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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25
AMERICANS SHOULD BE
GRATEFUL.

At this season of the year when the
American people are accustomed to
look back for twelve months to re-
count their blessings for the year, an
article by Secretary Of the Interior
Work, given to the pres few days
ago, is applicable, as in it some of the
blessings for whicn the American peo-
pie should be grateful are cited.
"The economic welfare of every ma
ton is dependent almost entirely on
the progressive spirit of its people"
says Mr.. Work. "No statecraft can
create wealth; no government thru
the mere enactment of law can give
prosperity to people who are unwill-
ing to work to attain 1t.
"a government, however, can adopt
sound national policies and through
their wise administration promote the
material well-being of its people. 1t
can protect its industries from for
eign competitions; it can stimulate
trade and commerce within and with
out its boundaries of it's natural re-
sources by it's own citizens.
81 know of no nation on earth
where these principles of political
economy have been so successfully
applied as in the United States. By
the adoption as the first act of our
first federal congress of a protective
tariff policy to prevent the influx of
commodities produced by cheap labor
abroad at ruinously low prices, this
country has become the greatest man.
ufacturing nation in the world. The
benevolent effects of this national
policy are too we'll known to warrant
further discussion. In the expansion
of domestic and foreign trade our
government has always been an ac-
tive agency.
"But it is the development of its
natural resources that this nation has
established a record unparalleled in
history. To the indomitable spirit OF
our people belongs in great part the
credit for this amazing accomplish-
ment. The hardy pioneer with his
energy and perseverance transformed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25
ACCIDENT

Mr.. Mason Calls, who is attending
Frostburg State Normal, spent the
weekend with his parents here.
Henry Burkhardt and John Thomp-
son, of>Mt. Savage, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bowser were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burkhardt.
Miss Mildred Miller spent Sunday
with Miss Alma Burkhardt at her
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Keller and
son Glen spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. B. NJ. Keller.
Miss Anna Georg spent Sunday
with Miss Beulah Keller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Wilburn and
daughters, Helen and Mabel, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Will
burn, on Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Wilburn was at
home over the weekend.
The Thanksgiving service at the
English Lutheran church Sunday ev-
ening was largely attended.
Communion services will be OBJ
served in the Zion Lutheran church
next Sunday morning.
Mr.. William Lohr had a corn husk-
ing recently, which was largely at
tended and greatly enjoyed.
Mr.. Howard Schlossnagle is pre-
pairing to move to his new home.
Mr.. Andrew Schlossnagle was visit
ing at the home of T. S. Custer on
Sunday.
Miss Ruth Miller and Mr.. Allen
Bittinger were quietly married at
Cumberland on November 18th.
Church services at Oak Hill were
largely attended Sunday night. An
other service will be conducted one
month from that time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25
MORE LAWS COMING.

Now that the election is over and
the issues and the fortunes of the
various candidates have been settled
for the next two yers, there is about
to come to US again the season of law
making Soon Congress will be in ses-
SION, and then will come the meetings
Of the various legislatures, all anx-
ious to get the old legislative hopper
ready to grind out laws by the hum
dred, laws for the regulation of the
people and their business, and laws
which a great many of US unfortun-
ately will prepare to dodge whenever
possible.
For the season of lawmaking al
ways follows the election. Some of the
experts on the subject are now pre-
dieting that at least $4,000 new laws
will be made for the American people
within the next few months-15, 200
new laws to be added to the statutes
which we now seem to be unuable to
enforce.
This number may seem to be ire
mendous, but it may turn out that it
is a conservative guess. In addition
to our Congress there will be about
forty legislatures in session. These
lawmaking bodies turned out in the
neighborhood of $4,000 laws two years
ago and there seems to be no reason
why they will not exceed this record
in the coming year.
Just why we have to have so many
new laws nobody seems to know. 1t
would seem that legislators have a
sort Of mania for turning out new
laws. They make the best sort of res
olutiols about fighting all unneces-
sary legislation, but when the boys
get to gether down at the state capital
a vertable epidemic of law-making
always breaks loose.
Sometime perhaps the realization
will come to US generally that what
we need is not new laws but better
enforo ement of the laws already on
the statute books with the repeal of
those which are found obnoxious in
the enforcement. True, the editorial
writers in the newspapers point out
these facts occasionally even now, but
nobody seems to be able to do any
thing about it. So until there is a
change doubtless we will continue to
pile up new laws with the result that
we shall increase the number of law
breakers and throw the law as a gen
eral proposition still further into
public contempt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25

and Saturday at Paw Paw, W. Va,
with her husband, who is employed
there as agent for the B. & O. R. R.
Rev. D. B. Brown, of Corinth, w.
Va, spent Monday here as a guest of
Rev. and Mrs. William Anderson.
Rev. and Mrs. Denning, and daugh-
ter Elsie, of Markleysburg, Pa, were
calling on friends in Loeb Lynn on
last Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Anderson have re-
turned here after having spent several
days in Washington, D. c.
Delbert Payton, after spending sew
eral days at the home of his father,
returned to Cumberland Sunday ev-
ening.
Rev. Calvin Cuppett went to Tun-
Melton Sunday where he will be en-
gagged in holding a series of revival
meetings.
Mrs. Ollie Sweitzer, of Loeb Lynn,
was shopping in Cumberland on Sat-
urday last.
Mr.. William johnson and family, of
Oakland, visited the formers uncle,
Mr.. Albert Biggs, on Sunday even
ing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25
A BELATED BURIAL OF
BIGOTRY

A few days ago the newspapers
gave conspicuous publicity to dis
patch from Port Huron, Michigan,
giving an account of the raising of
"a flag of tolerance" in that city.
The flag was donated by the Port HUI
ron Ku KluX Klan to Methodist
church, whose pastor, Rev. DR.. Rus
sell, H. Bready, had been an open foe
of the Khan. The mast from which
the flag fioated was given by promi-
nent Port Huron Jew. The flag was
raised by negro war veteran and
the dedicatory address was made
by Right Rev. Monsignor DUNCAN, a
Catholic priest. In his address Mon
signor DUNCAN said:
"This observance, with its diversity
of elements assembled so obviously
for the common good, means nothing
if not the convincing burial Of the
bitterness of bigotry in this county.
1t should stand as a splendid example
to all communities.
Let US hope the, priest is right
that bigotry, at least as a serious
menace to the peace and happiness Of
communities, is dead and buried in
Port Huron, if not everywhere. But
it was certainly a belated funeral.
The exercises at Port Huron were
very edifying and every lover of the
liberal, reasonable, common sense
way of living will rejoice at this I'M
usual flag raising ceremonial. And
yet isn't it strange that at this late
day such rejoicing should be called
for in any part Of the United States.
Why, after hundred and fifty years
of living under the American consti-
tuition should any section of our peo-
pie feel called upon to have ceremon-
les stressing liberty of conscience and
freedom from hate because of relig-
ious beliefs, the place of ones birth,
or the color of ones skin? Since it
is fact that we have had so much
evidence of bitter and crazy bigotry
in the past few years it is well to see
flag of tolerance go up where bigot-
ry has been most conspicuous. But
the incident should serve as a warn
ing as we'll as a cause for reasonable
people to rejoice. 1t should be a
warning that if the despicable thing
is dead it ought not be permitted to
come to life again. Back of every
wave of bigotry the country has had
there has been a seeking of material
profits by mercenary creatures who
were able to play their craftsmanship
tricks on the emotions Of the suspic-
ious, the gullible and the uniformed.
The history of the organization
known as the Ku Klux Klan, in this
community, by the testimony of its
former members, is proof of that.
No decent person wants to profit
by bigotry or by inspiring hate, and
no mercenary creature, indecent
enough to engage in such practices,
should be permitted to profit by them.
Let sane people kill the possibility of
profit by bigotry and bigotry will
stay buried. ~
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25
A Tribute to the Memory of Mrs.
Bender by Sara r. Getty.

In the death of Ida Rebecka Ben
der, of Grantsville, the village has
sustained a real loss both in the civic
and church work, and also as true
neighbor and friend, the writer hav-
ing been privileged to call her friend
through many years of uninterrupted
affection.
AS friend her first thought was
Of service to those whom she loved,
as a neighbor she was ready at all
times to help those in need, as a
church worker she will be greatly
missed as, in the choir, in the Sunday
school, in the county Young Peoples
work and in the missionary society,
where she held the office of presi-
dent for years, her work was of real
Importance and will be missed.
AS a homemaker she reigned
supreme, no matter how great her
outside interests, she was always
ready to make home attractive and
pleasant.
Having no children of her own, she
took to heart the family of her hus-
band with such love and affection
that her children can truly call her
blessed, her last act being one of
solicitude and love for the younger
boys whom she took to California
that their health might be improved.
AS a wife she was real help mate,
always ready to advise, sympathize,
and help her husband in his work.
Abruptly, tragically her work was
brought to a close but the memory
of her life of usefulness will remain
to help and inspire and come with a
touch of healing to those who are
left behind.
SARA R. GETTY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25
DIED..
MISS MARION C. HOVE.

Miss Marion c. Hoye, daughter of
the late Edward and Marion Hauser
Hoye, died at her home in Oakland
last Friday afternoon at two o'clock
of dropsy and complication of dis
eases. Miss Hoye was aged rs years
and was the sole survivor of the fam
lily. Her funeral took place from the
home where she died Sunday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock, being conducted
by Rev. C. A. Shilke, pastor of the
Oakland Lutheran church. Miss Hoye
during her lifetime was a member of
the Presbyterian church. Interment
was made in the Oakland cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25
MRS. IDA r. BENDER

Mrs. Ida R. Bender, wife of Jacob
]. Bender, a prominent merchant of
Grantsville, Garrett county, died at
the residence of her sister, Mrs. Will
liam Maddox, in Pomona, California,
last Thursday morning, after an i'll
ness of two weeks of pneumonia and
complications. Until a short time
preceding her death Mrs. Bender was
thought to be recovering from her
painful illness. Mrs. Bender was well
and quite favorably known through
out Garrett and Allegany counties by
her connection in Sunday school and
church work, having occupied posi-
ton of importane for several years in
the State and County Sunday School
Associations. She was a lifelong,
consistent and highly esteemed men,
Der of the Lutheran church, having
been confirmed as such when still
quite young at her home in Frostburg
and following her marriage she al
lied herself with the Lutheran church
at Grantsville. For her many kind
nesses, hospitality and ever open
handed charity, her geniality and the
Christian spirit displayed upon every
occasion, Mrs. Bender was loved by
all with whom she came in contact.
Her passing will leave a void in the
family, the church and the home cir
Gle. Mrs. Bender's solicitude for the
health of her step-sons, Clyde and
Otto Bender, sent her to California
early in October to spend the winter
in the hope that the change of climate
would be beneficial to their he7l+-
The deceased lady was forty-four
years of age and was the daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad CAN'T,
of Frostburg, Nd. She is survived
by her husband, four step-sons, Allen
j., Harry, Otto and Clyde Bender; one
step-daughter, Mrs. Charles 0. kel-
Ter, also Of Grantsville, and by four
brothers, William CAN'T, Baltimore;
Charles and Ralph CAN'T, Cumber-
land; Walter CAN'T, Pittsburgh; also
by the following sisters: Mrs. Ru-
dolph Reinheimer and Mrs. Frederick
War;, Pittsburgh; Mrs. R. J. Payne,
Cumberland; Mrs. Elkins Goshorn,
Piedmont, W. Va, and Mrs. William
Maddox, of Pomona, Cal, at whose
home she died. Funeral arrangements
will not be completed until the date of
the arrival of Mrs. Bender's remains
is ascertained. Interment will be made
at Grantsville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK

Mrs. Arthur Harvey had a narrow
escape with her life recently when
she was struck by an automobile as
she stepped from her own car on the
State road The car which struck
Mrs. Harvey sped on its way with
such rapidity that no one was able
to ascertain the number of the tag,
hence the culprit is unknown. Mrs.
Harvey is now able to be out of bed
Dut is still suffering fiom the bruises
she received about her head and body.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25

the wilderness. He cleared the for
ests and settled the lands. He dug
into the ground for minerals and de-
veloped them. He built transconti-
mental railroads, bringing civilization
in their wake and wiping out the last
vestge of the frontier"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25

1t is said that a censorship is be-
ing maintained in Rumania on the
news about the queen in the United
States. Sometimes we feel that a
little censorship on the subject would
not be so bad over here, either.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-25
The Bear Creek Philosopher.

IL MuSSOllnl ever mas TO leave Italy
because the firing gets too hot, he will
feel right at home in Chicago.
In some of the election precincts it
is said that the election board had
looking glasses placed in some of the
polling places and it took most of the
women twice as long as usual to vote
One of the candidates at the recent
election says he is glad he got de-
feated, because he couldn't have kept
all his campaign promises anyhow.
Uncle Billy Gamester is confined to
his bed for few Jays on account of
having taken caIhpa!s.. CIGAR too
seriously.
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er has become the owner OF the
James Carroll farm.
Arnold Sonsteng went to Wolf
Point Wednesday and returned
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. G. Schmidt were
callers at the J. J.. Beier home on
Thursday. Their little daughter
Alice, accompanied them home, as
She had been at her grandparents
place for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Wall were
callers at the J. c. Wall home on
tuesday.
G. A. Whitney, salesman for a
well known lighting system was IN
this community demonstrating. He
sold several Of the systems around
here.
H. F. Schartner had to shoot
one of his best horses this week.
The horse had injured its foot in
such a way that it was hard to fix,
and as the horse was unable to
get up alone, Mr.. Schartner
thought best to put it out Of its
misery, although it was n of his
best.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-02-18
OBITUARY
H. D. Lillibridge

Mrs. Harold Thompson received
word Wednesday afternoon of the
death of her brother-in-law, Harry
D. L%illibridge, in a Los Angeles
hospital. Mrs. Thompson's sister
who had been visiting at the home
of her parents in Poplar had left
about two weeks ago to join her
husband in California and arrived
there to find him very i'll with ner-
vous p~rostration. He underwent
a very delicate operation about a
week ago but it failed to relieve
his condition Mrs. George Morse,
a sister of Mrs. Lillibridge left
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Tuesday evening the Bruder-
string band met at the home
of D. H. Unrau. Although Mr..
and Mrs. Unrau were not at home
the boys managed things so well
that the evening was enjoyably
spent. Next week, on Tuesday,
the string band will meet at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Wall.
A. A.. Dick made a trip to Wolf
Point on Wednesday. J. K. Red
dekopf was also a Wolf Point Wis
itor that day.
John B. Teske returned from
Oklahoma last Wednesday. He
accompanied J. K. Reddekopf
home from Wolf Point. John re-
ports having a very enjoyable
time while in his old home state.
says weather down there has
been good.
Mrs. J. G. Schmidt came home
with A. A. Dick on Wednesday.
Mrs. Schmidt has been in Wolf
Point for a week, under the doc
tors care. Her injured leg is bet
ter.
After making a few trips with
horses and sleighs the mail car
rier, Roy Severe, has again taken
the truck and has made several
trips with it.
Several land deals have been
reported during the last week. j.
J. Beier has purchased the Will
liam Hintges farm, better known
as the Houge place. Fred Mehr-
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Thursday evening for California.
No announcement about funeral
arrangements has been made.
Mr.. Lillibridge was a resident
of New York City but after his
marriage to Lillian Helmer, the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Helmer, one of the we'll
known pioneer families of this
section Of the state, he was a fire.
.quent visitor in this vicinity and
has a host Of friends who will
mourn his early death.
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Mrs. Dorothy Wallace arrived
here Friday night from her home
in Detroit, Michigan for an in
definite visit in the home of her
mother, Mrs. John Kluth.
L. A. Jacobs, who has been Wis
iting friends in Minnesota for the
past week, arrived home Friday.
We understand that Ted Gard
ner has sold his farm to John
Kluth. Ted has not decided yet
as to what he is going to do but
he may 90 to Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Fisk visited
Sunday in the Dan Farnham home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Schock arrived
home from Dakota last Sunday.
They were called there by the
death Of Mr.. Schock's b%rother-in-
law.
f. E. Krebsbach, G. Kirchnel
and Herman VIM returned from
Wolf Point where they had been
playing for dances last week.
Clarence Constance and family,
who have been visiting Mr.. Con
stances brother Alma, are plan
ming to leave here Friday for their
home in Medicine Lake.
Nh. and Mrs. G. H. Gorley en-
tertained with a card party lasf
week.
Mrs. A. C. Nefzger is not feel
ing well this week.
Jacob Kluth was visiting here.
from Wolf Point, last week.
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D. R. Geer went to town last
Wednesday and brought out sup
plies for his store.
Our mail carrier failed to ar
rive on schedule time Saturday
owing to bad roads and condition
Of the river.
The date for the program ana
basket social which viii be given
bv the Mus and Sani Greek
schools of District 90. mas been
set for Friday evening, February
26. Everyone is cordially invited
10 attend. The proceeds from the
sale of baskets viii be divided be-
tween the schools.
Carl Whitmus, Bruce Mcmahon,
Miss Margaret O'Malley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Sickels motored to Wolf
Point Saturday. They found the
roads very rough.
The pupils of the Sani Creek
school enjoyed a Valentine party
Monday afternoon.
r. H. Wiers was making in
auiries about seed corn last week.
He seemed 70 think it would soon
be time to plant corn if the wealth
er kept getting warmer.
Miss Helen Carr spent the week
end with her parents at Hamblin
returning to her school Monday
morning.
G. W. Styer Of Wolf Point was
in u vicinity Monday evening.
We will give a recipe for
Scrambled eggs which has been
tested. Put the eggs in a crate
and place the crate in the bottom
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-02-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Duck made a bus
mess trip to Poplar last Wednes-
day, returning Thursday.
Nick Alvarez is now making his
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Duck.
The river was in such a condi-
ton hat the hay haulers did not
cross Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Desjarlaise spent
Sunday with their daughter in
Wolf Point.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-02-18
OPENS LAW OFFICE

John McFarlan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Neil McFarlan of this city,
has opened law offices in Big
Timber. Mr.. McFarlan went to
that section of the state several
weeks ago seeking a suitable To-
cation. He is a graduate of the
law school Of the University of
Montana and has been in the law
offices of Ernest Walton, in Balm
willie, until he saw an opportunity
to start his own practice. His
many friends in this community
wish him every success in his new
undertaking.
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Melvin Skyberg was in Frazer
last week and brought out some
sheep for Ed Nelson.
Henry Anderson went to Frazer
with a load of wheat last week.
William Anderson went over to
Chris Nelson's to do some repair
work on his car and then went to
Frazer, as he was so far on the
way.
Maurice Tew went to Frazer
with his car last week.
The warm weather the last ten
days has spoiled the sleighing COM
pletely.
The neighbors still have their
every week entertainments, from
house to house. They have sure
ly enjoyed the winter.
A lady from Washington is fin
ishing the term of school in Dis
No. A as Mrs. Miller resigned
and went away.
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that the only women expected to
attend are those who have paid
their dues. November first was
waen they were due, but for the
sake of giving everyone a fair
chance the deadline has been adj
vanced to March 1. Positively the
last call. If you aren't paid up
by then, you will not be consid-
cred a member in good standing.
If you are hazy as to whether or
not you have paid, ask Mrs. Bert
Norby. She's the treasurer and
She knows.
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Henry Fossens and Miss Funk
were visitors at the home Of Henry
Peterson last Tuesday evening.
The Guy Giersdorf family were
Sunday visitors at Joe Giersdorfs.
Mr.. Nahum went to Wolf Point
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shuman, their two
sons, and daughter Gladys spent
en- evening at the Giersdorf home
last week.
Fred Giersdorf transacted bust
ness in Scobey last Thursday.
Joe and Guy Giersdorf were
Wolf Point visitors last Monday.
They also made a trip across the
river.
Ed Nahum was a business visi-
tor in Wolf Point on Tuesday.
People attending the masquer-
ade. from this community, at the
Silver Star, on Saturday ere Mr..
and Mrs. Nahum, MI. ana MIS-
Fossen, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Giers-
dorf, Fred Giersdorf, Mrs. Joe
Giersdorf. Viola Giersdorf and
Miss Elizabeth Funk. The severe
change in the weather scared some
people as there was not the usual
time. This. however, did not pre-
vent a lively time by all.
Sam Seth has been i'll for some
weeks and is consulting a physi-
clan at Wolf Point. We hope Mr..
Seth will soon be improving.
The roads are in a bad condi-
ton Just at present, from the re
cent thaws and freezes.