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The Republican., 1925-12-31
MATTHIAS FRAZEE

Death has again made an inroad in
the settlement known as Asher Glade
in Garrett county and called one of its
Oldest citizens, Matthias Frazee, son
of the late Isaac T. and Barbara Fra
zee, who was born February II, 1856,
and departed this life on December
Is, 1925, at the age of SO years, 10
months and day. Mr.. Frazee had
been in declining health for about two
years when he was stricken with
paralysis as he was returning from a
visit to his daughter at Terra Alta.
This occurred a month prior to his
death and at the home of his brother
George Frazee, at Somerfield, Pa. He
was removed to his home few days
later where his death occurred. The
funeral took place on Sunday, Decem-
ber goth, from the Asher Glade
church, the services being conducted
by Rev. George w. Vansickle, of the
Church of the Brethren, assisted by
Rev. Donachy, of the Baptist church,
following Winch the remains were
laid to rest in the cemetery at Asher
Glade. He united with the Baptist
church at an early age and lived a
consistent member of that denomina-
ton until death. Mr.. Frazee was
united in marriage with Amanda UNI
bel, daughter of the late Isaac NJ. and
Mary c. Umbel. To this union were
born three sons and three daughters.
of whom William, Ira and Mary pre-
ceded their father to the great be-
yond. He is survived by his wife, one
son, Isaac, and two daughters, Mrs.
Samuel Friend and Mrs. VIM. Reese,
by seven grandchildren; three broth
ers, S. K. Frazee, of Selbysport; How
ard and George W. Frazee, of Somer-
field, Pa; one sister, Mrs. Geo. Hum
bertson, of Fearer, Md, and other rel
atives in various sections of the coun-
try, besides a host of friends in the
community in which he lived and died.
Mr.. Frazee was held in the highest
esteem by his neighbors and he will
be greatly missed.
The Republican., 1925-12-31
DIED..
MRS. MARY C. LOAR.

Mrs. Mary Catherine Wheeler-Loar,
aged 80 years, one month and nine
teen days, widow of the late David
Henry Loar, died at her residence on
Second street in Oakland on Thursday
morning, December oath, 1925, after
an illness of several weeks following
a fall at her home when she injured
her spine. Mrs. Loar was born on a
farm near Eglon, West Va, and at
the age of twenty years her marriage
occurred, following which the couple
went to Piedmont where they resided
until 1869, when they moved to Oak
land and established their home, Mr..
Loar engaging in the mercantile bust
ness, Seven children were born to the
couple, the third dying at the age of
four years. The surviving sons and
daughters are Lawson L., of Clarks-
burg, W. Va; George W., of Grafton,
West Va; Charles H., Misses Lottie
The Republican., 1925-12-31
Rev. ID. NJ. Funk Goes to Nor
gantOwn, w. Va.

Rev. David NJ. Funk, who served as
pastor of st. Marks Lutheran church
in Oakland for the last three and one
half years, has gone to Morgantown,
West Virginia, to become pastor of
st. Pauls Lutheran church in that
city. 1t is with the deepest regret
to both pastor and people that they
separate. The church in Oakland un-
der the leadership of Rev. Funk has
enjoyed very congenial and success
full service together. During the three
and one-half years while Rev. Funk
served as pastor, ST. Marks Lutheran
not only more than doubled its mem
bership, but also trebled its budget to
carry on the work as we'll as building
up the spirituality of the congrega-
ton. The church under the leader
ship of its late pastor has enjoyed a
very fine spirit of harmony and coop
Grafton. Every organization within
the church has always stood ready to
help in putting over the programs as
mapped out.
The pastor recognizes this faithful
ness of the members and friends and
wishes to express his appreciation for
their fine support. The pastor also
wishes to express his appreciation to
the press for the kindly consideration
they always gave in publishing news
matter relative to the church and its
work.
To the people of Oakland, where
Rev. Funk enjoyed a most congenial
friendship, he wishes to express his
gratitude for the interest and fellow
ship always shown him to make his
pastorate happy one.
He goes to Morgantown to a field
which offers a larger service to man
kind. In the st. Paul's church at
MorgantOwn the field will offer work
among the student body of the West
Virginia University, which is big
feature of the new work.
In taking his departure, Rev. Funk
goes with pleasant memory of every
courtesy shown him and begs to re-
member Oakland as home, always.
The Republican., 1925-12-31
PERRY BROADWATER

Perry Broadwater, aged "a years,
died at the National Hotel, Grants
vile, on Tuesday, December 29th, fol-
lowing an illness of three weeks of
pneumonia. He had been employed at
the hotel for two years. He was born
on farm near New Germany, and
spent his entire life in Garrett coun-
ty. Mr.. Broadwater is survived by
two sons, Oscar W. and Howard R., of
Shirley, Ind, and by one daughter,
Mrs. Wesley Bowers, of near Grants
vile; also by nine grandchildren and
by six brothers and one sister, name
ly: Stephen, William, Peter and AL
bert, all of Avilton, Md; Waldo, of
Moscow Mills; John, of Midland, and
Mrs. Jane Coleman, of Frostburg. He
was the eldest of the family and was
grandson Of the late Amos Broad
water. The funeral will be held today
at Avilton, where services will be
conducted in the Cherry Grove Dun
kard church, Of which he was a mem
Der.
The Republican., 1925-12-31
OAKLAND A. A. OPENS
SEASON WITH VICTORY
Locals Join Maryland-P -Pennsyl.
vania League-Schedule Yet
To Be Approved.

Oakland athletic association opened
what looked to be a successful season
in basketball by defeating Clarksburg
last Friday night by a score of SO to
"a, in one of the closest and hardest
fought games seen here in quite a
while.
Rice, of the locals, proved even more
elusive than in former years, caging
ten field goals before the final whistle
sounded. Smooth pass work was lack
ing on both sides, as the teams have
not had the necessary practice to get
in mid-season form. Toward the close
of the game, however, Oakland came
thru with some pretty passes which
completely outgessed their opponents
and made victory a certainty.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. league,
composed of ten teams of which Oak
land is a member, will get under way
on January II, stated Wade H. Hine-
baugh, manager of the local associa-
tion. The arranged schedule has not
as yet been approved, but it will pro-
vide two games a week for each team,
one of which will be played on the
home floor and one away.
Following is the summary and line
The Republican., 1925-12-31
A Note of Appreciation.

We, the Pleasant Valley Commun-
ity Club desire in this manner to ex-
press our sincere thanks and graft
tude to Miss Lola Belle Green, our
County Demonstration Agent, for her
untiring efforts and helpfulness in the
work of our club during the past year.
MRS. N. K. WEIGH, Sec'y.
The Republican., 1925-12-31
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends
and relatives for their help and kind
ness during the illness and after the
death of our husband father. We wish
to thank those especially who sent
flowers and donated cars for the fun
eral.
MRS. REUBEN ENLOW AND
FAMILY.
Advertisement 45-1t*
The Republican., 1925-12-31
AUTO TAGS MUST Be
PROPERLY DISPLAYED
Commissioner Baughman Will
Start New Year With Drive
for Unsecured License Tags

Maryland registration tags for 1926
must be so affixed to the cars as to
comply fully with the requirements
of the law, which provide that they be
entirely unobscured, properly illumin-
ated as regards the rear one, kept
reasonably clean and securely at
tached as not to swing.
The above requirements of the
Maryland law are, of course, not new,
but Motor Vehicle Commissioner E.
Austin Baughman plans especial ac-
tivities to see that this section of the
law is complied with from the very
first with respect to the next years
tags, which are now being issued by
his department.
An educational campaign was re-
Gently conducted by Commissioner
Baughman's department, during which
practically no arrests were made, but
violations, many of them entirely in
nocent, were with the assistance
of the officers of his force, corrected
wherever the car with obscured, dirty,
swinging or insufficiently Illuminated
tags were stopped. This campaign,
which ran for about four weeks, with
an interruption of one week for an
initial check-up, showed a surprising
number Of cars to have been operated
in Maryland for nearly a whole year
with tage illegally placed.
"There has, within recent weeks
been a shocking number of cases in
Maryland highways where The So
called hit and rum reckless driver
with criminal tendencies or craven
cowardice, has heartlessly ridden
away with it because the tag number
on his car was obscured or improp-
erly illuminated" said Col. Baugh-
man in discussing his plans for assur-
ing his plans for the proper display
of registration tags during the COM
ing year. He added:
$50 far as it is possible, I plan to
try to educate the car owners of the
State to the necessity of meeting the
requirements of the law as quickly
and thoroughly as | can as early in
the coming year as it is possible. |
plan no wholesale arrests-at first.
Some time during ear February, af
ter the bulk of the 1926 tags have
been iSs1pd I intent +o 1aupcb oro+bo,,
educational campaign against obscur-
ed, dirty, unreadable, insufficiently il
Illuminated or swinging registration
tags. This will run for ten days or
two weeks. No arrests will be made,
unless, after car has been stopped
for an Illegally affixed tag, other vio-
lations are uncovered by the officer.
Wherever possible, and with the as
s1stance, if necessary, of the officer
stopping the car, the illegal condi-
ton will be corrected. The results of
this campaign will be checked, and,
within a week or two thereafter, an
other drive will be instituted
DO not" urged Commissioner
Baughman, depend upon the fact
that your 1926 tags are displayed in
the same place you showed those dis
played in 1925. This position may be
improper and not comply with the
law, and you may simply have been
lucky in getting by with it."
The Republican., 1925-12-31
last Fridays game:

Field goals: Rice, 10; Kicker, 6; Pa
ladino, 4; Parsons, 2; Bolden, 3; Rine-
hart, 2; Carrico, l.
Foul goals: Rice, 3; Parsons, 2;
Bolden, l; Rinehart, 2; Kicker, 2; Pa
ladino, 3; Pierce, 3.
Referee, Collins; timekpeeer, Par
sons; scorer, J. Stevenson.
Buckhannon Collegians will meet
the Oakland team on the local floor to-
morrow evening (Friday) at 8:15. The
visitors are expected to play an ex-
cellent game of basketball as their
team is composed of five college men,
three of whom come from West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan and two from Salem
College. The manager of the locals
was happy to slate Buckhannon for
New Years night, so he said, because
we expect a large number of the fans
to be present, and we want to give
them a game worthy of their sup
port"
The Republican., 1925-12-31
Garrett County Woman Writes
For Magazine.

One of the leading articles in De-
eember Good Housekeeping, a nation
ally known magazine, is the work of
Mrs. Frances Frizbey O'Donnell, a
resident of Oakland. The title is
Teaching Children to Eat" Mrs.
O'Donnell, it is understood, will write
more feature articles for this maga-
zine.
The Republican., 1925-12-31

Mr.. Harmon Bittinger, of Swanton,
has recently qualified as forest war
den according to an announcement is
sued few days ago by the State De-
partment of Forestry. There are now
fifty-three forest wardens in Garrett
county.
The Republican., 1925-12-31

Mr.. Chester Loraw, of the White
Front store, was visiting his home at
Corinth on Sunday.
The Republican., 1925-12-31

NJ. and NJ Grace, and Jndson, all of
Oakland. Mrs. Loar lived a consist
ent, lovely Christian life as a member
of st. PauPs NJ. E. church for more
than fifty years and as such leaves a
goodly heritage to her children as a
loving mother and exemplary Chris
tian woman. Her funeral took place
on Saturday from her late home, Rev.
DR.. Archibald Moore, of the M. f.
church, conducting the services both
at the home and at the cemetery. The
funeral was largely attended by resi-
dents of town as well as by friends
from various points, among whom
were the following: Mrs. Carter Ev-
ans, of Cincinnati; George Kern, of
Wheeling; Miss Mollie Porter, Balti-
more; James w. and William White,
Clarksburg; B. F. Poe, Clyde Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Keefer, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hardy, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Grayson,
Mrs. b. F. Bailey and Mrs. William
Rendell, Grafton; Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Hickey and daughter, Edward Wheel
er, Mrs. VIM. Thayer and Chas. Por-
ter, Cumberland; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthu
Wheeler, Piedmont; M. NJ. Sayer, Of
Keyser; G. L. Wheeler and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilfred Chadderton, Deer Park.
CHARLES S. DAVIS.
Charles S. Davis, eldest son of the
late Rev. John NJ. Davis and Eleanor
J. Davis, of Oakland, died at his home
last Wednesday afternoon, December
23rd, aged So years, months and %
days.
Mr.. Davis was a lifelong resident
of Oakland and was identified in an
intimate manner with the welfare and
progress of the community in every
thing beneficial to its growth and de-
velopment. For more than forty years
he was associated with his late father
in the hardware business and succeed
ed the elder Mr.. Davis as a member
of the Board Of Directors of the Gar
rett National Bank, which position he
occupied to the time of his death.
Mr. Davis became identified with
the Methodist Episcopal church in
Oakland at the age of eight years and
continued an active and consistent
member throughout his life. For many
years he was identified as an active
member of the official board of the
church, giving much of his time and
substance to it's welfare.
Mr.. Davis was united in marriage
with Sarah Lawton on December %,
1882, To this union was born three
daughters and one son, three of whom
survive; Mrs. Clara Echard, of Ak
ron, Ohio, Mr.. Wilbur Davis and Miss
Reva Davis, of Oakland. One daugh-
ter, Ruth, died at the age of eight.
Mrs, Davis and one brother, John w.
Davis, of Oakland, also survive their
husband and brother.
The funeral of the deceased was
conducted last Saturday morning with
services in st. Pau's NJ. E. church,
DR.. Archibald Moore, the pastor, off
ciating. The remains were inferred
in the family plot n THE Oakland
cemetery.
Evening star., 1925-10-26
Latest Styles
Hordes of Colors
Velveteen Dresses

This is to be a season of velveteens,
says recent fashion note. These Trim,
Tailored Velveteen Frocks are simple in
effect though elaborate in detail-a
difference in fashion detail that imparts
smartneSS.
Evening star., 1925-10-26

duty throughout the country. whose
function is to assist in developing and
maintaining the health of the commu-
mites they serve. In the last year
these nurses made l ,099, 1872 home
calls, visited S3,S4S schools and in
spect~d 1,473,031 children.
Cooperating in military prepared
ness, the report said, chief nurses
have been assigned to % general II
evacuation, and 4 surgical hospitals,
and | station. The Red Cross Nursing
Service showed total enrolment on
June 80 of 42,002, an increase of l 1866
over last year.
Abroad, nursing service work. en-
bracing development of nursing stand
ards, education in health, sanitation,
child welfare, instruction in home hy-
giene and care of the sick, is being
carried forward in Poland, Bulgaria,
Turkey, Greece, the Philippines, Canal
Zone, Haiti, the Virgin Islands, Hawaii
and Albania. Other American Red
Cross nurses are on duty in Serbia,
Porto Rico and the Near East.
Home hygiene and care of the sick
instruction was given to LII stu
dents in the United States, and the
Red Cross Nutrition Service, which
has instructed 4,00l school children
and 20,359 adults. has impressed the
relation of food to health.
There We're 1900 meetings with the
travelling first aid car for demonstra-
tions. these being attended by l46.S
persons, and 90. .601 first aid certificates
were issued 10 as many qualified per-
sons. This compared with not quite
IA 900 completing the first-aid course
the year previous. The car visited
1877 cities.
Evening star., 1925-10-26
Party and
Evening Dresses

Filmy, Bouffant Dresses, with tight
bodice and circular skirts, trimmed with
glittering rhinestones or lace and me
tallic trimmings. Also chiffon velvet and
metal laceover satin. Also several
beaded georgettes. Daring colors.
Evening star., 1925-10-26
THREE CHILDREN DIE
WHEN AUTO SINKS
Father Pulls Mother to Safety as
Baby Is Washed From Arms
by Stream.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, October o6.-
The bodies of two small children were
held in a closed automobile at the bot
tom of Calf Killer River. a third,
babe-in-arms, was wrenched from its
mothers breast and drowned by the
swollen waters, when John Henry
Griffith accidentally backed his car
into the stream one mile from the
family home at Sparta, Tenn. yester-
day.
Mrs. Griffith is in "a critical condi-
ton at her home, suffering from ex-
posure and grief of the loss of her
three children. Griffith also Is in
serious condition due to the loss Of
blood resulting from cuts suffered in
the rescue.
The drowned children are aged six
months, four years and six years
Griffith. his wife and their three
children were enjoying a drive when
they decided to turn around and head
back toward home. In making the
turn Griffith backed too far, the car
Evening star., 1925-10-26
RED CROSS REVIEW
SHOWS ACTIVITY
EVERY Child a Swimmer
Drive One of Principal
Features of Work.

In the face Of a growing popularity
Of all-the-y year around water sports.
The annual report of the American
Red Cross saturday revealed that there
is a gradual decline in the thousands
who died annually by accidental
drowning in the United, States. This
is due in its opinion, to the adding of
% .S92 swimmers trained in water life
saving science to the thousands the
Red Cross has already enrolled in its
tife-saving corps
The slogan Every child swim
ner" has been adopted. the move
ment gaining 2S0.600 more children
than enrolled the year previous. with
5,SS4 .907 school children embraced in
the work on June so this year.
Hand in hand with this service the
report showed that the Red Cross,
through its chapters. maintains a
corps Of 92+ public health nurses on
Evening star., 1925-10-26

sliding over the muddy five-foot en-
bankment into the swift river.
The man smashed a front glass
door, dragging his wife with the small
est child in her arms, out with him.
His efforts to return and take the
other two children from the rear seat
were futile.
The waters churned the man and
woman down the stream. Grifhth
managed to reach the bank" The
mother was dashed against a tree
stump. The water washed the babe
from her arms. Griffith extended a
pole to his wife, who clutched 1t and
was pulled to the bank.
Evening star., 1925-10-26
PASTOR HURT IN CRASH.
DR.. Williams, Formerly Of D. c.,
Victim in Maryland Accident.

Victim in Maryland Accident.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, October 90
Rev. DIR. G.. Ellis Williams, pastor Of
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church,
this city, formerly of Washington, and
Mrs. Esther Lovett. Winchester. Va,
were injured yesterday when the auto
mobile, driven by Mrs. Lovett. and
that of DIR. Williams, operated by
Casper Z. Cline, jr., collided on the
State road, near Feagaville. DR..
Williams suffered chiefly from shock.
Mrs. Lovett was confined to the
Frederick City Hospital with cuts and
bruises. Others in the Lovett auto
escaped injury.
Evening star., 1925-10-26
Poiret Sheen Dresses

Tailored q. or semi-tailored styles for
street and afternoon wear. Straight
line and princess effects. Some with
pencil stripes. Correct styles for the
business woman or the high-school
girl. New godet and circular effects.
Evening star., 1925-10-26
Dresses for Women
and Misses

Include styles for afternoon, business,
street wear, sports wear, utility wear and
everywhere. 1t is not often that we have
been in a position to present such a di-
versified selection OF women's frocks, and
the same also goes for the values.
Evening star., 1925-10-26
Smart Fall FrOCkS at Our Special
Low Price-Styles for Misses-W
A Wonderful
Buying Time
Black Satin Dresses

Chic, youthful and matronly models,
with smart flares, circular skirts, tight
bodices and many other new fashion
ideas. Made of shi1nmering black satin
"a material most favored this season.
Evening star., 1925-10-26
$ & so
TWO.Piece Dresses

Dresses for both misses and women,
somewhat mannish in line, with long
sleeves and new high necklines Tweeds,
poiret sheen, velveteens and covert
cloths combined with plaid worsted.
Very smart
Evening star., 1925-06-26
The Italian Debt.

The Italian government yesterday
opened it's debt payment negotiations
in this city with a plea that the
United States recognize all the condi-
tions limiting Italy's capacity to
pay" There was no hint OF re-
quest for a scaling of the debt. which
amounts approximately to two billion
dollars, nor was there any direct or
even indirect suggestion Of q morato-
rum or extended period of prepara.
ton. Plainly the negotiations thus
far are OF a merely preliminary and
formal character. 1t is expected that
at the next meeting a specific pro
posal will be made by the Italian rep
resentatives.
1t is gratifying that the Italian gov
ernment should have so promptly re-
sponded to the suggestion of the
United States that the time has come
to talk about settlements. Premier
Mussolini has, as Secretary Mellon
said at yesterdays meeting. deter
mined that Italy has reached the
stage in her economic restoration
when the funding of her debt to
America can be undertaken, and has
acted with his characteristic deci-
sion" There is every disposition in
this country to deal considerably with
all the debtor nations, to grant them
the most equitable terms of payment
and the most generous provision of
time. But it is due to them as well as
to this Government that practical
steps be taken. Unless these debts
are forgiven by act Of Congress, which
alone can absolve the debtors of the
United States from their obligations,
the existence of these debts Is fac
tor for unsettlement and arrangement
of the fiscal systems of the owing
countries.
These debts were incurred in great
measure before the United States en-
tered the war They were based upon
the principle of future payment in
full. The allied governments of Eu-
rope, fighting the central powers.
turned to the United States as to a
private banker, seeking financial as
sistance, which was freely given on
generous terms. The United States
has been a patient creditor. 1t now,
as much for the sake of foreign ex-
change and foreign stability as Tor us
own financial welfare. asks payment
or at least arrangements for payment
Italy has promptly responded to the
invitation to discuss the subject prac-
,icalIv and has made a commendable
beginning.