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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-17
Garrett County Sunday Schools
Need Trained Workers.

In our Sunday schools there is but
one man or woman out of forty.
The supreme task of securing the
attendance of the other thirty-nine
rests with the consecrated and earn
est Sunday school teachers who have
had no previous training.
Our public school has one supervi
sor to 80 trained, paid teachers, who
work in separate class rooms with ad-
equate equipment. The Sunday school
has but one trained specialist as SUI
pervisor to three thousand unframed,
volunteer teachers who must work
without separate class rooms or de-
partments, in one-room, bench seated
schools, without blackboards, maps,
charts, pictures, tables OF library, and
often without even bibles or text
books.
As a result three out of four schol-
ars leave the Sunday school before
they reach their sixteenth year, and
seven out of ten pupils leave the Sun
day school without becoming mem
bers of any Christian church.
To give higher vision, wider knowl-
edge and more skill to the workers is
the purpose of the Young Peoples
Conference, held annually in Garrett
county. This date this year is May
21st, at Grantsville. May every indi-
vidual school throughout the county
avail itself of this opportunity to re-
ceive instruction for leadership.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-17

Kerins Brothers, automobile deal
ers and machinists, are having the
foundation laid upon which they will
erect a two-story cement block build
ing 5Sx6O feet. The new structure
will adioin and become a part of the
building which this firm erected last
year on Green street and will replace
the old livery barn that has stood on
the lot for more than thirty years.
When the building is completed the
firm will have a large up-to-date gar
age and machine shop occupying the
lower story and with commodious liv-
ing quarters on the second floor.
Mr.. Isaac D. Junkins, of the flood
swept town of Kitzmiller, was in Oak
land on Saturday last, and who stated
to The Republican that conditions in
the town are being slowly improved.
Mr.. Junkins was particularly unfor-
tunate by reason of the flood, he hav-
ing lost his live stock, barn and one
dwelling house in addition to his build
ing lot having been entirely denuded
of soil, the water carrying it away
entirely, only the rocks, resembling
in every particular, dry river bed,
being left.
Progress is made, not from ideas,
but from the application Of ideas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-17
SEEKING RECRUITS FOR
MILITARY TRAINING CAMP
Army Officer Was in Oakland for
This Purpose Last Friday

Lieut.. W. j. Grove, U. S. Army, was
in Oakland last Friday securing re-
cruits among the young men of the
town for the Citizens Military Train
ing Camp to be held July 1 to 80, at
Camp Meade, Maryland.
From Oakland Lieut.. Grove went to
Friendsville where he also solicited
recruits.
Lieut.. Grove visited the Oakland
High School Friday afternoon where
he secured seven prospective recruits
among the student body of that
school. The quota for Garrett county
is eight men, but this number will
be increased if occaion demands.
All expenses are paid for boys en-
tering these camps, including rail-
road fare, clothing and board. Only
young men between the ages of II
and "a are accepted.
Application blanks have been left
at The Republican Office where the
same may be procured by anyone in
terested. Examination for those de-
string to enter the camp will be
given free by DR.. John D. Darby, who
is an officer in the Medical Reserve
force.
While here Lieut.. Grove made ar
engagements with the management of
the Maryland Theatre to show a
moving picture at that house about
May 18th, entitled, "The Flagmak-
ers," which depicts the life in the
training camps.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-17
St. Marks Lutheran, Oakland.
"The Friendly Church"
Rev. D. M. Funk, Pastor.
Easter Sunday, April 20.

Easter Sunday, April 20.
$3.50 d. M, Sunday school. Mr.. G.
j. Altstetter, Superintendent. Every
member is urged to attend. Any per-
son without a home church in the
community will find a welcome with
US. Men, attend the Bible class.
10:45 a. NJ, Preparatory Service and
Holy Communion. Let every member
observe the Holy Rite. Make a special
effort to be present Easter Sunday for
Communion.
GAS p. M, Christian Endeavor. Mr.
Wellington Yutzy, president.
1880 p. M, Holy Communion with
sermon. Theme: "Jesus' last words
from the Cross"
Members, make Easter Day real
spiritual one for joy and worship.
Remember the Communion in the
morning at 10:45.
Don't forget to bring your Lenten
self-denial offering envelope with your
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-17

DR.. Harriet B. Jones, of Mounds
vile, West Va, sister of the late S.
T. Jones, of Oakland, and aunt of Mr..
H. L. and Miss Grace Jones, of this
place, has announced herself as a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for House of Delegates from Marshall
county, West Va DR.. Jones has been
an active Republican and closely as
ISOLATED with the effort to eradicate
tuberculosis in her native State
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-17
Road To Be Completed In Two
Weeks,

The T. D. Claiborne Construction
Corporation resumed activities in road
building on Third street Monday and
expect to complete the work by the
latter part of next week. The work
on Third and Oak streets in Oakland
was begun last year with the result
that winter came before the Third
street road was completed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-17
FLOODED TOWN IS RAPIDLY
GETTING BACK TO NORMAL
The Food Stringency at Kitzmil-
Ter Happily Averted

Inc people OF hltZmlller are CO.
operating fully with Mayor Pritts of
that town and the rehabilitation COM
mittee appointed by the Chairman of
the Garrett County Chapter of the
American Red Cross, and although
the town is still hard pressed on ac-
count of conditions caused by the
flood which overwhelmed it on March
29th, the work of rehabilitation is
well under way.
There may be some sickness result
as an aftermath of the flood, accord
ing to Director B. A. Harlan, of the
Red Cross Disaster Relief Commit
tee, but efforts to avert an epidemic
of pestilence are advancing as rap
idly as possible under local conditions.
The food stringency which threat
ened for time has been aveted since
the Western Maryland Railway has
again been opened for traffic, the first
train being run on Wednesday of last
week.
Miss Mary D. Storey and Miss The
resa Weld, Red Cross nurses of
Johnstown, Pa, who had been work
ing in Kitzmiller and Cumberland, re-
turned to Johnstown on Friday of last
week, having completed their work.
Miss Ruth Waterbury, Red Cross
nurse, has taken over the nursing of
cases at Kitzmiller. She will be as
ISOLATED with the health officers, Civ
ing inoculations, inspecting students
in the schools and giving health in
structions in the homes and advices
as to how to better sanitary condi-
lions in homes affected by the flood.
According to Director Harlan, who
returned from Kitzmiller on Frida1
that town and others in that section
were extremely hard hit by the flood
and conditions had no parallel in any
other sections visited by him in recent
years.
Director Harlan gave much credit
to Division Engineer G. H. Horn
baker, of the Western Maryland Rail
way, in establishing railroad commu-
nication with the towns nine days af-
ter the food, when it was the general
assumption that it could not be done
in less than thirty days.
Due to the railroad work the mines
supporting the towns affected by the
flood have resumed operations and
the men employed in them have re-
turned to work and thus replenish
their funds. In the meantime the
streets in Kitzmiller are being resur-
faced with ccal and other material
taken from the mines in the immedi-
ate vicinity.
Director Harlan returned to Wash
ington on Friday but will visit Kitz-
miller to make an inspection tour of
the flooded area some time in the
very near future.
Captain Roger Williams and five
State policemen who were on duty in
Kitzmiller during the rehabilitation of
the place, left there on Monday for
Baltimore. Before going to Kitzmil-
Ter the officers were stationed at Cum
berland where they patrolled the
streets while the town was in dark
ness due to the lack of electric lights.
The men were mounted, their ami
mails having been taken through Oak
land in a State truck and they were
returned to that city in the same
manner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-17
self-denial gift. We will consecrate

self-denial gift. We will consecrate
this money to our Lord for Christ and
others at the morning service.
We ask any man or woman not in
any church to consider their obliga-
ton to some church. If you are in
tereted in the Lutheran church, call
phone 42-W or get in touch with the
pastor this week. New members will
be received Sunday morning. We are
interested in you and trust that the
Lenten season has deepened your spir-
itual life. Our prayers are being Of
fered daily for the sick ones. Keep
the faith.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-17
CHURCH NOTICES.
Garrett Memorial Presbyterian, Oak
land.

Rev. Henry A. Grubbs, Pastor.
1000 a. M, Sunday school.
HOO a. M, Easter service. Easter
sermon; Easter music.
6:45 p. M, Christian Endeavor.
1870 p. M, Young Peoples Church.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-25

India and Australia. Presumably tbe route he chaftcI will be followed by mail Zeppelins. From London Il leads over Paris and Lyons in France 10 the Pisa aiFJ0Ipc. Then to Rome and out over the Mediterranean sea by way of Tafante oil the AdTiatiC side Of Italy's Loot. Caaea. the his toric seat Of an ancient civilization on the Greek Island Of Crete, is the next station. From there it is but a short jump to soiium on tine north African coast and thence to Cairo on the Nile, cradle Of civilization.
 ''rhe existing Cairo Bagtiad service marks out the next lap over the bak- ed hills of the Holy Land and the deseiated wealth O. the Euphrates valley. From Bag5ad the route leads te Basra at the head of tHe Persian gulf where the British checkmateJ Berlin-to- Bagdad railway: and skirt ing the Persian coast finds a station Of refuge at kararhi where lire great indus fitsr 0f West India joins tiie sea. Delhi. sacred city of India. and Eenares lie conveniently on the base line of an inverted isosceles triangle of tie great India peninsula which marks the iast leg of the trip 10 CsI- cutta. government beadauart ITS Of tha colony.
 'sThe hum of Zeppeiin motors will drown out much history when these rapid journeys beconae commonplace. Without go much as resoeciTul dip 4Fn eMfpa wzfI1 trrne and ferrrsS ff4se famous routes to the east. Ancient Egyptians built canal 10 join tIle east and west from Alexandria on the Nile to Heiiopoiis hoa On the Suez canal. and thence 10 the city nov known as Suez When the raraI fell into disUse camel eaF8taHs brought spices silks curios. indigo tea. DOT
New Britain herald., 1924-01-25

, cclains and jewels from vessels at tho head Of the Red Sea 10 ships oi
 Venice and Genoa waiting for cargoes in the Mediterranean.
 Another famous route began al Jala. where tl-e Crusaders campsd, and wound over the near desert to Damascus, thence to Bagdad and down the Euphrates 10 meet ships from India. China and Japan. Old Antioch in Syria was the terminus Of a land passage through AlcppO t0 Bagdad. Some ships even found bct- ter service through the Black sea. re- reiving their goods al Trebiz0nd, the Armenian city, after 1t had come q weary way through northern Persia, running the gauntlet of nomal tribes which are uncomfortable to this day. Alexander crossed tho Heliesp0nt where ConstantiH0pie now stands. de- feated the pcrsians after marching through Asia Minor. and went on to India. This route Hus used To some extent By traders Buf it's long land l0urneg-Ieft if exposed to baHlit raids. Brilliant Venice could cheek fhe Turks bt sra with her navy. but she could not defend the land routes against rising MosIem power. Tine Turkish barriar led Chris; opher Eol- n7nbns and Vasro da Gana to make their historic voyages.
 "Eneiard might have been forced 10 develop aerial communication with fdia before this # Disraeli had not acted in the face Of English pubic opinion which responded to Giad- stones srzuments against further eE- tension of the British empire. II was Disraeh Rho bought Bp tho sharfs iH The sucz canal put or fee market by the KhcIirt of EgFrt. tfrs assuring England control ef tht Panama ean- al-s twin. Although Eng and hsd es
New Britain herald., 1924-01-25
ROUTE ID ORIENT
 2,OOO YEARS AGO Worlds HiStoryMakers Had That
 as Their Goal

Washington, D. C., Jan. 24.-"An nonncement that the British air min. istry soon will establish passenrei mall and freight service with India by air with a fleet Of Zeppelins sim liar to the American 'shenandoah, recalls the establishment of many oth- CT historic routes 10 the Orient in more than 2s000 years" says a bulletin of the National Geographic society.
 "AleHander the Great. Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus. Yaseo dH Cana. Ferdinand do Lesseps. and the Berlin-to- Bagdad dreamers are some CT the history makers in whose foot steps the British air ministry is step- ping. Most Of the routes to the In- dies have been marked with wars, yet this is planned in the piping times of peace.
 Five days is the schedule the Brit ish set for themselves. yasco da Cana sailed ten months before lie touched the shores Of India and even the English packets who followed his route around the Cape Of Good Hope took six months. Fastest steamships make Bombay. through the surz canal today in from fourteen to fifteen days. The air ship cuts the time necessary for this journey two-thirds.
 Aviation shrinks the thousands Of miles which have caused wastefui and sometimes fatal delay to races Of men since the beginning Of history. Recent experiments Of the American postal service prove tke feasibility Of 2s-hour service between San Fran cisco and Nov York. One hundred years ago fl took twice that number of days to transfer mail from coast to coast. Over the caravans toiling slowly across desert trails 4.H0g years old between Cairo and Bagdad. swift British mail planes fly. even now making hundred trips between these ancient centers to one trip made by camel.
 "Britain's nos route to the Orient Vi as plotted by the late Sir Ross Smith in his famous 10,n9G mite trip to Aus traIfa in 191e. He made Australia from London in 2T days and touched fin the c0ur~e Of his journey four ma jor units of the British Common wealth Of Nations. England. Egypt.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-25

abolished mail service with India and
 Australia over the Isthmus of suez in 1892, Lord Palmerston gave no encouragement to De Lesss ps when he embarked on the great task Of cutting the ditch to connect the Mediterran-
 can and the Indian ocean. The first years Of the canals existence were not as profitable as tlIad been expected,
 but Disraeli saw it's possibilities and lest no opportunity to take control of the water link from France. In 1922 net tonnage to the amount Of 29.7Is,- LOO passed through the canal Ii was ihis same Dc f.esseps who made the ili=fated attempt 10 build tho Pan- anna canai.'
New Britain herald., 1924-01-25
'rrmature old age Of women

It is no secret that so many women suffer from ailments peculiar to their sex. Dark circles appear under the eyes. a pale drawn. haggard expres- sion to the countenance. and the weakness which accompanies such ail- menfs Is evidenced by the tagging step. headache. baekache. and nery- ous conditions. Every woman who is afflicted in this way should rely upon Lydia E. Pfnkhan's Vegetable Conn pound which for half a century has been overcoming some of the most stubborn ailments of women.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-25

THE BUSIEST AND COSIEST DEPT. IN OUR STORE
 Visit LAMP SHADE department, where you will find most complete line in all the materials for all kinds of lamp shades You will also find real Japanese bases for and complete line of bases for floor lamps
New Britain herald., 1924-01-25

Children's Beacon Blan- ket Bath Robes, in sizes s-l4; I.,l Clear E1 0S
New Britain herald., 1924-01-25

Soiled Blankets reduced 13 to Y below our usual Low est in the CtysPrices opportunity to pick up sonic genuine bargains in blankets
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
SLAYER HEARS
SENTENCEOF
DEATH
Ralph Thomas, Convicted for
Death of Wife, Is Order
ed Hanged.

Ralph Thomas, thirty.five years
old, colored, convicted January 16
last of first degree murder in con-
nection with the death Of his wife,
Sadie Thomas, thirty years old
August / last, was yesterday SEN
fenced by Justice Hoehling presiding
in Criminal Court No. 2 to be hanged
Tuesday, May 81.
When asked whether he had
anything to say whether the SEN
tence of the law should not be
pronounced, the condemned man
smiled and shook his head.
Jealousy and corn liquor were re-
sponsible for the crime which was
committed in the woman's room at
221 I street southwest, by slashing
her throat from ear to ear with a
razor. The couple were separated,
and the night of the crime they
met on the street, took an automo-
bile ride and visited friends. The
automobile was driven to the &C.
cuseds house which both entered.
A few minutes later Thomas came
to the door saying he was going
for a bottle Of ginger ale,' Henry
Lewis, brother Of the dead woman,
tired of waiting for Thomas, enter
ed the house and found the body
of his sister, stretched out on q
bed. The razor was found.
A motion for a new trial was
overruled by the court who replied
that the prisoner had had a fair
trial by able counsel, who gave
notice of an appeal.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
MOT0RCYC[|ST
THOUGH DRUNK
MAY DRIVE
SchuIdt UphpoIds Letter Of
Law in Deciding Traffic
Case Demurrer.

Under existing traffic regulations it
is no violation Of the law to operate
a motorcycle while drunk.
That there was no law covering
this offense was decided by Judge
Gus A.. Schuldt in the United States
branch Of Police Court yesterday
when the court sustained demurrer
filed by former Judge Robert Hardi-
son in the case Of John A. Proctor
tried before Judge Schuldt in Traffic
Court charged with operating mo-
torcycle while under the influence
Of liquor.
The demurrer contended that the
act of Congress made it an offense
to operate an automobile, horse.
drawn vehicle. street car, steam en-.
gine or railroad train while intOxica.
ted, but that no mention was made Of
motorcycles and that, therefore, they
could not be included.
This Is the first case of the kind
brought to the attention of the traf-
fic court and Judge Schuldt, in sus-
tanning the demurrer, upheld the
strict letter of the law.
According to Assistant Corporation
Counsel Edward w. Thomas, 1t will
be necessary to Immediately have
the law amended to cover motor
cycles for, according to Thomas, It is
even more dangerous than attempt.
ing to operate an automobile while
inebriated.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
HONOR SCOUTS
PAY VISIT To
PRESIDENT
National Boys Movement
Celebrates Fourteenth
Anniversary.

Fourteen honor scouts Of the Dis
trict Boy Scout organization were
received by President Coolidge at
the White House yesterday, on the
fourteenth anniversary Of the
forming Of the Boy Scout move
ment.
The Scouts represent not only
the three thousand members Of the
local organization, but the five
hundred thousand boys throughout
the United States.
The boys were presented to Presi-
dent Coolidge. who is the homo orary.
president Of the Boy Scouts Of
America, by L. A. Snead, presi-
dent Of the District organization.
He was accompanied by Edward d.
Shaw, District Scout executive. ond
Linn s. Drake, assistant executive.
The, boys were Ralph BARLEY, James
D. Hall, Arthur Kimball, Thomas
McConville, Robert Fulton, Hale
Sehorn, Benjamin Dyer, William
Phelan, Philip Herrick, Clyde Sar-
gent, James Douglas, Wheeler
Braden, Lewis Atkins, and Firth
Marquis.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
SPENDS $1.65 A DAY
TO EARN ONE CENT

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa, Feb. 8.
The Duncansville branch Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad earns one
cent a day for the company, but
in order to get it the railroad pays
out about $1.65, that being the
cost of operating the one train
daily on the branch. This was the
information presented to Public
Service Commissioner Mitchell, who
conducted a hearing on the COM
pany's petition to be permitted
to abandon service on the Dun.
The Springfield y rnsd AZ" branch ons figures
it cost $3.797 to operate the four
trains, Passenger Trainmaster L. l..
Banks, Of Altoona, said.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
BUDGET BUREAU.
ASKED To LET
SYN|ESTAY
Commissioners Seek $4,5oo
for Retention of Special
D. c. Counsel.

The District Commissioners yester.
day sent to the Budget Bureau sup
Elementary estimate Of $4,000 to be
paid special counsel Of the Public
Utilities Commission.
Daniel J. Donovan, District Audi
tor, told the Budget Bureau that the
Commissioners were anxious to have
this item speedily forwarded to Con-
gress after its approval
OF this money, part will be USED
to pay Conrad H. Syme for his legal
services with the commission dur
ing the present fiscal year and the
rest will go to Mr. Syme to continue
as special counsel until July l,
1926.
Seek Quick Action.
The Commissioners are planning
to ask immediate action of Con-
gress, and the proposed appropria-
ton will be sent to Capitol Hill as
an urgent supplementary estimate.
It Is expected the item will be
considered by the subcommittee on
District appropriations Of the House
Appropriations Committee within
the next few days.
Little difficulty in getting the ap-
proval' Of Congress to this item is
expected.
Mrs. syme is now aiding in the
Potomac Electric Power Company
valuation case which is now before
the District Supreme Court. He Is
assisting Frank H. Stephens, gen.
: eral counsel of the commission.
The Commissioners will undoubted-
~ impress upon Congress the need
for the services of Mr.. Syme. Mr..
Syme is the only attorney of the
Commission who has taken part in
the valuation case since it was first
opened nearly seven years ago.
The valuation case, most important
public utility suit ever brought be-
fore the District courts, involves an
impounded fund of $5,000,000. The
courts must decide whether this
money will be returned to con-
sumers of electricity or whether it
shall be given to the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company.
When the case first opened in
the court Mr.. Syme represented the
commission. He was at that time
Corporation Counsel. In 1920, kfr.
Syme resigned as Corporation
Counsel and was succeeded by Mr..
Stephens. The commission retained
Mr.. Syme as special counsel in the
case and paid him $4,000 a. year,
this money coming out of the gen.
eral maintenance fund of the com.
mission.
A year ago Congress cut down
the Commissions maintenance fund
by $4,000 and provided in the ap-
preparation bill that no part of
the amount remaining in the
maintenance fund should be used
to employ special counsel. This
automatically cut Mr.. Syrre off the
pay roll and severed his official
connection as special counsel.
Realizing the Importance of Mr..
Syme's connection in the case The
Washington Times and The Wash
ington Herald raised a fund of
$4,000 to continue to aid in the
valuation case. His services have
thus been continued in connection
with the suit