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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-04-14

Miss Magnolia Hoffman, who has
been in Pittsburgh, Pa, for about two
years, where she has been with the
Bell Telephone System in the capacity
of an operator, returned to the home
of her father, Mr.. Howard Hoffman,
where she will remain. Miss Hoff-
mans health has been impaired for a
time and she hopes to regain it here.
Andrew c. Gender, 16 years of
age, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Gender, ard a sophomore at Charlotte
Hall, won first place in an oratorical
contest at his school recently. Andrew
was in CONTEST with a post graduate
and two fourth year men. He is a
member of the foot ball and basket
ball squads of the school and is an
all round student. He expects to
study law.
Mr.. William Butt returned to Oak
land Monday from Shinnston, w. Va,
where he had been engaged in the
coal business, and is now located here
in the D. M. Dixon & Sons store in
the capacity of clerk. Mr.. Butts
many friends welcome him on his re-
turn to Oakland. Mrs. Butt and two
daughters will not return to Oakland
until after the West Virginia schools
close for the summer months.
One hundred and one ladies of Oak
land and vicinity received facial
treatments and instructions pertain
ing to the care of the skin from Miss
E. G. Halstead, lady toilet specialist,
representing the Cara Nome, toilet
products, who was here last week
demonstrating the qualities of the
Cara Nome products, which are dis
pensed locally by the Oakland Pharm-
acy. The demonstration carried on
last week was under the direction of
Mr.. J. E. Harmed, proprietor of the
Oakland Pharmacy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Mcbride will
leave today for their former home at
Sterling, Ohio, after having been
Oakland residents for more than a
year. Mr.. Mcbride has been general
secretary and treasurer of the 33rd
division of the Order of Railroad Tele-
graphers of the B. & o. system and
had his Office here in connection with
the office of Mr.. E. A. Shaffer, who is
the general chairman for the divis-
ion. At recent election of the order,
Mr.. Mcbride and Mr.. Shaffer were re-
elected to the offices respectively, but
owing to ruling made at the meet
ing if the offices were to be combined
they must by necessity be located in
Baltimore, hence the change, as Mr..
Shaffer desired to be located here, and
Mr.. Mcbride favored his former homo
at Sterling.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-04-14
Oakland High School Notes

The members of the Second Year
English class under the direction of
Miss Ruth Conley, have dramatized
the following scenes of Silas Mariner
and will present them in the High
school auditorium on Wednesday
afternoon, April 18th:
First, The Accusation; second, The
Quarrel; third, The Robbery; fourth,
Rainbow Inn; fifth, The Red House
Party; sixth, Finding. of Eppie; seven
tn, Eppie's Choice; eighth, The We'd
ding. Those taking part in the pro-
gram are the following: Thresa Ken
dali, Clara Dean Helbig, Margaret
Myers, Gertrude Whitehill, Oma
Brenneman, Helen Gibson, Elizabeth
Johnson, Avonelle Savage, Louise
Lauer, Vida Adams, Evelyn Shaffer,
Gertrude Aronhalt, Villa Laudermilk,
Lucille Bernard, Lorraine Bittinger,
Eva Ashby, Mildred Bowers, Anna
Slabaugh, Lyle Calhoun, Verna Cal
houn, Cecilia Duke, Wilba Casteel,
Richard Stemple, Lester Winters,
Ronald Lohr, Boyd Shaffef and Ger
aid Harris.
Everyone is cordially invited to
come. No admission will be charged.
A definite date has been set for
commencement, which is June 16. The
Seniors are now busy preparing for
it.
"The Oak" the O. H. S. Year Book,
is on it's way to completion. The Sem
Tors hope that the patrons of the o..
H. S. will enjoy it when it comes out.
A French play, "La Mare au Dia-
ble," was given Tuesday afternoon in
the o. H. S. auditorium under the di-
rection of Miss Archer.
LITERARY SECRETARY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Renninger and
Mrs. James Wilson motored to
Washington Tuesday, they will spend
the Easter holidays in Washington
and Baltimore.
Mrs. Chester Trembly, nee Jane
King, arrived in Oakland Monday
from st. Petersburg, Fla, where Mr..
and Mrs. Trembly have resided for
a year or more.
Mrs. l. Stoddard Loving and son,
Mr.. John S. Loving, who have been
summer visitors in Oakland for many
years, arrived yesterday and are
guests at the Louis Bush residence.
Mr.. Townshend's Sunday school
class of the M. E. church will conduct
a food sale in Smouse's store Satur-
day, April 10th, beginning at one
o'clock. Easter eggs speciality.
Phone order to 1911 Friday.
Misses Elizabeth Halstead and
Edna Taylor of the United Drug Co.,
Boston, Massachusetts,, left Sunday
for Wilmington, Del, and Norristown,
Pa. While in Oakland they were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. E. Harm
ed.
Mr.. Arthur Y. Hinebaugh returned
to Oakland Sunday from Washington,
D. c., where he had spent the winter
as an interior decorator. Mr.. Hine-
baugh will follow his usual profess
sion as that of a painter here during
the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Townshend Naylor re-
turned to their home on Crook Crest
Friday after having spent several
months at the home of Mr.. MAYORS
parents, on Fourth street, while Sena-
tor and Mrs. Naylor were in Anna
polls during the last General Assemb-
ly, which came to a close a week ago
Monday.
The Oakland Woman's Club will not
meet in regular session tomorrow, it
being Good Friday, but will meet on
Friday, April 22nd, at 2 o'clock p. m.
The Republican has been requested to
make this announcement, and the
members of the club are requested to
make note of the postponement OF
the meeting.
The many friends of Mrs. Ralph
Weber will be glad to know of the
great improvement in her physical
condition. Mrs. Weber suffered a
stroke of paralysis as she left the A.
e. P. store last Monday week ago,
and fell down the steps to the street
in front of the building. She has i'm
proved to such an extent as to war
rant her moving about the house by
the aid of crutch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-04-14
Added Attractions Nightly.

Mr.. Benz. H. Sincell returned to his
home from the Western Maryland
Hospital, Cumberland, last Sunday,
and his condition is much improved,
following an operation which was per-
formed in that institution on Tues
day two weeks ago. Mr.. Sincell has
been down town upon two occasions
since his return. Miss Frances Hig-
gems, of the Western Maryland Hos
pital, is still in attendance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-04-14

THURSDAY, APRIL 81, 1927.
Country Store Night every Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
STOLEN RING FOUND
BELIEVED SOLAR|' 5
Discovered in Bucket in Pet
worth Home-Robbery Pre-
ceded Busch Death.

A ring believed to have been stolen
in the hold-up of Felix Solari. near
Muirkirk, Md, on the morning of
September 20, few hours previous
to the killing of Policeman Leo w.
K Busch of the tenth precinct, was
found last night hidden in paint
bucket of a petworth home, where
two men implicated in the shooting
are alleged to have secreted them
selves when they were running from
the scene.
The discovery was made as result
Of story told Assistant District At
torney George ID. Horning. jr., by
Fred Owens, who for three weeks &C.
cupied a cell at the District Jail with
Samuel Moreno, one of the four men
on trial in Criminal Division ., of the
District Supreme Court, charged with
the murder of Busch.
The ring was found in the basement
of the home of George H. Vogel, 4105
New Hampshire avenue, last No.,
after Horning had telephoned MRS.
Vogel the whereabouts as communi-
Gated by Owens. Solari, a MUSICIAN,
will be asked tomorrow morning to
identify 1t.
In taking this action the prose-
cution is attempting to show that
Moreno, Nicholas Lee Eagles, John
F. McCabe and John Proctor, had
been connected with the Solari hold
up and therefore had reason TO resist
arrest when approached by Busch and
his fellow officer, Franck Ach, who
also was shot, in the battle that en-
sued when the four men were halted
at New Hampshire avenue and Up
shur street as the result of a "look
out" for quartet wanted in a
hold-up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
SAYS BRITAIN CLASSES
CHILDREN AS MERE HOBBY
Mrs. E. M. Hubback, Advocate Of
Equal Citizenship, Discusses
Family Conditions.
By the Associated press.

by tnt AstUfIaEtU FTtbs.
LONDON. January 2S.-Children
are merely a hobby in England in
the view of Mrs. f.. NJ Hubback. par.
Elementary secretary TO the National
Union of Societies for Equal Citizen-
ship.
Mrs. Hubback, speaking on family
endowment at a conference of health
visitors and school nurses at Bedford
College for Women. produced figures
showing the proportion of men in
this country who were fathers. The
estimates calculated that rs per cent.
of the men were bachelors, "a per
cent were married and had no de-
pendent children, Is per cent had one
dependent child. 10 per cent had two
dependent children, per cent had
three dependent children. and per
cent had more than three.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
SENATORS TO SPEAK.
Willis and Dill Will Address Wes-
leyan Debaters.

Senators Willis of Ohio and Dill of
Washington will be the principal
speakers at a banquet Thursday night
at the Arlington Hotel in honor of the
mems and women's debating teams of
Ohio Wesleyan University, which are
coming here to match wits with de.
baters of George Washington Uni
Eyersity.
|. The women's teams will debate the
question of Uniform Marriage and
Divorce Laws" in Corcoran Hall on
Friday evening and the men will dis.
cuss cancellation Of allied war debts
on the following evening.
The banquet is being arranged by
the local alumni of the university, who
number more than so. Senator's Willis
and Dill are alumni. DIR. William A.
Haggerty, professor at American Uni
versity, president of the Alumni Asso-
citation, and F. W. Shaw of the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers Asso.
olation- ara in charge Of plans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
TRIAL OF SHOALS
SURVEYOR URGED
James Suggests Court Mar
tiaI of Gen. Jadwin if He
UphoIds Subordinate.

An attempt by Maj. Gen. Edgar
Jadwin, chief Of Army engineers, tc
uphold subordinate accused of so
Letting funds for surveying the Ten
nessee River from private interests
seeking water power leases, brough,
threat Of court-martial proceedings
yesterday from Acting Chairman
James of the House military commit
tee.
The committee met to continue
hearings on bids for Muscle Shoals
but immediate business under con
sideration was jostled aside wher
James subjected Jadwin to four hours
Of cross-examination.
COurt-martial Suggested.
The subordinate, Maj. Harold c.
Fiske, was charged with having sug
gested, while district engineer at Chat
tanooga, to H. o. Leighton, president
Of the Electric Bond and Share Co.
New York. that he advance $4,000
for survey work because Congress:
had appropriated insufficiently
Leighton declined, James declared
because he considered the arrange
ment illegal James announced h
would pursue court-martial proceed
ings against the aior, now stationed
at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Jadwin contended acceptance oi
money from private interests for sur
vey work was specifically provided by
law, but James and other members OF
the committee contended the law al
piled only to individuals interested In
river navigation.
Calls Jaxlwin Unfit.
Il think" James declared, that q
you condone Maj. Fiskes actions the
ourt-martial proceedings l shall seel
against him should be extended t
you
Gen. Jadwin flushed, but remained
silent. while James added:
II don't think you are a fit man Il
be chief of engineers"
Mr.. James Indicated he would seel
to have the Federal Power Commits
sion reject bids for power sites from
companies solicited by Fiske, and h.
received assurances from o. c. Mer
rill, executive secretary of the com
mission, that no action would bs
taken without proper safeguards fol
the Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
MONDELL UPHOLDS
F. NICARAGUAN POLICY
Cannot Withdraw Marines Until
Country Is at Peace, He Says,
at Mckinley Dinner.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NILES, Ohio, January 29.-Unless
the United States is prepared COM
pletely TO reverse its Central Ameri-
can polity, it cannot withdraw its
troops from Nicaragua until peace is
restored, Frank w. Mondell, former
Republican. floor leader In Congress-
said tonight at the annual Mckinley
banquet. held in the Mckinley Me-
mortal here near the birthplace of the
former President.
I "unless we are expected to aban-
don the policy of Mckinley, Roosevelt,
Taft and Wilson, surrender the rights
they secured and leave the lives and
property of our citizens and other for
eigners to the mercy of marauding
bands of freebooters, we cannot take
our forces out of Nicaragua until
peace is restored" Mr.. Mondell de-
clared.
He asserted that the basis for the
interest of the United States in Mica
sragua was laid In McKinley's admin
trattons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
sACAsA DENIES MESSAGE.
Has No knowledge Of Reported Next
can Instructions.

PUERTO EABEZAS, Nicaragua,
January 20 R.-Dr Juan Sacasa,
head Of the Liberal government, was
informed of the statement made re-
Gently by Senator Bingham in the
United States Senate that the State
Department has in its possession a
copy of an Official message from the
Mexican government instructing the
Sacasa delegates what to do at the
peace conference at Corinto. In re-
ply to this, he said:
II have never directly or indirectly
received suggestions or instructions
of any kind from the Mexican govern.
ment. For this reason, If Secretary
Kellogg possesses, as Senator Bling
ham states, any message of that kind.
am sure ii Is hOcus pocus. and GER
tainly part of the intensive cam
paign of lies and falsehoods to sup
port the indefensible Diaz cause and
to arouse the American Government
and public opinion against Nicara-
gua's crusade for liberty in defense
Of It's constitution"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
NICARAGUA TO GET
400 j. S. MARINES
Force Lands Tomorrow for
Interior-veSseIs Ordered
on Patrol Duty.
BY the Associated Press.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, January
29.-Four hundred Marines aboard
the submarine tender Argonne will
be landed at Corinto on Monday, and
will be sent to various parts Of the
interior, some probably going to
Managua, to replace temporary de-
tachments OF American forces now on
duty in Nicaragua.
Rear Admiral Julian l.. Latimer, in
command of American forces in
Nicaraguan waters, has ordered all
United States vessels on the Pacific
coast of Nicaragua on patrol duty.
So far as known here nothing has
been done with regard to possible
peace negotiation between the Con-
sentative government OF President
Adolfo Diaz and the Liberal govern
ment set up at Puerto Cabezas by
DIR. Juan Sacasa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

Matches purchased by the Govern
ment are coming in for standardiza-
ton. The Bureau of Standards has
worked out master specification for
purchase of safety matches for use by
the Government. covering splints.
heads ANA box coatings, together with
methods ~ inspection and testing and
details a&<o.packinG and narlinga :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
FORTY-THREE-STORY
BUILDING FOR CHICAGO
Board Of Trade Files Plans and
Specifications for Sky
scraper.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 29.-Plans and
specifications for a forty-three-story
building. to be erected by the Chicago
Board of Trade, were filed today with
the city building commissioner. The
present project supplants plans for a
twenty-three-story building which the
board had been considering. The site
will be that of the present building.
John A. Bunnell, president. said
financial details were not finally de-
cided upon, but that, although the
members have not vet ratified the
plan, the board officers confidently ex-
pect the idea to be carried out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
VOTE ON CRUISERS
DELAYED IN SENATE
Supporters of Measure,
However, Predict Its
Adoption Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press
| The Senate failed to reach vote
yesterday on the three-cruiser amend
ment to the naval supply bill. adjourn
ing with supporters of the proposal
which is at odds with President
Cooldge's recommendations. predict
ing its adoption, probably tomorrow.
During debate yesterday one Demo
crat-King of Utah--joined with Cur
tbs of Kansas, the Republican leader,
In urging that no funds be appropri-
ated for additional light cruisers until
the President has had full opportunity
| to attempt to bring about another
arms conference.
The pending amendment would pro-
vide $1,000 900 to start work on the
three remaining bulls authorized in
| 1924.
Curtis Urges Rejection.
Pleading for abandonment of any
program which might be construed
abroad as evidence of bad faith on the
part of the United States in connec-
ton with further disarmament, Sena-
tor Curtis urged its rejection In the in
terest of world peace.
The President, he said, had not coun-
seled aba ndonment of the 1924 build
Ing program, but had urged only that
no additional bulls be laid down until
efforts of the administration looking
to another arms conference had been
brought to fruition.
Senator King, said 1t would be
nothing short OF criminal for the
Senate to do anything that might
defeat the Presidents disarmament
plans, and added:
Some of the Senators who OPP
| pose the President on this measure
will be hiding under his coattails
when an election comes"
Caraway Seeks Fight.
After several Democrats, among
! them Harrison of Mississippi. had
questioned Senators Hale and Curtis
as to Just what the President had In
mind with regard to further disarma-
ment, Senator Caraway, Democrat,
| Arkansas, interjected:
II wish you gentlemen who speak
for the President would get together
and agree on what the President has
| in mind One of you says he thinks
one thing and the other says he
doesn't think anything"
This remark was made after Hale
had declared he believed the Presi-
dent looked to Geneva for the next
! move toward another arms confer
ence, and Curtis had said Mr.. Coolidge
| had clearly indicated he was attempt
ing to bring about another meeting
similar to the Washington conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
Tooth Out, Woman
Again Sees After
Quarter Century

BY che Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo, January 20
After % years of total blindness
Mrs. William Fl. Dunage, 3S, of
Denver, has regained her sight
Extraction of an abscessed tooth
early this week was the simple
remedy, she SAYS, which ended
long years of darkness known only
to those who are blind
Dental surgeons ami eye special
lists here described the case as one
of the most astonishing ever to
come under their observation.
Mrs. Dunage said she lost her
sight at San Diego, Calf, when she
was 10 years old, following an Ct.
tack Of scarlet fever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

William Fl. Wise, son of Capt w.
W. Wise, u. s. A.. at Langley Field,
Va, and Orville w. Boston, st. Louis.
have been appointed by President
Coolidge, cadets at large at the
United States Military Academy, sub
ject to qualification at the entrance
ANIMATION IN, MARCH,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
Why Have European Cities
Changed Their Names?

A majority of the cities of Europe
seem to have new names. The reason
il that American geographers. map
makers, postal authorities and travel
agencies have decided to make bust
ness. travel and study more effective
by using the names as We would
find them in the countries of Europe. \
No European would recognizes
Vienna. IT is Wien. Rome is really
Roma, Venice is Venezia, Prague ist
Praha. Munich Is Munchen, and so
1t gees.
The new map of Europe now avatl.'
able through the Washington InfOr.a
nation Bureau of The Evening Start
has both old and new spellings, as 1t
has old and new boundaries and other
up-to-date European facts. This
seven-color map. 21x2s inches, Is of.
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Use the attached coupon.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
INTERIOR is ISOLATED.
Liberal Cavalry Force Is Reported
on Atlantic Coast.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua,
January 20 R).--Communication
with the interior has been interrupted
and it was reported that a strong
body of Liberal cavalry was gathering
two miles from this Atlantic coast
town this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30


II think we can safely say that IN,
day of the men who use human aspira
tons and ambitions as material fol
swindling viii soon be over, and an,
one who enrolls in a correspondent,
school will be assured Of getting valu,
for his money. Nobody would sa,
that it is an ideal system of education
Any one who possibly can afford I,
do SO should study in a residen
school. But 1t is the best that can b,
offered to thousands OF persons"
On the subject of granting liberia
arts degrees by correspondence, DR.
Nofsinger said:
Il see no reason why this cannot b.
done if the schools are kept on a higl
standard. Both the University of Lon
don and the University of Glasgow
give the b. A. degree entirely 70
correspondence work. The fact re
mains. of course, that it isn't bein
done in this country by high-class ir
stitutions."
Evening star., 1927-11-27
MACFARLAND PUPILS
MARK ANNIVERSARY
Assembly Observes Four Years of
Progress Since Institutions
Founding.

Macfarland Junior High School
celebrated the fourth anniversary of
its establishment jointly with Thanks
giving day at student assembly
Wednesday, when play was present
ed, songs were sung and scholastic
and athletic awards were made.
In the course of the program 20 girls
in the costumes of Puritan maids sang
Thanksgiving songs and a dance of
the birthday cake" was presented by
another group of pupils. H. P. SAT-
ford, principal. reviewed the growth
of the school since its founding.
The pupils taking part in the pro.
gram included Virginia Macomer, Car.
oline Dixon, Pattie Revelle, Elizabeth
Spicer. Kenneth Mannakee, Marjorie
Sehorn, Anne Thatcher. Mary Phyllis
Jones, Lorraine Hardy, June F'le-
harty, Albert Goldblatt. Beth King,
Myrtle Powell. Mary Yadgi, Genevieve
Dorans, Alice Rine. Sophia Birckhead,
Julia Blumenauer, Marion Frieden.
berg. Dorothy Myers, Roberta Lowe,
Bernadette Wallis, Dora Zudoff Cecilia
Sachs. Mable Sengleton, Annie Temp.
kins. Mary Leigle. Ruth Balderson,
Adelaide BrickeO. Helen Faut, Cecilia
Friedmore. Jennie Fioramont and
Louise Shepherd.
Evening star., 1927-11-27
PRESIDENT WILL GREET
12-YEAR-OLD ESSAYIST
Bethel Pugh of Colorado, Highway
Safety Winner, to Be Presented
by Senator Waterman.

Miss Bethel Pugh. IL years old.
Pueblo, Colo, winner of the National
Safety Essay Contest arranged by
the Highway Educational Board, will
be presented to President Coolidge
next Friday by Senator Waterman
of Colorado.
Little Miss Pugh's essay on my
Schools Share in Highway Safety
was successfully selected for first
honors by her own school. by the
State Department of Education in
Colorado, and by the national COM
mittee of the Highway Education
Board. consisting of Mrs. Curtis ID.
Wilbur. wife of the Secretary of the
Navy, Mrs. B. Henderson, and Miss
Gertrude f. Lane, editor of the
Woman's Home Companion. Miss
BetheTs essay stood out as the best
OF approximately, 100000 examined.