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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08
The Soap Server.

According to an announcement
made by the Health Gnome, during
his latest visit to the State Depart
ment of Health, the Health Gnome
has a new assistant, a sort of junior
officer. Like others who are working
in public health, the assistant is a
specialist devoting himself to one par
ticular line of work. His speciality is
"Clean Hands Before Eating" That
implies also, that each child shall
have his own individual towel.
For the present, the assistant has
been assigned to duty among the kin
dergarten Children and the first grad
ers in some of the schools-"those
who are beginning to form habits of
cleanliness and health in connection
with their school work." the Health
Gnome explained.
"The official title of my assistant"
the Health Gnome said sis The Serv-
err He goes on duty just before. lunch
time, and you will never guess what
he serves, so I'll have to tell you-it
is soap. Did you ever see liquid soap?
1t is the sort you find in some railway
stations. Well, that is the kind my
assistant carries-of course other
kinds of soap would do just as well.
He has it put up in little bottles with
holes in the top like salt shaker.
The children hold out their hands,
palms upward; he sprinkles a few
drops of the soap on them and the
children scamper off to the washroom,
and wash and dry their hands. Then
they come bac kand get their crackers
and milk.
"Of course each child has either a
paper towel or brings his own towel
from home. All sorts of diseases that
children pick up from each other at
home and in school-especially diseas-
es like measles, scarlet fever, colds,
whooping cough, sore throat, in
fuenza and pink eye-can be spread,
you know, when more than one child
uses the same towel. And that is
true of the towels at home as well as
of those at school.
"My assistant hopes" the Health
Gnome continued, "that every child
who learns to wash his hands before
eating his school lunch, will remember
to wash his hands before he sits down
at the table for his meals at home,
and that he will be just as careful to
have his own towel, and keep his own
germs to himself at home as at
school.
"Did 1 hear you say something
about his drinking cup? Why of
course he has his own cup or glass.
No child who has learned anything
about health and the way disease
spreads would use another persons
cup or glass;"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08
ALLEN S. HOWELL.

Allen S. Howell, aged 10, died at his
residence a mile south of Oakland this
morning at $50 o'clock after an i'll
ness of two or three weeks of infuen-
"a, followed by an attack of pneumo-
MIA, which was the direct cause of his
death. Mr.. Howell has been a resi-
dent of Garrett county for a number
of years, having come here from
Wheeling, West Va. Besides a son,
who resides in Wheeling, he is also
survived by a daughter residing in
Cleveland, Ohio. No arrangements
have been made for the funeral.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08
SAYS BUREAUCRACY
MENACES MARYLAND
MalOy Criticizes Governors
Power as Opposing Self
Government.

Frederick, Md, April 7.-William
Mines Maloy, one of the candidates
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor, in an address before the
Kiwanis Club here yesterday, assert
ed that Maryland presents the most
highly centralized and most nearly
bureaucratic form of government of
all the States in the Union. Acquisi-
ton of great power by the Governor,
he said, had come about within the
last twenty years and most of it with
in the last ten years.
"The Fewer Elections law" said Mr..
Maloy, "the power of appointment
without Senate confirmation, and last,
but not least, the reorganization of
the State administrative departments
under direct contol by and RESPONSE
bility to the Governor, have succeeded
in making the Governor of Maryland
the sole embodiment of most of the
executive, legislative and administra-
tive powers or our government.
Form Accumulated.
"This highly centralized form of
State government is accentuated by
the State commissions, boards and ag-
encies that exercise general supervise
DRY power over health, schools, roads,
tax assessments, public service cor
porations, motor vehicle regulation,
agriculture, sea-food conservation and
policing. Local self government has
almost vanished in the counties of
Maryland"
Mr.. Maloy said that the creation of
the Public Service Commission was
expected to take the politicians off
the books of the corporations, but
that the unexpected result has been,
in reality, to put the public service
corporation in place of the politicians.
All Trails Meet.
"You Will fnd," he said, call trails
lead to the same place and the same
men doing the work for the public
service corporations in all these
board and commissions. Stranger still,
you will find that the trails lead to the
men who make the nominations for
high offices. l have stated in pre-
vious talks that we have set up a
Mikado in Maryland, but the public
hni Sel,
gum want you to find out if this
is not true.
81 want the political parties of this
State to resapture their political pow
ers and restore to the citizens of
Maryland their political liberty, for
thus only can we have and keep our
cival ond individual liberties.
Urges Regulation.
"To this end l want to convince you
that it is necessary for both parties
to determine to put the public service
corporations of this State out of poll
tics and to keep them out and to put
them under and keep them under real
regulation"
Raymond E. Town, president of the
Kiwanis Club, presided at the lunch
con at which Mr.. Maloy spoke. Leslie
N. Coblentz, a cousin of Emory l..
Coblentz and former president of
the club, escorted him to the Francis
Scott Key Hotel, where the luncheon
was held.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08
Music Recital at St. Peters Pa.
r0chial School This Evening

This Thursday evening at 1880
o'clock a music recital will be given
by the pupils of Sister M. Augustine
at the school in connection with St.
Peters church. The public is invited
to attend this recital, the program of
which has been arranged by the Sis
tiers Of Mercy in charge of the school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08
St. Paufs NJ. E. Church, Oakland.
Dr rob;ho1J Moo,o Do,+o,

DR. Archibald Moore, Pastor.
9:45 a. M, Sunday school hour, Mr..
E. r. Jones, superintendent. Glasses
for everyone, led by corps of earnest
teachers who encourage all to take
part in the study of the lesson. A
large orchestra, under the direction of
Mr.. R. r. Gilbert, furnishes music and
in addition some special numbers will
be rendered each Sunday morning. On
next Sunday morning, Mr.. Ronald
Loar will play violine solo. The
opening exercises will be in charge of
Miss Evelyn Casteel, missionary su-
perintendent. Last Sunday morning
the attendance was 1876. The Mems
Bible Glass meets at ten o'clock and
will have as its teacher next Sunday
morning Mr.. Walter w. Dawson. This
is an active, growing class to which
the men of the community are cordi-
ally welcomed.
HOO a. M, morning worship with
sermon by the pastor. Special music
is rendered each Sunday morning just
prior to the hour for service and also
during the service hour. This is al
ways an interesting and helpful SER
vice. Easter morning class of six
teen were welcomed into church men,
bership.
6:45 p. M, Epworth League service,
Mr.. Townshend Naylor, president.
This is the young peoples hour and
the program is entirely in their
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08
Card of Thanks.

We desire in this manner to express
our thanks to the many friends for
their help, their words and acts of
kindness and their sympathy during
the long and painful illness of our
mother, the late Mrs. Margaret Ker-
ms, and for their tributes of esteem
following her death. THE FAMILY.
advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08

Miss Catherine Getty, of Western
port, returned to her home Sunday ev-
ening after having been guest of
Miss Adeline Sincell two or three
days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08

Miss Mary Gender, of st. Mary's
Seminary, st. Mary's, Nd, is here for
a weeks visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Gender.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08
Garrett Memorial Presbyterian, Oak.
land.

Rev. Henry A. Grubbs, Pastor.
1000 a. M, Sunday school.
11:00 a. M, Worship and sermon
Subject "The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08
St. Matthews P. E. Church, Oakland.
1000 a. M, Church school in charge
of Miss Marion Henion. All invited.
Corinth Charge of the Nj. E. Church

Corinth Charge of the M. E. Church.
Services, Sunday, April II, will be
as follows:
Rev. Durward B. Brown will preach
at Wesley Chapel (Saltlick) and at
Corinth. Rev. William Anderson will
preach at Thayerville, Dodge and at
Crellin.
Special evangelistic services began
at Corinth on Thursday, April Sth.
Preaching every evening. Everybody
invited to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-08
CHURCH SERVICES.
St. Johns Lutheran Church, Red
House.

Sunday school every Sunday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock; Luther League on
Sunday evening at 500 o'clock.
An Easter program will be rendered
by the children Easter Sunday even
ing at eight o'clock.
Everybody invited to all of these
services. You will be heartily well
coined.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
EXCAVATORS PLAN
nationwide ORDER
Nucleus for Organization Formed
by Steam Shovel Contractors
at Banquet Here.

A nucleus for a national organiZa-
ton of excavating contractors was
formed by the Washington, Baltimore
and Philadelphia steam shovel en-
ployers at banquet at the Mayflower
Hotel last night, when they unani-
mously voted to appoint a committee
of six members to work out q plan of
cooperation in the steam shovel in
dustry which they hope later to
spread throughout the country.
The dinner was given by the Wash
ington steam shovel contractors.
Representatives of the general con-
tractors, the operative builders, the
steam shovel contractors and the con-
crete contractors pledged their sup
port to the national movement.
1t was expressly stated that it is
not the intention Of the contractors
to fight union labor, but rather TO
hold down costs and to eliminate un-
due bidding among the members of
the organization. Among those who
spoke at the banquet were: Arthur
l.. Smith, president of the Builders
and Manufacturers Exchange OF
Washington; Rufus 5. Lusk, president
Of the Operative Builders Association
of the District Of Columbia; w. b.
Putnam. president of the Concrete
Evening star., 1926-06-13
ROCKEFELLER AIDS
LIBRARY SCHOOL
Gives $37, 500 for Support of Par3
Institution During 1926
and 1927.

A gift of S37, 500 has been made by
John d. Rockefeller jr to the Amer
lean Library Associa ton for the sup.
port of the Paris Library School, con
Quoted under the auspices of the asso-
citation, during the gear l926-1927. Ar
nouncement of the gift at headquar-
terS of the association in Chicago eX-
planned that the school has been sup
ported in the past by grants from the
American committee for work In dew
aStated France and that efforts would
be made to obtain funds from other
sources for the two years following
that for which Mr.. Rockefeller has
provided
The school has trained librarians of
many nations who desire to apply
American library methods in their
own countries and in this work has
the Endorsement and support Of the
library associations of France. Miss
Sarah c. n. Boyle of Chicago, director
Of the school. has recently sailed for
Paris to plan for next years course
at the school.
Concerning library development in
the United States and Canada, the as
sociation, in it's latest report, shows
that there are now a total of 6,516
public libraries, with 63.244.970 people
in their service area, leaving about
45 per cent OF the total population of
the two countries without access to
local public libraries. A total of $36,-
614.4S3 expended for public libraries
in a year was figured at about 80
cents per capita. The total of 234,-
492.759 volumes issued in a year was
a little more than two volumes per
capita.
OF the total rural population Of the
United States, about SO per cent is
without local public library service.
Evening star., 1926-06-13

Contractors Association Of Washing
ton; Thomas Mullan, president of the
Steam Shovel Contractors Exchange
of Baltimore; Elmer II. Jones, Balti
more lawyer and contractor; Monroe
Warren of the local Operative Build
ers' Association; J. Vincent Carroll
secretary of the Philadelphia Excavat
ing Contractors Association. and G
Il. Mullin, president of the Excavat
ing Contractors of the District of Co
lumbia.
All of the speakers emphasized the
fact that while building throughout
the country is at peak production.
costs are mounting so high that the
general public. bankers and investors
are beginning to be deferred by the
expense attacked to building construc-
ton.
The representatives of the three
cities will be appointed at 6, meeting
in the near future. 1t is planned
that this committee will meet every
three months and will endeavor TO
spread it's activities to other cities.
The next banquet will be held either
in Philadelphia or New York City.
Those at Banquet.
Those at the banquet were George
Mullin. Thomas Mullin, Rufus S.
Lusk. Warren T.. Brenizer. Lawrence
Potts, Elmer j. Jones, Arthur L.
Smith, Monroe Warren Howard o.
F'iror, w. b. Putnam. Merle Cain, r.
B. Latimer, j. B. Latimer, w. A
Potts, r. r. Kinnamon, l.. p. Haw.
NJ Turnburg, Merle Loomis, Mar
tin Frior, William Duncan, II. Law
son Bordley, John r. Ricards, Frank
J. Hamill, William f. Cush, Johr
Heinz, w. Spencer BreniZer. Lynn
Loomis, William Meyer, Carroll Ware
Daniel Bresnan, Norman Davis. 4. L
Evening star., 1926-06-13
LEWIS M. THAYER GIVEN
OUTING BY EMPLOYEES

The employees of the printing estab-
hshment of Lewis NJ. Thayer, 909
Twelfth street, acted as host yester-
day and had Mr.. Thayer as their
guest on their annual outing to Bene-
dict, Md
For the past 10 years Mr. Thayer
has entertained his employees with an
outing at some nearby Summer resort,
and in appreciation of these outings
the employees decided this year to do
the honors.
The start for the Patuxent River
was made at daybreak yesterday, and
after enjoying an early morning
breakfast the entire party went in a
motor boat on a fishing trip down the
lower PatuXent River. The day was
perfect until the return trip in the
evening, w}.sn they ran into heavy
rainstorm. The members of the
party netted a good string of fish
prior to the return for a shore dinner
at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The honors with the rod and reel
were carried off by Mr.. Thayer, who
is an enthusiastic fisherman. In ad-
dition to catching the largest number,
he won first prize for catching the
largest fish.
Those participating in the outing
were William III. Albeit, Frank E.
>Thornburg, Leroy J. Evans, Charles
Leo Mellon. Herbert Cole, Charles
Peters, Howard S. Fisk, Lewis M.
Thayer, Ernest Messick and Herman
Bailey.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
MONTGOMERY CIVIC
FEDERATION TO MEET

A number of committees which have
had important matters before them
for some time are expected to make
reports at the regular meeting Of the
Montgomery County Civic Federation
tomorrow night. Following it's policy
Of meeting each month in the terri
tory of one Of its constituent bodies,
the organization tomorrow night will
he the guest of the Silver Spring, Md,
Chamber of Commerce. in the Knights
of Columbus hall there.
1t is probable that there will also
be a preliminary report of the COM
mittee on public safety as to the re-
suits so far in the campaign to pro-
vide adequate fire protection for the
area west Of Rock Creek, which now
depends entirely on the Washington,
kensington and Rockville depart
ments.
Mai r. 3. L. Lawrence. secretary,
is urging that every delegate be pres
Nent at the meeting tomorrow night,
because he announces that there will
be a number of matters OF major i'm
portance to the community to be
taken up and should receive very
prompt consideration by the full fed
GRAFTON.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
Rich Recluse Padlocked Hotel Bathroom
And Lived on Is Gents Day for Meals

quality which gives endless life.
Unwashed, "Old joe came back to
his room at the Breslin, and had four
padlocks put on the bathroom door
lest he be tempted. When they found
the 8O-year-old recluse few days ago,
weak and exhausted under the wreck
age of his bed that had fallen on him.
the padlocks, rusted a bit, still were
in place.
The old man, whose sister was the
wife of the Brazilian Ambassador to
Germany when Bismarck was all
powerful, was taken to st. Vincents
Hospital. where physicians and nurses
washed away the eternallife giving
quality with a bath. Every day they
bathe him.
Meanwhile, David G. Goodwin. attor-
ney, Will ask Supreme Court Justice
Mullan Tuesday to appoint a guardian
foi odd Joe" who will see that he Is
well taken care of and attempt to dis
cover just how rich he is
Evening star., 1926-06-13

Allan. Charles s. Lusk, John Saul.
Warwick Montgomery
Edward McKenna. Charles kaiman
Charles E. Meyer. j. NJ. Miller, j. A.
Tapley, j. w. Wetzel. John J.. Quinn.
B. f. Anderson. Claude Adler. &. Mil
ton Dickerson, j. A. Corbett, William
Callahan, sr.; ID. T. Maloney. Bruce
Cambell. +. G. Gummel, c. r. Bor-
dene, Walter Whithers, II. d. Rogers,
William a. McAdoo, J. r. Linder.
Samuel Meyer. James Berrall. G. r.
Marks. Bernard Mullin, w. Harry
Angle, Timothy Bresnan. jr: j. w
Harrison. William Callahan, ir: An
thony Federico, w. T. Hughes, w. f
Brown. Guy Campbell, ]. A. Forbes.
Frank w. Gischel. Oliver Bright.
Arthur Felter. ID. K. Sweetman, Vic.
tor A. Pyles. J. Morris DAILY, Timothy
Bresnan, sr.; o.. \. Shepherd.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
SCOTT'S WIFE TO FAST
TO RAISE MONEY FOR HIM
Will Enter Glass Cell in Theater.
Admissions to Aid in De-
fense Fund.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 12.-Mrs. Catherine
Scott, wife of Russell Scott. condemned
murderer whose sanity has become
a matter for the court to decide for
the third time in the fight to send
him to the gallows. will go on an ex-
tended fast to try to raise money for
his defense, Scotts lawyer announced
tonight.
Mrs. Scott has announced she VIII
enter q glass cage on the stage OF
local theater Monday ana VIII stay
there as long as she can without 1000
A physician and nurse Will examine
her frequently and the public VIII oe
charged to see her, the attorney SAID.
Scott. who was. saved from INC
gallows for killing drug clerk u,
q chicago hold up when he was found
insane, recently was found s.ne by
state alienists and returned here 10
no hanged. He is to undergo another
sanity hearing next week:
Evening star., 1926-06-13
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 12.-"Old Joe's'
one contact with the modern world is
daily bath. Left to himself, the old
man, known to hundreds Of friends
40 years ago as Maria Jose Mora, one
Of New York's foremost photographers
Of the drawing room and stage. lives
in world Of his own, peopled with
his memories, old theater clippings
and four pigeons, found In his room in
the Hotel Breslin.
With bank accounts Of more than
$780, 900. and land in Cuba and Long
Island, "Old Joe" lived in his room at
the Breslin for 20 years on Is cents
q day for food. He would let any one
buy him a bowl of soup or sandwich,
while his daily Is cents went for pie
and cake, delicacies he could not live,
without.
While touring Italy more than 20
years ago a quack told "Old Joe" that
bathing would destroy a magnetic
Evening star., 1926-06-13

partment of Agriculture. have been
invited as speakers.
Plans have about been completed
for the Rural Lift Conference Tor
Ministers which will be held at the
university from July IL to %. pro,
gram has been arranged that VIII
cover such fields as agricultural eco
nomics, rural sociology. farm organ
izations and the like. Many nation
ally known authorities will. supple
ment the staff members OF the uni
versity in giving the lectures. Dr. r.
]. Patterson, director of the eXperl-
ment station and dean of the college
of agriculture, is In charge Of the con
ference.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
STORE WORKERS PICNIC.
Employees of Harry Kaufman. Inc.
on Annual Outing Today.

Employees of Harry Kaufman. Inc.
and their families will attend the an
nual picnic outing to be given by the
management Of the store today at
Morgantown, Md. A feature of the
program of athletic and other amuse-
ments will be base ball game be-
tween married and unmarried mems
teams. Prizes will be given in both
the mems and women's contests.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
Start Campus for Women.

CHICAGO, June 12 LP).-A 50 900, :
600 campus for women. planned for
10 years by Northwestern University,
came step. nearer to reality today
when students and graduates joined
in ceremonial ground breaking. The
building plan includes IA sorority
houses at $4,000 each and a women s
dormitory to cost 5000, 900
Evening star., 1926-06-13
DAMASCUS AGAIN QUIET.
Midan Quarter Normal-Few
Shots Are Fired.

DAMASCUS. Syria, June 12 P).-
Normal life has been re-established In
the Midan quarter of Damascus for
the first time since the bombardment
of May G. a few shots We're fired
last night by dissidents on three
French outpogs. but no damage was
done.
TIE Syrian ministry has been dis
solved by a decree issued by PreSi-
dent Ahmed Mani Bey because Of di~
sension of the cabinet. A new mir
istry probably will be selected ne>L
week.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
Million for Rum Chasers Asked.

President Coolidge yesterday asked
Congress for a supplemental appro-
priaton of 81 100000 to start construc-
ton Of the 10 new coast guard cutters
authorized for use against rum run
nel-s and customs law violators.