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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-26
ADMITS OF NO DEFENSE.

An outstanding fact of the utmost
slgnihcance in relation to the retire
ment of Secretary Lansing, is the
practical unanimity of the American
press in expressions of amazement
and regret. Independent and Demo-
cratic as well as republican news
pabpers are alike emphatic in the
opinion that the Secretary of State
was unjustly accused of usurpation.
and that, as the New York World
has said, "the people have a right to
know what is back of this extraordi-
nary case"
The Presidents attitude, therefore
becomes the subject of wondering
comment, based upon his correspon-
dence. Mr.. Lansing is charged with
unprecedented usurpation in calling
and presiding over Cabinet confer
ences during the Presidents indisposi-
ton. The truth is that there were
several precedents for such action;
that the government had to go on;
that the members of the Cabinet are
the Presidents own agents, deriving
much of their authority from him,
and that there was absolutely moth
ing in the nature of usurpation.
Mr.. Lansing was told that under
constitutional law and practice no
one but the President has the right
to summon the heads of the executive
departments into conference. The
truth is that so far as the Constitu-
ton is concerned, the Cabinet as a
Cabinet does not exist The commit
tees of Congress which often summon
single members of the Cabinet as wit
nesses may call all of them in to con-
ference if they will. In the cases COM
planned of the meeting were voluntary,
almost spontaneous. They were i'm
paratively needed for the transaction
and coordination of public business.
That they were held was supposed to
have been known to the President, but
his challenging letter to Mr. Lansing,
written after they had been in prog
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-26
BETTER SIRES-BETTER STOCK
Nation Wide Crusade to Improve the
Quality of Live Stock.

The United States Department of
Agriculture, through the Bureau of
Animal Industry, has started a nation
wide crusade to improve the quality
of live stock through use of pure
bred sires. Only the principal classes
of domestic live stock are included
such as horses, cattle, sheep, swine,
poultry, etc.
Good care, housing, feeding and dis
ease control, as we'll as good breed
ing, determine the value of live stock,
however, good breeding determines
the fundamental capacity of an ami
NAL to be profitable to its owner.
While the use of good females is like
wise important, good sires bring re-
suits more quickly and more econom-
ically in most cases. 1t is generally
conceded that the sire is three-fourths
of the herd and in many cases he is
more than that. There are good rea-
sons why every farmer cannot have
pure-bred females, but there is no
reason why every farmer cannot own
or have the use of good pure-bred
sire.
The primary purpose of the cam
paign is educational and is intended
to acquaint live stock owners with
the principals of successful breeding.
To make results effective and the
campaign definite, a plan of enroll
ment is provided, and each person en-
rolled receives an official emblem in
recognition.
Any person in the United States
who owns any kind of domestic stock
may be enrolled. 1t includes the boy
or girl who has merely pig or some
poultry, as well as more extensive
live stock breeder.
A person desiring to be enrolled in
the campaign fills out simple blank
showing the kind and number of
breeding animals kept and agrees that
all sires used for breeding. from the
date of signing the blank, must be
pure breeds of good quality. This
does not mean that the person sign
ing must own the sires-simply that
all breeding stock that he has must be
bred to good pure bred sires. Females
may be pure-bred, grade or scrub.
The emblem bears the name and
address of the livestock owner, date
enrolled and serial number signifying
the order in which it was issued. 1t
is printed in two colors and carries
the seal of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
The quality and productive capacity
of the average farm animal are still
very low. Millions of farmers are
wasting time and money on animals
that give less returns for the same
expenditure than would better stock.
Very few farmers in Garrett county
are getting the maximum returns
from the feed fed to their live stock
due largely to the inferior quality of
the stock. Why not adopt the slogan:
Better Sires-Better Stock" and Join
the crusade by enrolling in the better
live stock campaign?
The County Agent has enrolment
blanks and will be glad to send you
one to be filled and will send it to the
Department and get the emblem for
you. He will also be glad to assist
any one in securing pure-bred sires of
any kind or breed. Remember, that
all pure-breds are not all good pure
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-26
RURAL SCHOOLS IN PLIGHT
More than Half School Population in
Country Inefficiently Taught

Country Inefficiently Taught.
The state of rural education in Am
erica is something worse than a re-
grettable condition. 1t is a plight.
The plight is more than hopeless.
because America prides itself on its
public school system, even it's rural
school system, where, according to
facts published by the United States
Bureau of Education, the blind are
leading the blind into the ditch, with
little prospect of ever getting out.
More than half the school popula
ton of America lives in rural and vii
lage districts an dare taught by about
100000 teachers. Government statis-
tics show that at least one-half of
these teachers are mere girls and
boys. At least 100000 of them are
16, II and Is years of age, while
more than one half are 20 or less.
Because these teachers are so young
they are necessarily inexperienced.
immature in judgment and otherwise
poorly equipped for their work. OF
one-half of this corps it may truly be
said their inefficiency is pitiful. The
annual turnover" in this corps of
100000 is 10000. The average teach
ing period of the rural teacher is less
than two years.
Of this 100000 at least 10000 are
so poorly educated as to be unable to
meet the very meagre standards of
the lowest grade of teachers GER
tificates.
These teachers We're given emer-
gency certificates because of the shor-
tage of better material. And even at
that there are now more than 1.0OO,-
600 children in America out OF
school because not enough teachers
can be found to teach them. And more
than 100000 are now under teach
ers who have not had more than an
elghth-grade ducation-many of
them less.
This is not the end of the list of in
dictments against the rural school.
1t is found that native-born litter
ates are proportionately six times as
numerous in the rural districts as in
the urban districts; because in the
cities schools are large and better
equipped; the grade of the teacher is
higher, the wages are better and the
compulsory attendance laws are bet
ter enforced.
The war test that showed one
fourth of our young men unable to
write an intelligent letter or get the
sense out of newspaper also showed
that the greater number of these were
from rural school districts. The small
rural school is failure as an educa-
tor and hindrance to the entry of
better education.
What is the remedy? Is it the
total and final abolition of little rural
schools and their mergence into con-
solidated schools so large that they
may afford as good an equipment and
as high grade of instruction as those
enjoyed by the city schools?
We doubt it.
Our remedy is higher and harder
requirements for teachers certifi-
cate, accompanied by pay that will
make it an inducement for people of
the best intelligence and teaching
ability to take up teaching as life
profession.
Must this be supported by general
taxation. We must give this consid-
Grafton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-26
Garrett County School News.


The patriotic and patrons day pro-
gram rendered at the Oakland Gram
mar School on Friday, February 10th,
was success from every standpoint.
Quite a number of the patrons of the
school were present, and the pupils
performed their parts well. The play
entitled, "The Coming of Liberty
by the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
grades, the songs, dialogues and play
by the first, second and third grades.
were all very good.
During the latter part of the pro-
gram, the exercises were planned with
the idea of getting before the people
some of the things the schools are
trying to accomplish. AS a result of
the meeting, the patrons organized,
electing Mrs. f. z. Tower as the pres
ident and decided to have another
meeting on March 18th. Other of
ticers were elected and committees
appointed. These will be published
later This organization belongs to
the patrons of the school-the moth
ers, fathers, friends of the Oakland
schoolWon't everyone show his or her
interest by being present at this meet
ing? A constitution and bylaws will
be adopted; also a general plan for
the years work. Won't you let us
have the benefit of your ideas?
E. NJ. NJ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-26
TRUSTEES SALE
OF VALUABLE
Coal Property

Under and by virtue of a decree of
the Circuit Court of Garrett county,
passed on the 9th day of February,
1920, in a cause wherein Harvey 7.
Speicher ct al, are plaintiffs, and
Maude Ashby ct al, are defendants,
the same being No. 2273 Equity, the
undersigned was appointed trustee to
sell the property in the proceedings
mentioned. and l hereby give notice
that on
SATURDAY, THE 9Th DAY OF
MARCH, 1920.
at II o'clock A. NJ, at the front door
of the Court House in the town of
Oakland, Nd, l will offer for sale at
public auction all the coal underlying
tract of land containing twenty-one
acres and one hundred and thirty-four
and one-half square rods, situate
about one-fourth of mile southwest
of Crellin, near the Kendall Railroad,
and being the same property that was
conveyed to Harvey J. Speicher ct al.
by Ralph T. Ashby and wife by deed
dated November goth, 1917, and re-
corded in Liber No. 72, folio 432, ETC.,
one of the Land Records of Garrett
county, to which said deed reference is
hereby made for courses and distances
of the same Said property will be
sold to include all mining rights con-
tanned in said deed. Said coal is de-
veloped and mine on same is in op-
GRAFTON, and said sale will embrace
not only the coal, but also the equip
ment of said mine, including tipple.
houses, mine rail, mine cars, track, etc
TERMS OF SALE-As prescribed
by said decree, will be one-third cash
on day of sale; one-third in six months
and one-third in twelve months. or all
cash, at the option of the purchaser.
The credit portions to bear interest
and to be secured to the satisfaction
of said trustee.
HARVEY ]. SPEICHER,
Trustee.
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his disability and no word of dis
APPROVAL ever came from the White
House.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-26
JENNINGS

Many of the coal mines in this sec
ton are operating about half time
on account of the shortage of cars.
A large number of people from this
town attended the funeral of Mrs.
Grant Wiley at Grantsville Sunday.
Mr.. John Bacon, of near Cumber-
land, has bought the ]. L. burst farm
from the Casselman Lumber Company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-26
The ORIGINAL PATENTED PIpELEss FURNAcs

breds. There are scrub pure-breds as
well as common scrubs and these
should be eliminated. Remember,
also, that feeding and care are fully
as important as good breeding
ENROLL In the Better Sire-Better
Stock" campaign. 1t will be a right
step in the right direction.
]. A. fowler, Co. Agent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-26
THE DEATH RECURD.
MRS. LUCILLE HILLARY HOUCK

Mrs. Lucille Hilleary Houck, of
Tunnelton, w. Va, died at her home
in that place at 8 o'clock Monday
night. Mrs. Houck was formerly of
this county. Besides her husband she
is survived by two infant children,
her mother, Mrs. Charles Duckworth,
a brother, Gus, and a sister, Woody,
all of Gormania.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-26
Banner Schools for the Month of Jan.
uary, 1920.


The following schools have made
the highest per centage of attendance
in their respective election districts
and therefore are considered the ban
ner schools for their districts.
Those repeatig this month are fol-
lowed by a parenthesis containing
numbers showing how often that par
ticular school has held the banner
this school year; those not having re-
ports in the Office of the Board of
Education by the tenth of the month
forfeit their rights as contestants for
the banner:
E.D.No. School Principal PC.
Bethel. Miss C. Pence. 100
2-Frazee Ridge. Miss Chisholm 95
3-Red Hill. " Fazenbaker. 100
dry Run. Miss B. Reed -. 81
5-WindingRidge Miss Holiday SO
6-Cherry Mead's. Miss Ault. 90
South Point. N. X. WEIGH. IS
S-Gauer. Mrs. Arts. ....... 95
9-Miss. Miss C. Jones (3). ..... 81
10-Wilson. Miss F. Lee(3). 80. 81
11-Inskeep. Mr.. Mccormick. 90
12-Bowser. Miss Bowser. 81
13-Kitzmiller-Mr. Ramsdell(2) 90
14-Oakland Mr.. Bissell(3) 49,. 80
The State high schools are not eli
gible for the banner under the terms
of the contest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-26

Lost-A grey Shepherd dog with
brown spots; white on breast; reward
paid to finder. Notify Edgar Breed
love, Breedlove, West Va.-Advertise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
son sang group of songs. accompanied

son sang group of songs, accompanied by Mrs. Robert Simpson.
 At late hour supper was served in the dining room, where Mrs. Robert Wetmore poured coffee, Mrs Hubert Scruggs pre- sided at the tea table and Miss Eleanor Messer and Miss Eleanor Seals served punch.
 Among those included in this delightful hospitality were: Miss Massey, Miss Katherine Massey, Miss Marion Hicks, Miss Evelyn Hoke, Miss Elsie Espy. of Savannah, Miss Adele Gordy, Miss Vir- ginia Sidel of Richmond, Ind, Miss Eleanor Messer; MT. R. E. Mccoy, MT. Dan Bullard, MT. George Headley MT. John Kirchler, MT. Jack London, Mir. Tom Jones, MT. Edwin Delaplane MT. John Setlay,. MT. and Mrs. Richard Mas sey, Mir. an5SMrs. Arthur Gordy, MT. and
 Mrs. GedrgGABridges, MT. and Mrs. Hu- bert Scruggs, MT. and Mrs. James Hicks. Mir. and Mrs. O. L. Stephenson, MT. and Mrs. Robert Simpson, MT. and Mrs. Frank Spain, Judge and Mrs. William Fort, MT. and Mrs. Robert Wetmore, MT. and Mrs. Frank o. Headley, Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Hamrick, MT. and Mrs. R. Newman, MT. and Mrs J. D. Moore, Mrs. Hardaway, Mrs. Camp, Mrs. A. NJ. Cox, Miss Eleanor Seals, MT J. R. Estes, Jr., and MT. Redd Estes and others.
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MIR. AND MRS. BRIDGES DINNER HOSTS

Mir and Mrs. George Bridges enter tained at dinner last evening in honor of Miss Elizabeth Massey, a. charming bride-elect of the week.
 The table was made attractive with flowers favors and dainty place cards. Japanese decorations being used.
 The guests included the members of the bridal party-Miss Massey. MISS Katherine Massey, Miss Evelyn Hoke' Miss Marion Hicks, Miss Adelle Gordy, Miss Elsie Espey, Miss Eleonore Seiden, Mrs. Mccoy MT. Daniel Builard, MT John Kirschler, MT. Frank Jones, MT. George Headley, Mr Wilkes Lyndon, Mr. Alex J. Kelly and MT. Edward S.. Delaplane.
 Other guests were: Mir. and Mrs. Richard Massey, Mir. and Mrs U. Ii. Hardaway, Miss Mary Tignor ana Mrs' @ Arthur Gordy of Columbus Ga, Mrs. Leon Camp of Savannah and MT. and Mrs. John Luke.
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caloosa. where she went to attend the wedding of her cousin, Miss Annie Belle Phifer.
 Mrs. c. B. Frierson and little daugh- ter have returned from visit to Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Powers in Tuscaloosa
 Miss Alberta Sawyer will leave next week for Lincoln, where she vii visit relatives during the holidays.
 Miss Kitty Sligh of Tuscaloosa spent the weekend with relatives in the city.
 Miss Bell Canterbury spent the weekend with relatives in Huntsville.
 Mrs. J. c. Norton of Anniston is visiting friends in the city.
 Mrs. Byron Nixon has returned to her home in Jacksonville after visit to friends here.
 Mrs. James Arlington Webb is the guest of MT. and Mrs. John c. Carter at their home in Montgomery.
 MT. Ira w. Brougton has gone to Chicago to visit his son, his mother and other relatives.
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RANDOM NOTES

1 Mrs. Joseph Sher of Hibbing, Minn., I is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. B. Siegel, Mrs. Sher will be remem-
 bered as Miss Pearl Siegel. Mrs. George A. Nelson is the guest of Mrs. O. l.. Russell and will remain ! until after the Pegues- -Russel wed- ding.
 Mrs. w. H. Warren is home after spending several days with relatives in Chattanooga. Mrs. M. R. Christian is the guest of | friends at Shreveport, La. Haynes Wamseler will come from Colorado this week to spend the holi- days with his parents. MT. and Mrs. W. N. Wamseler at Harlicourt. Miss Minnie Daniels will spend the holidays with relatives at Gordo. Ala. Mrs. Milo Long, who has been the guest of Mrs. James l.. Harrison and
 Mrs. M. E. Long in Tuscaloosa, has returned home. Mrs. G. H. Bailey of Anniston Is visiting relatives in Birmingham. I Miss Nell McKinnon of Selma Is visiting her aunt, Mrs, Sid Leo. l. Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Lindsey and Miss Conway Buckner are making a short visit to friends in Birmingham hav-
 ing come to attend the Shrine meeting. | Mrs. James A. Allen has returned ! from visit of a week with Mrs. A. A. Allen in Montgomery.N | Miss Florence Jordan will arrive Ivr-t lptr .~T ks L TD.I
 more to be the guest of her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Will Jordan. for the l holidays.
 Miss stephanie Levert will return Thursday to her home in New Orleans after a visit to her uncle and aunt,
 MT. and Mrs Fred Levert. MT. Normal Snow Morgan has re- l turned from Oxford, where he visited l his mother. Mrs. Ada Morgan. l Mir and Mrs Ellington Chisholm an- nounce the birth of daughter whom 1 they have named Martha Louise after ! their mothers.
 Mrs. Clarence Barker returned to l her home yesterday in Philadelphia, after visit to her parents. MT. and
 Mrs w. B. Lawkin on Highland ave- l nue.
 1 MT. and Mrs. R. 0. Launey have l named their little son, Penwell Eng
 lerth for his paternal grandmother. 1 Mrs. W. H. Kettig and Mrs. Walker 1 Percy will leave this week for New Or leans.
 1 Miss Martha EzeIl will leave this week for her home in Nashville. where she will spend the holidays with friends and relatives. l Miss Marie Enslen will leave this | week for Lincoln, where she will visit days.
 Misses Glenice and Curtis Hicks will spend the holidays with relatives and friends in Centerville. MT. Newbold Walmsley will return from Baltimore to spend the holidays
 at home.
 Mrs. L. M. Burns. who has been visiting friends in the city. has re- turned to her home in Anniston. Mrs. Oscar Berney is the guest of
 her cousin. Mrs. Roy Faucette. in Tus-
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MERIDIAN DELEGATES LEAVE FOR MOBILE
 TO BOOST HIGHWAY

Meridian. Miss, December 13.-tSpe- cial) )--W. A. Lyerly, Cliff Williams, J. M. McBeath, Dr. R. J. Bateman and General Secretary c. w. Hayward of the Meridian board of trade and cotton ex-
 change left Saturday for Mobile. where they were to join party of better high way boosters in trip over the proposed
 Meridian-Mobile highway, the weather
 permitting. The programme calls for speaking at the various towns between
 Mobile and Meridian and is to continue three days, the final meeting being held lat Quitman Wednesday evening. Consid- erable interest has been aroused in the early building of this road, which is to be part of the Mississippi Valley high way starting from St. Paul, Minn.
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, covery as yet of oil. As the drills at the northwest of the city penetrate deeper,
 the interest grows more intense. For the past week boring has been carried on in hard limerock strata at depth of more than 1000 feet, and it is the firm belief of many that oil in paying quan-
 titles and possibly a great gusher will
 be brought in when the far side of the
 rock is reached. The promoters of the
 venture feel hopeful that their work will
 prove successful. but are making no
 claims that might mislead the people.
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\ MARRIAGE of much interest to
 N -. r..io..a.. ir, 1,ir,,, rvl,n m runa

N MARRIAGE of much Interest to AA many friends in Birmingham was S S that of Miss Jeanne Marie Sut- ton, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Stanley Sutton of Memphis, and pr. John Sharp Gillespie of this city. which took place last Thursday evening at the Hotel Gayoso, in Memphis.
 The decorations were of palms, ferns and quantities of white chrysanthemums, La France roses and candles. Tall white vases of chrysanthemums. joined by fes- toons of smilax, formed an aisle leading to the improvised altar, which was ar- ranged with palms, ferns and white chrysanthemums.
 Mir Owen Gillespie, brother of the groom. sang a group of appropriate songs preceding the ceremony.
 The bride wore a robe of ivory chiffon velvet, with panels edged in pearls over silver brocade. and with court train of real lace, over which her vail fell from a coronet of valley lilies. She carried a chatelaine bouquet of valley lilies and gardenias.
 Dr. Gillespie had as his best man Mir.
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1 James Gillespie of this city and MT. Ern-
 est Sutton, Jr., brother of the bride, was groomsman.
 1 The ceremony was performed by the
 Rev. c. T. Wright, rector of Grace church of Memphis. l The ceremony was followed by we'd
 ding reception, after which Dr. Gillespie
 and his bride left for wedding trip. ! They will return to Birmingham for the holidays, where they will make ther
 home, and where many lovely entertain-
 ments will be given for the charming hrid
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MIR. REESE ADAMSON'S LUNCHEON

Complimenting his father. Judge W. c. Adamson of Carrollton and Mrs. Adam son with a luncheon Saturday, MT. Reese Adamson added another attractive cour- tesy to the many which have been shown the distinguished ex-congressman from Georgia and his lovely wife during their visit here.
 MT. Adamson's guests invited to meet Judge and Mrs. Adamson were Mrs. Dr. Coleman
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MRS. ALIENS LYRIC PARTY

Mrs. Edward Allen entertained yes- terday at Lyric party, followed by tea at the Southern club, in honor of Miss Julia Carney, a bride be of the week.
 Mrs. Aliens guests included Miss Carney, Mrs. W. I. Grubb, Mrs. Haydn Myer. Mrs. Jesse Wyatt. Mrs. Jack Wall ton, Mrs. James Hard, Mrs. Hayse Tucker, Mrs. Blakely Mutch of Char lotte, N. C., Mrs. Donald Murdock, Mrs. Anne Carney and Miss Gertrude McCor- mack P
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CHRISTMAS TREE AT GIFT sHor

There will be pretty Christmas tree this afternoon at the gift shop, which will be held by Mrs. Norvell Cullom's band at the home of Mrs. Middleton Barnwell, on Chestnut Hill. The tree will be filled with pretty gifts and a number of dolls will be arranged in at tractive groups. There will be many other appropriate gifts and Miss Agnes Terrell will assist, showing some unusual features in the decorations.
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MRS. CRAWFORD'S LUNCHEON

Mrs. David c. Crawford was hostess yesterday at luncheon at the Southern club experimenting Miss Amy Fay Rus- sell, whose marriage to the Rev. David K. Pegues will be an event of the week. The luncheon table was adorned with flowers and pretty cards marked the places of the guests. who were: Miss Russell, Miss Irma Tapp, Mrs. E. l.. Russell Mrs. R. B. Smyer, Mrs. A. C. Montgomery and Mrs. O. l.. Russell.
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MISS PRINCE'S LIJNCHEON

Miss Jordan Prince entertained at luncheon at the Country club yesterday, complimenting Miss Mary Stuart Snyder of Minneapolis. Her guests included Miss Snyder Miss Louise Cunningham, Miss Stephanie Levert, Miss Mary Eliz abeth Caldwell. Miss Mary Stiles, Miss Willie Mae Brandon, Miss Virginia Dixon, Miss Helen Terrell, Miss Caro- line Copeland and Mrs. Crawford John