dry" there is
nothing in the Congressional Record
to show. that he ever voted on such
a measure. On all legislature bear
ing on prohibition and the Tolstead
Act, Senator Smith was invariably
paired with some other member and
did not vote.
In the face Of this seeming defeat.
however. Senator Smith was re-
nominated for his position in the
United States Senate and it now re-
mains to be seen whether he will
support this plan to modify the Vol
stead Act. In addition to this, the
convention named delegates to the
Democratic convention in San Fran
cisco and also selected the Presiden-
tial electors.
Delegates Are Named.
The delegates to represent Mary
land at the Democratic national con-
Vention follow:
Delegates-atlarge-John Walter
Smith. Albert c. Ritchie, Thomas
n. Robinson. ogle Marbury. ]. Wal
ter Lord, Robert Grain, Joshua w.
Miles. ]. Herbert Wade.
First district-Frank NJ. Wilson,
Worcester County; W. Irving Walk
er. Queen Anne; C Z. Crane, Kent;
e. r. Disharoon. wicomico.
Second district-Samuel Liebo-
witz. AlOnzo B. Sellman. Baltimore;
Joseph P. Kennedy. Baltimore city:
. Thomss v. Wedge, Baltimore
County
Third district-John ]. Mahon,
William l. Norris. William F. ia
cObs, Dr.. Frank ]. Powers.
Fourth district-George Arnold
Frick. f. J. Colgan. jr.; Daniel ].
LOden. Harry L. Riall.
Fifth district-A. Theodore Brady,
of Anne Arundel: W. Meade Halli-
day. of Anne Arundel: John 1.
Kelly. of Baltimore; ]. Allen Coad,
of st. Marys.
Sixth district-William Miller, of
Garrett: John Keating, of Allie
gany; William ]. Grove, of Fred
erick; A ]. Cummings, of Mont
gomery.
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from many who had already made
up their minds to enter, each wish
ing to know just how to get start
ed.
Many more wanted information
as to how they could help friends
whom they would like to see win
one of the grand capital awards
the $4,000 home Cor cash, IL desired)
or one of the six automobiles.
$500 In Extra Rewards.
An unusual feature of the. Sales
manship Club Campaign is the spe-
cial cash offer of $500 to the two
candidates who do the best work
during the first period of the cam
paign. In other words, $500 will go
to the candidate obtaining the larg-
est number of credits on subscrip-
tions from the beginning of the
campaign up to and including June
II, and 5000 to the member finish
ing second high during this same
period.
These awards are given entirely
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Mrs. Emma c. BergdoN Fined $279
On ConOiction of Flourishing Gun
In Defense of Stacker Son, Grouer

a years search Grover was cor
nered in his mothers mansion last
January by Federal and local au-
thorities.
Mrs. Bergdoll appeared at the
door with a revolver in her hand
and blackjack strapped around
her waist and declared her inten-
tion of killing anyone who at
tempted to enter the house to
search for her Stacker son.
Agent Leo German, of the De-
partment of Justice, testified today
that when he made his appearance
to gain admission to the home. Mrs.
Bergdoll declared:
I'm here, I'm armed and I'll
shoot the first one who comes in. 4"
Almost every room in the house
contained revolvers and other dead
ly weapons. the agent testified.
When about to pronounce sem
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Especial to The WashiD Eton Herald.)
Philadelphia. May 2O.-AlthouEh
Mrs. Emma c. Bergdoll defied the
government and jeopardized the
lives of officers to defend her
Stacker son. Grover c. Bergdoll,
from being arrested for evading the
draft law. Judge Audenreid in
Philadelphia today imposedN a
meagre fine of s279.4S after the
woman was convicted of four
charges of wantonly pointing a
pistol at the officials who arrested
her son.
Mrs. Bergdoll has spent a for
tune in behalf of Grover Bergdoll
to keep him out of the army and
to prevent him from taking up arms
against Germany. After more than
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PUT BACK
IN IT, S. CONTROL
TO BLOCK PANIC
L0CALBANKERS
AIDPRICE WAR
Calling in of Loans from
Overstocked Stores Is
Suggested.

Predictions that Washington
bankers would stand solidly behind
any movement to aid in the redUc-
tion OF present high prices were
made yesterday by representative
financiers upon learning of similar
movements in other parts Of the
country.
The policy of this institution al
ways has been to call in loans made
to, houses which become over
stocked" said John Poole. president
of the Federal National Bank
Such a condition is indicative of
an unsound business, and We shall
continue foreclosing our loans in
cases where stocks have become
top-heavy."
"A concentrated policy by banks
to call in loans from overstocked
mercantile establishments would, 1
believe. be as efficacious as il
would be desirable" said Frank w.
Stone, first vice president of the
National Security and Trust Com
pany.
Harper Raps Luxury Buying.
, Col r. y. Harper president OF
the District National Bank. de-
clared drastic steps should be
taken to curtail the prevalent
practice described as keeping up
with the Joneses." The expenditure
of money for luxuries is one OF
the potential factors in the present
high costs. he said.
Il. L. Boiling. President Wilson'S
brOther-in-law. head of tho Com
mercial National Bank. said: The
| calling of loans should be deter
mined by the facts in each case
Boiling discounted the report that
the fall in silk prices had been
caused by banks foreclosing on the
wholesale merchant Charles J
Bell. president of the American Sc.
curity and Trust Company. at,
! ltributed the fall of silk prices
to the breaking OF the market in
Japan.
| .. whole Nation Affected
kilograms received yesterday b,
the Department of Justice from
every part OF the country stated
that prices of clothing in most
OF the large cities were fallinS
! rapidly. Price cutting is not TEN,
, porary, according to Howard L
/ FigE.
It's a matter OF the public. wom-
en- especially b,irg satiated with
high prices" F;gg declared. WON,
en- long ago discontinued thcir
reckless spending of money. They
now buy with care arc look for
what is inexpensive. When they
stopped throwing Swav their money
the merchants still kept their high
prices. Now they must sell the
goods at reduced price. or give
them away.
Il foresaw this condition same
months ago EnG Warned merchants
not to lay in too heavy spring
stocks. They've done it and tho
II. c. L. is singing its swan scng-
it's Just a matter OF days before
costs will start falling to stable
lower level"
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SALES PRICE RAISED
BY NEW YORK GLOBE

New York. May 20.-The New
York Globe and Commercial Adver-
tiser, an afternoon daily, today an
nounced an increase in the sales
price from to cents.
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By National Photo Co.

performed. in the opinion of the
judges. Harry Worcester Smith.
former NJ. +. II. of the West Meth
Hunt, Ireland. declared II one of the
finest exhibitions of clean high
jumping ever shown either in this
country or abroad. There were six
weight entries.
silver Crest" a star of wednes-
CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN
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BY BLACK IS
London Post Reveals Con-
stitution of Brotherhood
Held Bane of Erin.

London, Mdy eo.SSr Edadrd
Carson reiterated in Commons to-
night his charge that ".4mcricon
gold" is financing the murder
campaign" in ireland and anti
British moTcments clsearhcrc. He
said he had "dmple proofs that
the disturbances in ireland. Egypt
and India arc connected 9tih
an dHti-British conspiracy" and
added:
1T is my belief that the irholc
or great fdrt OF the murder
campaign in ireland is directed
from america. I believc that
funds from there, POSSIBLY funds
sent from Germany to .Amcricd
and thence to ireland. are used
in the campaign in that country"
Washington HeraId-Public Ledge
Service. Special Cable Dispa tch.p
London. May 20.-''The Black FIJI
teen" With that editorial caption
the London Morning Post toda.
upon the secret consti
tuition of the Irish Republican
which the paper pub
Iished verbatim today, and pointe,
out that the constitution was Amer
lean in form.
THE British government" sal,
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WAVES OBEY.

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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
The Farm Labor Problem

Publications aud reports received
from scattere rural commu mites point
to a backw srd 3Wtlg of the labor pen
dulem with the prospect that during the
coming year farmers of the State should
have at their command m nre adequate
supply of labor than at any time since
the outbreak of tha war;" SAYS DR..
Thomas B. Symons, Director of the
University of Maryland Extension
Service.
industrial depression in the cities
with its consequent uncertainty of
regular and remuleraiive labor com
bined with rents and other high living
)sts, is already forcing bsck to the
farms numerous farm hands WIN dur
ing the period of big wages were drawn
from their former occupations to bet
ter paying work III the cities.
The farm labor shortage reached its
peak last spring" says DR. Symons "when
it was estimated from reports received
avail4ble farm labor was II per cent
less than during the previous year.
The situation will undoubtedly be less
acute next spring when farmers begin
to look about for necessary help
''At the present time. it's apostolic
to foresee just how much of the lab )r
which formerly found employment on
the farms of the State will Oe reabsOrb
ed, says DR.. Sym )ns. "MDdecn mach
merry, which Was essential during the
past few years to Offset the labor short
age. will take the place Of some O.
it. Also present con iitions, with the
farmers face to face with serious ,faan-
cial losses due to a falling market
for their products, are far from favor
able. On the other hand, many farm
ers who nave been forced to exception
ally long hours and to the employment
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
BREVITIES

FOR SALE at barg ain: z Hackney
colts, Years old. Apply at this office
There will be an oyster supper al
tho Modern goldman Hall, Mulllkln
Station. on December 10th, 1920, for the
Near East Relief.
The Bishop of Washington will
officiate at the services in st. Thomas
Parish next Sunday; St. Thomas Church.
Croome, IL a m; Brandywine, 4 p. M
Some of the ladies of ForestVllie
will give Christmas cheer dance on
Thursday night, December 18th. There
will be old-fasioned as well as modern
dances. Refreshments for sale. The
public invited. Admission soc.
After few days illness of Pneu-
monia DR.. sJohn Nj. sDuvall, suddenly
died at his home lat Springfield, this
county, on last Friday morning, Dec
ember 8, at IL a. m.
The housewife will rejoice at the
news that the price of meat is on steady
decline, and that prices have reached
the low level of 1916. The price of
Dork has been cut the most, IS cents
a pound on the Lexington market
The price Of beef has also decidedly de-
clined. The cause of this is said to be
.an enormous production and market
ing of cattle and a curtailment of ex-
ports"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
JUNIOR RED CROSS
ACTIVE IN EUROPE

Garden seeds for Polish orphans,
milk for anaemic Greek babies, car
penters' tools for Czecho- SIovakian
crtpples-these are only a few Of the
gifts that young Americans are send
ing to the war-crushed children Of the
Old World.
Through the Junior Red Cross the
boys and girls Of the United States
are giving a fresh start in life to little
war orphans scattered all over Europe.
They have set Up orphans homes in
France, school colonies in Belgium and
Montenegro, and day schools in Al
bania.
They are sending dozens Of young
Syrians, Montenegrins, and Albanians
to American colleges In COnstantinople
and Beirut, and maintaining more than
a hundred orphans Of French soldiers
at colleges and trade schools In or
phanages and farm schools I'D and
down the peninsula Of Italy there are
nearly 500 wards Of American Juniors.
Last winter thousand French chill
dren from the inadequate shelters of
the devasted regions were sent by the
Junior Red Cross to spend the cold
months in warmer parts Of France.
At the same time five thousand little
Belgians were having hot lunch every
day at Junior Red Cross school can
teens.
American school children have al
ready raised something like q million
dollars for these enterprises, and they
are still hard at work
In China, through campaigns Of ed
ucation, the Junior Req Cross Is help
ing to combat widely prevalent blind
ness and c"Glera.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10

of the women and children Of their
own families, will find some relief ID
| the trend of labor back on the taTiA.
"In many respects the shortage o.
! labor has mad is beneficial etecVs ny
GA the farmer. 1t has shown nm WhaI
he can do in emergency. As a matter
of fact with labor supply consider
ably less than ever before, the farm
ers of Maryland have succeeded Inpro-
ducing this year crops 1873 per cent III
excess of the 10-year average. me
situation also has pointed out the val
he of modern farm machinery which
has been forced GA many farmers who
otherwise might have delayed in its i'll
PRODUCTION.
more important. however, it has
brought to the attention of the farmer
the desirablity Of improving The CON
ditions of the average farm labGrer'
This means better living conditions.
tt is doubtful if the farmer ever will be
able to compete with the city employed
in mere cash remuneration. The Cash
returns from farming will not permit
the payment of excessively high wag-
es.
"On me other hand,' c2ntinae DR..
Symons, ",he farmer does offer his
labor many things which are boYond
the power OF the city employer to in
clude in his Inducements to labor.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
FOR SALE

DHODE ISLAND RED Cockerels.
II Mrs. A. II. Ierrett,
Sta. H Washington D. c
Phone Marlboro % F. 5
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
AMERICAN RED CROSS
TO GIVE RURAL HELP
Program for Public Health and
Community Welfare Is Now
Well Under Way.

Rural communities and towns Of less
than 5000 population benefit in a very
large part by the public health and
community welfare work Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. Almost all Of the
a60e Red Cross chapters have some
rural sections in their territory. There
fore the Red Cross Rural Service.
Briefly, the purpose Of Rural SerV-
tee Is to assist people to get out OF life
more health, wealth and happiness. In
this purpose public health instruction
and general educational progress Of
both children and adults play big
part
Recreation is found to be one Of the
biggest needs In rural life. There is
Lack Of sufficient play-life for the chill
dren and social life for the adults.
Ptcnics, pageants, debating clubs,
baseball leagues, community singing
and other social events which bring
the people of surrounding communities
together have been organized and car
ried on under the guidance of Red
Cross rural workers to great advan-
tage. In many instances solving rec
reational problems and getting people
together proves to be the awakening
Of the community to other conditions
which may be improved by united
action.
As result Of community organiZa-
ton, townships in which there had
been neither plans nor interest In
community progress have been organ
ICED to work together with the unified
purpose Of bringing their community
up to the most enlightened standards.
Lecture and musical entertainment
courses have been started as a result
OF community meetings, as well as cir
culating libraries, Red Cross schools Of
instruction in Home Nursing, Care Of
the Sick and First Aid. In the larger
towns the need for restrooms and pub
lie comfort stations is being met. Play
grounds for the children have been
established and recreauonal activities
worked out for the year.
In order that there may be concerted
effort in carrying on the programs Of
the various welfare agencies in the
rural districts, Red Cross Rural Serv-
ice helps the organizations already on
the ground The main object Of the
service is to lend a hand everywhere
and take the lead only where neces-
sary.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
To Remove Snow from State Roads

The main arteries of the State roads
system, from Oakland. in Garrett coun-
ty to Point Lookout, in st. Mary's coun-
ty, are to be kept free of snow this
winter, "a the result of the adoption by
the State RJad5 Commission Of com
prehensive plan for snow removal. The
plan was submitted by Chairman and
Chief Engineer Mackall.
Under this plan, big trucks which
have traction on all four wheels will
start out over the roads, pushing snow
plows ahead OF them at the first snow
fall. Each truck will be assigned a
definite section of road to keep clear,
and will continue in operation as long
as snow is falling.
Arrangements have been made with
the United States Weather Bureau fol
storm warning signals, and on notice
of an approaching snowstorn, the
trucks will start for the section ex
pacted to be visited BIO the storm.
The roads selected to be kept clear
at this time are Washington and An.
napolis boulevards; the main line from
Oakland, K9yser, .Cumb srland, Hagers-
iowa and Frederick, to Baltimore;
Belair road to the Delaware line near
Elkt0n; main line Prince George s
Charles aud st. Mary's counties from
Washington to Point Lookout, and on
the main line IN Anne Arundel anc
Calvert counties from Annapolis tc
Solomon's Island.
Places 10 the mountains where drift
occur are to be protected by snow
fences. The places requiring them ag-
gregate about six miles, all of which
cannot be constructed this year as the
cost of these fences run into something
like IS, 900 mile.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
Prince Georges County Community
Council Upper Marlboro, Tuesday,
December Ia, 1920

The County Council will hold its next
semi-annuaI meeting in the Court
Room, Tuesday, December IA, 1920 at
10 A. M.
The Council is federation of local
organizations and acts as a clearing
house for same 1t was organized in
November, 1919, and each meeting has
proven greater success. A copy of the
program is published below for your in
formation. Note the importance of
solution to some of these County prob
lens. You must be interested and
YOU therefore invited and urged to be
present and to take part.
SUGGESTED PROGRAM
For the Prince Georges County
Community Council to be held here
next Tuesday, December ID, 1920:
rDCalI to order by president.
2. Reading. minutes of previous
meeting.
3. Report of the treasurer.
4. Reports from the Salisbury
meetings of the Maryland Agricul-
tural Society.
&. Report of committees.
s. Cooperative marketing and
Observation-Disclosures by Geo.
II Stevenson, late manager OF Md {.
Tobacco Growers Association.
a. What specific steps can be
taken towards cooperative market
ing of farm products in Prince
Georges county :?
b. What specific steps can be
taken towards cooperative pur-
chase of farm supplies in Prince
Georges county ?
c. Will the Tobacco Growers
Association serve as purchasing
and selling agent for the county ?
d. What can be done towards
grading and standardizing farm
products in Prince Georges co ?
e. Should cooperative motor
truck lines be organized for trans
porting farm crops ?
f. Can direct marketing be es-
tablished with Consumers Asso-
citation
7. Extension and Improvement oil
county organization - Discussion
led by F. B. Bomberger, College
Park, Md.
a. What the Boys Club Work
means to a Prince Georges county
boy, Robert Evans, Bel Air
b. What the Girls Club Work
means to Prince Georges county
girl
C. Shall we form new local or.
CARNATIONS or can we depend or
what we have !?
d. Can additional local organi
cations be formed in Prince
Georges county?
e. Is definite program of work
for local and county organizations
practicable =?
f. What specific concrete
things can the Prince George:
county organization and the loca
organizations hope to accomplish
during the next year?
g. What can be done to pro
vide an adequate budget for thu
Prince Georges County Communi
ty Council ?
8. Election of Officers.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
In Memoriam

In sad butlov,ng remembrance Of my
dear husband, Mark J. Milburn, wht
departed this life five years ago, Nov
ember "a, 1915.
| mourn for you, dear husband,
But not with outward show,
For the heart that mourns sincerely,
Mourns silently and low,
A happy home we once enjoyed,
How sweet the memory still,
But death thas left a vacancy
This world can never fill.
His loving wife
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
ESTRAY HOG

nj OF ICE is hereby given bat hog
IN answering the following de~crip-
ton estrayed to my premises IN o!
about October 9th last. Weight, about
I25 lbs; color, red; barrow. Owne r
will please come forward. prove prOpcr'y
and pay charges otherwise it will be
disposed of acc ording IL law.
G. C. MILSTEAD
Anacostia D. G Route A.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
Get Into Business

Watkins 1877 products ell to every
farmer. If you own auto or team, can
give bond, write today for information
where you can get territory for selling
products of largest institution of kind
in world. Twenty million users.
J. R. WATKINS CO.,
Dept Ill, Winona, Mimi.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
.Gural unn %Ierauual

THE ENQUIRER W !. De pleased
to receive items, such as we'd
dlngs, parties, teas and other
news of personal interest with
the names of those present. The
items should be endorsed with
the name and address of the
sender-not for publication, but
as matter of good faith.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-08-19

C. H. Porter's Signs-Three 1oors
east of Beach block. 1922.