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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
ENROLMENT AND ATTEN-
DANCE ON THE INCREASE
263,196 Pupils Listed Last Year,
According to State Board of
Education.

Increased enrolment and better at
tendance in the public day elementary
and secondary schools of Maryland in
the year ended June 80, 1926, were re-
ported in the statistics released one
day last week by the State Depart
ment of Education.
At the end of last June the public
schools of Maryland had enrolled $685.
1876 pupils, an increase of 2,427 over
the number in the preceding year. The
average enrolment was 241,921 and
the average attendance 214,024 in
1926. The increase in average atten-
dance over 1925 was $500.
Parochial Schools Cited.
That the increase in attendance was
higher than the increase in enroll
ment suggests that there was more
effective enforcement Of the compul-
sorry attendance law and greater in
terest of parents and teachers in good
attendance, it was said.
The twenty-three counties had an
average daily attendance Of 123,200
while Baltimore had only 90,S44. The
greater amount of the difference was
explained by the large number of chill
dren in Catholic parochial schools in
Baltimore, Albert S. Cook, State Su-
perintendent of Education, said.
Enrolment last year in private and
Catholic parochial schools aggregated
approximately 27,O00 in Baltimore
and $500 in the counties.
Attendance in Negro Schools.
In 1926 the attendance in schools
for colored pupils totaled 15,416 in
Baltimore and 2O.961 in the counties
The counties increased attendance in
colored schools over the siX-year per-
iod by 1856, while the city increased
by $3.50. Since the attendance If
city schools for Negroes is increasing
more rapidly than in county schools
the next decade may show approx
mately equal numbers of colored pu-
pills attending school in the city and
counties, it was said.
The variation in the size of the pub,
lie school problem in the counties is
indicated by the average number Of
pupils in attendance in each county
When the 1926 public school attend
ance is compared with that of 1926
an increase of 38,712 is shown over
the span of six years. The average
yearly increase was 6,452. Every
county, with the exception of Carol
and Calvert, shows an increase in en-
rollment over the six-year period.
Six-Year Increases Shown.
Baltimore City had an increased at
tendance of 1894 in 1926 over 1920
Prince Georges, Anne Arundel, ALE
gany, Washington, Montgomery ant
Baltimore counties showed considera
BILE growth over the period, the in
creases in the counties ranging from
1000 to 5000.
Eleven counties had decrease il
attendance from 1925 to 1926 and thu
total dpcraa SOS were.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
VIII be Entertained at the Mary
land Theatre Tomorrow Night

Harry B. Right, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, will give an illustrated lee
ture to Garrett Lodge. Knights of
Pythias tomorrow evening at the Ma
ryland Theatre.
The lecture is illustrated by NOV
ing picture which was produced by the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad and was
taken along its ht-of-way between
Parkersburg, West Va, and Washing
ton, D. c., and includes scenes of in
terest in the Capitol City. 1t is of an
hours duration and promises to be of
interest to the entire membership of
the organization.
Mr.. Right is we'll and favorably
known in Oakland and it was through
his efforts that the picture was pro-
cured for this showing.
At the time the program committee
of the lodge arranged for the picture
it was decided to show it in the lodge
room, but upon an invitation extend
ed by the management of the theatre
arrangements were changed in order
TO make theatre party of the affair.
The entire membership of the lodge
will be admitted without charge to the
theatre upon this occasion, and at the
same time it will afford everybody an
opportunity to see the picture and
hear the lecture by Mr.. Right.
Other Notes Of Interest.
Last Friday evening brought one of
the largest attended meetings of Gar
rett Lodge since the attendance con-
test was inaugurated. The Bears"
showed a gain on the Bulls" but
the count shows the Bulls" are still
in the lead.
After the regular session of lodge,
Mr.. F. E. Rathbun, who was chairman
of the program committee for the
evening, made an address of welcome
to the visitors and introduced those
who participated in the program.
Mr.. Richard Browning, district
game warden, displayed a collection
of relicks which came down through
the Browning family from MeShack
Browning, pioneer settler in what
was then Allegany county, now Gar
rett county, and to whom all histor-
ians of Garrett county refer, because
II ba u-hO
character during the perioud of the
early life of this section.
A very interesting number and one
that was thoroughly enjoyed by those
present was the rendition of readings
by Miss Emily Eisenberg, of Iona
coming, a winner in the Tasker G.
Lowndes Defamation Contest, and
/ Miss Louise Browning, of Kitzmillcr,
winner of the Fraley Defamation con-
test in Garrett county last year.
The title of the program for last
Friday night was "A Peep Into The
History of Garrett County" and to
make the program complete, "Uncle
Billy" Browning, aged 90 years, ac-
companied by his fiddlers were pres
ent and played long list of the cd
time melodies. "Uncle Billy" also
gave sketch Of events which hap
pened during the early days in this
section of the country, and recalled
many interesting happenings which
his audience received with great deal
Of pleasure,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
0. G. S. Parent-Teachers AssO-
citation Meets Tonight.

The Parent Teachers Association
of the Oakland Grammar school will
hold its regular monthly meeting this
evening, commencing at 1880 o'clock.
All patrons and friends of the
school are cordially invited to be
present. A program for the evening
has been arranged and includes: Open
ing song, a play by the Sixth grade,
song, address by the Rev. Mr.. Shilke,
discussion and reports, closing song,
and social hour.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27

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In Garrett, Hartford, Howard and
St. Mary's counties the decrease in
attendance was accounted for partly
by the increase in Catholic parochial
school enrolment.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-19
ESCAPES DEATH IN
new ZEALAND HOP
Giles Drops Thousand Feet When
Gas Fails

Hobart, Ind, Aug 10 R)-Captain
Frederick A. Giles first hop on an
1921 mile flight from Detroit to
Wellington, New Zealand. came to
a sudden and nearly disastrous end
in stubble field near here late yes
terday. The plane, with a cruising
radius of $500 miles. was forced
down when the gas supply was ex-
hausted two hours after the take off
from Detroit.
Captain Giles said he was flying
low when the gas gave out, and that
the plane fell several hundred feet
before the emergency supply took
hold" He was barely 100 feet above
ground when his plane levelled off.
he added.
His first thought upon landing was
that there was a leak In the gas
mains. but an examination found
none. He attributed his forced land
ing then to misunderstanding re-
garding the amount of gas in his
tanks when he took off. He said he
had been told the tanks contained
100 gallons, but from the flying time
his fuel lasted him he said he could
not have had more than. 20 odd gal
Ions.
The British flyer. formerly an
Australian air mail pilot said he
planned to re-fuel his plane and fly
into Chicago tonight, laying there
overnight and resuming his trip to
San Francisco Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-19
Outdoor Code Urges
Tourists to Behave

Chicago, Aug. 10 R-"Everything
belongs to somebody" is the first
commandment in an outdoor code of
ethics for vacationists and city folk
who flock to the country in the sum-
mer months.
The code was drafted by the Izaak
Walton league of America, and Seth
E. Gordon, extension director. is
sure its observance will eliminate
much of the amino sity Angendered in
farmers by careless urban vacation
ers.
Other points in the code:
Never leave a gate open, permit
ting cattle and livestock to roam
from their pastures.
Don't disfigure or displace ma
tural resources.
BE a hiker, not ride cadger.'
Don't trespass on forbidden
ground, or hunt or fish on posted
land.
Don't roam across planted fields:
walk around them.
Build a camp fire, not a roaring
inferno.
Drown the fire with water when
camp is broken, and do not scatter
the embers.
BE courteous: Leave note of
thanks in any wilderness shelter
used"
New Britain herald., 1927-08-19
Michigan Awakening to
Depletion of Pine

Lansing. Mich, Aug. 10 Up
Awakened to the fact that its IA
nous pine forests are almost de-
pleted. Michigan has taken steps to
prevent the complete destruction of
its white and Norway pine timber.
State foresters have found a
natural stand Of pine near the cen
ter Of the state, covering so acres,
and this tract with 5000 acres sur
rounding it will be purchased and
dedicated as permanent forest
preserve and game refuge.
A few decades ago hundreds of
thousands of Michigan acres were
covered with lofty pines. Vast
stretches of former pine lands now
produce nothing but huckleberries.
The soil has defied attempts at re-
forestation.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-19
AMERICA SAFE
Experts Believe Foreign Investments
Will Increase Observation-Disclosures
Expected to Gain Financially.

williamstown, Mass, Aug. ~ Up
Americas foreign investments will
increase for an indefinite time, f1nan-
cial experts at the Institute of Poll
tics agreed today In analyzing the
future Of the United States as the
worlds banker.
An institution to pass upon foreign
loans and investment propositions
by means of scientific methods of
investment analysis and credit stud
les is requisite, however, to continue
safe international investment declar-
ed Butler Sherwell Of the Latin
American finance section, depart
ment Of commerce.
DR.. Josephs Davis, former econ
omic adviser to the Dawes commits
sion declared 1t quite possible that
our foreign investments will not be
repaid, but will be redistributed.
while we continue to increase our
net creditor position investing abroad
year by year. Most countries of
western Europe will gradually get
out Of debt and again become cred
itor nations, he predicted.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-19
2 C0NV|CTS SHOOT
way OUT OF JAIL
One Awaiting Death in Electric
Chair

Pittsburgh, Pa. Aug. 10 Up - A
convicted murderer who boosted his
sentence Of death would never be
carried out. Z fellow convict, and
their hbsrator today frustrated all
snorrs Of western Pennsylvania off,
Gers to ind them. after shooting
their way from jail here yesterday.
Armed officers continued to cruise all
artcrial highways and watch trans
lportation lines and even flying fields
IN their search.
The three are Paul Jawarski. De-
.troit gangster. convicted murderer,
and self-confessed member Of the
"fiathead gang" which blew up a
,paymaster's armored car at Cover
dale. March II. and got away with
100000: Jack Vassbinder, gunman
who. while crazed by drugs, killed a
man who refused to give him
quarter. and a young. well dressed,
good looking. but unknown liberator.
Only an incoherent letter, believed
coded, revolving about the word
blue" and which came to Jawar-
ski from his wife in Detroit, and
the fact that the car in which the
escape was made was stolen in
Flint, Mich. remained today to give
clues as to the perpetrators of the
plot. but gave no indication as to
where the three might be found.
Thus far, broadcasting their des-
criptions has been without result.
Failure OF the prison alarm sys-
tenn gave Jawarski, Vassbinder and
time in which to escape. A prison
attendant pressed a button. but no
alarm sounded. Before a telephone
operator noticed them in their flight
and phoned city police, the three
were on their way to freedom.
The entire affair took barely ten
minutes.
visits during the past two months.
the accomplice strolled into the Jail
on visitors day yesterday He
chatted with Jawarski. as Vassbin-
der lowered near. A guard opened
the Jail office door, the accomplice
strolled by him, grabbed at his keys,
opened fire, then passed automatics
to the two convicts. and freed them
from their cage.
Shooting as they ran, they raced
from the barred room, through the
Jail office, struck down an attendant,
who was too slow in handing them
the keys to the main gate. which
they hurriedly opened, leaped into
the car in which some witnesses said
a woman was waiting, and were
gone. Hardly had they escaped than
police dashed up.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-19
ARE THEY?

New York, Aug 10 Rl-Are wom-
en- smarter than men?
II would undertake to convince
class of men nearly anything,
merely by repeating many times
that 1t was So" answers Bernard de
Voto, Northwestern University
teacher in the September Harper's
Magazine. "One does not teach
women in that way. 1t may be the
devilish obstinacy of the sex. One
painstakingly examines all the facts,
and in every way prepares oneself.
for intelligent opposition"
New Britain herald., 1927-08-19

CHICKeNS.
Clifford, who 10 1S years old.
makes his rounds about the farm
in a wagon, the motive power Of
which is furnished by a billy goat.
Last year he made a net profit Of
800 from Z flock OF Dark Brahmas.
Clifford and the goat also attend
school regularly.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-19
RAISES PRIZE CHICKENS

Raleigh. n. c., Aug. 10 P)-Be-
ing a cripple has not prevented Cliff
ford Sipe, Catawba county farm lad.
from raising prize flock of
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-07
Dunlap Sentenced to
Prison for 20 Years
On Murder Conviction

TUCSON, Dec. 6 lP)-Clifton Dun
lap, "a, of Phoen.z, today was sent
enced to from 20 years to life i'm
prisonment in the state prison al
Florence, for the Staying Of EGwxn
B. Conoley deputy sheriff of Pima
county. Dunlap was convicted last
Saturday by a jury in Pima county
superior court, after a change OF
venue had l~-n granted from the
Pinal superior court at Florence.
In passing sentence, Judge Gerald
Jones said he had made investiga
tions as to Dunlap's characte-
previous to the shooting of Deputy
Sheriff Coroley the night of Angus
IL, last, at Casa Grande, after the
officer had accompanied Mrs Dunlap
to her roolning house when she ezs-
pressed fear Of her husband.
Judge Jones said that no fault
was found with the prisoners. char
acter prior tc that time and that he
was given consideration to the fac'
that score of witnesses have sWorT,
to his A~evious good record
The court also considered the ver-
dict of the jury as an indication that
the IL men who held Dunlap's fate
had evidently desired that not too
severe a, sentence be meted out mas
much as the state had asked for
conviction on first degree murder,
which carries the death penalty
unless otherwise provided.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-07

Day Adventist Church at TIC Fif-
teenth Street last night. He called
attention to the vision in the 7th
chapter of the book of Daniel OF
the nondescript beast with ten horns,
and vividly described the strange horn
that came up among the ten and
uprooted three as it came up, and
then read Daniel 7:25, And he shall
speak great words against the Most
High and shall wear out the saints
of the Most High, and think. to
change times and laws: and they
shall be given into his hands until
a time, and times, and the dividing
of time" He mentioned that this
same prophecy was given with the
same time-period in Thessalonians
2:3, 4, and Revelation 1875, 6.
"This prophecy applies to the &C.
clesiastical power that came out OF
Rome and ruled church and state
from 538 A. D. to 1893 A. D., said
Moran. This power took as titles
all the titles that are and should
only be applied to Christ; it tried
to wear out the saints by killing mill
ions and millions of Christian martyrs
during the dark ages; it tried or
thought to change the times and the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-07

! laws. We have but to look at the
law of God as the finger of God
wrote it in the beginning, and COM
pare it with the law as this power
has changed it, to see the result
of their attempted work. They have
changed the Sabbath commandment
the very heart of the moral law
that part which contains the seal OF
! the great Jehovah.
"A seal contains three parts, the
person, or power represented; the
country or territory over which he
presides; and his official position The
Sabbath commandment contains
those three parts, mainly, Lord God;
of Heaven and earth and all that in
them is; the Creator" Moran then
read Romans I'll to prove that sign
and seal are used anonymously; and
Isaiah 8;16, II, to prove that the
seal of Gods law had been removed
and was to be replaced; and Ezekiel
2O:12, 20 to prove that God does
have sign and wants the world to
know it.
ssThs Third Angels message is a
warming" he said, against receiving
the mark of the Beast and subse-
.quently the seven last plaques. The
power referred to in the prophecy OF
Daniel above mentioned takes pride
and delight in telling the world that
her act in changing Saturday wor-
ship to Sunday worship is her mark
of authority as the Protestant world
gives her this power by the very act
of observing Sunday as a holy day.
But Christ is waiting anXiouSly to
seal His disciples with the Holy. Spirit
(Ephesians 4:30) but only those who
recognize His seal or sign OF sanctl-.
fication, the Seventh-Day Sabbath
will be sealed
"Revelation 1878 speaks OF man
with the number '666' as being the
power which has been doing all this
antagonistic work against Heaven,
The man referred to is the Pope at
Rome, that is. any head of the Cath
olic church. The Head of this church
wears triple crown with the words
'Vicarius Fill Del, which when we
add the Roman numerical value
equals exactly $685. So this number
must be applied to whoever holds the
position of a pope or papa.
The subject announced for Wednes-
day is s'Taking a Chance which will
be a continuation of last nights sub
iect, and will answer many queS-
tions caused by the last few lectures.
Special music will be rendered at thu t
time also.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-07
LEGION WOMEN
TO SEND GIF is
TO HOSPITALS

Marked by preparations for the
sending of gifts to the disabled vet
Grams in the various hospitals of the
state, the ladies of the American legion
auxiliary held a meeting last evening
at the home of Mrs. Russell Meadows
1901 Eleventh street Following the
regular work of the session and dis
cussion of matters of business, re-
freshments were served by the host
ess. A large number attended the
meeting
Decision was reached that the or
ganization shall contribute this year
to the Arizona Childrens home. A
very interesting address on the work
of the legion auxiliary of Anaheim,
Calf, was delivered by Mrs. A. B.
Prescott. The speaker was a former
member of the California organization
who has recently moved to Douglas.
The auxiliary will undertake no spe-
cial activities this month aside from
the very extensive program for cheer
ing the boys in the hospitals, but an
nounce that, following the new year,
social functions will, be inaugurated
and quite program is planned.
Dispatch Telephones and 82
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-07
666 DISCUSSED
BY EVANGELIST
MORAN TUESDAY

II wish it were possible to draw
back the curtain which separates the
seen from the unseen, and behold the
mighty forces of Good and Evil that
are contending for mems souls every
day According to Hebrews lila the
mighty angels of heaven, which are
innumerable millions in number, are
sent by God to earth to help men
obey God, and keep His law On the
other hand, Satan has marshalled his
host of evil angels, and is by de-
ception trying to persuade men that
they cannot obey God, and that it is
not necessary"
With these stirring words, Evan
gelist Moran began his lecture on
who is Mr.. '666'? at the Seventh
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-07
SENIORS -SOPHS
CAPTURE THE FIRST
GAMES In LIST

The seniors trimmed the juniors in
basketball and the Sophomores took
the, "babes" in camp in the opening
games of the inter-class series which
were played yesterday. The sophs
will tangle with the seniors, and the
Juniors will try their luck against
the yearIings today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-07

Dispatch Telephones 81 and 81.
Evening star., 1927-10-14

tn HE Misses Slawson were quite
as surprised as their neighbors
when they found themselves
4 the possessors of a fortune.
They had never expected that
their Cousin Hosea Andrews would
leave them penny of his large estate,
ard vet at his death he bequeathed
largely to both. overnight. as II were.
they became atflucnt with untold
possibilities of enjoyment at their
command.
Martha and Mary Slawson were
elderly women, with frail, slender
bodies. pale. pointed faces, CRAVING
hair and the gentlest of eyes behind
spectacles. They had taught music
until their method became hopelesSlE
old fashioned. whereupon they had re-
tired to their tiny white house and
life of genteel privation and monotony.
And after several years thus spent
they had no nope of other experience
when suddenly Cousin Hosea will
changed everything for them.
Miss LiddIe came to congratulate
them. Miss Liddle had always known
the sisters. had always been on
friendly terms with them. A trifle
malicious and spiteful was Miss Lid
die, with streak of diabolical fun in
her She loved to see other people
squirm even when she had to stick
the pin into her victim herself.
II hear YOU are going TO have
new car" she said.
Yes. Yes. we are" fluttered Mary
with pink rising in her cheeks. "In
fact it is going to be delivered today"
A coupe" appended Martha
eagerly. Nice and cozy and-and
warm" Martha loved to he warm.
at will do you lots of good I'm
sure" said Miss Lidde. 'Are you
thinking of driving yourselves"
''Oh. dear, no. Mary gave little
scream. ooh. we couldn't, We'd be
terrified"
Then you will have to hire a
driver" suggested Miss Liddle.
Yes. But we don't know whom to
hire. We'd like somebody that would
he perfectly safe and cautious and
who wouldn't smoke or drive fast or