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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
Sunday School Notes of Interest

Wednesday morning, May %, at
$3.50 o'clock the young people of the
Garrett county. Sunday schools will
meet at Grantsville for their annual
conference.
The purpose of this conference is
four-fold: Q) to develop and MAIN
tain high standard of young peo-
pies work in all the Sunday schools
in the county; (2) to promote four
fold physical, mental, social and a
spiritually inter-Sunday school activi-
ties among the young people cages
12-24) of the Sunday schools of the
community; (3) to discover and de-
velop leaders among the young people
for local and community Sunday
school work; a. to unite the young
people of the Sunday schools of a
community in definite and construc-
tive program of Christian evangel-
ism, service and community better
ment.
The program provides for a discus
sion of the four-fold life of the boys
and girls themselves under the guild
ance of Col. Jos. D. Cudlipp, state
counsellor.
Full information concerning Camp
Royal will be given, Camp Royal be-
ing the summer training camp for
Maryland boys and girls where relig-
ious training is given during a period
OF two weeks during the month of Au-
gust.
The Grantsville people plan a
hearty welcome to all. Let each school
in Garrett county have a good repre-
sentation at this meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
st. Pau's Methodist Episcopal Church

Rev. ]. C. Buckley, Pastor.
1000 a. M, Sunday school. Mr.. E.
R. Jones, superintendent. Don't for
get that we have a place for every
member and friend of the church. We
are greatly pleased with the SPLEEN
did number of new members last Sun
day.
HOO a. M, public worship and SER
mon. At this hour the Knights of
Pythias will attend in body and
worship with us. We shall be greatly
pleased to have them.
6:45 p. M, Epworth League, Miss
Beatrice Ashby, president. Subject:
"The Promise of Jesus Realized"
1880 p. M, The Peoples Service.
Sermon theme: "The Day of Palms"
Holy Week will be observed in this
church with appropriate services each
evening except Saturday, at 1880.
The pastor kindly invites, and fully
expects, the presence of the men,
bers and friends of the church. WISH
tors and new people will find a cor
dial welcome. Let US give ourselves
to serious meditation, careful study
of the Word, daily prayer and earn
est endeavor in order that our hearts
may be purified and our unsaved
friends brought to Jesus. "Take time
to be holy"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
Order of the Eastern Star.

The Order of the Eastern Star of
Oakland, which was recently organ
lied through the efforts of the late
William j. Locke, of Mountain Lake
Park, will meet on April 18th, at the
Knights of Pythias lodge rooms at
500 o'clock for it's regular session.
1t is requested that all members be
present.
Just prior to his death Mr.. Locke,
who was both a Mason and an East
ern Star member, interested himself
in securing the necessary thirty char
ter members and when he had OBJ
tanned these made arrangements for
the institution of the Chapter. To
Mr.. Locks more than any other indi-
vidual credit is due.
The officers of the Oakland Chapter
are as follows:
Mrs. Maude Jones, Worthy Matron;
Mr.. Jos. E. Harmed, Worthy Patron;
Mrs. Anita Mealy, assistant Worthy
Matron; Mrs. j. S. Elliott, conduc-
tress; Mrs. Sarah Naylor, assistant;
Mrs. Alma Rathbun, treasurer; Mrs,
Juanita Thayer, secretary; Mrs. Carl
Fischer, Adah; Mrs. H. P. Stuck
Ruth; Miss Amelia Lauer, Estelle;
Mrs. Katherine Lyons, Martha; Miss
Helen Townshend, Electa; Mrs Blake
chaplain; Mrs. Edna Ashby, warden;
Mr.. C.. F. Hammond, sentinel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
st. Marks Lutheran, Oakland.
"The Friendly Church"
Rev. David M. Funk, Pastor,

Sixth Sunday in Lent.
$3.50 a. M, Sunday school, Mr.. G.
J. Altstetter, superintendent. Every
body invited to attend Sunday school.
10:45 a. m.,worship. Theme: Christ
the Bread of Life"
GAS p. M, Christian Endeavor, Mr..
Wellington Yutzy, president.
1880 p. M, worship. Theme: "Jesus'
Sixth Words from the Cross"
During Holy Week, services each
evening excepet Saturday, at 1880
o'clock We shall have character stu
dies of the personnel of Jesus.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of Holy Week a union monday Lem
ten service in the Presbyterian church
1905 to 1890. Everybody cordially
invited.
Any person desiring to unite with
the Lutheran church, see the pastor at
your earliest convenience so you may
be admitted at Easter time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10

Mrs. G. J. Mealy and Mrs. R. T..
Thayer spent several days recently in
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mr.. Calvin Browning, who has been
residing in Warren, Ohio, for the past
year, visited Garrett county relatives
several days recently.
Miss Mary Virginia Wilson, who is
teaching school in Baltimore, spent
the weekend in Oakland with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Will
son.
The chimney at the residence of
Mrs. j. M. Jarboe last Monday even
ing caught fire and for few min
utes it was thought that the house
was ablaze which brought out the
fire department in record time. No
damage, fortunately resulted.
The famous Sturgiss Pharmacy
window seat" will pass out of ex-
istence in the very near future when
corps of carpenters begin work on
the interior of the building. A dis
play window to correspond with the
one on the opposite side of the store
entrance will replace the window seat,
and the store as a whole will under
go a complete change.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
BODIES OF TWO FLOOD
VICTIMS ARE RECOVERED
Remains of Samuel Beeman and
Father Found in Potomac
River by Searching Party

The bodies of Samuel Beeman and
his father, who, with Mrs. Beeman
and their son, aged ten, and daughter,
aged eight years, who were drowned
on Saturday, March 29th, at Kitzmil-
Ter, this county, when their house and
many others was washed away in
the flood which rose over practically
the entire town from the Potomac
river, were found on Monday of this
week near Shaw by a searching party
led by James Burke, of KitzmiIler.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
Poultry Club ORGANIZED.

Through the courtesy of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company,
ten boys and girls in Garrett county
will be able to start in the poultry
business this spring for themselves.
This year, for the second time, the
railroad will give away to Poultry
Club members in each county through
which the railroad lines run, ten set
tings of pure bred Barred Rock eggs.
These eggs are to be Matched and the
chicks raised by the club members
under the supervision of the County
Agent. During the raising of the
chickens the members are instructed
in feeding, housing, culling and breed
ing. In the fall pen of each men,
bers chickens are to be exhibited at
the fair or local show where special
prizes are offered. The pen winning
at the county show is sent to the Bal
timore Poultry Show, where it COM
petes with chickens from other Coun-
ty Clubs and the winner at this show
receives trip to the Madison Square
Garden show in New York.
Due to the increased interest taken
in poultry around Accident, the eggs
are to be placed with club members in
that community. The members to re-
ceive the eggs are as follows: Mil
dred Miller, Alma Georg, Erna Har-
mon, Artie Bowser, Hildegard E. Mil
Ter, Leslie L. Deal, John McGettigan,
Grace Hetrick, Evelyn Richter and
Ruth Miller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
Oakland High School Program

The Oakland High School will pre-
sent the following program on Fri
day afternoon at 2:45 o'clock:
Song .................. School
The Magic Finger of Spring
Address ..... Rev. J. F. Eckenrode
Cornet duet. Harold and Erval Ream
Song .................. .Glee Club
We All Have Very Bad Cold
Recitation ..........J James Duke
Mrs. Rastus Johnson's Wedding
Distribution of baseball tickets
All visitors may purchase season
tickets for the Oakland High School
baseball games upon this occasion at
the school price of rs cents each.
Program arranged by Madge Duke
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10

In white high schools of the coun-
ties the average expense per pupil at
tending was S77.59 for teachers sal
aries, $3.50 for other instruction,
S12.21 for operation and maintenance
and S2.77 for auxiliary agencies.
These amounts represent total cur
rent expense for each pupil attend
ing of 1926. In Baltimore city the
estimated current cost per pupil at
tending white senior high schools was
S13347, the report shows.
Commenting on the program of the
State Department of Education to
consolidate one and two teacher
schools into large graded schools, the
report reads as follows:
"There now are IA fewer teachers
in white elementary schools than
there were in 1922, in spite of the
fact that during the last three years
the white elementary school popula-
ton has increased by almost $1,000
The entire net decrease of 65 teach
ers in these schools took place in
one and two teacher schools, and the
greatest part of the decrease occur
red in one-teacher schools. There
now are 1925 county white element
airy teachers"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10

Mr. F. D. Matthews, a former em-
ploye of the Charles B. Hawley Co.
in Oakland but who has been at Clar-
ion for the past year or more, is here
for a few days visiting friends, ex-
pecting to leave this evening for
point in Arizona.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
State Licenses to Conduct Bust.
ness in Garrett County

Notice is hereby given that I will
begin to issue annual May licenses as
soon as application is made for the
same; that licenses cannot be ante
dated, and anyone continuing their
sales after the expiration of their
present licenses without having re-
newed the same, will be liable to pros
ecution E. z. TOWER,
Advertisement 7-3t. Clerk,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends for their help during the
sickness and after the death of our
father, Ezra Lee.
Advertisement THE CHILDREN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
CHURCH NOTICES.
Garrett Memorial Presbyterian, Oak
land.

Rev. Henry A. Grubbs, Pastor.
HOO a. H., Communion service.
1880 p. M, Young Peoples Church.
1000 a. M, Sunday school
6:45 p. M, Christian Endeavor.
Friday, 1880 p. M, Communion pre-
oaratory service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
st. Matthew's p. E. Church, Oakland.

Services on Sunday, April 18th, at
400 o'clock p. M, to be conducted by
Rev. E. L. Helferstein, Archdeacon of
Maryland. All are welcome.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10

Mrs. D. F. Close is visiting friends
in Cumberland this week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10
Parent-Teachers' Meeting.

The Oakland Parent-Teachers As
ISOLATION will hold their meeting in
the Oakland grammar school build
ing on April oath, at 1880 p. M, in
stead of on April 18th, as that date
falls during Holy Week.
All parents are urged to be present
as an election of officers for the en-
suing year takes place. The follow
ing program will be rendered:
Song Observation-Disclosures. Assembly
Piano solo Cecil Stewart
Song ..... Fourth Grade Boys
Silent Reading Fourth Grade Boys
Acting for the Movies.
Address ........ Rev. J. c. Buckley
Demonstration ........ Miss Durham
Ayers Scale in Hand Writing.
Piano solo ........ Mrs. L. c. Carey
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-10

Mrs. G. J. Mealy and Mrs. R. T.
Thayer spent several days recently in
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
julius Kahn.

. washington learns with the deepest
yesterday Of Representative Julius
Kahn, who has sat in Congress from
California for nearly a quarter Of a
century. He had been elected to the
House OF Representatives 13 times,
the voters Of his district expressing
their confidence in him anew only last
month, despite his illness, from which
he had been suffering for several
months. He was practically the unani-
nous choice of the people of that dis
trict, whom he had served faithfully
for so many years. Their confidence
and esteem were shared by all his as
sociates in Congress.
His personal qualities caused Mr..
Kahn to be sincerely beloved by his
colleagues. and by all with whom he
was associated. He was, however. not
merely a genial man, with the ability
to make and hoh friendships. He was
possessed of an ability above the aver.
age, a capacity for hard work, a keen.
ly intelligent understanding Of public
questions and, a;bove all, an ardent
patriotism. Although a native of Ger.
many, he was during the great war
one OF the stancfBest Of Americans in
his service for victory.
The country owes julius Kahn
much for his aid in securing the enact.
ment Of the selective service law at
the outset OF the participation Of the
United States in the war. AS member
and chairman OF the House committee
on military affairs he had labored for
the military preparedness OF this coun-
try for emergencies. He was a vigor.
Gus advocate Of citizen training for
possible military duty. His vision was
broad in respect to the country's obli.
cation in its own defense.
A kindly man, an energetic legisla.
tor, uncompromising in his devotion
to the highest principles Of public and
private righteousness, Julius Kahn
was one OF the outstanding figures In
Congress. Illness seized him at the
height Of his powers as a statesman,
and in his death the country suffers
a heavy loss.
Evening star., 1924-12-19

about 5000, 900 gallons a year, and
most Of this, it is said, falls into the
hands Of bootleggers. These lawbreak-
ers employ skilled chemists who en-
deavor to extract the poison. They
cannot get It ah out. and so a large
quantity OF toxic drink is sold and
consumed. and some Of it causes
death.
Those who steal or by trick obtain
this poisoned alcohol for the purpose
of selling 1t as drink are the ones who
are guilty of murderous practice, not
those who in execution of the law seek
to render It unfit for potation. 1t is
astonishing that an attempt is made
to fasten the blame for deaths from
this cause upon the enforcement unit.
Every person who deals in de-
natured alcohol, having stolen It. or
secured ii by bribery, is guilty Of Inul-
tiple crime, Of theft. Of corruption, of
Illicit selling and Of dealing In a mate
human life. Upon him and upon the
chemists whom he employs to "re-
nature" the alcohol rests the response
bility for deaths that may occur in the
course of this Illicit traffic.
To call the act OF poisoning the al
cohol. that If the laws were observed
would never reach human consump-
ton, an act Of murder Is to condone
by shift Of blame the really murderous
acts Of those who steal and sell know
ingly liquor that is deadly.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Lean Pickings for La Folletites.

All signs point to a hard Winter in
patronage affairs for the La Toilette
ties in Congress and their faithful CO.
workers at home. President Coolidge
sent to the Senate yesterday 40 nomi-
nations of postmasters in Wisconsin,
not one Of them suggested by Senator
La Toilette or any OF his followers in
the other branch Of Congress. Sena-
tor Lenroot, Senator La Follette's op-
ponent in Wisconsin, stood sponsor
for them all.
Thus having been barred from par
ticipation in party councils in the
Senate, along with the La Toilette
sympathtzers in that body, the la
Toilette group" in Congress find them
selves struck a blow In the spot where
1t hurts most-on the patronage nerve.
The administration is carrying the
war into Wisconsin with q vengeance,
amid loud shouts Of approval from
onlookers among the regular Repub-
licans.
It is said that the aggressive action
is not to stop with Wisconsin, how
ever. The party managers are report
ed to be intent upon making it un-
popular to be a La Toilette follower
throughout the other Northwestern
States where the regular Republicans
made such striking gains in the No
vember elections. This policy will be
in sharp contrast with the way Sena-
tor La Toilette has been dealt with in
the past by the regular factions. For
bearance with his party irregularity
and efforts to placate him marked the
course of the old-line leaders in the
past. While Senator La Toilette has
the personal friendship Of many OF
these leaders it would seem that from
now on it will be a case Of here's
where friendship ceases" when it
comes to question Of patronage for the
Senator and his political associates in
the Northwest.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
More Elbow Room.

The House once Building Commits.
sion has decided to recommend to the
appropriations committees the en-.
largement Of the Office accommoda-
tions Of Representatives by the addi.
ton Of 375 rooms to the building to be
located in the present spacious court
Of the structure. Every member Of
the House has reason to complain of
lack Of office accommodations for the
transaction Of the ever-increasing vol
ume Of the business Of his constitu-
ents and the country.
When the present building was
planned Il was wisely foreseen that
In time It would outgrow It's housing
capacity. and 1t was expected that the
great court In the center OF the four
wings, while serving to add light and
air for the present, would ultimately
be utilized az for an addition such as
that now recommended. At present
many scores Of members are restricted
to one room for their clerical force,
and must dictate their correspondence
Jand receive visitors and study legisla-
fEion under such conditions where
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Defends Esperanto.
international Language Would
Be Curbed by Divided Views.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your paper published lately an item
sent you by the Associated Press en-
titled lido Is Universal Language
Proposed"
person not already versed in the
subject OF international language
might be led to suppose from this
item that lido is a real novelty. In
fact, 1t dates from the year 1907. The
most important matter in relation to
this language Is, however, that Il Is a
mere proposed substitute for Es-
peranto, language which dates from
1887 and which has already attained
such world wide acceptance that II
may be found in use in every country
of the globe.
For practical purposes 1t Is evil
dent that language to be interna-
tional should be uniform throughout
the world, and that to propose two
or more such languages Is equivalent
to an abandonment OF the idea of
maximum Internationally. Tho ri
valry between these two languages
(and still other languages have been
proposed) has resulted in the deci-
sion by the American Radio Relay
League to adopt Esperanto as its
official International language. and
the radio associations Of other coun-
tries have agreed to the same con-
clusion. The League of Nations as
sembly, September 20, 1924, recon-
mended unanimously that the states
members OF the league grant to Es-
pcranto for international communi-
cation the treatment and charges in
force for telegraphic and radio COM
munications in national languages.
Other authorities have recommended
that Esperanto be adopted because 1t
Is 50 much more generally in use
that the attempt to substitute any
thing else would delay the adoption
of any International language, when
there Is urgent need that one be
adopted for present use. This view
of the matter is the one which ap-
peals most to the judgment OF the
general public, to which rival claims
Of theoretical superiority OF one Ian
guage over another are OF little in
terest.
AS to the claims set forth In the
item in question that lido Is the most
perfect language In existence" it may
be said that the characteristics
stated Of lido are those Of Esperanto.
with the exception that lido departs
from uniformity and simplicity where
Esperanto does not do SO.
B. PICKMAN MANN.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Would Give Annuity
To Employees Widows
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
1 have read with interest your
editorial concerning the proposed In
crease of annuity to retired Govern
ment employees. There Is a matter
which, IL seems to me, ought to be
taken care Of ahead of everything
else and that is to make provision
tor the widows of the deceased re-
tired employees.
As the matter stands now a man
might spend 80 years in the service
of the Government, be retired with
an annuity under the provision Of
the law, die within 80 days after
retirement and have his wife left
with no means of support, though
during HIS 80 years OF service she
might have done her part faithfully
in the home.
An amendment to the law provid-
ing for the continuation OF the an
nuities to the widows OF retired en-
ployes where the widow has reached
the age OF so at the time OF her
husbands death, or providing for the
continuation OF such annuities where
the widow has reached the age of SO
and was married to the deceased
employe for 10 years or more pre-
ceding his death, would appear to be
an equitable and humane move.
FRANK G. CAMPBELL
Evening star., 1924-12-19
A December Fog.

Washington has rarely had so dense
a fog as that which enveloped it this
morning. The mist came suddenly,
and in such volume as to obliterate
landmarks within a narrow range Of
vision. In places 1t was impossible to
see buildings across the street. The
condition was suggestive of London's
particular" visitations, though this
local fog lacked the so-called black
quality Of that of the British capital,
which Is due to the presence Of fine
particles Of SCOT emitted by the count.
less open fireplaces which there con-
stitute the chief form Of domestic
heating.
Such a fog Is a serious handicap to
all traffic. Luckily this fog today came
after the heavy morning rush Of
vehicles, else there would doubtless
have been many more accidents than
those that were reported. The fog not
only obscures the view, but causes a
slippery condition Of the pavement,
which makes driving a matter of diff.
ficulty. Despite the greatest care ma.
chimes will skid in such circumstances.
Luckily Washington has few Of
these heavy fogs. Located as 1t is
close to the river level 1t might readily
be the scene Of frequent dense mist
formations. But owing to some favora-
BILE combination Of air currents 1t Is
relatively free from the disabling con-
dition. In London, where the fogs are
frequent at this time Of year, serious
losses result. 1t is estimated that the
regent heavy fog in the British cap
itt entailed loss Of at least
Sc / 0,000.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Poisoned Alcohol.

Denunciation of the prohibition en-
forcement authorities for the practice
OF putting poison into alcohol to make
it unfit for beverage use, which was
expressed yesterday at a hearing be-
fore the Senate subcommittee, cannot
be justified by the fact that much Of
tAis alcohol finds its way through H.
legal courses into use as q beverage.
The fact that such potations are made
poisonous In conformity with the law
Roes not place responsibility for deaths
Ssa& may occur from them upon the
prohibition enforcement organization.
It is estimated that about $4,000, 900
gallons of alcohol are withdrawn an
nually from the warehouses for indus
trial purposes and turned over to per-
NIT holders. Before it Is so transferred
f. - denatured to make II unfit for
consumption. Leaks occur efter leavi
ing the warehouse to the extent Of