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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-20
What. Where, When and Why.

A caller who dropped in at the
headquarters of the State Department
of Health the other day, was surprised
when shown the day by day" record
that is kept by the Bureau of Com
municable Diseases of cases of sick
ness that occur in the counties. In
explanation, DR.. R. H. Riley, the chief
of the Bureau, said that reports are
received every day either from the
deputy State health officers, the local
health officers or from physicians in
attendance on persons i'll with any of
the catching diseases. A record is
kept of them-what the diseases are,
where they have occurred, and just
when they started-so that measures
may be undertaken promptly to pro-
tect, first, those who are sick, and
second, to prevent the spread of the
disease to other members of the
household and to the community.
Fifteen years ago." DR.. Riley said,
there were only ten diseases on what
we call our 'notifable' list; now there
are forty-seven. The list includes all
of the diseases that spread from per-
son to person-typhoid, diphtheria, in
fiuenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis, the
venereal diseases, the so-called chill
dren's diseases, measles, scarlet fever.
whooping cough, and others just as
communicable but less frequent of oc-
currence. The doctor in attendance
is expected to notify the local health
officer, who in turn reports it to the
Bureau. If no doctor is called the
head of the house must report the
sickness.
From local notification, the plan
has been extended to cover the en-
tire country, through the U. S. Pub
lie Health Service in Washington.
There is still further exchange now,
through the Health Section of the
League of Nations, which gives warn
ing of the outbreaks of disease in the
remotest parts of the world.
Disease is one of the things that
knows no boundaries. In these days
of travel by land and sea, on the open
road, in busses, in cars, trains, boats
and ,airplanes, there. is more general
mingling of human beings than ever
before in the worlds history and these
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-20
PLEASANT VALLEY

Everybody who had bob-sled took
advantage of the good shedding
weather last week.
Oscar Kisner has gone to Akron,
Ohio, to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lee were
visitors at the home of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sem
bower, Sunday.
Josiah Sims, who is employed at
Crellin, was a weekend visitor to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Sims.
B. H. Friend and 0. C. Bittinger
butchered two fine hogs for Mrs. Ma
omi Barnard last Tuesday.
Mrs. Walter Moomaw and son
Franklin were visiting Mrs. Moo
maw's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L..
Riley, Monday.
Misses Blanche Barnard and Erma
Wilmington were calling on Miss Bly,
Kisner Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sembower
and family and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Lee were Listeners in" at the home
of Mr.. E. 0. Wonderly Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Sims called on
Mrs. Naomi Barnard Sunday.
Mr.. N. K. WEIGH and family were
Sunday visitors at the home of the
formers mother, Mrs. Margaret
Welch, who resides in Mountain Lake
Park
Miss Blanche Barnard visited her
mother, Mrs. Naomi Barnard, Tues
day. Mrs. Barnard's niece, Miss Ma
ME Riley, was also visitor at that
time
Mr.. O. C. Bittinger has been en-
gagged this week in hauling lumber
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-20
Legion Notes Of Interest.

A lengthy business session of Proc
tor Kildow Post American Legion was
held Monday night, and few notes of
interest to citizens of the community
and ex-service men in general are
made: r.
A report was made by the COM
mittee who are assisting with the ar
engagements for a dance to be held on
Friday evening, January 81, at the
Grand Roller Skating rink, for the
benefit of the Oakland Volunteer Fire
department. The report stated that
much progress had been made by the
joint committee in charge of the dance
and that arrangements are completed
for the affair, which promises to be
one of the big events of the winter
months, and the substantial support
Of the citizens of the community is
anticipated.
Dues are now due and payable for
the current year and all regular MEM
bers are requested to remit the same
to Edward P. Kahl, Adjutant, and re-
ceive their 1927 card. All ex-service
men who are no-5 affiliated with the
Post are cordially invited to do so
at this particular time, as the ifs cal
year for the organization is just be-
ginning.
Watch for announcement of a pro-
gram to be presented on George
Washington's birthday by the local
Post. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-20
Public Service Commission
OF MARYLAND.
ORDER NO. 1926.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLI-
CATION OF ASSOCIATED PENN
lSYLVANIA CORPORATION FOR
AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE
S2,5O0,000, FACE AMOUNT, OF 7
PER CENT CONVERTIBLE FIVE
YEAR GOLD NOTES AND S2,524,-
600, PAR VALUE, OF THE COM
MON CAPITAL STOCK OF
YOUGHIOGHENY HYDRO-ELEC-
TRIO CORPORATION, AND TO
PLEDGE THE SAID NOTES AND
COMMON CAPITAL STOCK AS
COLLATERAL SECURITY OR
OTHERWISE HYPOTHECATE
THE SAME.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-20
CHURCH SERVICES.
st. Paul's nj. E. Church, Oakland.

Rev. Archibald Moore, Pastor.
9:45 A. NJ, Sunday school hour, Mr..
E. R. Jones, Superintendent. Glasses
for all ages led by a group of earnest
Christian teachers. The Mems Bible
class meets at ten o'clock, the teacher
for next Sunday being Mr.. Fred. A.
Thayer.
HOO A. NJ, morning worship hour
with sermon by the pastor.
6:45 P. NJ, Epworth League SER
vice, Miss Beryl Davis, President.
1880 P. NJ, evening worship hour
with sermon by the pastor.
Wednesday, AIS P. NJ, Junior Ep-
worth League service in charge of
Miss Grace Loar, superintendent.
1870 P. NJ, regular mid-week prayer
service in charge of the pastor.
A very cordial invitation is extend
ed to the public generally to attend
any or all of these services and join
with pastor and people in Divine wor-
ship.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-20
Brakeman Hurt at Deer Park.

A. R. Mills, brakeman on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, whose home
is at Keyser, W. Va, suffered injuries
to his head and body Tuesday night
when he was struck by an east-bound
train of the railroad near Deer Park.
1t is said that Mills stepped on the
east-bound track, unaware of the near
proximity of the engine which struck
him. He was taken to his home in
Keyser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-20

disease prevention measures are for
the coming safety of all of US. The
reason for them is summed up in the
statement that appears each week at
the head Of the report sent out by the
U. S. Public Health Service: No dis
ease without knowledge Of when,
where and under what conditions
cases are occurring
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE That the sub
scriber hath obtained from the Orphans Court
of Garrett County. Maryland, Letters of Ad-
minstraton the estate of
CHRISTINA WHITE,
late of Garrett County. Maryland. deceased.
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof duly authenticated
to the subscriber, on or before the 21st day of
July, 1927, they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of the said estate. All
persons knowing themselves indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
January 1927.
ERNEST RAY JONES. Executor.
Oakland, Maryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-20
BEFORE THE
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
OF MARYLAND.
CASE NO. 2553.

The above mentioned petition hav-
ing been received and filed, it is this
14th day of January, 1927, by the
Public Service Commission of Mary
land,
ORDERED: That the same be, and
it is hereby, set for hearing at the Of
fee of the Commission, Baltimore,
Maryland, on Monday, January oath,
1927, at 1900 o'clock, noon,
PROVIDED, The applicant cause a
copy of this Order to be published in
some newspaper published in Garrett
County, Maryland, at least one time
before the 23rd day of January, 1927.
True Copy-Test:
FRANK HARPER,
4S-1t Secretary.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10
EDITORIALS
There are a.ooo.ooo

There are 100000 people seri-
ously i'll in the United States every
day of the year, according to DR..
John H. Graves, chairman of the hos
pital betterment committee of the
League For the Conservation of
Health.
If all the sick people in the coun-
try were concentrated in New York
and Chicago. our two largest cities,
they would about make up their
present population. Picture every
living human being in New York and
Chicago lying sick in bed and you
get some idea of the enormous am
cunt of deviation from the LAWS
OF HEALTH engaged in by people
in America.
Some day we will be ashamed
of illness caused from breaking Ma
lures law as we are today from
being in Jail from breaking criminal
laws. The punishment is more Sc
we're and certain for Natures judge
metes out his sentences without tenn
pering with mercy to the rich, the
poor, the good and the evil alike.
That is WHY THE AVERAGE
MAN AND WOMAN is SEN
FENCED TO DIE AT So years of
age.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10
Petition for
Garvey's Release

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ments. Yet, there still remains the
fathering thought my peoples con-
dtion murt be bettered." And since
II was in the honest effort to bring
this about he became entangled in
the meshes of the law, we earnestly
appeal to every man and woman,
organization and institution, who IL
similarly situated would consider
that after having served two years
and three months in a federal prison
on a technical disobedience of the
law, while putting forth every eff
fort you could to better the condi-
tion of the race with which you were
identified. you were entitled to the
sympathy of the lovers OF fair play
to the extent that they would petit
tion the President of the United
States for your pardon, we ask you
to do this in behalf of Marcus Gar
vey, who has done so much in arous-
ing Negroes all over the world to q
racial consciousness and a vision OF
possibilities through united action
that they have not had since we
have been a scattered and oppressed
people. With malice toward none.
but a burning desire that all the
forces working for the amelioration
of the ills that beset the Negro in
every section of the world we here
in make this appeal to your sober
thoughts concerning what faces us
as a race battling against the terri
BILE odds that confront US.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10
Treat the World Right

If you treat the world right, if you
give 1t its due,
1t is likely to try to deal fairly with
you;
If you give it a smile if you have
one to spare,
You will find that the days will more
often be fair.
If you ask for no more than you hon.
estly earn,
If you look for no more than a prop
err return
On investments you make and on
risks that you take,
You will seldom sit nursing fool
ish heartache.
If you pick out your friends just for
friendship, instead
Of favoring those who may push you
ahead,
Disappointments will soon get to
passing you by
And the clouds will be fewer that
darken your sky.
If you cheer where you may and give
aid where you can,
If you learn that greed never has
strengthened man,
That. selfshness is but loathsome
disease,
You will find less to grieve you and
much more to please.
II you learn that the weak are the
ones who complain,
You will find good in much you have
viewed with disdain;
If you treat the world right, if you
give it its due,
1t is likely to deal pretty fairly with
you.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10

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students into staying away from the
mixed school.
Girl Joins Party
With the failure of the girls to
Identify any Of the colored suspects
brought before them, and facts re-
vealed by colored investigators of
the crime, strong evidence was estab-
lished that Negroes did not commit
the deed.
Then came reports that white
men, and not Negroes, we're respon-
sible for the trouble.
II was told to authorities that
Margaret Akers had said she was a
guest that night of Julia Mooney
and that the story about the Negroes
had been made up after white men
had been admitted to the house by
the Mooney girl.
The younger girl was reported to
have protested against the men visit
ing them and to have been persuad-
ed by the older girl to join them in
revelry.
The next day the story about the
Negroes was told.
II is understood the authorities
will make the charge that the older
girl aided the white men in mis-
treating the younger girl.
Demand Prosecution
For several weeks after the race
trouble, which followed spread OF
the first story, it was whispered
about Coffeyville that white men
had been implicated in the affair
The fact that some of the men men.
toned were married caused the
scandal to be discussed even more
A minister announced one Sunday
that the superintendent of the Sun.
day school would make some reve.
lations concerning the affair in q
talk the following Sunday. But
when the next Sunday came, not 9
word was said publicly.
Then a group of candidates fol
city offices announced they wer,
running for election on a promise e
Investigate and prosecute the guilt,
If they could be identified.
The group was elected. The war
rants. on which the arrests wer,
made Monday, were sworn out b,
Walter s. Keith, city attorney.
Bonds of $4,000 are asked TO
each OF the two prisoners.
! The Mooney girl is a member O
this years graduating class Of tn
Coffeyville high school and was I,
have received her diploma with he
classmates in commencement exer
cises tonight. The Akers girl is
member Of lower class OF the higl
! school.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10

Senator James A. Reed, of Mis-
souri,, has announced his intention o.
starting wide campaign for the
Democratic nomination for President
of the United States. He will tour
the states of Missouri, Texas, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas and Georgia be-
fore he begins his swing of the north
1t is an indication of the senti-
ment of the senator. He naturally
would tour the states aforenamec
because they most nearly represent
the sentiment in government which
he would represent were he elected
president. But he won't be nom.
mated, and, if nominated. not elect
ed. II was President Wilson who
said: "Jim Reed is not capable Of
sustained allegiance to anyone" And
that would seem to be true. Surely
he has never shown appreciation and
friendship for the colored people.
And down in Missouri they have, by
force. been made to help elect him.
Although from the border state Of
Missouri. he is Of the heart of the
south. His thoughts and his tongue
naturally turn to the language Of the
lynch fields and peonage farms. II
elected, he would carry out the die
tates of the southern bourbons more
than any Democratic president who
has ever huled the nation.
The colored people would eagerly
await his nomination-which won't
come. But they know that if it does
come the great balance of power
which they now hold in the northern
states will offset the great "disfran.
chisement bloc" from the southern
states. They know that if he is nom.
mated it will be their time to repay
the south for its disfranchisemeni
of their brothers in the south by
their ballots in the north. Let Reer
come. It will be an opportunity e
teach the south sorely needed les
son.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10

Much has been said in recent day
about "love, human kindness, char
ity and mercy" A great lawyer
cries out that he would rather have
his name written in the book of love
than have it appear in the book
above" His name no doubt will ap.
pear in both but what we are con.
cerned with is whether the world i
sincere when it dwells on questions
of love. mercy and kindness?
II has come to light that in tho
great African interior that half
hundred white people are held in
slavery by strong African tribe
Their condition has been described
with pathos, with vivid imagination
with words tipped with running fire.
with htanies that almost reached to
the moon. We have heard some
white Americans mourn, Others
grunt stoically, others have been
shedding crocodile tears. Some have
walled piteously but with one accord
they have shouted: away with II
this cannot be-" and we have Joined
in with them.
We are not unmindful of our own
bondage. We are not forgetting that
white ministers Of the south and a
lew in the north saw virtue in our
thraildom and mounted their pulpits
and pounded on their Christian Ri.
bles to perpetuate it. We are moi
forgetting It, neither are we forget
ting. that not a hundred but thou
sands of black men and women ar,
stu enslaved in Georgia, in Texas
IN Arkansas and in Mississippi anc
notwithstanding the modern preach
ments of '1ove, human Kindness
charity, and mercy" it still prevails
The white. race condones il and n,
righteous indignation has surged nj
IN the great American heart prompt
ing this nation to cry out with on,
accord: Away with it, this canno
be-"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10

Now IL 10 revealed that the recent
Coffeyville, Kansas race riot was
caused by a white girls lie. Daily
papers admit that after carrying on
improper relations with married
man of her own race that she
screamed out that she had been "at-
tackled" by "three Negroes" The
whole town of Coffeyville was
thrown in pandemonium, four per-
sons were injured and in order to
prevent wholesale bloodshed It was
necessary to call in the militia and
declare martial law.
Many innocent men of our race
have been lynched and barbarously
handled because of some white vii
lian's lie and the south now learns
of its manifold mistakes only after
its hands are stained with human
blood but it never repents. We have
prayed and petitioned long enough
and only charred and bleeding bod
les have Knocked our prayers. After
much suffering and patience il seems
that the people of the south ought
to put stop to lynchings and we
believe that little more courage and
militancy on our parts would either
bring it to a stop or force the Gov.
eminent to intervene. In the long
run we will be compelled to either
stand and fight for our right CT die
like dogs. When appeals to tho
conscience fail then appeals to force
should be used. Life is hardly worth
living anyway with the torch and
rope hanging over US, menacing us
and we know that it will be used
without provocation whenever a
white girl lies about us.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10
Girls Lie Is Cause
of Coffeyville Riot

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students into staying away from thu
mixed school.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10
Do You Know

1. What is an octoroon?
2. The state with the least Negro
population?
3. When slavery was abolished in
New York state?
4. Who was the owner of the ia
nous bred Scott?
5. How many Negro soldiers
fought in the Civil War?
6. What was the black nanny
statute bill?
7. The state with the largest Ne
gro population?
8. The title of the supposed ma
tional hymn for colored people of
America?
9. Who was E. NJ. Bannister?
10. For what was Blind Tom
noted?
ANSWERS
4. A person with one-eighth Ne
gro blood.
2. Nevada; 34s.
3. July a, 1927.
a. John F. A. Sanborn of New
York.
S. 93,441.
6. A proposal made in congress
to erect monument to southern Ne
gro women by Senator John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi. II was de-
feated in the house of representatives
in March, 1924.
z. Georgia; 1,206,365.
8. Lift Every Voice and Sing,
by James Weldon Johnson; music by
J. Rosamond johnson.
Q. One of the first of the race tc
achieve distinction as a painter.
10. Thomas Green Bethune, who
was known as "Blind Tom" was 9
musical prodigy who, although borr
blind, was an adept at the piano. He
was born a slave in 1849 and died II
1908. He is buried in Cypress Hill
Cemetery, Brooklyn.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10
Oregon Dental School
Has First Colored Graduate

PORTLAND, Standing in
bold relief in class of Sc men, DR..
Ebert Booker, only colored member
Of his class and the first of his race
to graduate from the school received
his diploma last week from the North
Pacific Dental College. DIR. Booker
also was awarded commission in
the Dental Officers Reserve Corps.
DR.. Booker's home is at Yakima,
where his parents reside. He is mar
ried, has two children, and will To-
cate in Portland.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10
Lessons in English
Words ofen Misused

Words Ofen Misused
Don't say "there were none other
than those people present" Say mo
other"
Word Often Mispronounced
Pronounce the "a" as in
play" and not as in Eat"
:. Word Often MissPelled
Gorge66s
Hard, rigid, stubborn, stiff,
tense, unbending, unglesdjng, inflex-
IDLE.
Word Study
Use a word three times afn-it is
yours. Let us increase our vocabu-
larry by mastering a word each week!
MAUDLIN: made foolish by in
toxicants. "His maudlin talk was
disgusting"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-06-10
Wanted-Man for Garage

- Wanted at once reliable colored
rifah as night floor man at Suddock
Garage, 1814-16, 9Th Avenue. Pref
erencew will be given man willing to
invest in &e business.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-22
STARS FAVOR JACK,
 PSYCHOLOGIST SAYS
Tunney to Be Laid Low in 7th,
 Davenport Predicts
HEAVENS TELL THE STORY
New Britain Sky Gazer Told Friends Gene Would Win Contest tgains, Dempsey at Philadelphia But They Laughed.

Dempsey will win by a knockout iH the seventh round. ,dy the stars
 Clifton l.. Davenport, who is q student of astrology, declares the heavens are favorable 10 Jack win ming back the heavyweight champ ionsuip of the world in his contest with Gene Tunney al Chicago to- night.
 Mr. Davenport has not read a lino in the newspapers concerning the probable outcome of the battle. He is only mildly interested in the com parative prowess and ability of the fighters. To him, the stars have whispered their secret-Dempsey will win.
 T figured it out astrologically, :" said Mir. Davenport, and the stars all point to q bright outlook for Dempsey. l told some friends on the night of the last fight between these two men that Dempsey would receive a terrible beating. but they thought l was wrong. Had that last fight been held two weeks later Dempsey would have been the win ner for the stars would have gone in his favor at that time.'
 MT. Davenport is an authority on the subject. He declares that he has based his opinion entirely on what he has learned from the stars,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-22
HART DEFENDS EXAMINATION SYSTEM
 USED BY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT

Applicants for Jobs In the police department are given sufficient ex- animation under the present system, according to statement made by Chief of Police William C. Hart in an address to the Rotary club at the Burritt hotel today.
 Chief Hart called attention to the fact that stories have appeared in newspapers recently that the meth cd of examining applicants for po- lice jobs has been questioned. Tn my opinion," he said "the examin- ation under the present board Is suf- ficient to start a man out in police work. He has got to get his exper- fence working at the job. You cant lay down a hard and fast set Of rules. A man must be equipped with a certain amount of common sense. It he uses this common sense he keeps himself. his chief and the