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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

A reduction Of 80 per cent in the
cost of plows was announced by the
Newell Sanders Plow Company of
Chattanooga.
Lieut.. Col. Charles c. Cresson, who
prosecuted Grover c. Bergdoll and OBJ
tanned his conviction, believes Berd-
doll can be extradited from Germany.
Central Kansas farmers are going to
investigate the Nonpartisan League to
see what the organization has done for
farmers of North Dakota.
Chicago now has 2,009,774 inhabi-
tants. A report from the school board
shows 1OS,O6S persons were added to
it's population since last January.
Rumor that the late Charles Doletz,
prominent Ouray (COl.) rancher had
buried a fortune has caused a rush OF
people who are searching the ranch
and digging the ground up for the al
legged buried treasure.
The bill repeating the act forbidd1ng
the sale of cigarettes in Tennessee
passed the senate at Nashville and now
goes to the governor for signature.
Two bandits entered the office of
the county treasurer in the Marion
(Ohio) court house, knocked treas
urer Harry E. Forry unconscious with
the butt of a revolver and escaped
with $4,000 in an automobile. Inc
robbers overlooked $4,000.
Prof. A. C. Lawson of California
University declared the mountains OF
the coast range within the vicinity OF
San Francisco are moving slowly
northward, causing enormous earth
strains Mount Tamalpais, he said, has
slid back sc feet.
Negotiations were completed In
Cleveland for the Guardian Savings
and Trust Company to take over the
National Commercial Bank. The con-
solidation will give Cleveland its third
financial institution with upwards OF
$100,000,000 In resources.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
PAPER Francs Until 1924

According to latest reports, it will
be- some time before the metal tokens
to be issued by the French mint to re-
place the notes of the smaller denom-
nations in use in Paris and other cit
les will be in full circulation, says the
Continental Edition of the London
Mail.
No less than 3OO,OO0,OO0 of the jet
ons (or counters) are required, and,
as the mint can only manufacture
about 100000 or 100000 month,
it is likely to be 1924 before the to-
tai issue necessary is made. The de-
partment is also hampered by the lack
of the requisite metal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
GENERAL

Reduction Of the navy's enlisted per-
sonnel to maximum of 100000 men,
q cut of $4,000, Is provided for in the
naval appropriation bill.
Federal troops and heavy force of
deputy sheriffs were hurried into the
mountains surrounding Williamson,
w. Va, at the sound of rifle firing.
Pennsylvania crude oil was reduced
30 cents barrel, from $3.50 to So a
barrel
Gov. Frederick 81. Parkhurst of
Maine is dead. He failed to recover
from the effects of diphtheritic in
fection under the tongue with which
he was attacked three weeks ago.
Senator Penrose offered a cloture
petition to end debate on the Ford
ney emergency tariff bill.
A crowd of 800 men answered an
advertisement in a local newspaper
at Indianapolis calling for five men.
The War Department has conceded
1t had official information that Grover
c. Bergdoll was in Germany.
Eastman Kodak Company withdrew
It's appeal to the supreme court from
lower court DEGREES in the govern
ments antitrust suit against 1t.
Mrs. Warren G. Harding visited
New York to begin her pre-inaugural
shopping.
1t was announced at Houston, Tex,
that three American railroads will
loan locomotives to the National Rail
ways of Mexico, to overcome shortage
of motive power.
Suicides in the United States during
1920 numbered Gill, including 707
children, members of the Save-a-Life
League were told in New York by DR..
H. NJ. Warren, president of the league.
This exceeded the figures of the pre-
vious year by more than 1000 cases,
he said During the year 2,6O4 women
died through self destruction. This is
n large increase over the preceding
year.
President-Elect Harding completed
his houseboat cruise down the Florida
coast and fingered overnight at the
winter playground on Miami beach be,
fore starting his fishing expedition
among the Florida keys.
Smuggling of goods into the United
States is being carried to a greater ex,
tent than ever before, declared a state,
oent from the collector Of customs for
rhe port of New York, Byron r. New
ron. Customs officials seized $1,000
600 worth ot commodities last year
much of which was found to be
srnusslsd, he ssld
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
Excess Fees Denied Road Commission.

Attorney General Armstrong ad-
vised State Comptroller E. Brooke Lee
that the excess fees fund of $4,000
collected by Motor Vehicle Commits
sioner Baughman and claimed by
State Roads Commissioner John N.
Mackall as part of the 1920 roads
maintenance allowance could not
legally be used for this purpose.
This opinion leaves the Roads Com
mission with a deficit of nearly
quarter of a million dollars, as a
previous ruling had deprived the high
way department of another $65,O00 it
had been counting upon.
Discussing the opinion and the rath-
er serious situation it creates in his
department, Mr.. Mackal said that
there remains but two things for him
to do One is to retain Independent
counsel and mandamus the Comp
troller to compel payment, and in this
way take the question to the Court of
Appeals for final adjudication. The
other is to go to the next legislature
and ask for an appropriation to cover
the deficit. In the meantime the S140,-
900 has been spent through borrow
ing this sum from the construction
funds and applying it to the Roads
Commissions maintenance account.
Governor Ritchie, when informed of
the ruling by Mr.. Armstrong, said he
thought, in view of the situation
which the Roads Commission faces, it
probably would be advisable to have
the Court of Appeals pass on the:
question, He and Mr.. Mackall will
confer upon this in day or two.
The harrington budget of 1918 ap
propriated $1,350,OOO for road main
tenance in 1920, this money to be
vehicles fees remaining after the ex-
penses of the Motor Vehicle Commits
sioner's Office had been paid. This in
come, which was paid by Motor Com
missioner Baughman into the State
treasury, exceeded by $4,000 the ST..
350,O0O.
Mr.. Mackall based his claim to the
entire four-ffths income from motor
licenses above Office expenses upon an
explanatory footnote in the Harring-
ton budget This note said that the
| maintenance item of s1,350,000 in the
budget bill was an estimate" of what
this residue would be, and added:
''The maintenance money which the
State Roads Commission will actually
receive is whatever the residue of the
aforesaid fees and receipts may be-"
AS they were shown by the Motor
Vehicle Commissioner returns to be
$14O, 900 in excess of the $1,350,000, the
Roads Commission proceeded on the
theory that this excess was due it.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
OLD Love TOKENS.
Years Ago All Valentines Had a
Personal Touch.
Much of the Romance of the Day Has
Passed, Though Sentiment Is
the Same as Ever.

Three hundred years ago young men
and women wrote their own Valen-
| tines, which consisted then only OF
love notices, or declarations of atfec-
tion, written in verse from very full
heart and on plain paper. Many OF
our great -grandmOthers saved these
old missives.
Perhaps our parents came across
such valentines. old and yellow and
decaying, packed away in lavender in
the bottom of dusty trunk up in the
attic. Yet when these valentines were
first penned and put in her hand how
grandma's heart did palpiJate and the
bushes rise to her cheeks! No mat
ter how halting the sonnet, or ana
gram or triolet, it was the music of
love to her. Heart" dart" and art
did rhyme sweetly!
The machine-made valentines that
we buy nowadays have lost this per-
sonal touch, though perhaps some OF
them have gained from an artistic
point of view. Today it is only the
school children and few open-hearted
Interested grown-ups who find the GUS
tom Of valentine making and valen-
tine giving the fascination that it used
to be. Why, even Charles Lamb wrote
valentines, and loved to.
Now the modern young man drops
in cOnfectioner'S or florists shop and
orders candy or flowers sent to Her
II srn
whereby the girls Of today are missing
heap of romance.
This was the day when a young man
might accuse some young woman he
admired of being a coQuette without
insulting her. In those days "co-
quette" had just such a naughty
meaning as "vamp" has today. II
meant a heartless trifler.
If she thereupon sent him hand
made valentine on which were two
bleeding hearts made as one, it was
her answer to his accusation. 1t meant
that conQuering the hearts of other
men than he, meant nothing to her
that only his heart and hers in all
the world counted. that her heart was
bleeding for him just as much as his
was suffering for her.
The comic valentine Is an outgrowth
or burlesque Of the super-sentimental
valentine and has almost died out. In.
stead of pointing out the recipients
perfections and charms it dwells vivid
ly and uncomplimentarily On his man.
nerisms, clothes and appearance, in
colored caricature. Red hair, large
noses, blotched compilations, remark
able skinniness or avoirdupois are us
ually the jocular themes. Because
valentines are sent anonymously, it is
possible with impunity to remark
scathingly on the physical character
istics or disposition of ones friends OF
foes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
CUPID'S OWN DAY
Fourteenth Of February Belongs
to Him Alone.
Anniversary Brightens the Drab Month
With Memories of the Past and
Joy of the Present

Frightening the dull, drab month Of
February and doing their very best
to cheer up and bring love into our
hearts, the valentines-the valentines
smile at us with their lace-and-forget-
me-nOt daintiness from the shop win
dows.
There are elaborate "lnilliOnaire"
valentines of celluloid and blue ribbons
that come in big lace boxes, like
French dolls; there are valentines that
when pulled out like an accordion be-
come Cinderella coaches of cardboard,
laden with Loves and Venuses and
CupidS. Others resolve themselves in
to airy pink-and-blue palaces-you
never know-peop1ed with delightful
goddesses and doves.
But the best and most sincere, per-
haps, are the old-fashioned valentines
-vistas of foamy paper lace. through
which you look upon hearts redder
than lovers lips, in prospect Of vio'
lets and forget-me-nots. And hidden
away, like a billet doux in a bouquet,
little verse:
This heart, sweet love, send to you.
Together with these violets blue;
And IL you like this heart of mine,
l pray you be my valentine.
Could anything be more simple or
direct to the point? AS unerringly as
Cupid's darts or a beau's rapier, the
verse carries it's message home. II
may be that the Elizabethan lyrics,
the love songs of Herrick and Love.
lace and Sucking, survive today only
In the valentine.
And ah, what memories these har.
bingers of love bring with themh They
lead US back along the cOlumbine-
bordered road to yesterday, over the
asphodel meadows of Youth and First
Love and Childhood Fancies, and we
meet and kiss our first sweethearts
again-alas, they have gone out of
our lives these many years.
And so, dear little Valentine, accept
these violets and forget-me-nots, and
hug this message close to your heart
for surely a sweetheart Is the sweeter
for a valentine, and, as all wise men
know, it's love that makes the world
60 round.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
Valentine ChaIIenoe.

One form which the observance of
Valentines day took in England was
that of a persons valentine being the
first young man or woman that person
saw on Valentines day. This devel-
oped into the custom of challenging
ones valentine by saying, "Good NOR
row, it's st. Valentines day" The
one who said it first upon meeting a
person of the opposite sex received
a gift.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
His "Home Brew"

Have you moved it yet?' asked an
excited householder as he rushed up
to a group Of husky men who were
throwing his. possessions into van.
81 guess you mean the piano, sir.
We Just chucked 1t in a minute ago."
"Piano, nothing! l expected you to
drop that. I'm talking about big
hamper that was in the basement. >
birmingham Age-Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

Port Deposit.-All tenants not EN-.
ployees of the government are ordered
to vacate the houses of the United
States Public Health Service on the
Perry Point Reservation at Perryville,
Md. This move is made necessary by
the increasing number of war service
patients arriving there. The hospital
service is overtaxed, and it is the in.
tention of the medical officers to con-
vert the dwellings into annexes to the
main hospital. The moving day is
set for this week, and probably 20 per
cent. of the inhabitants will fold their
beds and move away.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
s+,,d.nts compete With Profiteers

Charcoal, salmon, Goldfish and other
commodities will be sold at several
points in Toxic by students of Waseda
university who have organized to
raise funds for their studies on social
problems and at the same time to cut
into the trade of retail shops which
ask unreasonable prices. The goods
are TO be sold at 40 per cent dis
count from the ordinary price.-Japan
Advertiser.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
How to Be Sure of Dreams.

If you dream of your sweetheart on
this day you will be married before
the year comes to an end. An old way
of decentralization that has been used
by hardy but superstitious damsels
who were determined to dream, is !:
To boil an egg until it is hard; take
out the yolk and FIJI with salt; eat
the egg, shell, hard-boiled white, salt,
and all; then go to bed without drink
ing or speaking. Maybe you won't
dream!
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

Elkton.-The amount sought for
the memorial windows to be placed
in. the new Church of the Nazarene,
being built in North East, in memory
of Benjamin Harlan and Mauldin Den.
mis-, two North East boys who made
the supreme sacrifice in France, has
been oversubscribed The committee
in charge of raising funds for coun.
ty memorial to the Cecil county boys
who participated in the World War re.
ports that the prospects of raising
the sum asked for, $4,000, are very
encouraging.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

Pindell, convicted of assault. The two
latter are colored
assembled before the Advisory Board
of Parole and instructed to report
there as to their employment and
whereabouts during the present year.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

Port Deposit-The first dog report
ed to be suffering from the rabies this
season passed down through Port De
of every dog. He was finally shot by
Alexander Griffin at the north end OF
town. Mayor Vanneman has ordered
the head of the dog sent to Baltimore
for examination.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

Centerville.-The farmers of the
Fourth election district met in Legg's s
Hall, Stevensville, to organize farm.
ers' club for that section of the coun.
ty. Oliver C. Jones, county agent, con.
Quoted the meeting, and the club was
organized with 81 members. The off.
GERS are DR.. John R. Benton, presi.
dent; John P. Roe, vice-president; J.
c. Paca, secretary; DR.. William T.
Henry, treasurer. DR.. C. E. Snyder
and j. c. Paca and Edward B. Palmer
were named a committee to obtain
prices on cloverseed for the club.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

Elkton.-One of the largest frater'
nal rallies held here for years took
place under the auspices of the Odd
Fellows, all the lodges of that order
in the county participating. The first
and third degrees were conferred upon
a class of nearly 100 candidates by
the degree staff of Eden Lodge of
Wilmington. Del, which has been
awarded several prizes for work be.
fore the Souvenir Grand Lodge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

Prince Frederick-A citizens meet
ing was held at Solomons Island to
set up municipal government for the
island and for Olivet, Avondale, Rous
by and Hellans Point, contiguous set
Elements. Representatives held a
meeting at Solomons last week and
legal action toward forming the mu.
nicipal government.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
Valentine Day In Denmark.

In Denmark st. Valentines day from
time immemorial has been associated
with the snow drop. The Danish lover
sends to his sweetheart ON this day
bouquet of these blossoms, with a
card bearing an appropriate verse. On
this card are as many pin pricks as
there are letters In his name. Should
the recipient of the card be able to
guess the name, custom binds her to
give the sender some colored eggs at
Easter.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
Governor Paroles Eight Prisoners.

Governor Ritchie paroled the follow
ing prisoners:
William Knight, aged 76 years, who
is serving 21-year term in the Peni-
tentiary for rape. He was sentenced
from Howard county.
Charles Britt and George Harding,
convicted Of larceny; Joseph Blades,
serving sentence for robbery; Floyd
S. Bounds, who was convicted of false
pretenses Ia Dorchester county; Ed,
ward Keyser. false rresenses; Arthur
c. Murphy, nprsaarY and Andrew 6,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
Dominant Policy.

81 can't quite decide whether our
distinguished colleague is for protec-
ton or free trade"
He is still sounding out his con-
stituency." replied Senator Sorghum.
"The only policy on which he is alb
solutely consistent is self-preserva-
ton"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
Woridliness.

Worldliness has been defined as a
looking at the things that are seen,
but only close enough to see their
market value. Spirituality is that
further look which sees their eternal
value.-Henry Drummond.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

Hagerstown.-Beco despondent
because of i'll health and the thought
of being confined in sanatorium for
possibly the rest of her life, Mrs. Bes'
sic Rowe, aged 80, wife of Ernest
Rowe, of near Clear Spring, ended her
life by shooting herself with single
barreled shotgun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
SsIf-Distrust.

Self-distrust is the cause Of most of
our failures. In the assurance of
strength there is strength; and they
are the weakest, however strong. who
have no faith In themselves or their
eosseys.-Hovee.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

St. Valentine slyly
Put up his umbrella.
'"This shower of hearts
Would embarrass a fellow.
"I'm glad that I manage it
Once in year.
Exercise is the thing
Hearts are needing, fear.
"While many are beating,
They're all out of tune,
And cold as December
Instead of warm June.
$50 I'll mix 'em and change 'em
And warm 'em up, too"
I wonder If he'll fix
Your heart up for you?
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
IMPORTANT NEWS
QUICKLY TOLD
Happenings In Various Sections Of
Old Maryland
news ITEMS FOR OUR READERS

Williamsport-Over 100 persons,
principally farmers of the district, at.
tended a meeting here at which the
Williamsport Community Club was or
ganized with go members.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
In the familiar words CT the apos-
tolic benediction, so called, without

which no assem-
bly, of Christians
seems fttingly dis
missed, reverber-
ates the supreme
fact of the Chris
tian revelation,
namely that God
exists a trinity
of persons in a
unity of nature.
1t is one God,
and yet there are
three persons; not
three Gods, nor
yet three manifes-
tations of the
one God, as in
the religion of the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

There are lot Of young fellow S
who find themselves engaged to a
clever girl when they thought they
were only aattsying and flirting with 8
rretty sns.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
No Women in U. S. Mines.

There is one industry which women
have not attempted to invade. 1t is
that of coal mining, in which not a
SINGLE female person in this country
ls pmr'oysd.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
Make Sure Of Valentine Kiss

If you have no sweetheart to come
to kiss you early On st. Valentines
morning, go out and sweep the nearest
we'll with broom. Once the cohwahs
sra gone be will come nYing,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11

Leslie, Md.-Mrs. Caroline B. John
son, widow of Samuel NJ. Johnson, and
one of the oldest residents of this
place, died Sunday.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
The Threeness of
the One God
By REV. E. ]. PACE
Director of Missionary Course,
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago.

TEXT.-The grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ and the love of God, and the COM
munion of the Holy Spirit be with you
aIl.-II Cor. 1874.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-11
TEDDY'S VALENTINE
Interesting Valentine Readino

Interesting Valentine Reading.
Interesting reading for Valentines
day is Dickens account OF Samivel
Wellers laborious writing Of 4 valen-
tine to bis housemaid love, signed
"Yaur iavesick PisRw!sls."
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
PREVENT DIPHTHERIA

The prevalence and dangers of
diphtheria in Kentucky are EN-
phasized in bulletin issued
by DIR. A. I Mccormack, State
Health Officer. The bulletin was
issued at this time, according to DR..
Mccormack, because the first cpl
demic of the year already has com
menced its ravage in Menifee coun-
ty.
"There are certain facts" DR..
Mccormack said, Switch parents
should recall now that diphtheria
has appeared for the first time this
season in epidemic form in Ken
lucky. One half Of the deaths FROM
the disease, to which children partic-
ularly are subject, occur every year
within three months after schools
reopen.
"These deaths are absolutely need
less. IF, after the disease has been
acquired, enough antitoxin is admin
isfered to the child suffering within
the first three days of the diseases
course, the sufferers life will be
saved every time The thing for pa
rents to do is to send each child
which has sore throat to a doctor
Immediately and, where he has had
the disease, not to permit him to re
turn to school until he is shown by a
laboratory analysis to be complete
ly cured.
LAST year for the first time since
vital statistics in Kentucky have
been kept the death rate from diph-
liberia increased. This did not alarm
us. especially as the increase in this
state conformed to an increase all
over the United States, hut the
State Board of Health is anxious to
keep the disease well in hand this
year"
DIR. C. H. VOORHEES, of Lexington
has been sent by the State Board of
Health to Menifee county to fight
diphtheria there. Three deaths al
ready have been reported and there
are approximately thirty cases of
the disease in the county.