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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
GENERAL

Admiral S. Nonaka of the construc-
tion corps, Japanesenavy, and a ret
inue of six officers, inspected the Unit
ed States Naval Academy at Annapolis.
According to John ]. Mitchell, col
Iector Of internal revenue for Massa
chusetts, taxes ON admissions to amuse-
ment places in that state during the
current year are expected to yield
$4,0O0,0O0.
Conviction of Daniel O'Connell, law
yer, and five other residents of San
Francisco, for violating the Selective
Service and Espionage acts, was up
held by the United States Supreme
Court.
According to William Pussyfoot)
ten years, provided America does her
share in keeping the wet forces down."
Senator Calder introduced an amend
ment to the Sundry Civil Bill, appro-
priating $6,OOO,O00 to erect building
adjoining the Pennsylvania station,
New York, for the handling of foreign
mails.
throne in protest against the severity
of the peace treaty presented to Tur-
key by the allied powers, according
to a rumor which is credited in many
quarters.
A direct cable from America to Ire
land was cut at the point in Halifax,
N. S., where it emerges from the sea
by two Montreal boys giving the
names of William Yunger and Joseph
Chevrier. According to the police the
youths committed the act - spirit Of
mischief.
One of the latest ice bridges in
many years has formed in the Niagara
Gorge from the American Falls to the
Maid of Mist Landing on the Canadian
side The solid formation is due to
continued cool weather, heavy fow
of Ice from Lake Erie md steady
aesth wlaa,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
NATIONS BUSINESS

Further selling of liberty bonds
found reflection in the establishment
of new low records. Investment bank
ers said that the offerings were due to
apprehension on the part of people
relative to the bonus bill.
The general policy of the British
government to monoplize in British
control all the petroleum of the en-
pire. and in addition to obtain all
possible outside, was explained by the
department of state in communica-
ton tos the senate. The senate had
asked information about discrimina-
tions of other countries against oil
interests of Americans.
The high cost of living for horses in
New York city caused change In the
daily feeding. Rolled oats are being
given horses because Of the great
Jumps in ordinary horse feed.
According to a special report to the
Federal Trade Commission, profits
made by the big meat packing COM
panies during the first three years of
the war, doubled, trebled and quadru-
pied"
Purchase of 5000 acres at Rocky
Point, L. l., was announced by Edward
]. Nally, of the Radio Corporation.
Wireless towers for communication
with Argentina, France, Scandinavia,
Germany, Poland and Italy will be
built.
The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee approved the measure CIV
ing railroads fifteen years, instead of
five, to repay to the government the
$3OO,OOO,OO0 advanced under the rail-
road revolving fund. This will afford
much relief, but the most important
need of the moment is cars, freight
cars by the thousands, the railroad
men said.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

Communication with Mexico City has
been restored.
Republican leaders in Congress were
accused in the house by Representa-
tive Pou, Democrat, of North Caro-
lima, of having Joined a conspiracy
to discredit President Wilson.
The Supreme Court dismissed for lack
of jurisdiction appeals brought by
James K. Perrine, property owner,
from State Supreme Court DEGREES
which sustained validity of the Okla
homa statute penaIizing real estate
owners who permit their property
to be used in violation of state prohi.
bition laws.
In the face of the existing transporta-
ton crisis the railroads of the coun-
try pettioned the Interstate Com
merce Commission to use it's emer-
gency power under the transporta-
ton act to give relief.
In an amendment to the sundry civil
bill introduced by Senator Calder,
at the request of the post office de-
partment, a new foreign mail sta
tion in New York city, near the
Pennsylvania station, to cost Sc, ,0o0,-
00O was proposed.
Wartime regulations governing the
operation of all railroads of the
country are to be put into effect.
Attorney General Palmer was asked
by the Shipping Board to cause dis
missa of the indictment returned
recently by Federal Grand jury at
New York charging Charles w.
Morse with conspiracy to violate the
shipping act.
Appeals of the railroads for help have
brought to light new dangers in the
situation. Developments in the last
twenty-four hours showed that de-
cidedIy menacing condition confront.
ed the commercial world through the
tieup of the financial resources Of
business houses. The lineup 10 &C.
tin,atsa 10 esss millsna daily,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28

BaItimore-In an address before the
faculty and student body of the Teach
ers' Training School, CarrOllton and
Lafayette avenues, Miss Mary E. See
man, secretary of the local War Loan
Organization, announced that Mary
land had won the honor of the Ban
ner State" of the Fifth Federal Re
serve District for its activities in war
saving stamp campaigns.
The credit for the award, she said,
was due to Baltimore, since there are
more than 1000 savings organizations
in the city.
Annapolis.-Three weeks after the
accident, in which he received injuries
that necessitated the removal of
part of his brain, John Pierce Jewell,
25 years of age, died at Emergency
Hospital, Annapolis. Jewell, while
riding a bicycle on the state road near
Annapolis, was struck by an automo-
bile driven by Percy Brock. He was
thrown to the road and suffered Sc
we're fracture of the skull. He was
the only child Of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Jewell, of 176 Main street, this city.
He was member of the class of 1917,
St. Johns College, and spent several
months overseas during.the war.
Chestertown.-Three men in an au-
tomobile driven by Herbert Brown, of
Chestertown, while coming from
Church Hill to this town, dashed
against a telephone pole near Chester
river bridge and were thrown out.
Sheppard, a caterer of ChestertoWn,
struck the pole and was knocked un-
conscious He was rushed to Easton
Hospital, where he died. levin Davis,
the third occupant, did not receive any
injury The driver was cut slightly on
the lip. Sheriff Townsend arrested
Brown on a charge of manslaughter.
Hagerstown. = William Shafer, a
youth residing on Pope avenue, had
narrow escape from death when he
was seized with an epileptic fit and
fell upon the street car track directly
in front of an approaching trolley car.
His head was resting on one of the
rails when several young men rushed
to his assistance and dragged him of
the track just as the car reached the
spot. He was carried into the office OF
Dr. Edward A. Wareham, where he re-
gained consciousness.
College Park-The program for
Farmers Day at the Maryland State
College on May 20, one of the biggest
days of the year for farmers of the
state and nearby sections and others
interested in the work being done by
the college, has just been made pub
lie. Indications are that there will be
a big attendance and the college is to
give the visitors just as interesting
and pleasant a day as possible.
College Park-M. D. Bower, former
ly of the Roanoke Times and during
the war connected with a government
publicity bureau, has been named to
take charge of the publicity bureau of
the Maryland State College of Agr1-
culture which, after July /, will be
known as the University of Maryland.
He will carry on all publicity work of
the college in the state. The primary
object of the bureau is to inform resi-
dents of the state, especially farmers,
with the work being done at the col
Ieee Mr.. Bower succeeds G. l.. Opper-
man.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
A motor truck with $4,000 worth of

A motor truck with $4,000 worth OF
whiskey was stolen in Cleveland.
Boston American Baseball Club an
nounced a more determined effort VIII
be made to clean out the betting ele-
ment in that ball park.
Reargument of the governments dis
solution suit against the Lehigh Rail
road Company and its subsidiaries was
ordered by the United States Supreme
Court.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, threatened
to renew his exposures of the cam
paign expenditures of the various as
pirants to the Presidency, but delayed
on the strength of a promise that his
resolution calling for an investigation
would be reported out of the senate
committee.
A bill proposing that Congress begin
plans for the holding of an internG-
tional exposition in Philadelphia in
1926 to commemorate the 150th ami
versary of the signing of the Declara-
ton of Independence, was sent to the
house by Representative Darrow.
Governor Edwards, of New Jersey,
declared at Atlantic City that he was
going to the San Francisco convention
''to exert every possible ounce of pres
sure 1 can to bring to bear to place
straight-out wet plank in the Demo-
cratic national platform"
1t was announced at the general Of
fees of the company that 600 striking
shopmen, yardmen and trainmen of
the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad
returned to work.
Recommendation that the Louisiana
legislature refuse to ratify the federal
woman suffrage amendment was made
by Governor Pleasant in an address to
the legislature.
w. Jett Lauck, consulting economist
of the railroad brotherhoods, told the
Railroad Labor Board. Washington,
that sugar should sell for liz cents
pound compared with present prices
of 20 to 25 cents.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
SHIPYARDs TO ADJUST PAY.
Board Appointed to Revise Wages in
Governnnent Plants

Observation-Disclosures rates for skilled
labor in navy yards and shipyards op-
Grated by the government will be re-
adjusted before July l by a special
board, which was recently appointed at
a conference, representing the navy de-
partment, Sn.pping Board and organ
lied crafts
About 10000 men in navy yards and
10000 In shipyards will ba affected
by the Increase.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
NEWSPAPER IN REcEIvERSHIP.

Raleigh, N. C.-Charles R. Boone,
principal stockholder, was appointed
temporary receiver of the Raleigh
American, an afternoon newspaper es-
tablished six months ago, which sus-
pended publication Saturday following
receivership proceedings instituted by
Mr.. Boone and other creditors.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
GERMANS TO HOLD ALooF.
viii Not Attend Conferences Until
French Troops Leave.

London.-The German Cabinet, aft
er full discussion with the Ministers
of the Federal states, decided unani-
,mously that Germany should not send
representatives either to the Spa or
Brussels conferences unless the
French troops are entirely Withdrawn
from the Main district, according to
Central News dispatch from Berlin.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
ALLIES ASK THIRTY BILLIONS.

Germany to Be Released From Interest
on Payments.
London.-The office of the chancellor
of the exchequer is now considering a
plan of increasing the German repara-
ton bill over the $3OOOO,OOO,O 900 figure
previously tentatively fixed, at the
same time exempting Germany from
the necessity of paying interest on de-
ferred yearly payments.
In that case the British would can
Gel payment of interest by France on
loans from Great Britain.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
Petitions For Postal Increases.

Washington.-Petitio are being re-
ceived by members of Congress from
their constituents demanding postal
wage increases before the June recess
is taken. Appeals are coming from or
ganizations built up by extensive pub
licity and the efforts Of the postal en-
ployeeS themselves
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28

Commercial Attache Adams has
cabled from Paris, under date OF
March /, 1920, that the Ministries of
Agriculture and Finance have, by a
decree of February %, 1920, prohibited
the expectation from France Of herses,
ssiis. aasksys, pasiss end assas!
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
BAN ON SALOME DANCE.
CarnivaIs Refused Permits For Carry
ina Oriental Performers.

ina Oriental Performers.
Morgantown, w. Va.-The wiggling
of Salome dancers at carnivals has
brought down the wrath of the Nor
gantown city fathers upon all carni-
walls. Application was made this week
by a local fraternal organization for
permit to have carnival exhibit here,
but it was refused for the reason given
and announcement was made that the
ban was clamped down upon all car
nivals, whether they carried oriental
dancers or not, for the remainder of
the present administrative year.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
LEVI p. MORTON DEAD.
Former Vice President Passes Away
on Ninety-sixth Birthday.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y.-Former Vice
President Levi p. Morton died sudden
ly on his ninety-siXth birthday He
was taken ill a few days ago, but his
bronchial pneumonia developed. Mr..
Morton was vice president under
President Harrison. former governor
of the state Of New York and a noted
financier, He was also widely known
tnr hls piulnnthsops
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
FRENCH QUITTING GERMANY.
Will Not Complete Evacuation Until

VIII NUt OOTIIPIeIe EVdCUdlIon UhtII
All Germans Leave Ruhr.
Paris.-Withdrawal of the French
troops from the Frankfort and Darn
stadt regions, it is understood, has al
ready been begun, although formal
orders for complete evacuation of this
territory have not yet been issued by
the French government. The latter
is awaiting the last checkings of the
Interallied Military Commission upon
the retirement of the German forces
from the Ruhr.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28

Sixty-five per cent. of all the acre
age farmed in California is now being
cultivated by tractors propelled either
by petroleum products or by steam,
according to the January Bulletin OF
the California Development Board.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
SAYS HE MURDERED EIGHT.

A North Dakota Farmer Confesses To
States Attorney.
Washburn, N. D.-Henry Layer,
farmer, has confessed to the killing
Of Jacob Wolf, his wife and five chill
dren and a chore boy, Jake Hofer, on
the Wolf farm, three miles west OF
Turtle Lake, North Dakota, on April
%. it was announced here, by J. E.
Williams, states attorney for Mclean
county.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
LABOR WILL SUBMIT PLAN.
Program Against High Prices To Be
Laid Before Convention.

Washington.-A constructive pro-
gram to meet the issue of high prices
will be submitted to the annual con-
vention of the American Federation
of Labor at Montreal June by its
executive council, Samuel Gompers
announced.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28

Camels are fit for work at years
old; although they usually live 10
years, their strength begins 10 aselias
Al "a,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
oMAHA's CUT PRICE FRENZY.
Buyers Swamp Stores Which Make Big
Reductions in War of Competition.

Reductions in War of Competition.
Omaha.-The greatest orgy of buy
ing that Omaha has ever experienced
was staged when the big department
stores, in a war among themselves,
started cutting prices. At the close of
business some of the stores were cut
ting as much as 80 per cent, and prac-
tically all the larger ones in the city
were involved.
The public fears that the store man.
ayers will get together
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
FRENCH QUIT GERMAN CITIES.

Proclamation Reads: "The French
Keep Their Word"
Mayence.-French troops which have
been in occupation of Frankfort,
Darmstadt, Hanan and other cities on
the east bank of the Rhine evacuated
those cities, it is announced here. The
Germans were informed of the de-
parture of the occupying forces through
q laconic proclamation issued by Gen
eral Degoutte, posted in the various
cities, which reads: 1.-The French keep
their word"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-14

VINO Sdlu VIC Soui"h
ries in Florida? AT Gulfport, IN FIN
elias county. a man sold from one
tree 80 quarts of fine cherries ana
from one peach tree he realized s4l'
both trees were volunteers, that Is,
they came directly from seeds plant
ed there.
The Florida automobile department
and the state road department Will
have a Joint meeting at st. Augustine
on July 29 and 80 at which time action
will begin on an amendment to the
state constitution permitting the leg
islature to bond the state for five per
cent of its realty valuation for good
roads purposes.
Orange shipments from Florida for
the season to June were 1873 cars,
compared to 1899 cars last year;
grapefruit shipments totaled 1885
cars, compared to 1858 cars last
year; celery shipments amounted to
1907 cars, compared to 1908 cars last
year. These do not include express
or steamer shipments.
In the decade between 1910 and
1920 Wakulla county increased the
number of its farms from 2S5 to asa,
or 62.S percent. Of these, 80 were
operated by white farmers and the re-
mainder by colored; the owners and
managers totaled 375, for whites and
253 for colored. The value of the
lands and buildings increased 1906
per cent.
The census bureau has given out
preliminary estimates on the lands of
Palm Beach county, placing the
swamp lands at 10000 acres of its
total area Of 1,624,32O acres. Its re-
naming area is as follows: cultivated
lands, 1900 acres; timbered lands,
127 ,403 acres; prairie lands, 194,1S9
acres; not classified, 1855 acres. 1t
has spent on drainage the sum of $4,-
O77,217.
Contracts have been let for the
work of draining a $4,000 acre area
In st. Lucie county at is IL cents
per cubic yard for material excavated.
the total cost being estimated at ST.
100000, Chicago concern being the
low bidder. The area is known as the
North st. Lucie river drainage dis
trict, lying partly between Five Mile
creek and Ten Mile creek, extending
back about II miles.
Thus far six men have manifested
a most earnest desire to WELD the
gavel as speaker of the house at the
next session of the legislature, their
names being J. H. Harvell of Santa
Rosa county, w. w. Phillips of Co.
lumbia, L. d. Edge of Lake, s. D.
Harris of Pinellas, c. W. Hunter of
Ocala, F. Z. Jennings of Jacksonville
and j. ]. Parrish of Titusville
The tentative government 6gures
are to the effect that Broward coun.
TVS area is divided as follows: culti.
waited lands, 10000 acres; timber
lands, 10000 acres; prairie lands A..
loo; swampy or wet lands subject to
overflow but organized into drainage
district, 1880 acres, or 10 per cent
of the countys entire area Tins far
the drainage expense has been 8,
146,342.
The Daytona Journal advocates
amicably meeting the desire of tho
residents of the eastern norton 80
Voiusia for division OF the county,
rather tina nincur the unpleasantrias
that will attend a campaign on this
proposition two years hence, the ma.
per declaring the people there have
SHOWN they want county division and
VIII nght for it until they get it. No
doubt Daytona sees county capital
possibilities. DeLand is the present
county seat town.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-14
eLIMPsEs or FLORIDA
(By Agnew Welsh in Miami
Metropolis)

(By Agnew Welsh in Miami
Metropolis)
Cotton planted at Tallahassee on
April 10 bloomed the last week in
June.
Key West was the port Of entry in.
to the United States Of $500 carloads
Of Cuban pineapples for the shipping
season now just closing.
With the change Of Major Fauntel
roy to chief Of the aviation corps of
the Polish second army Captain
Merton Cooper, of Jacksonville, be.
comes commander of the Kosciusko
squadron.
The tax assessor of st. Lucie coun.
ty has completed the work of prepar.
ing for the taxation body the list for
the current year, the total amount of
taxable property being placed at S..
674,931.
Inc Ilmes-Unlon started a boom
Tor W. W, Phillips of Lake City as
speaker of the house of representa-
'tives for the forthcoming session and
the amount Of cold water the Lake
City Reporter pours over that boom
let would chill an Eskimo.
AT its Fourth of July celebration
Gainesville served big barbecue din.
ner at which 1,5OO pounds of meats
were prepared by Uncle Joe" Shan
non who claims the prize as being the
barbecueist de luxe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-14
A M u S E M E N T S.
MARY MILES MINTER STAR
In "NURSE MARJORIE
Supported by Most Pretentious
Cast

=
A most pretentious roster of stage
and screen artists is listed in uppor;
Of Mary Miles Minter in Israel Fang
Wills Nurse Marjorie most oil
whom have been seen to marked ad-
vantage in the screen triumphs of this
era, and were selected on account Of
their nationality and peculiar adapta
ton to the locale Of the story.
Clyde Fillmore, well known as a
leading man. plays opposite Miss Min
ter and is favorably known through
his identification with ''Ciyiliau
Clothes and Cohan and Harris pro-
dpctions Mollie MacConnell, the
Mother" Of this story, is we'll known
In the theatrical profession through
her afiliation with Charles Frohman
productions for fourteen years; also
With Richard Mansfield in the United
States and England. Vera Lewis, an
other actress of long experience, ap
peared on the speaking stage with
Julia NARROW, Jas. KI Hackett, Mad
anne Sans Gene, etc. She plays the
Duchess in Nurse Marjorie.
George e. Perioiat, character
man of long experience, essays the
role Of the father Of the leading man
Mr.. Periolat is an artist in makeup
and a consummate character actor
Arthur Hoyt, the "Duke' in the screen
play, is well known through his spe-
cialization in similar characters with
Henry w. Savage, Liebler and Com
pany and others. frankie Lee, the
child actor, is the Orphan Dick" in
Nurse Marjorie. /" He has appeared to
marked advantage in "The Miracle
Man. and Realart's great production,
Judy Of Rogues' Harbor." Other
Thespians Of national prominence In
the cast are Frank Leigh, Lydia Yea
mans Titus and Joe Murphy.
Nurse Marjorie by Israel Fang
will, will be the principal attraction
at the Auditorium theater tomorrow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-18
A orateful letter.

1t is in trying conditions like that
related below by Mrs. Geo. l.. North,
of Naples, n. Y. that proves tn
worth OF Chamberlan's Collie and Di-
arrhoea Remedy. 1.-TWO years ago
last summer she says "our little
boy had dysentery. AT that time we
were living in the country eight
miles from doctor. Our son was
taken i'll suddenly and was about
the sickest child ever saw. He wac
in terrible pain all the time ana
passed from one conyulsion into an.
other. l sent my husband for the
doctor and after he was gone
thought of bottle of Chamberlain S
Collie and Diarhoea Remedy in the
cupboard. | gave him some of il
and he began to improve at once
by the time the doctor arrived he
was out of danger"