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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-01

Whatever may DC said of the
mats OF ine Opposing Candidates .or
l. = rfesIaency, one rnIng may DC iair-
y nged upon inc voters Il. ,nc next
e'ecHon-and mar Is, prreiU.s few
It-ih"ers of the prcsen, Congress
s"oLid be re-elcc,ed. 1t has pern a
.cHG time since such an aggregation of
i"emclentS has afflicted Washington,
aGa tney should be pretty Nearly I'M
a'HmouSly LETT at nome. They
M"GlGn't be missed from Congress.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-01

Six work horses: Little Dan. II
years ole. Big Dan, years, Clyde, 10
ysars old, Diamond. 10 years old. all
barshare leaders; Nellie, years old,
Dick, IL years old, strap horses; one
yCaFiing colt.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-01
% HEAD OF HOGS

Three brood sows, 10 fine shoats,
one large fine registered White Ches-
ter boar hog.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS AND HAIR
NESS
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-01
PUBLIC SALE
REAL ESTATE

The undersigned will offer for sale
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-01
PUBLIC SALE
OF Valuable Personal Property.

| will offer for sale on the Haines
Farm of the late John {. Durns, 4
miles southwest of Charles Town. near
Feagan's Mill, in Jefferson couRty. W..
Va on
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-01
Wednesday, July Ia, 1920
SEVEN HEAD OF HORSES

commencing at 10 o'clock, a. m. tn,
following property:
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-01
FOR SALE.

NJ. X. BOWERS.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
At Tmr REprBLIC r0NlGHT

Viola Dana the dainty and ad0T-
able screen Classics s.a~ added an
other triumph to her long i.st Of sue
cesses when she appeared as The lit
lie japanese maiden IN The Willow
Tree" which will to The attraction ct
at the Republic tonight the Willow
Tree IS screen adaptation by Metro
from the famous Conan & Harris
stage success ly J. f. Benrimo ana
Harrison Rhodes
Extreme novelty may lie said 70 be
the outstanding quality Of this new
Viola Dana vehicle for laid as i; is
in old Japan. The picture presents an
absorbing spectacle Of life and love
in the land ol the rising sun Miss
Dana's role is that Of a little Jana
nese maiden VINO comes 10 life from
wooden image and She invests tie
character with all the droll naigette.
the delicious comedy. ami t!le tender
pathos that distinguished Madame
butterfly"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12

the increase in the rate Of a single
existing source OF revenue, and
with an actual decrease in the
State tax rate OF almost two
cents"
Annapolis and Anne Arundel
county have special cause for re-
joicirg over the assurance which
the budget gives OF an adequate
bridge over the Severn River
The urgent need Of this is self
evident and has been for long
time. 1t IS pre-cminently fitting
that the present administration
should at once include this
achievement in the notable recorC
it is soauspiciously starting out L
make.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
Ancient Egyptian Confectionery.

The invention OF confectionery. an
English writer guesSes, is due ~ Noah,
who FIRST hit on the idea of boiling
down the starch of the wheat and tire
Juice Of the grape The result was n
paste. said To be tie original Of our
present day Turkish delight Among
the ancient Egyptians whole fruits,
particularly figs and dates. were used
for flavoring purposes, the latter IS
pecially for preserves and cakes. in
old tomhs date sweetmea1s haze been
found. also records OF honey jellies.
The making of confectionery, in fact,
goes back 3,400 years, proof OF which
Is TO be found ON the walls Of Egyp-
tian tombs"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
eTHE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS

Pastoral simplicity of the kind that
approaches grandeur is the inspiring
theme in the perturbation of The
Shepherd of the Hills. the phOtoplay
which will be seen at the Palace, Fri
day and Saturday. The rugged hon
simple lives in the sequestered Ozarks
are gra phically depicted. These men.
tall and outstanding. are the same
type as the sturdy fine trees that reach
up towards the stars from the eternal
hills. The same type OF men who
landed upon Plymouth Rock and laid
the foundation for this land of ours,
In this great photoplay are shown
these truly American people. living
today as their fore-fathers did Men
Iof giant strength and the kindness
Iof children The people in this play
really live their lives There is no
sham. no affectation They love, hate,
and have their being ali unconscious
OF the fact that they are portraying
The great drama OF life The scenic
back ground for this great drama rs
supplied from region rich in ma
lures beauties and a part of the
country which has been seldom photo
graphed The play consists OF ten
reels with especial musical interpre-
tations
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
WOMEN'S LEGION UNIT
SPENDS BUSY EVENING

Addresses along constructive patri-
otto Zines by both civilians and former
naval officers. the announcement Of a
Is per cent increase IN membership.
community singing and refreshments
were features Of the meeting Of Harry
White Wilmer Unit Of the American
Womans Legion. held recently in
Washington Miss NJ Howard. presi-
dent Of the Organization, presided
Captured by a U-boat' was the sub
ject of talk given by Lieut. r. y.
Isaacs, t. S. ~ who was taken cap
tive from a raft by a German sub
marine after the sinking Of the Amer
lean vessel President Lincoln. and who
succeeded later in making a daring
escape Matthew Page andrews o.
Baltimore, chairman Of the national
American creed committee, discussed
THE American Creed characterized
as The essence OF the Constitution,
while Lieut. Howard s. Fisk, L. s. ~.
retired, adjutant OF the District de
partnent OF the American Legion. en-
phasized the advantages of making a
close and as helpful as possible the
relations between his organization and
the affiliated association Of relative
OF veterans
Miss Howard. who is president Of the
organization, is native OF Anne Arun-
del county She is a daughter of the
late j. Spence and Mary Hodges How
ard, of Willow Glenn" this county
and the niece of Allen Bowie Howard
and George w Hodges. OF Annapolis
Margaret Allen Howard kas very ac-
tive in War Work in Baltimore and
Washington She has many friends III
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
FLU" EPIDEMIC
HERE IN CITY
DOCTORS STATE
Continued From Page one)


Last night and today the druggists
of Annapolis have ben kept very busy
with prescriptions for "fu' patients.
Practically all Of the purchasers of
drugs came with similar pTescrip-
tions. which IS another indication on
The prevalence oi tha disease.
In the cooperative work Of the dee
tors there IS assurance that there viii
be no lack 81 physicians 70 attend tae
patients. and. inasmuch as the I'M"
seems 10 be at lis heigh, and the great
esi work ahead o. the doctors consists
in preventing and caring for pneu-
monia patients, this assurance is en-
HANGED Until now. however some OF
the doctors have been very much over
burGened with cases more fhan half
Of those reported being cared for by
practically tgo physicians
Mrs. William Fowler, Of Eastport.
mas been i'll Of grip, and her daughter
is III ., diphtheria
Prot = ST. Garrison, L. s y. OF the
N9yal Academy. VINO has been sick OF
grip. is able to be ont again
Rev Shears Episcopal clergyman
and brother-in-law OF Frank a Nun
roe who has been critically Ill., Is rec
ported improved.
AGisS Ross Reid Lockwood, VINO has
4 heon confined 20 her room at Hotel
Maryland Tor several DAYS suffering
from flu, reported % be slowly re-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
COMPLETE PROGRAM
Of K. A. K. D. GIRLS

The Sunday school girls who are
kown as the X =. X. 0. will pres
ent TWO plays tomorrow evening III
the lower room Of the church
The program. which IS IN excellen.
one. will he preceded by . piano sole.
by Mss Helen Steele.
Par, Of the program viii lie given
over TO the classical play "Pygmaleon
and Gaiatea." with the following
characters Pygmaleon. The Grecian
Sculptor. Thelma Rawiinge Galatea.
prodGc. OF PyGmaleon's sE.il, Who
comes 10 life. Martha Johnson
During the intermission a vocal solo
viii Z e given By Mrs Howard Fly
Par II OF the program VIII cons.s, 81
farce-comedy entitled Aunt Ma
ItIdas Birthday Parry. with The fol
lowing cast Bachelor girls wno gave
birthday parry Rose Leslie Mar
garet Thicker. MargaTc. Bend Jane
Estes; cleo, Evelyn Bcal Phyllis
Laura Tydings Mary. Laura Troa
Katherine, Violo Boe.tcaer Miss Ma
itilda Garland. VINO nearly had il
Tempo Russell; Airs Ne~i old, a help
ing friend, Mildred Johnson; Jane
Miss Garland's Maid Theluna Rawi
ings. Tiny Mrs Sparlng's Maid
Helen Correli
During the entertainment there wil
be a safe Of homemade candy
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
At THE PALACE TONIGHT

There was no way out Ills uncle
had willed him a modiste SHOP, aad he
had to leave his lumberjack5 and ran
it.
Can youa fancy william Hart fresh
from The West-selling lingerie TO ne
fair elite o5New Orleans?
He couldlt, either. But when he
got in the game found an aged iadgc
in need Of a friend q girl IN need OF 4
champion and a certain crooked gen
tlemen in need o. a real Hart thrash
ing you'll say his ladies shoH was G
gift from the gods
A Hart picture that's different This
picture vii he shown at The Palace to-
night
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
Trolley And gruck Collide

IN automobile delivery truck Of a
Washington bread company was in
collision with car of the Washing
ton Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railways on West street. near Cattle
dral street, this morning Both Ole
auto and car were proceeding east on
West street waen the collision oc-
CURED The truck which was in front
sliidded on the ice, and was struck
by the trolley car ana slightly dam
aged. No one was hart
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
INDEPENDENT LAUNDRY
GENEROUS TO HOSPITAL

Emergency Hospital manasement IS
expressing gratitude and appreciation
O the Independents Laundry Company
for faeir generosity ard Kindness in
doing Inc hospitals laundry gratis.
last week during The sIeey 54a
&eather when il was imfosa hle
dry clothes out OF doors Tile indie
pendent Laundry called for and de-
livered to the hospital several baskets
OF It's laundry free Of charge for
which the superintendent ana man
ayers are grateful
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12

ARGENT ~ FIRESTONE Carl IT
Argent. Is; Lorraine Firestone l.;
10th of Washington, D. G. Applicant,
Carl H. Argent
GRAHAM BROWN II Daniel G.
Graham. 21. Mabel L. Brown. IS;
both OF Arlington, Nd Applicant.
Mrs G. E Taylor
HERMAN ~ 1IPMAN - Alfred B.
Herman. %. Washington; Lena L. Lip
man. 81. Baltimore Applicant, Rev.
H. b. Zenitz
CARNEY EVANS Harry NJ. Gar
ney. 81; Sarah Evans. 10: 10th OF Flor
ena, Pa. Applicant, Harry N. Gar
ney.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY Y, 1920. I
THE Midget

Governor Ritchic's Budget
which was submitted to the Gen
eral Assembly yesterday, IS Ii
terally a masterpiece, and the PEG
pie Of the State are thereby given
still further evidence that their
governmental affairs are safe in
his hands
II hows that the biggest prob
lens in State craft are within his
mastery and that moreover there
is deep devotion to duty in keep
ing with his talents
1t also shows, Of course. most
gratifying situation il the way Of
practical result The problem,
generally stated. was to provide
an adequate financing of the
States needs during the next two
years with a lowered State tax
rate
The Governor has found the
solution and has set it forth so
clearly in his address that ''hc
who runs may read" The whole
story is expressed in these words
of his closing paragraph:
Yet in the face Of all this, with
State employees allowed the in
creased salaries which are Justly
their due; with the State depart
ments and institutions receiving
liberal though needed increases III
their allowances for maintenance /;
with the public school system re-
ceiving for the education of our
youth 1000 more each wear
than il ever received; with an ex-
penditurc Tor the agricultural in
terests Of the State in 1927 OF
$l63,096 and in 1929 Of $139.5l5
more than ever before; with an
expenditure for the health of our
people OF $5S.399 more during
each OF the next two years than
will be spent this year; with our
road system adequately maintain
ed and $4,000 900 to be expended
ON road construction in 1921 and
the same amount in 1929 with
such general new construction as
i necessary provided for To the
amount Of 81 400, 900 in a single
word. with every department of
the State government and every
state institution and every State
activity enabled 10 continue and
to expand its field Of usefulness.
and with the State aided inStitu-
tons receiving in 1921 and 1922
over 100000 more than they will
receive this year, and, finally, with
the present government OF the
titn OF Baltimore finding no way
70 meet its increased cost of OPP
Grafton except by raising the city
tax rate To the excessively high
figure OF $40, an increase over
the city tax rate for 1919 OF al
most 00.-thc State OF Mary
land. iacing the same financial
problems which the City of Bal
timore and private enterprise have
to face. is able to solve them,-not
by increasing the State tax rate.
not by imposing on an already
overwhelmed public or on al
ready over-taxed industry and
business initiative new sources of
revenue. but is able to solve them
without the imposition Of single
new source OF revenue, without
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
Prepared for tire Worst.

Mr. Grump tcaliing upstairs)-What
time you are taking TO get dressed
for the concertI Look at me; n bit
of wadding In each ear and I'm all
ready. Boston Transcript.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
FOR SALE

Three lots near West Street ex-
tended.
Three story brick and frame store
building having S bed rooms, bath.
dining room and kitchen. Electric
lights. Near Main street
Dwelling. No IT'S Severn avenue.
Eastp0r,
Modern dwelling. bath. garage, frut
trees. grape arbor, on State street,
Passport
3. J. WIEGARD
Phone 459-J. y School street
mis-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12

Representing the tobacco growers il
Maryland, Senator Grayson. of St.
Mary's. has Introduced a bill which
Will take away from the State 3)lrd
of Agriculture TIE appointmen- Ct the
State Tobacco Inspector and turning
il back to the Governor. The bill also
changes The presen law so that
neither Inspector nor any one connect
ed with the deparimon, viii be allow
ed to sell paacco even though il be of
his own raising No reflection IS III
tended on Senator Frere. who is now
Inspector Senator Grason stating
that he only purpose was to take the
appointment in the Governors hands
instead of in those of persons scatter
ed throughout the State
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
Member Of The Associated Press

The Associated Press Is exclu-
eiyely entitled Ia the use for re-
pubncatinn Of all news credited TO
ii or not otherwise credited In this
paper mud also the local news pub
list,d herein. An rights Of re-
publication al special dispatches
Eefrin are also reserved.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12

a Census Bureau report brings the
surprising intelligence that there IS
more cotton ION hand" than ever be-
fore. The price is also higher.-Che--
tanooga News
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
Vote For Every Family

In the House Mr. Iverson introduced
bin proposing an amendment TO the
Constitution by which every family
will have the privilege OF casting one
vote at elections. BY this amendment
opportunity 10 be represented at cleo
finnS
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
MOVEMENT UNDER
WAY TO RETAIN
MINIMUM WHEAT
Tobacco Inspector

Continued From Page One)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
To Extend Oyster Dredging

Mr.. Milbourne, of Somerset. has in
trusiuced bills 10 extend the oyster
dredging season. dredgers having been
handicapped in their operations by
cold weather
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12
Would abolish Spot Lights

In the House Mr.. Bradley, of Dor
chester county. introduced a bill 70
abolish the glazing and binding spot
lights" on automobiles.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-12

GEORGE +. QTATD.
acting City Clerk.
( Seai.i
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-17

Get this first. The world is going to
progress, quand meme.
Democracy il nothing more nor less than
an arrangement whereby the world can
progress. II means removing distractions.
cleaning the channel, so that the river can
flow, and not overflow.
Isms are artificial schemes wherein men
play God, claim to see the desired end. and
to dictate how we shall progress toward 1t.
Europe, freed of autocrats, is seething
with Isms-Socialism. Bolshevism, Commun-
ism, Syndicalsm, Marxism, Thisism and
Thatism. Each processes to know exactly
where we're going and how TO get there.
Democracy, however. says. in the Ian
guage of Mr.. Dooley, We don't know where
we're going, but we're on our way"
Democracy is Opportunism, guided by
principle. The Isms are Doctrinairc, guided
by egotism.
The Isms operate in pride Of intellect
Democracy in the humility of justice.
Democracy is a moral thing, an appre-
hension Of the cosmic law Of righteousness,
and q conviction that they will invariably
work out best, altho how they will work we
do not know.
Under Democracy all we have to do is
to apply the principles of justice to the
case IN hand Democracy is working on
the millennium "by the day; the Isms "by
the job"-by contract.
Democracy is founded on belief in the
goodness of the natural laws of social evo-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-17
Let's Have One, Herbert

Mr. Hoovers announcement that he doesn't favor more
than two great parties and can't say whether he Is
democrat or republican until he discovers what the mana
rcrs of those parties for is probably interest
ing to millions of people not than anybody else
Of political nature that has been published in long
time
The chairmen of the two great parties haven't yet shown
that they have any stand in particular. to the
league of ISSUE and this Mr. Hoover is evidently
republican, since he favos Safeguarding reservations
what Hills and Cummns say in February may not at all
resemble what the real managers produce in their neat
little secret conference behind the Of the convention
next summer. The managers aforesaid will have to do
miraculous job of carpentry to make their platform mt
INV one of the candidates now mentioned out mention
INC themselves with might and MAN, and Mr. Hoover may
not know where either of the old parties really stands
until it too late Wouldn't it please lot OF folks should
r Hoover present a platform Of his own detail that
they could take prominent part in managing the pares
Vavne B. Wheeler says the tcets advocating lar-
lessness They are II they advocating scetness
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-17

In less witty slang the product of the phono
graph is frequently referred to Canned music" The
phrase is commonly used dsparagngy But canning is
lone of the most useful arts that civilization has developed
and takes of his highest forms in the mechanism
the monograph.
leisure half hour might be spent pleasantly and not
sunproftaby in recalling of the of canning
fruits and vegetables conserved that way
future and the shelves in the grocery rubbish
Files in the alley tell eloqueny Of service along
that line.
But very many of the things that make life worth while
canned products that would not otherwise have been
available. Books are the canned" wisdom fooshness
Of the ages Without this canning" process the wisdom
Of Solomon would have died away Eastern winds and
Shakespeare and Longeow and Mahon and Bancroft and
Of all scientists and and singers would have died with
their generation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-17
The Peso

What if the pound sterling. the franc. the lire have
dropped in value measured by the good old u s. dollar?
What if this does mean Tightening up Of exports to
urope What there in that to make this country throw
NJ its hands in despair and sit around idle until Europe
fets busy producing again?
Consider the peso! Read this:
shipped
can dollar Anunuualy large sum Of sold being shipped
the
svcstation o products to the United States"
This happening when the pound sterling the franc
and the lire hitting low levels in the New York
money market And while lot of American manufacturers
md exporters predicting halt in expectations and
eonsequent slowing up in American manufacturing in
|dnstnes.
the United States cannot sell to Europe why not sell
10 Arxentine Argentine isn't manufacturing country
1 buys products Of mills and shops 1t sells foods and
materials We buying more from her than sell 10
her. That's why the peso is hgherpriced than the dollar
blow the equator III it becomes necessary let the
pond sterling catch up with the dollar why that
tip to chase the dollar with the of Argentine
1he United States had a better time to nail down
&ou4h American trade than and probably Il will be
G1UAty long time until tho chance comes again.
EEtvots attacked the police barracks at Limerick but
= Wus prosy affair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-17
On the ISSUE Of
Americanism There Can
Be No Compromise

by DIR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. BY Frank crans)

lution. II believes this universe Is governed
by "a power not Of ourselves" bringing us'
toward the goal Of the Golden Age. The
Isms dst,nst Nature. They insist on regn~.
lating progress.
Democracy assumes God. The Isms ten1'
to atheism, because they look upon The
scheme Of things as inherently wrong, need
ing Them TO set IL right.
Democracy is thing of Faith. And "th1
lust shall live by faith" Not upon Fait1
but upon Cleverness is the reliance OF h4|
Isms. -
Democracy takes a step at a time. Tho
Isms demand to know the destination. Henco
Democracy is in tune with life; for every
individual has TO live day at a time
The Isms want TO wreck the place, q
they cannot have their own way. Owe
Democracys front door is the sign: NE
interruption of business during improves
ments."
Democracy is as Revolutionary as any
Ism. It also means Change. But not
change from one fixed System to Another.
But Continual and Everlasting Change.
Growth, in other words.
Democracy was made by free and strong
men, race of conquerors. The lgms como
mostly from men who have been Of an
oppressed class and seek to become The
upper. Democracy is not anxious to nj
verse classes, because it recognizes no clan
higher than itself.
Democracy is the program Of free men.
The 1sms are the dreams OF slaves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-17
PANS SLIM FEINErss

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wanted the Germans 10 re, a Ianainu
In ireland. 40 an 10 hay. a nice ,urnp.
ing or Mac. for getting a proper
death grab OF Great Brttain durtnr
tho time she was co,ns hsr lcvcl hr~s
70 protsct The worA nom tha ooun-
mon enemy.
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