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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-08-11
FOOD, FUEL AND OTHER PRICES
SHOW INCREASE

Further increase in general
level of wholesale prices for
June, as compared with May, is
shown by information gathered
by the Department of Labor
through the Bureau of Labor
Statistics in representative mar
kets of the country. This in
crease, it was said, measures !
per cent, which compares with
an increase of 81 per cent from
April to May.
The largest price gains were
reported for fuel and building
materials, in each of which
groups the June level was over
4 per cent. higher then that of
May. Food articles average
nearly II per cent. higher and
clothes and clothing over 24 per
cent higher.
Of 4O4 commodities, for which
comparable data for May and
June were obtained, increases
were said to have been found to
have occurred for 1872 commodi-
ties, and decreases for 106 COM
modities. In the case of 166
commodities no change in aver
age prices was reported.
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STATE OF MARYLAND
State Roads Commission
Notice to Contractors

SEALED PROPOSALS for building
y two sections of State Highway. as
follows:
Prince Georges County-Contract P.
3S-one section of State Highway
from Riggs School toward Hyatts-
vile, a distance of 10 mile, Con-
crete;
Prince Georges County-Contract P
33. One section of State Highway
from end Of Contract PA toward
Ashton, for 4 distance of 1 @ mile
Concrete.
will be received by the State Roads
Commission, at it's offices, 601 Garrett
Building. Baltimore, Maryland. until
70 M. Standard Time on the 9Th day
If August, 1922, at which time and
place they will be publicly opened and
read.
Bids must be made upon the blank
proposal form which, with specifica-
lions and plans will be furnished by
the Commission upon application and
cash rayment of 81 90. as hereafter no
charges will be permitted.
No bids will be received unless ac-
companied by certified check for the
sum of Five Hundred ($500) Dollars.
payable to the State Road dis Commission.
The successful bidder will be required
20 give bond. and comply with the
Acts of the General Assembly of Mary
land, respecting contracts.
The Commission reserves the right
% reject any and all bids.
BY ORDER of the S. ate Roads Com
mission this goth day of July 1922.
JOHN N. MACKALL. Chairman
&. H. STEUART, Secretary.
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Notice to Bridge Builders

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
i of Prince Georges County, Mary
land, will receive sealed bids for the
construction of a cement bridge over
branch at Mary Berry's farm near
Iceland Station, Queen Anne district,
up to 70 o'clock, noon,
AUGUST y, 1922
at their office in Upper Marlboro, M.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check for 500, payable to
the County Commissioners of Prince
Georges County, said check to be re
turned to the bidder. if his bid is not
accepted. The County Commissioners
reserve the right to reject any and all
bids. Specifications on file in the office
of the County Commissioners.
BOARDOF COUNTY COMMISSION
ERS OF PRINCE GEORGES
COUNTY, MD.
Test-JoRN II. FISHER, Clerk.
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ORDER OF ? OBLIGATION
WILLIAM E. DUVALL
vs..
SARAH +. 4. DUNALL
In the Circui, Court fer Prince Gt orge's
County. Maryland
Equity M. 5799

Equity M. 5'99
nHE OBJECT of this suit is to pre-
i cure Il divorce q UinculO mGtrtm0a1
by the Complainant, William T.. Du-
vail, from the Defendant. Sarah +. Z.
DuyalI.
The Bill states in substance, that the
Complainant was married to the De-
fendant on the 17th day of September,
1914, in the City of Buff NO, New YORK,
by Rev. John w. Ross, and that after the
marriage the G ,mplaiuant and the De-
fendant lived at various addresses in the
cities of Washington, Btl.imore and
Philadelphia, until the mouth OF M ~,
1919; that though the conduct OF the
,mplainant towards the Defendant
has ALWAYS been nd, affectionate and
above reproach, the Defendant, without
Just cause or reason, abandoned ana
deserted the c mplainant in said month
Of May, 1919, and that such abandon
meut aud desertiop has continued unln-
terruptedly for more than three years
and is deliberate and final, and that
the separation of the parties is beyond
any reasonable expectation of reconc'l
iation: that the Complainant has been
resident of the Town of Laurel
Prince Georges County, for over three
years and that the Defendant is nom
resident of the State IF Maryland; that
there were mo children born of this
marriage.
1t is thereupon this 18th of July.
1922. by the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County Maryland. sitting as
a court of Equity. ordered TINT tie
C mplainant, William K. Duvall, by
causing copy of this order to be
inserted in some newspaper publisht d
III Prince Georges County, Maryland,
once in each of four successive weeks
before the 21st day of August, 1892,
give notice to said nonresident de-
fendaut, Sarah F &. Duvall. OF the
obj ct and substance of the Bill OF
Complain filed in this cause, warning
ing her to appear in th Court in per-
son or by solicitor on or before the
10Th day of September. 1922, next, to
show cause, if anv she has, why de-
cree ought not to be passed as pra, ed.
SUNNI FIELD D. HALL
C.e k Circuit Coart for Prince Georges
County
Frue copy test:
s. D. HALL. Clvik Jul21
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OF OXON
HILL DISTRICT

On August 17th, 1922, the County
Commissioners Of Prince Georges
County, Md, will be at their office to
hear any protest against the recent re-
assrssmrnt of property in your dis
tricI.
Written protests will be given the
same consideration as those presented
in person.
Protests received after the above date
will not be considered.
JAS. Fl. SHREVE,
Supervisor of As ssessments.
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SNAKE BITES CAUSE OF YER Y
FEW DEATHS

Although the average mortal
ity from American venomous
snakes is little more than 10 per
cent of The persons bitten, death
from snake bites is quite rare, ac-
cording to the Biological Survey
of the United States Department
of Agriculture, because relative
ly few persons encounter or
are bitten by the dangerous
species.
The most venom Gus of native
snakes live in lonely, little-set-
tied districts, often on stony or
swampy land that can not be
cultivated. At the approach Of
man, and while they strike if
provoked, the popular abelief in
respect to the distance they can
strike is erroneous. Three
fourths of their own length is
about the greatest distance pos
sible. If the legs are we'll pro-
tected when one is going into
deep woods or places known to
be infested by rattlers or other
poisonous snakes, there is slight
chances Of being bitten.
AS the food of snakes consists
of living prey, they can not be
killed by poisoned bats. The
only method thus far devised to
kill them seems to be clubbing
or shooting. This is best done
in early spring, when tt ey are
still sluggish after the winter
Information. Allowing hogs free
run of infested land may reduce
the number of snakes. How
ever, the popular idea that hogs
are immune to snake bite is prob
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Public Local Laws
Passed at the 1922 Session ot
the Maryland Legislature
CHA PIER


A N ACT to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Section s of Chapter 73l
of the Acts of 1920, entitled "An Act
to incorporate the town of Riverdale,
in Prince Georges County, Maryland;
and to fix the town limits thereof,
define the persons qualified to vote
therein, to provide for and regulate
the election and appointment of off
GERS therefor and the terms and quail
ificiatons of such officers, to define
the method Of government there If,
to define the corporate powers and
to provide an election to determine
whether or not the citizens thereof
desire to become Incorporated"
Section Be it enactd by the General
of Maryland, That Section
5 of Chapter 731 of the Acts of 1920,
entitled IAN Act to Incorporate the
town of Riverdale, in Prince Georges
County, Maryland, and to fix the
town limits thereof, TO define the per.
sons qualified to vote therein, to pro-
vide for and regulate the election and
appointment of officers therefor and
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GEO W. HALL, Solicitor, 1857 1st St.
N. W., Washington, D, G.
ORpER OF PuBL1cArIoN
JOHN H. BROGSDALE. Plaintiff
VS..
ELLA NJ. BROGSDALE, Defendant
In the Circuit Court for Prince Georges
County, Md.
No. $3.50 Equity

HE OBJECT of this suit is to OBJ
L tain divorce Ulncuto mdtrlmonaa
rom the defendant.
The bill in substance states that the
Plaintiff and the Defendant were mar
ried at Savannah, Georgia, on :he 9 b
day of January, 1900, by the Rev. X. M.
Durham, minister Of the Gospel, and
lived together as husband and wife up
until The 10Th day of June, 1901, when
the defen ndant, without just cause and
without the consent of the plaintiff,
abandoned the plaintiff and has ever
since remained wholly away from this
p,tntiff.
That the abandonment and desertion
OF the plaintiff by the defendant is de-
iberate and wilful and without any
lust cause, and that it has continued
for more than three years, and that
the separation of the parties is beyond
hope OF any reconc liation being made
between them.
That the defendant is anon resident
of the State of Maryland, aud that the
plaintiff is resident of Prince George s
County, Md, and has been such resi-
dent for period of over two years tXt
preceding the date of the filing OF tins
bill.
1t is, thereupon, this Sd day of August,
1922, 5rdered by the Circuit Court for
Prince Georges County. sitting as a
Court of Equity, that the plaintiff BY
causing a copy of this order, t"eether
with the object s,nd substance of the Bill
of Complaint, tt be published in som =
news paper pub ished in Prince Georges
County, Nd. once in each Of four
successive weeks before the end day
of September, 1922, giving notice to the
said defendant of the object of this
suit and of the substance of the Bill of
Complaint, and warning her to be
and appear in this Court on or before
the 21st day of September, 1922, to an
swer to the Bill of Complaint, and show
cause, if any she has, why a decree
of divorce should not be granted as
prayed.
SUMMERFIELD ID. HALL
Clerk of CT. CT for Prince Georges
County, Md.
True copy, test:
S. ID. HALL, Clerk Aus4
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No. 579S Equity

NO. oiSO EquitE
YNHE OBJECT of ,hi9 suit Is 10 "n-
tain a divorce a vlnculo mdtfam0hta
from the defendant.
The Ri.l in substance states that the
plaintiff and The Defendant were mar
ried at Washington. u. & on the Zfh
dav of Septemb. =, 1900, aHd lived TO-
oatbar "a man and wife until the l4th
day of March. 1919. ,o,.
That ON the 1lth day of March, 1914.
the defendant, without any just cause
and without the consent OF the pain
tiff abandoned said plaint II, and has
ever since remained wholly away from
this plaintiff. ,,;a
tiff by the defendant Is wi ltui ana de-
Gbera,e and that the scParatlon IS with
ont r.asorshse nope OF reconciliation
t,.iny made between them 80 that they
will liy. together as nah ana WlIe.
That,tbe deff nhAut IL a non-resl lent
of the State Of Mull'ni. and that the
nlaintiff has been resluehI
Of Prince Georges Cnun'y, Maryland, ,
for more than two years next pfecea-
inp the br>rgng of this sun.
Tha R.ll nav, for a divorce U1ncuto
mn t,i,no,,ii. aud FOR sc !r'al relief.
ny II i is Ih.,. up ~ this Il day of August,
1892, ordered by the Circuit Court f'r
Prince Georges County, sitting t,il,g;r as "a a
causing a copy of this order, together
vaubts with the i" object es and substance OF the
hill Of complaint, to be published in
some newspaper published in in
Prince Georges C'unty' Md. once IN
oh 20 forr successjye W weeks before the
81 iay of september. 1929, giving notice
to the said defendant of the objec, Of
this suit aud of the substance OF the bill
of complaint, and warning her to be and
anDear in this Court o. or before the
- dav Of Septem Der, 1922 TO answer
the bill Of complaint, and show c 'use'
If anv she has, why d,ceee at divorc''
sbnu d nnt be granted as prayed.
SUMMERFIELD ID. HALL,
Clerk of the Circuit Court tor
Prince Georges ounty
n Hall, Clerk Aug4
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-08-11

ably based on the in1penetrabll-
ity by the venomous fangs Of
their thick skin and fat layer
rather than on actual immunity
of these animals.
The varieties most commonly
found in this country are the
Elapidae, or Harlequin snakes,
the Crotalidae, ''pit vipers, -
which include rattlesnakes, cot
ten-mouth water moccasins, and
copperheads.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-08-11
NorlcE TO CREp1roRs

HNHIS is to give notice, that the un-
l. signed has obtained from the
Opbans' Court of Prince GeoI gee Coun-
ty, letters Of administration upon The
personal estate Of
KATHERINE A. WINCHELL
late of Prince Georges county, dt ceas-
ed. All persons having claims against
said deceased are hereby warned TO ex-
hibit the same, with the vouchers there
on legally authenticated on or before
the 18th dav of January 1923, or they
may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefits of said estate. All
persons indebted to said estate are re
quested to make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 9th day
of July, 1929.
EDWARD E. WINCHELL
Administrator of Katheripe A. Winch
ell deceased. July IA.
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Notice to Bridge Builders

rHE County Commissioners of Prince
| Georges County, Maryland. will re
ceive sealed bids for the construction
of a cement bridge over Northeast
Branch, near Kolbe's farm, Queen Anne
district, up to IL O'clock, noon,
AUGUST y, 1922
at their office in Upper Marlboro, Nd
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check for 800 payable t"
the County Dmniissioners of Prince
Georges County. Said check 20 be
returned to the bidder, if his bid is ne
accepted. The County Commissioners
reserve the right to reject any and
all bids. Specifications on file in the
Office of the C,unty Commissioners.
BOARD OF COUNTY COM MISSION
ERS OF PRINCE GEORGE S
COUNTY, MD.
Test-JOHN T. FISHER Clerk.
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GEO. W. HALL, Solicitor, 1857 1st 81
N W., Washington, ID &.
ORDER OF FUBLICATloN
JENNIE SPENCER, Plaintiff
VS..
MACK SPENCER. Defendant
aud
ELSIE SMITH, Correspondent
In the Circuit Court fo" Prince George
Cnnniy MARYLAND
Equity Nc. 5791

Spuutfs MA iauu
Equity Nc. 5791
rNHE OBJECT of this suit is to OBJ
l. tam divorce a vinculo matrimonll
bV The Plaintiff from the defendant,
Mack Spencer.
The B II states that the y aintlM and
defendant were married IN The 10 h
day of June. 1906, ut Hen lars >nv!iic,
N. g. q, by the Rev. Il +. Love, Il Minis
Ter of the Gospel, auu lived together
as husband and wife until the 5 ii day
of September, 1912.
That the defendant. on or alb ut the
10th day of June, 1917. and on ''ivers
dates thereafter and before, c"mmitted
the crime of adultery with II certain
E sic Smith in Hendersnuyille, N c.,
and at various times and IN said tow II
and stale and other places. unknown t.
this plaintiff.
That the said acts of adultery We're
committed without the consent, connl-
vance or privity of this plaintiff, and
after discovery of tue offense the said
plaintiff has not voluntarily cohabit ed
with said defendant, but, has remained
wholly away from the defendant.
That the plaintiff. Jennie Spencer,
is a citizen of the United States and
has been resident of the Stat" of
Maryland for more than two years IL ext
preceding the filing of this II
The Bill prays tor decree of divorce
a vinculo matrimonii and for general
relief.
1t is thereupon on this 3rd day of
August, 1922, ordered by the Cl cut
Court for Prince Georges County
sitting as Court Of Equity, that the
Plaintiff by causing a copy of this
order together with the Object and sub
stance of the Bill of c rmpraint, TO be
published in some newspaper published
in Prince Georges County, M iryland,
once in each of four successive we' ks
before the 2ni day September, 1929,
giving notice to the said defendants of
the object of this suit and of the sub
stance of the Bill of Complaint, and
warning the said defendants to be and
appear in this Court, on or before 2lst
day of September, 1922. to answer the
bill of complaint and show cause, if
any they lave, why a decree # divorce
should not be granted as prayed.
SUMMERFIELD D. HALL
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County, Nd.
True copy Test
s. D. hall, Clnk Ang 4.
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ORprR OF RATIFICATION
NINA SNIPES, Plaintiff
vs..
LULA BLACK WELL ct al, Defendants
In the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County, Maryland.
EQUITY No. 5120

Equity No. 572O
this 1st day of Aug st,
~ 1929, by the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County. Maryland, that the
sale m ,de and reported in the ab,v
entitled proceeding by c. Francis Ow
ems, Trustee, to John Mason and wife, be
ratified and confirmed, on or before the
18th day Of August, next. provided
copy of this order be printed in some
newspaper published in Prince Georges
County, Md, once a week for four
successive weeks before the 2sth day of
August, 1929.
The report states the amount of the
sale to be $1200.00
SUMMERFIELD d. HALL, Clerk,
Circuit Court for Prince Georges
County.
rueCopy-Te't:
s. D. HALL. Clerk Aug. 4
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-08-11
FIRE LOSSES

During the five years ending
with 1920, fire losses in Mary
land caused the destruction of
property valued at the astonish-
ing total of $21, 15O, 400, accord
ing to figures made public by
the National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters, which compiled the
statistics from it's Actuarial
Bureaus records. The figures
reveal, in a startling way, the
price being paid by the state for
public ignorance and careless
ness ia handling fire hazards.
The causes are classified un-
der three headings, of which
twelve are designated as strict
ly preventable" with a total of
81, 513, $40 or 21.3 per cent of
the whole; nine are designated as
partly preventable," the ag-
gregate being 81, 128, 434 or 33. 7
per cent of the complete loss,
and in addition there are those
listed in the unknown column,
which total SO, sos, 086 or 45 per
cent. The unknown" losses
may be considered as largely
preventable since, if determin-
ed, they would have been dis
tributed among the other causes.
In analyzing the figures it is
found that while Exposure, :"
which means the effect of COM
municated fires, was responsible
for the heaviest loss, So, 882. .871,
the principal specific cause of fire
was electricity" with a toll of
81, 53S, 301. This indicates how
the safest form of power and
lights abused in Maryland as a
result of carelessness. Next in
Importance, as causes of fire,
were 'matches-smoking," 81, :
1O8, $50, then ''sparks from
machinery" sS76, 439, and then
defective chimneys and flues, -"
1920, 1926.
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ORDER OF RATIFICATION
LEONARD D. MATHER and
LUCIUS @. C. LAMAR, Trustees
VS..
SILVER HILL SAND AND CEMENT 7
PRODUCTS COMPANY
In the Circuit Court Dor Prince
Georges County, Md.

Equity No. 5767
ORDERED this 10Th day of July,
O1922 that the Auditors Report aud
A ccount filed in this cause be
rarifi. ID aud confirmed unless cause to
the contrary be Shown on or before
the 7th day of August 1922; provided a
copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper published ia Prince Georges
County once in each of two successive
wet ks before the said 7th day of Aug
ust 1922
SUMMERFIELD d. HALL, Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Prince Georges
County.
Copy-Test:
s. ID. HALL, Clerk July21
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FARM FOR RENT

BRICKHEAD FARM near
Glendale. Good Tobacco Farm.
Will build barn for good tenant.
Tenant to furnish team and
labor. Write, or Phone Plaza
GEO. |. GARDINER
State Tobacco Warehouse
Baltimore, Md.
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FARM FOR SALE

THAVE GOOD tobacco raising farm
/ containing 200 acres of land, miles
from MitchellvllIe, miles from w. b.
and A. Electric Line, 3 miles from State
Road Will sell either part or all OF
it. Easy to operate by tractor.
Apply at this CfliCe
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DY virtue of the power contained in
ID mortage from French Dodd Bussey
and Bessie He'll Bussey, his wife,
to Amanda A. Birch, dated the 3rd
day of March, 1919. and duly recorded
among the land records of Prince
Georges County, Liber 1873, Folio 3l9,
the Undersigned attorney named in
said mortgage, default having occurred
in the terms thereof, will offer for sale
ON the nremiSeS on
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-08-11
MoRreAeE SALE
OF VALUABLE
IMPROVED REAL EsrArE
IN THE TOWN CT MOUNT RAIN
lER, PRINCE GEORGES
COUNTY, MARYLAND

COUNTY, MARYLAND
Under and by virtue of the power
~ OF sale contained i'll certain
mortgage from Lewis NJ. Anderson
aud wife to James Chan y. ct al, dat
ed January IS. 1919, and recorded in
Liber No 140, Folio No. l. one of the
Land Records Of Prince Georges
County, Maryland, default having &C
Cured under the covenants of said
mortgage, and same having been as
signed to the undersigned for the pur-
pose of foreclosure, he will, on
Tuesday, the Fifth Day of
September, 1922
At the Hour of twelve O'Clock, NJ,
at the Court House door in tie town of
Upper Marlboro, offer the property de-
scribed in said mortgage, at public auc-
tion, being
Lot No. Sixteen Cl6), in Block
No. Seven Cd. in the Sub
division known as
MOUNT RAINIER
as per plat recorded in Liber j. W. b.
No. 5, folio 65s, one of the Land Rec
ords of said County.
TERMS OF SALE
The property will be sold subject to
a $500 90 Hyattsville Building Asso-
citation mortgage, the amount due under
same will be announced on day of sale;
over and above said mortgage cash
upon the ratification of sale by the
Court; convevancing. revenue stamps,
etc, at the cost of purchaser or pur-
ctasers; a deposit of $4,000 required
on day of sale.
C. FRANCIS OWENS. Assignee,
1901 H. st. N. W.,
w ashin gton D. c., or Hyattsville. Md.
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GEO. W. HALL, Solicitor, 1857 1st st.
N. W., Washington, D. @.
ORDER OF OBLIGATION
JOSEPH ALONZO BEVERLY,
Plant If

BEVERLY Defendant,
In the Circuit Cruri for Prince Geor-
ge's County, M uyiand.
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MONDAY, THE 18th DAY
OF AUGUST 1922
At 3 P. M.


all that piece or parcel of ground situ-
atcd and lying in said district and more
particularly described as. follows:
beginning for the same at stake on
the North side of the Marlboro and
Washington turnpike, said stake be-
ing the S. E. Corner of John Divers 8
land as surveyed by W. ]. Latimer, and
running North gil degrees East 20 10
perches North 535 degrees West 10
perches, South 3lt degrees West 30 40
perches to- the turnpike, thence with
said turnpike South 53s degrees East
6 Is perches to the beginning
CONTAINING ONE ACRE
OF LAND IN FEE SIMPLE
This property is improved by an "a
traclive and well planned house aid is
located on the Marlboro Pike about 5
miles from Washington, u. G., and will
make an attractive home or business
property, and is the same property oc-
cupied for some years by Mrs. Amanda
Burch.
TERMS OF SALE
Cash upon ratification of sale by the
Court, conveyancing and stamps, ETC..
At cost of purchaser. A deposit of
5000 90 will be required at time of sale
J.C. MATTINGLY,
Attorney named in Mortgage
Fendall Bldg, 344 D. ST., N. w.
Washing on, d. e..