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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
BY Edgar Wallace
A Thrilling Romance of Today
Copyright. 1927, by Chicago Daily News, Inc.

their green and gold rosettes lent
them an air of hilarious gayety.
Betty, who had got down to stretch
her cramped limbs. watched them,
puzzled.
Who on earth are the Proud Sons
of Ragousa?" she asked. an& could
have bitten her tongue when she dis
covered that, unconsciously. she was
putting the question to the objection
able young American.
You've asked me one too many"
said Bin. 81 only know that it is a
society OF some kind. Cute little
name, isn't it2 Sons Of Ragousa!
Name seems kind of familiar. Say,
Miss Carew, what's the idea of this
desk stunt? / meant to ask you be-
fore, but You We're so mad at me
that | hadn't a chance
But Betty was already moving
away. OF all the things she did not
wish TO do, she placed an exchange
Of confidence between herself and
William Holbrook in the forefront.
Along the road she had seen a bush
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Red Head j

ney, riotous young men who carried
refreshments ia bottles. mothers Of
families who had brought their respon-
sibiIities with them, vinegary spin.
ster or two who complained about the
hardness Of the seats and the dustf-
ness Of the roads and their bitter hui
initiation at finding themselves in such
low company-but there was no social
leader Of any standing.
Happily. Mr.. Holbrook was accom-
modated in another coach, or he had
been until the tour began it's home
ward journey. Then she saw him.
wedged between two voluble ladies'
who shouted at one another across
him. lie was on the front seat of the
wagon and far enough removed from
her to make conversation impossible.
The great, numbering coach rolled
across the dreary plain which sepa-
rates Cheltenham from oxford. Clouds
had come heaping from the west,
ahead the skies We're a coppery gray.
Somebody in the front seat began to
sing a doleful song about mother.
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me story thus far

The story TINS far;
Red-hatred Betty Carew. beautiful young
guardian. Dr. Latin, TO sit in q show win
dow. dressed in green az desk on which
there viii De Jade vase with one red rose.
He win give her no reason for this strange
TO LET the world know that she i the daugh
ter Of . man vino was hanSed O. tie
murder OF his wife. One dark and stormy
night while m0orinc with BetsY across
been stopped hy two cowled men. Dr. La
I'm ha0 LETT the car with one OF them He
had never EXPLAINED to Betty what hap
pened curing MS absence FROM the car. Two
desk beautiful gold buckle studded with
diamonds which she believes ue received
that night on the moor. If sou ever .peak
10 a Twins soul about mat" says Latin.
young Lord LoWhfidge an ihpecumous no
bieman VINO wants to marry her. that she
IS beins shadowod by Holhrook. publicity
asenI--fWobably % DR.. Latin request. Low
bridge learns that Holbrook Is an American
and was formerly a newspaper man. Mean.
Mnle Holorook and his relative ana ana
fR e PS2.sr are 'r9 y B so1g
which Latiin has employed them 10 ar
range. HOlbroOk suspects il has some
connection with serious CRIME. possibly
murder. Pawter tells Holbrook 10 arrange
a business meeting with Lambert stone Z
lumber millionaire Harvey Has an old
sea captain. lust out of prison and broke.
meets q mysterious stranger. who offers Inn
sob For that amount Hale agrees to 800
auything--mur1er or worse. lie IS given
a small star. green. inscribed IN gold, which
he rs 90 show to nobody he Is told TO get
and TO JOIN society called the Proud Sons
OF Ragousa.
Continued from Yesterdays starr
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Denies Hearing Impaired.

Numerous affidavits including one
from former husband and another
from her first mother-in-law as we'll
as from teachers from Western and
Eastern High Schools were filed yes
terday by Mrs. Gertrude l.. Stewart in
denial of charge by DIR. Edward Gun.
ming that her hearing was impaired
before he treated her.
Mrs. Stewart was awarded a verdict
for $4,000 damages against the phv.
stefan and his counsel in a motion to
set aside the verdict included the
charge of the doctor regarding her
hearing.
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Gets Philippine Post

Capt. Harold P. Detwiler. Coast
Artillery Corps, has been relieved
from duty as an instructor at the Vir.
GINA Agricultural and Mechanical
College, at Blacksburg, Va, and or
dered to the Philippines for duty.
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TWO MEN.

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A BIGGER INCOME.
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subdivision Beginners have free training
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business often are able to make 5000 to
$500 month even before they are qualified
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RUBY LEE MINAR, INC,
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STTUATIONS--DOMEsTIC.

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27

payments to make for certain thing,
and if they do not make the payments
agreed upon, they may lose the thing
they are working for.
Some of these people are finding
out for the first time that they can
set aside certain sums of money for
certain purposes, and this ought to
encourage them to save money.
Of course, under such a plan, there
is always the chance that if people
anticipate their desires too far ahead,
they may at some future time have
to cut down on their ordinary pur-
chases, owing to the debts they owe,
which would tend to restrict business
in many lines.
1t would be fine thing if the in
stalment purchasers, when they agree
to pay so much down for some COM
fort or enjoyment, would also set
out to pay some regular sum into
savings account. In that way the
capital of the country will keep in
creasing and the ability of the people
to have the things they desire will be
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
Home Demonstration Meetings
For February,

The following is the schedule for
Home Demonstration Meetings to be
held January 31st to February 18th,
inclusive:
Monday, January 81, $3.50 p. M, ed
itor's meeting, office H. D. A.
Tuesday, February l, 800 p. M,
Swanton All Club, local leaders and
H. D. A.
Wednesday, Feb. ?, 200 p. M, the
Grantsville Women's Club, election of
officers and demonstration.
Thursday, Feb. 3, 200 p. M, Sun
nyside Women's Club, plans for year
and demonstration.
Friday, Feb, 4, 80 p. M, commit
tee meeting Oakland Women's Club,
office H. D. A.
Friday, Feb. 4, 800 p. M, Hutton
All Club meeting.
Saturday, Feb. 5, 1920 a. NJ, Loeb
Lynn All Club, local leaders to be in
charge.
Saturday, Feb. 5, 200 p. NJ, Deer
Park Junior All Club, local leaders
and H. D. A.
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 100 p. m., Dodge
4-H Club.
Tuesday, Feb. Sth, 800 p. M, Nc
Henry All Club.
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 200 p. M, the
Pleasant Valley Women's Club, cleo
ton of officers, demonstration, at the
home of Mrs. G. B. M. Friend.
Thursday, Feb. 10, Cumberland, sec
tional conference agents with spec
ialists.
Friday, Feb. II, Cumberland, Sec
tional conference agents with speci-
alists.
Saturday, Feb. u, 200 p. M, Acct
dent Women's Club, election of Off
GERS and demonstration.
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Oakland High School Notes.

Last Friday afternoon the 0. H. S.
was favored by the presence of the
defamation winners of Allegany and
Garrett counties. They were Miss
Emile Eisenberg and Mr.. Billy Sloan,
of Central High School, Homecoming.
and Miss Louise Browning, of Kitz-
miller, Garrett county. The readers
gave their declarations to an enthu-
siastic and appreciative audience. A
large number of visitors from Oak
land and vicinity were present. The
title of Miss Browning's recitation
was "How the LaRue Stakes Were
Lost" Miss Eisenberg recited Mrs.
Rastus Johnson at the Wedding" and
Mr. Sloan, "The Old Man" The music
between the selections was furnished
by Sarah Stanton at the piano and
Wilmer Brown playing the ACCORDION.
After the program, Prof. Smith,
principal of Central High School, Lo-
naconing, spoke to US about athletics.
His speech was interesting and bene-
fetal to all.
Program For Friday.
On Friday, January %, at 2:3O p.
M, the members of the 0. H. S. will
render the following program:
lhorus ................. School
Radio Program.
Announcer Ralph Blake
Umbrella Lecture Miss Bovenskovisch
Pauline Smouse
Vocal solo ....... Mary Jane Offutt
Accompanied by Cecilia Lawton
Dialogue. M. Franklin, R. Stemple
Cornet solo ............E rval Ream
Childrens' hour.
Bed Time Story ....... James Dodge
The Child Marvel. go. Lucille Ours
Come and hear this program; I
know you will like it. SECRETARY
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
DIED..
MISS ELIZABETH WORKMAN

Miss Elizabeth Workman, youngest
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. ]. B, Work.
man, of Warrington, West Va, died
her parents home yesterday after
noon. Had she lived another day she
would have reached her twenty-sec-
ond anniversary. Miss Workman lived
just one year, lacking a day, after
her physician apprized her Of the fact
that she had contracted tuberculosis,
she having gone to him for a physical
examination upon her Dist anniver-
sary. She had been a patient at the
Hopemont Sanitarium at Terra Alta
for several months but had been taken
from the institution by her parents
about two months ago. She was born
in Oakland while her father, Rev.
Workman, was pastor of St. Paul's
church. She is survived by her par-
ents, one brother, Paul Workman, and
by four sisters, Mrs. Grover Stemple,
of Oakland; Miss Irma Workman, of
Huntington, w. Va; Margaret and
Inez, who are both married and resi-
dents of Wierton, w. Va, and Clarks-
burg, W. Va, respectively. One sister
Rebecca, died about two years ago at
Buckhannon, West Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
INSTALMENT BUYING.

The Portland Oregonian has con-
cluded widespread investigation as
to the results of instalment buying,
seeking information from bankers and
various economic and business author
tiles. 1t seems to be the general opin-
ion that this plan of buying has in
creased production and made for gen.
eral prosperity, and that it has come
to stay. But the majority of those
queried felt that it had increased the
purchase Of luxuries and had reduced
the amount of money available for in
vestment.
Instalment buying at least encour-
ages people to buy substantial things.
1t may be that a large amount of
money which was formerly frittered
away in foolish trifles is now being
saved for important purchases. When
people feel inclined to waste so cents
or a dollar or more on some trivial
thing, they must often be deferred by
the thought that they have certain
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued to the
following named applicants for the
week ending Tuesday at noon at the
office Of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
in Oakland:
Cecil Elmer Laraway, 81, miner,
Albright, W. Va, and jeanette
Blanche Mays, IS, Pursglove, w. Va.
Patsy Mandaglio, AZ, miner, and
Rosa Rel, As, both of Kingwood, w.
Va.
Martin Russell Bissett, 80, glass
worker, and Catharine Strosnider, IS,
both of Morgantown, w. Va.
Plummer Chisler, 20, coal miner,
and Ruth Cecil Lawlis, 10, both of
Morgantown, w. Va.
Emuel Leroy Evans, 33, miner, Vim
dex, Nd, and Esther Nellie Miller, 10,
Morgantown, w. Va.
Chester Pauley, "a, sub-station OPP
orator, Monongah, w. Va, and Iona
Lorine French, IS, Shinnston, w. Va.
Edison Lewis Miller, %, lumber
man, Accident, Nd, and Olive Fay
Flick, 20, of near Gormania, w. Va.
Andrew Tartaglini, 21, tailor, and
Carmella Mayzaro, IS, both of Bos-
ton, Mass.
George Alton Dent Swisher, 81,
miner, and Goldie Florence Summers,
Is, both of Montana, W. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27

of money. Primitive civilization was
more brutal than ours is. In the pro-
cess of refinement through which he
has passed during the successive cen
turtles man has denounced as criminal
behavior that which could not be con-
demred in earlier times because it
seemed to be necessary for individual
preservation.
In the pursuit of money today there
is minimum of injustice. At any rate
everybody gets chance to secure a
share of the general store of wealth,
usually enough for his needs, and at
the same time may enjoy the fruits of
intelligence and industry. More, ev-
erybody who works for money nova
days makes contribution to the COM
mon welfare.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
CHURCH SERVICES.
st. Pauls NJ. E. Church, Oakland.
Rev. Archibald Moore, Pastor.

Rev. AfcnlDald Moore, pastor.
9:45 A. NJ, Sunday school hour, Mr..
E. R. Jones, Superintendent. Glasses
for all ages led by 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.
GAS P. NJ, Epworth League SER
vice, Miss Beryl Davis, President.
1880 P. NJ, evening worship hour
with sermon by the pastor.
Wednesday, 4:15 P. NJ, Junior Ep-
worth League service in charge of
Miss Grace Loar, superintendent.
1880 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, 1927-01-27
MRS. SARAH COLLINS.

Mrs. Sarah Collins, aged 70, died
at the home Of her son James Col
Inns, residing near the municipal
pumping station on the Bradley farm
adjoining Oakland, Sunday evening,
her death being perceded by stroke
of paralysis which she suffered a week
prior. Mrs. Collins is survived by
four sons, Messrs. Bruce, David, John
and James and by daughter, Mrs.
Frank Baker, of Hutton. Her funeral
occurred yesterday afternoon, the SER
vice at the home being conducted by
Rev. Archibald Moore, pastor of St.
Paul's NJ. e. church of Oakland, with
interment in the Oakland cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27

Divine worship at 1O:45. This is a
surprise service, which will be enjoyed
by all who come.
Christian Endeavor at 6:45, which
will be led by Mrs. Karl Kahl. Come,
spend an enjoyable evening with the
young folks.
Evening worship at 1880 with a re-
view of the old familiar hymn Nearer
My God, to Thee"
St. Marks welcomes all to her SER
vices. We desire that no one shall be
a stranger. Come, worship and work
with us.
Mid-week service, Wednesday, 1870.
o'clock in the Sunday school room.
Catechise on Saturday afternoon in
the Sunday school room. Seniors at
200 o'clock and Juniors at 800.
Brotherhood will meet Tuesday ev-
ening at 1880 in the Sunday school
room. A good address to the men
will BE made. Good singing, refresh
ments in abundance, with lots of fun.
Come,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
ALLEGANY TEACHERS
FAVOR RETIREMENT BILL
Legislature Will Be Asked To
Pass Measure Giving Pension

At special meeting Of the teachers
of Allegany county, held in the Union
street school at Cumberland, Friday
afternoon, January 14th, they unani-
mously endorsed the proposed state
retirement bill for teachers to be pre-
scented at this session of the Legisla-
ture. The bill was explained by Su-
perintendent Edwin w. Broome, of
Montgomery county, chairman of the
state committee which has the bill in
| charge, and by George D. Buck, of
A, New York, noted acturial expert on
teacher retirement systems.
1t was stated at the meeting that
men and women of character, intelli-
gence and devotion to the cause of ed
ucation may be willing to teach our
youth at low compensation, but it
is too much to expect such teachers
to face old age and disability without
adequate protection from want.
While Maryland provides pension
of $500 year for her retired teachers
this is low sum to exist on and lit
tie inducement to hold capable teach
ers in the work in this state, when
nearby states and cities are offering
twice as much.
A $3.50 Proposition
The states of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and New York and the cities
of Baltimore and Washington have
established retirement systems that
will enable their retired teachers to
live comfortably. This they have
done by establishing a retirement
fund which is contributed to equally
by the state and the teachers, dollar
for dollar, thus providing a retire
ment compensation about double that
in Maryland.
And it is such a system that is be-
ing proposed for this state for the
protection of the school system, and
also for the protection of the older
teachers after spending their lives in
promoting the well-being of the chill
dren of this state. The proposed bill
is similar in principal to the law re-
Gently passed by Congress at the in
stance of Representative Frederick n.
Zihlman for the teachers of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Allegany is said to have been the
first county to take action on the pro-
posed bill.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
The Message To Nicaragua
(From The Washington Post)

The true policy of the United
States in dealing with its sister re-
publics was expressed yeterday by
President Coolidge in receiving the
Minister from Nicaragua. He said:
Although American forces
have, with the consent and at the
request of your government, been
Landed in order to safeguard the
legitimate interests of the United
States and the lives and property
of its citizens, this state of affairs
should not continue longer than
is necessary. The United States,
as | kOnW your government and
the people of Nicaragua fully ap-
preciate, has no selfish ends or
imperialistic designs to serve.
Least of all have we any desire
to influence or dictate in any way
the internal affairs of your coun-
try. The United States desires the
independence and the prosperity
of every Central American re.
public.
This constitutes a declaration of
the intent and purpose of the United
States government. 1t is not mere
personal opinion, not even the per-
sonal opinion of the President. 1t is
binding upon every American, wheth-
er he is private citizen or sits in
Congress or upon the bench of the
Supreme Court. 1t has behind it not
only the will of the present govern
ment of the United States, but the
settled will of the American people,
as expressed for more than hund-
red years.
Nicaragua's independence is in the
hands of its own people The Unite
States, for its own sake as well as
for the sake of Nicaragua, will no.
permit the republic to be destroyed.
1t will neither interfere with Nicara-
gua's independence nor permit any
other government to interfere with
it.
The cynical opinion is held in
Europe, and is shared by many
Americans, that the United States
has imperialistic designs in Central
America. The whole history % the
United States bellies this opinion.
From the time when Central and
South American republics began their
struggle for independence until the
present day the United States has
sustained them and befriended them.
No people achieving their independ-
ence have ever been molested by the
United States.
The marines now in Nicaragua will
be withdrawn in due time, and the
independence of Nicarauga will re-
main and endure. So long as the
United States is strong and true to
the spirit of its founders the republic
of Nicaragua is safe against foreign
aggression, including aggression from
its neighbors.