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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-22
EARLY CHRISTIANS HAD TO
BE MILITANT

"If Christians in the beginning had
been pacifsts there would have been
no Christian religion" declares the
National Republic in commenting on
Edward Bok's lament. to the effect
that so many militant" hymns are
sung in the churches.
Edward Box laments the use in
America, and especially in American
churches, of songs which speak Of
battle He deplores the repetition of
the Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
and hymns such as Onward Christian
Soldiers" and "The Son of God Goes
Forth to War" He believes it incon-
sistent for Christians to be fighting
men.
If Christians had been pacifsts
from the beginning, there would now
be no Christian religion. All Europe
would have been as completely Mos
lem as were eastern Europe and
southern Spain centuries ago but for
the fact that there were warriors in
Christendom. In a world of strife
non-resistence means extinction.
Confucius taught a pacifist philos-
ophy, and centuries ago it was &C
cepted by China's teeming millions
1t might be assumed from this that
the career of China has been peaceful,
yet in no other area of similar size
in all the world have so man people
met death by violence and nowhere
else have men suffered more from OPP
preston. Peace has been purchased
in China at the price both of safety
and of justice. The Chinese passively
accept oppression; therefore they
have BEEN oppressed. They have not
formed the habit of fighting for their
rights, therefore their rights have
been ignored. Government has been
by the strong; the armed. Military
chieftains ravage the land, because
the people have never learned to re-
sist. Government has for centuries
been VIGOROUSLY corrupt and unjust,
because the Chinese have been taught
stocial submission. And yet China is
not symbol Of progress, and the
level of human welfare is lower there,
perhaps, than anywhere else in the
world.
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of the State Department of Health. 1t
contains recitations, health songs and
May Day play, for the older boys
and girls, with suggestions for games
and dramatized stories for the youn-
ger children. Copies of the pamphlet
may be obtained by writing to the
Bureau of Child Hygiene, 16 West
Saratoga street, Baltimore, Md.
In addition to the exercises that
will be held in many Of the schools on
Friday afternoon, April 80, athletic
events, sports and games have been
scheduled for each county under the
direction of the State Department of
Education and the Playground Ath-
letic League. Meets for the white
boys will be held on selected dates
during the month of May, coming to
climax in the Statewide meet in the
Stadium in Baltimore City, June II.
The meets for the colored boys will
take place according to scheduled
plans, during April and May, with
the final meet in the Stadium on June
18th.
In Baltimore City, the program will
be spread throughout the month.
There will be special exercises in the
Fairgrounds under the auspices of the
Playground Athletic League. There
will be health conferences for babies
and preschool children conducted by
the Bureau of Child Welfare of the
Baltimore City Department of Health,
and by the Babies Milk Fund Asso-
citation. Health plays, illustrated
talks, poster making, and other
exercises will take place in
the schools, under the auspi-
ces of the Baltimore Dairy Council;
there will be radio talks for children
and grownups, and the climax will
come with the health festival and
health pageants that will be given the
latter part of the month in the Stad-
ium by the children from the public
schools under the direction of the
Department of Physical Education
and Hygiene.
Organizations that are cooperating
in the statewide plans include the
State Department of Health, the
State Department of Education, Do
cesar Department of Catholic schools,
Baltimore City schools, the State
Medical Society, the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty, the Maryland
Parent Teacher Association, Depart
ment of Public Welfare, State Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, State Tuber-
culosis Association, Baltimore Babies
Milk Fund Association, Playground
Athletic League, and the Baltimore
Dairy Council.
DR.. j. H. M. Knox, Jr., Chief of the
Bureau Of Child Hygiene, is the State
Chairman. Members of the Central
Committee include Governor Richie,
representatives from each Of the
above organizations, the Deputy State
Health Officers, or County Health
Officers, the County Superintendent
of Schools, and the president of the
County Medical Societies.
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count of all the proceedings. All who
in any way contributed to the success
of the banquet are entitled to much
praise and thanks. Especially deserv-
ing of commentator was the forceful
manner in which the toasts were pro-
posed of which but general reference
was made in our last report. Each in
turn was proposed in a most effective
and appealing manner.
The toast to the Government of the
United States by Bro. w. r. Offutt
was indeed a masterpiece. Well did
he demonstrate his exceptional ability
as an orator in that he held his listen
ers spellbound by his carefully pre-
pared formidable array of historic
facts relative to the pioneers of our
beloved country, their hardships and
eventual triumph in the couse of lib
erty.
The toast to the Supreme Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, by Bro. Delbert
Davis, was presented in creditable
way. The result of much work on the
subject was evidenced by the fraternal
data as outlined in the toast to the
Grand Lodge of Maryland by Bro. C.
w. Ream. Chancellor Commander G.
]. Altstetter's dramatic utterances in
the toast to Garrett Lodge, No. 113,
inspired every member present to re-
newed effort DR.. Henry w. McComas
made everyone feel at home by his adj
dress of welcome. He also emphasized
the fact that our local Knights have
remarkable digestive apparatus,
comparable to that of an ostrich.
The cooperation of those who took
part in the program is appreciated by
the lodge and the public. Such events
as this make a person feel as though
life is worth living after all.
Knights, should any one accost you
on the street Friday night, April %,
with the query, "quo vadis," by all
means reply, "To castle hall to be on
hand when our highly touted degree
team confers the rank of Knight" If
you have not seen this team in action,
you have been missing something.
Past Grand Chancellor J. C. Rennin-
ger and Past Chancellors A. G. Gort-
ner and G. A. Whorton have returned
from the recent session of the Grand
Lodge held at Cambridge, Nd. They
promise an unusually interesting re-
port Of the proceedings of that body.
We expect to begin series of arti-
cles in the near future on various fra
ternal topics. The first will appear
next week and we hope to present
some new thoughts in our humble
way. The subject for next week will
be Regular attendance an essential
factor in fraternity"
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-22
NOT ALTOGETHER ASTON
IShfNG.

The unseating of Senator Brook
hart of Iowa, by Republican senate
although it was in line with the ma
jority report of the committee on
privileges and elections, is some
what astonishing result. 1t almost
looks as if the senate had decided
the contest On what it assumed to be
the fact; and if that could be sac-
copied as the motive the result would
be truly astonishing.
Reflection and an examination of
the vote probably will cause this con-
clusion to be rejected, however. The
Republican majority could have seat
ed Brookhart if it had wanted to,
and that it would have seated him if
it had regarded him as a Republican
will scarcely be denied by anybody
familiar with the way the Republican
organization usually votes. The facts
as established to the satisfaction
anteiated the contest brought by Mr..
Steck by many months. They 90
back to Brookhart's record in the sem
ate as an anti-organization insurgent,
as a supporter of the La Toilette
candidacy and as member on numer-
Gus occasions of the Democratic-ins
gent coalition. The sixteen Republi-
cans who voted to seat Steck, Demo-
crat, voted long held conviction that
their party owed nothing to Brook
hart, could expect nothing from him
and that his room would be preferable
to his company, even if his room was
occupied by Democrat.
These sixteen anti-Brookhart Re-
publicans include by no mere coinci-
dence the organization senators who
threw Brookhart out of the party two
years ago. They have held now as
they held then that Brookhart didn't
belong. Nor is it necessary to say
that in acting as they have they pre-
judged the evidence adduced in the
contest. They didn't have to give
weight to any evidence if they didn't
want to. The senate being the judge
of the. qualifications of its members
can unseat member on any grounds
or on no grounds at all. If the or
ganization leaders now say Brookhart
wasn't elected by the Iowa voters,
that is just as good a gound as that
taken by other Republicans who say
he was. The difference Of opinion is
the same difference that existed in
1924 when the Republican leaders said
Brookhart wasn't Republican and
other Republicans said he was.
1t is to be noted in support of this
view of motives that there existed no
such wide division among the Demo-
Gratis. There was difference but it
was small enough to be regarded as
strictly constitutional. The big ma
jority of the Democrats voted to seat
Steck, the Democrat. The Brookhart
quarrel then was Republican quar-
rel, and the Republicans settled it;
the Democrats for the most part were,
content to vote as Democrats and take
the gift of the seat the Republican
split bestowed.
These conditions probably will
illuminate the senate action on the
Brookhart- Steck contest for those
who may be unduly astonished at its
result.-NeW York World.
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FIRST PASSENGER AND
FREIGHT STATION

The first passenger and freight sta
ton in America was that of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad on Poppleton
Street, south of Pratt Street, Balti-
more, Mo. The original two-story
building, erected in 1880, still stands,
part Of it being used by the freight
agent as an auxiliary office and the
remainder as an adjunct to the
Company's printing plant. The Com
pany cherishes this building as one of
it's landmarks" in it's long and event.
full history.
The site chosen for this station was
small portion Of the Mount Clare
estate of the Carroll family. Prior to
the building of the station, the Balti-
more and Ohio, in 1929, had erected
little box-like structure in the vicinity
for the sale of passenger tickets. By
that time rails were laid to and across
the Carrollton viaduct and the citi-
zens of Baltimore and many from the
surrounding territory, because of the
novelty of railroading in those early
days, were taking advantage of the
excursions operated by the Company.
With the growing patronage and
popularity Of the railroad, the need
of a more substantial passenger and
freight station was felt as early as
1880, and "Mount Glare" station was
built that year.
During the celebration of the
Francis Scott Key Star Spangled
Banner Centennial in Baltimore in
1914, the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany marked several of its more i'm
portant historical places in Baltimore
with commemorative tablets. The one
placed at Mount Clare Station reads
as follows:
This building, erected 1880, is the
first passenger and freight station in
America, and the oldest in the world.
At the time of it's use, trains were
hauled by horses between Baltimore
anu CliICOII VS. MILLS. DdlIlHOIe anu
Ohio, The Pioneer Railroad of Ameri-
ca, the corner stone of which was laid
by Charles Carroll of Carollton, July
A, 1928.
The "First Stone" of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company is not far
from Mount Clare station, and near it
H.
stone arch railroad bridge in the
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world, built in 1929 and still in use.
Close by Mount Clare, Phineas Davis,
builder of the atlantic" locomotive,
assembled its parts which he had
brought by wagon from York, Pa, to
compete in the locomotive trials of
1881, conducted by the Baltimore and
Ohio Company.
Adjoining Mount Clare Station are
the Mount Clare Shops, which were
started in 1888, now the largest loco
motive repair shops on the railroad.
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May Day Happenings.

Plans are under way by all organi-
cations interested in child health, for
the Statewide observance of May
Day, or of the days just before and
following the first of May, as Child
Health Day.
A pamphlet containing a suggested
program for celebrations in schools,
or by classes or clubs has been pre-
pared by the Bureau of Child Hygiene
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-22
BITTINGER

The ladies, we hear, will all concen-
trate
To vote for the best looking candi-
date;
So fellows, look well to the cut of
your clothes,
And remember that powder looks well
on your nose.
The public roads, in this section,
are improving with the dry weather
and every body is grooming up his
fiivver.
Sheriff Yutzy and Deputy VIM. Cas-
teel, of Oakland, made a brief visit
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SUNNYSIDE
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Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Sines and two
daughters, and Master Leonard Seld-
ers were at the home of Mr.. Charles
Mines Sunday.
Mrs. E. G. Moon and Miss Romano
Moon were calling on Mrs. Ernest
Mosser last Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Ben Dewitt and family were
calling on Mr.. Albert Fulk and family
Sunday afternoon.
Misses Emma and Romaine Moon
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Knights of Pythias Activities

In our report of the banquet last
week we attempted to describe this
memorable occasion in a general way
Due to limitations on newspaper space
we were obliged to omit a detailed ac-
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were the guests of Mr.. Ernest Ridder
and family Sunday.
We are glad to note that little
Leah Arnold is recovering from her
illness.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-12
MIDDLEBROOK
RS. NJ. X. Wright is better.

Mrs NJ X. Wright is better.
Rev Martin filled his appointment
here Sunday.
Several of the relatives and fri ends
of Uncle John A. Johnson met at his
home Sunday. and set bountiful din
ner in honor of his birthday. All TN
joyed fine time. Uncle John an |
Aunt Susan are some of the few of our
old pioneers who are left that helped
to settle and develop this country, and
1t is with respect and joy that we give
them a day like this.
John HagOod arrived home last Sat
urday from Detroit, Mich, where be
has been at work.
Prof ]. II. Pratt, wife and baby
are here for a few weeks visit. Prof.
Pratt has been attending University
of Missouri during summer months.
Ben A. Brown of Pocahontas visited
relatives here Sunday.
There will be a graveyard working
at Sloan Saturday, August 81. Every
body come and bring something to
work with and dinner and the day will
be spent at work on the cemetery.
Several from here attended the
speaking at Maynard Saturday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-12
HANIIL

Crops have improved greatly since
the rains, but are beginning to aeed
rain again.
A large crowd attended singing Sat
urday night. There will be singing
every Saturday night Everybody come.
John Roach and wife visited Witt
Waddell's Sunday.
Mias Ruby Bridges visited Miss Il sie
Tyler Saturday night.
Bro. Foster of Mt. Zion viii preach
at Antioch Sunday and Sunday night.
Alvin Tyler of Vernon was visiting
In Hamil Saturday night and Sund y.
John Walrond and wife were visit
ing at Lorine over the week end.
Several from here attended the can
didate speaking at Pocahontas Mon.
day.
John and VIII Roach have some
very fine soy beans. If more soy beans
were planted there would be more feed
In the barns and less to buy.
New single seats have been ordere1
for the school and are expected to be
here soon. Thev will add much to the
comfort and appearance of the school
We guess the defeated candidates
are singing, I'VE are on the ocean d
rather (salt river) sailing"
DAILY Jackson and wife attended
singing here Saturday night.
Robert Counts and wife of Water
Valley visited relatives and attended,
singing here over the week end. Come
again folks.
Myrt walrond of Mt. Zion. Ruff
walrond and wife of Pocahontas and
UaIr MID ~
Swarts were visiting Uncle Page Wal
rond Sunday.
Frank Byrd and Sheriff Perrin oi
PocahOntas were seen in these parts
Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-12
PITMAN
Relatives from Illinois and Alabams
visited DIR. Carrens last week.
NIs.. LNwanIa nAndor, Of Dnnlar

Relatives from Illinois and Alabama
visited DIR. Carrens last week.
Miss Freeda BOwden of Poplar
! is visiting her friend, Miss Lucille Gar
ner.
Mrs. Victor Pond of Oklahoma is
spending the er with her father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Shem-
we'll
Lum Reeves is expecting relatives
from Kansas this week.
Datto came and played ball with
Pitman Saturday and was defeated,
nine to seven.
Meeting begins here next Satur ~.
Reeves and Hawkins have built an
Ice house here. Thev have ice fCr
sale now.
Miss Dorothy McMackin had the
misfortune of being kicked on the
thumb b. . calf last week and the
result Is a cracked nail.
Marbles and checker games are two
great sports here. especially for tue
grandfathers.
Mr.. and Mrs JEFF Shemwell are
visiting his mother and step-father
Mr.. and Mrs. Rahm.
W. f. Garner is on a business trip
to st. Louis.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-12
STOKES

Several from here attended the can
didate speaking at Pocahontas Mon
day
The sick folks around here are all
reported better.
Martin Harris and family spent
Sunday with Elmer Harris and family
Clifton Harris and wife and little
babe. Bonnie Belle, spent Wednesday
night with Lehman Harris and fam
fly.
II. T. Harris and family took sun
day dinner with Uncle John Harris
and wife.
Mrs, Sadie Mock spent the week end
with homefolks here.
Mrs. Minnie Tyler and daughter, Lu-
ellie, visited Clifton Harris and fam
lily Sunday.
BARLEY Salmon of Indiana is visit.
ing relatives and friends at this place
Jonah Galemore and wife and sons
Raymond and Morvin, of Blodgett
Mo-, spent last Tuesday with Mrs
Golemore's sister, Mrs. Lessie Harris
Rena Haas of Engelberg attended
Sunday school at this place Sunday.
Fred Purdy and family Of near Big
gers spent Saturday evening with El.
mer Harris and family.
Clifton Harris and family spent Sun.
day night with Mrs. Minnie Tyler and
family.
Clyde Purdy spent Saturday night
with Hite Harris
Miss NOla Harris took dinner with
Miss Minnie Mooney Sunday.
Reginald Tyler spent Sunday with
Hite Harris.
Anon Buxton and family, Vestel
and Geneva Williams and velma Bux
ton motored to Peach Orchard San
day.
Hubert Williams took Sunday din
ner with Sanford Forrest.
Misses Elsyer-~and Isabella Tyler
Raymor;k Buxton, Louie Corroll and
A1hTey Harper spent Sunday with Jes.
sic and Hite Harris. All reported a
nice time.
Miss Elreba Hicks spent Friday
night with Miss Virgin Murdoch.
Quite a bunch OF youngsters spent
Sunday with Miss Virgin Murdock. All
seemed to enjoy themselves.
Several from Brockett attended Sun
day school here Sunday.
SCHOOL NOTES
School is progressing nicely with
seventy-two enrolled. Average daily
attendance sixty-eight.
We have six pupils who will enter
high school when school begins at Po-
cahontas and Maynard.
We had one of the most interesting
debates in the history of our Literary
Society Friday night, Resolved that
the wages of women should be lower
than those Of men performing the samo
service In the same occupations" At
flrmative, Hite Harris and Yester VIII
liams; negative, Jessie Harris and Iva
Morgan. The decision was in IN gor
Of the negative side. If anyone wishes
to visit our school come right ahead.
We wuold be glad to have you with us.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-12
CARTER

Going to school is the order of The
day.
Our school term will be half over
Friday.
Misses Elsie ad Minnie Ann Poe and
Jess and Robert Timer and Clyde AL
grass Sunday.
phin were guests of Miss Julia Snod-
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlie eagle and family
were guests of Mrs. T. J. Timer Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Crisp and chill
dren and Mrs. Laura Leaf and chill
dren were guests of ]. Il. Johnson over
the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. e. Johnson visited
Mr. and Mrs. Hite Johnson near Man
son Sunday.
Mrs. Golden and son, Henry, return
ed home last week from "A visit with
her sister near Newport.
Misses Viola and Marie Lindsey, I'd
gar Presley, Bun Ivy and Clyde Kin
cade were guests of Miss Gladys John
son monday.
Frank and Clay Kincade visitei
Horace Bates Saturday night.
Tommie Stokes visited Burley Tyler
Friday night.
Several around here are attending
church at Skaggs this week.
| Mrs. Bob Moore visited Mrs. VIII
Bonner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tyler visited
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jackson Sunday.
Lonnie and James Crisp visited Tut
and Doweli Parker Sunday.
| We are sorry Miss Irene Breeding
Is absent from school this week.
Those who attended the program last
Friday afternoon were Misses Elsie
and Minnie Ann Poe and Mrs. Thelma
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fuel Mansker were
guests if her father, Henry Eaton, and
family Sunday.
Jim Alphin and children vislred
Cecil Eaton's Saturday night and Sun
day.
Jess Brown and family visited Lis
| father, Bill Brown, of POeahontas
Sunday.
! Miss Thelma Brown was the guest
of Miss Clara Brown Monday night.
We will have another program next
Friday week. Everybody is invited &C
come and spend the day with us.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-12
oCoNFE

School is progreCdng nicely with
Prof. James as teacher. There is Lit
erary Society every Thursday night.
Everybody invited Let's make it in
teresting.
Uriah Shepher'' and family of Poca.
hOntas have been visiting relatives here
the past ten days.
Mrs. Malissa James of st. Peters
burg, Fla, has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Dave Crawford, the last week.
The election is over and the defeat
ed candidates can tell us If salt river
was dry.
George Marriott. wife and daug tier,
Rubve. visited Mrs. Mariott's pars IS,
Dave Crawford's, Sunday and took her
aunt. Mrs. Malissa Jones, home nth
them for an extended visit before going
to see her son near Ash Flat.
Mrs. Oma Crawford of Monette is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Higgins. and other relatives here rhis
week.
Elburn White. our road boss, Is do.
ing some much needed work on our
road the last two or three weeks.
Don't forget the graveyard working
the 3rd Saturday in August, which VIII
he the 2lst All Interested come, bring
tools and dinner
Hurrah! for the Star Herald and
its many readers.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-12
VALLEY CHAPEL

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Hefner of Sen
ath, Mo-, are here visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Jim Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Cans left
Thursday of last week for Reyno to
where Mr.. Cans has job
Bro. Cans failed to fill his appoint
ment at Valley Chapel Sunday. Willie
Tyler took his place
CAN Hackworth is suffering with a
bad case of blood poison in his hand,
caused by nail scratch
Mrs. Homer Baker has been on the
sick list. = ~ zz
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Bixby attend
ed the old settlers picnic at Mountain
Home Friday and Saturday.
Jodie Hart of Ravenden spent last
week with Marion Sinks. While there
he cut ties for Mr. Sinks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Hughes and Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Hefner spent Sun.
day at Paris Tyler's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Low and two
grandchildren, Abigale and Junior Pat
ten visited Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hall
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pullman and family
spent Sunday at Mr.. Sinks.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Tyler are visit
ing Mrs. Tylers brother, Joe Pickett
in Black river bottoms and attending
a revival meeting.
Grandpa and Grandma Hackwortf
are on the sick list.
Tom and Rufe Blansett spent sun
day afternoon at Carl Halls.
Mrs. Call Hackworth spent Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Tyler have
three sick children with malarial fever
All are improving.
Il. V. and Mary Hall spent Sunday
night and Monday with Abigale and
Junior Patten.
The Valley Chapel school directors
have set August II to cover the school
Everybody come and bring your ham
mers. The roof was damaged last
spring by heavy hail storm.