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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-07-28

Mrs. Walter R. Falkenstein and
daughter Doris, of Myersville, arrived
here Tuesday evening to remain q
short time visiting Mrs. J. M. Falk.
enstein and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James C. Wilson, OF
the Park, were in Flintstone on Tues
day attending the birthday party Civ
en- in honor of Mr.. Wilson's mothers
ninety-ninth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Robertson and
daughter Jean, and Mrs. Douglass
Bauer, of Cumberland, who were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E.
Harmed for a week, returned home on
Sunday.
Misses Eleanor Coglan, Myra NeY-
lille, Eleanor Newton, of Westernport,
Elsie Stump, of Luke, and Virginia
Hall, Of Baltimore, motored to Oak
land Tuesday where they spent the
day as guests of Mrs. Robert Stewart.
DR.. and Mrs. William Scherr, Mes
srs. Milton and Henry Scherr, of Nor
gantown, w. Va, and DR.. Arnold
Scherr, of Keyser, W. Va, were over
Sunday guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. Renninger on Second street.
Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Shilke returned
to Oakland Tuesday night after an
absence of nearly three weeks, the
former having been in New York and
the latter guests of relatives in Co.
lumbia, Pa.
DR.. and Mrs. N. 1. Broadwater were
in Cumberland on Thursday of last
week where they attended the funeral
of the latter's brother, whose death
occurred at a point in Texas a week
or more previous.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Matheney, of
Cumberland, were in Oakland Sum-
day, returning to their home the same
evening being accompanied by their
daughter Elizabeth, who had been in
Oakland for short time visiting rela-
tives, and by Miss Adeline Sincell.
Miss Margaret Kahl and little niece
Beulah Virginia Kahl, came to their
homes from Cumberland Tuesday ev-
ening, the latter having been in
hospital in that city for week fol-
lowing the accidental piercing of her
eye with an ice pick in the hands of
her little brother
Mr.. Harold ]. Weekly, of Grafton,
w. Va, is in Oakland as a representa-
tive of the Monongahela-W West Penn
system, expecting to remain about
two weeks conducting campaign in
town in an effort to induce the resi-
dents to have their premises wired
for lights and household labor-s saving
machines and appurtenances.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-07-28
Eighth Annual Labor Day Picnic
To Be The Best Yet!

When Garrett Lodge, No. 113,
Knights of Pythias of Oakland makes
the announcement of Labor Day pic
mic one can depend on it that it is a
picnic "what am" and not to be con-
fused with the family reunions and
smaller gatherings such as are held
from time to time.
/ The committee meets twice each
week and is perfecting plans and COM
pleting arrangements in detail.
To the casual visitor or passing mo-
torist who catches but glimpse of
the crowds and observes the hustle
and activity on picnic day, they can
but partially conceive of the extensive
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-07-28


Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Harmed, ac-
companied by Mrs. Harold Harmed and
Miss Marshall, who is visiting at the
home of Mrs. j. w. Butt, motored to
Cumberland Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Getty Browning, Mr..
and Mrs. Patrick j. Garrett, Charles
Garrett and his prospective bride, were
at Sang Run Wednesday where they
held an all-day picnic.
Misses Edith and Icy Schoch, of
Washington, D. c., and Mr.. and Mrs.
MINERS Schoch, of Reedsville, West
Va, were guests of Mrs. Schoch at
Crellin on Sunday last.
The Board of Education gives no.
tice in today's issue of The Republi-
can that it will receive sealed bids for
the construction of two-room school
building to be located in Swanton.
Mrs. Mary L. Smith arrived in Oak
land Sunday afternoon from her home
at Petersburg, West Va, to visit for
an indefinite period at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Carroll A. Elliott.
Miss Mary Virginia Wilson left
Monday last for Saratoga Springs,
New York, where she will be music
councillor in a summer camp located
there. Miss Wilson expects to re-
turn to Oakland about August %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Elliott, of Los
Angeles, Calf, arrived in Oakland
last Friday and are spending a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Eli
oft before continuing their journey
on to Boston, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliott are travelling by motor.
The annual lawn fete given by the
Ladies' Guild of St. Matthew'S Episco-
pal church, which was held last Thurs
day at the Methodist Parish house,
was considered by the ladies of the
church to be quite successful. Cake,
candy, and fancy articles were on
sale.
The July number Of Courtesy and
Service, published for and by en-
ployes of the Monongahela-W West
Penn Public Service Company, has a
picture of the company's office in
Oakland and the personnel of the To-
cal force who are Miss Elizabeth ].
West, A. L. Lawton, A. 7. Shaw,
Walter A. Wolfe and Leo C. Feathers.
The Office of the company is located in
the Offutt building on Second street.
Rev. j. Walter Daily, Catholic
priest, who has not been engaged in
active work on account of his health,
is spending some few days at the
house on Second street.
Father Daily was in Colorado Springs,
Col, until May l, when he went to
Baltimore. He is remembered by
host of friends in Oakland, as he has
been here upon several occasions in
the past two or three years.
Miss Julia Bonafield, returned mis-
sinoary from China, who has been
spending a portion of her vacation
period with her niece, Mrs. Bruce
at Mountain Lake Park,
will leave this week for her former
nome at Tunnelton. Miss Bonafeld,
Turing her stay at the Park, has had
IN exhibition and for sale some Of the
Of Chinese boys and girls.
The proceeds from the sale of the ar
,icles is devoted to mission work.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
DEATH LIST IN
STORM AREA IS
NOW INCREASING
228 Persons Perished, 600
injur More Bodies
Found in Debris.

KANSAS CITY. May 11-Prospects
of steadily increasing death list
in the huge checker board scoopec
out of the Middle West oy series
Iof tornadoes and storms in which
22S persons perished and more than
800 were injured. today added TO the
trials of Relief Workers.
While the casualty lists in Texas.
Illinois, Kansas. and Louisiana show
ed little change. debris of the razed
communities in Missouri and Kansas
,yoslded more bodies last night Sew
eral OF those injured have died In
hospitals.
Physicians report that more than
a score injured In Missouri and
Kansas have little chance for re-
eoyery This coupled with the failure
to establish communications with sew
eral villages since the tornado struck
Monday caused relief agencies to es-
innate the number of dead at ap.
proximately $50.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
MAKES GREAT
FLIGHT FROM
PACIFIC OCEAN
Flier at St. Louis from Sar
Diego in Night Hop
Plans Paris Flight.

ST. LOUIS, May IL. = From
the Pacific Ocean to the Mis-
sissippi River. over night, Capt.
Charles Lindbergh hoped in a
one-seater monoplane in which
he plans to fly from New York
to Paris, reaching St. louis at
8 o'clock this morning, IA hours
and five minutes after he left
San Diego. He completed the
trip in three hours less than
planned.
Capt. Lindbergh plans TO
take-off from New York within
10 days.
Lindbergh flew by compass
at an altitude of 5000 or g.
600 feet except over the
Rockies and averaged over 100
miles an hour.
Capt. Lindbergh, decided,
after talking with his hackers,
to hop-off for New York TO-
morrow morning. A dinner
planned in his honor for to-
morrow night has been can
celled.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
new DANCER IS
THREATENINC|N
FLOOD DISTRICT
Collapse Of Levees Expected
to Flood Sugar Bowl
of Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS, May Il. - The
levees at Bayou des GLASSES, 17J
miles from New Orleans. are ex
pected to collapse anytime allowing
a rush of muddy waters across the
Sugar Bowl" of Louisiana where
most of the domestic cane is grown
Should the crevasse occur, IL IL
believed that much of the strain OF
the levees along the Mississippi will
be relieved minimizing the danger
OF additional breaks along that line
The collapse would however inundata
thousands of acres Of the most fertile
soil in the state and flooding many
sugar houses and driving additional
thousands from their hories.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
Demurrer FILED
BY RUSTCARD IN
RESTRAINT SUIT
Opening Guns in Legal Battle
Over Appropriations
Are Fired Today

Entitled return to the order to
show cause, Attorney General john
Rustgard, representing II easurer W
G. Smith, today filed general de-
murrer to the complaint in the in
junction suit started last week By
James Wickersham to prevent the
Treasurer from disburs,ng certain
funds appropriated by the recent
legislature. The complaint the At
torney General alleges. does not
state facts sufficient for a cause
of action.
At p. m. today. the time set to
take up the hearing on the order
for Treasurer Smith to show cause
why a permanent injunction shonl /
not be issued. il was expected that
the demurrer would be taken uo
first and argued before Judge T. M
Reed
Mr. Rustgards return to the
Courts order said he had served
notice last Saturday on Secretary
Karl Theile, BARLEY Howard, Pfesi-
dent of the Senate, Sumner Smith,
Speaker of the House, and Harry
G. Watson, Secretary to Gov. George
A. Parks, of the pending action in
order that they might intervene in
the action for protection of any rights
that might be involved.
Judge Wickershams suit involves
both branches of the Legislature, the
Governors office and the office OF
Secretary Theile. 1t seeks to prevent
the expenditure of funds appropriated
TO pay. President Howard. Speaker
Smith, the Secretary and Clerk re
apectively of the Senate and House,
and for overtime to stenographers
and typists; to stop payment OF
funds to clerks employed in the
Governors office, and ether monies
made available for use IN admin
stration of that office; to prevent
the expenditure Of any OF The money
appropriated for conduct of the office
of Secretary. including Secretary
Theile's salary and salaries of clerks
in the Office.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
French. Governments Drire
Against Communists Starts


prisonment here, at the end OF which
she will be deported, having been
found guilty of conspiring to obtain
a British passport under false pre-
lenses.
Scotland Yard officials assert she
was engaged in espionage against
a friendly foreign power, while Th9
Daily Mail describes her as dan
gerous International spy" and says
that although she is of German ma
toinallty. she has been active In
Great Britain as "one of Moscow's
most active agents."
Her baggage, according to the
police, contained supply OF invisible
ink.
The pretty 2S-year-old ''typisti'
seems to have been closely associ.
ated with British Communists.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
TOURIST TRAVEL
WILL Be HEAVY
White Pass Route Receiving
Inquiries from All
Parts of World.

SEATTLE, Nav 1I--With inquiries
being received at the White Pass
and Yukon Route offices from Aus
tralia. New Zealand. Hawaii. Eng
land and Europe besides heavy ad-
vance bookings from the United
States and Canada, the Alaskan
scenic route expects to set record
for heavy travel this season. in the
opinion of w. G. Blanchard. General
Passenger Agent Heretofore the
business has been virtually restricted
to tourists from the United States
and Canada.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
]. H. S. BASEBALL
TEAM AND D. H. S.
PLAY In DOUGLAS

The Juneau High School baseban
team will play the Douglas High
School team this afternoon at Dou-
/ glas in the first Of two game
series. The local boys will leave on
the 4:30 O'Clock ferry and the game
will start Immediately upon their ar.
rival in Douglas.
The Douglas boys will come to Ju.
neau Friday afternoon to play the
return game on the local diamond
II both teams win game a third
game will be arranged for
The batteries for today's game
will be: j II. SD. Ramsay and
j Ramsay; ID. II. S.-Carlson AMI
Neime.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11

PARIS, May 1.-THE French gov
ernment's drive against Communist
propaganda announced recently b.
Premier Poincare has got under way
with the reconvening of the Cham
Der of Deputies.
The Chamber decided TO name a
committee 10 investigate activities
of the Communists The members are
jacques. Doriot. Vailland and Cour-
turer. Doriot is in China for the
purpose of investigating and to de-
termine whether judicial action will
be brought against men in connection
with the Anti-National agitation and
incurring soldiers to disobedience.
LONDON, March f1.-kate Guss
feldt. alias Blaser. alias Ethel Chilas
began two months term Of i'm
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
BIG NIGHT FOR ELkS

The Elks are having basket SO
cial and informal dance tonight in
the Elks hall after their regulat
lodge meeting. The social will begin
at $40 o'clock and the event of tha
evening will be the auction of the
baskets provided by the women AT
tending the party. The music foi
dancing will be furnished by the
Betz Coliseum Melody Men.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
HOLY WAR ON
IMMORAL BOOKS
Pope Calls Upon ish op S
Throughout World to
Wage Crusade.

ROME, May 11.-Pope Plus has
called upon all Bishops of the Roman
Catholic Church to aid him in the
fullest extent in a crusade against
printing and reading of immoral
books especially those which hide
their lascivities under the cloak OF
false religious mysticism in His
Name "The Supreme Sacred Con
gregation of the Sacred Office"
The Pope has sent Bishops through
out the world lengthy document
imparting precise Instructions for q
Holy War against novels, short sto
ries, dramas. comedies and picture
favoring sensual passions and Ger
tain type of lascivious mysticism
which is increasing in an incredible
fashion and which every day is gain
ing greater circulation"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
UNITED STATES
MAY Be SUED
Legal Action Will Probably
Be Taken for Unlawfully
Holding Ship.

VANCOUVER, B. c., May IL. =
With her million dollar liquor cargo
untouched, the Federalship is due TO
arrive here late tonight or early to-
morrow She will have her cargo
rechecked and restored shortly the
ships return.
Legal action is expected to be
started by the owners against the
United States for damages resulting
from the unlawful detention of the
ship.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11

ayers considerable worry. Persons
extremely fond of music often stay
to hear the orchestra or organ while
people stand outside in queues. An
other nuisance" in the managers
eyes, consists of those who go to
sleep.
The managers aver that If the
practice of these patrons. particularly
the petting parties. does not desis.,
they will be compelled to devise a
system OF punching tickets after
each reel or emptying the theatre
each time before beginning another
film.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
PETTINC PARTIES NOW
BANNED FROM MOVIES

LONDON, May 11.-Petting party
participants at the London movie
theatres have been trembling in thei,
seats because of an edict of the
cinema managers that lingering at
the pictures must cease.
The managers maintain they lose
a lot of money in ticket sales be-
cause hand holding lovers stay hou-
after hour on one admission fee,
especially during damp or rainy
weather.
There are two other classes OF
cinema patrons who cause the man
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
EIGHT HUNDRED
MARINES TO Be
SENT TO SOUTH
Special Sailing Orders Are
Issued for Men to Rein
force US. Command

WASHINGTON, May IL
Sailing orders have been issued
for 500 Marines recently Sc
lected to reinforce Admiral
Latlmer's command in Nj
caragua.
While nothing is said cffi-
cially, it is understood that the
Marines are being sent south
to enforce the decision of Presi-
dent Coolidge that the warning
factions must disarm and sur
render all war material.
Nothing official has been
given out from the Presidents
personal representative, Henry
L. Stimson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
MILLION DOLLAR !
COMPANY TO AID
FLOOD VICTIMS

JACKSON. Miss. May 11-A mil
lion dollar finance corporation for
rehabilitation of the flooded sections
of the Mississippi delta has been
formed. The company will stabilize
business conditions in the district by
credit to people to enable
them to plant crops when the water
recedes
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
ATLANTIC HOP
WARNING SENT
TO STATE DEPT,
Ambassador Herrick Asks
Flight Be Delayed Until
Fate Of Missing Learned

BULLETIN = UNDATED =
Neither the sea nor the land
has given back any answer to
incessant calls for word of the
missing airmen, Captains Nun
gesser and Coli. The Radio
Corporation, independent wire
less stations and the United
States Navy have swept the
Atlantic with radio queries and
met a wall of silence. The
White Bird is so anxious hours
overdue this morning. Vessels
are searching the seas off the
European, American and Irish
coasts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
Departure Deferred


NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Bel.
lanca monoplane, which planned to
take off for Paris tomorrow morn.
ing. will defer departure until Sat
urday morning. Charles A. Lavint.
head of the Columbia Aircraft Corpc.
ration and owners of the plane, ar.
Inounced.
The announcement followed con
ference with G.. NJ Bellalca, the DE-
signer of the plane. and Clarence ID.
Chamberlin and Lloyd 3ertaud. co.
pilots. They were called together 10
consider the cable from American
Ambassador Herrick advising thar
any attempt to make the flight might
be misunderstood by the French un.
til the fate of the missing French
aviators is known.
Levine said the fate of the Nun,
gesser plane will undoubtedly b.
known by Saturday.
Would Be Tribute
Levine declared that finest tribute
that could be paid the French filters
will be to take up the attempt where
circumstances compelled Them to lay
it down
I'VE would not undertake. the flight
liz Nungesser and Coli mad been sue
cessful because of regard for their
courage Even if we could we would
not care to lessen their glory As
the matter now stands the flight l.
challenge to all fliers." said Le-
vine.
Bertaud Says Lets Go"
Datranl nnViQafnr 0f the
Bellanca monoplane Columbia, said ::
I'VE won't go to Paris II they don't
want us. We will fly over and around
Eiffel tower, touch our wheels at
Lebourget Flying Field, then go 70
London and land at CoDham Field.
Nungesser and Coli tried to get the
jump on us. We hoped for their
success as much as anyone in France
did. Now it is our chance and let's
GO"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
JuNEAuirEs ARE MARRIED

r. ID. Peterman and Mrs. Peter.
man who arrived on the Princess
Alice from the south, were recently
married in Spokane. Wash. Mrs. Pet.
erman was formerly Mrs. Hattie Ickeg
and was employed by Mis-. Katherine
Hooker before she left Juneau a
year ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Peterman
have taken the Bavard fouse and
will move soon from the lynda Hotel
where they are now staying
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
PAYROLL is, STOLEN

NEW YORK, May 11.-Seven gun
men in two closed automobiles held
up the Assistant Paymaster of the
Interborough Rapid Transit Compar, ,
and two guards in an automobile
and robbed them of $4,000 pay
roll. The robbers escaped after wreck
ing the pay car and one of theil
own. A score of shots were exchang
oil
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11

WASHINGTON, May IL Myron r.
Herrick, American Ambassador 70
France. has cabled the State De
partment that any attempt by Amer
lean aviators to make transatlantic
flight while the fate of Captains Nun
gesser and Coli is still in doub'
might be misunderstood and misin-
terpreted. Deceptive weather reports
from America are claimed in Paris
TO have sent the aviators off on
the flight when conditions were not
propitious.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
RUTH SMASHES
EIGHTH HOMER

ST. LOUIS, May 11.--Babe Ruth
smashed out his eighth home run Of
season scoring Koenig in the first
inning of the Yankee Browns game
this afternoon. Ernie Neyers was
pitching.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
Some Romance
Is Finally
eliminated

TACOMA. Wash, May H.
A romance OF several months
eliminated here today when f.
w. Hauh, aged 80. married Mrs.
Adelaide Ducette, aged 81. who
has 1O9 living descendants. Sew
eral OF the brides "a great grand
children attended the wedding.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
Search for Two others

PERNAMBUCO, Brazil. May H.
Search for Capt. st. Roman and his
co-pilot Mounteyres, French ayiators
missing five days from Africa to
Brazil. has been extended from the
Brazilian Coast to the waters off
Africa. their starting point.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
Liner to Search

HAvRE. France, May 1.-THE lir-
er France, sailing tonight for New
York, has been ordered by ths
French line to follow the route Nun
gesser and Coli are supposed to have
taken in hope of finding and rescuing
the aviators
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
Seattle Boys Drowned;
Were Playing on Logs

SEATTLE, May 11.-Lewis Boer
aged Sand Norman Benson, aged 10
were drowned in Lake Union yester.
day afternoon. The boys were play
ing on a log boom when a log roll
ed. plunging them into the water
The bodies were recovered 20 minutes
later
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11
HALIBUT PRICES

PRINCE RUPERT, B. c., May II
I-Halibut safes today $4,000 pounds.
|all American which sold at and
1880 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-11

L. w. Turoff, who has been in
the local office of the Bureau OF
Public Roads for the past several
months, left on the steamer Yukon
for Ketchikan where he will be in
charge of the road construction on
Tongass Highway during the COM
ing season.
Evening star., 1927-08-10
PROGRESSIVES WIN
PRINTERS CONTROL
Typographical Union Convention
Seats Delegates Opposed by
Administration.

by the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 1O.-That
the progressive forces of the Interna
tional Typographical Union, headed
by Charles p. Howard of Chicago,
president, are in control of the unions
diamond jubilee convention in session
here, seemed certain yesterday with
the defeat of the administration wing
in clashes over the seating of dele
gates.
Howard Is the only one of the Off
GERS of the union who is a progressive.
He defeated James NJ. Lynch. candi-
date for reelection as president in
1926 and recognized as the nominal
head of the administration forces.
Yesterdays voting marked the first
time that the administration has lost
control of a convention. The first test
came over the seating of Norman w.
Reed of Windsor. Ontario, whose seat
was contested on the ground that he
had been elected irregularly.
The credentials committee recon-
mended that Reed be not seated.
whereupon James J. Hoban, Cleve-
land, floor leader of the anti-adminis-
tration forces, leaped to his feet and
protested. In the test vote the pro
gressives won by 81 delegates and
Reed was seated.
With a margin Of approximately 50
votes, the progressive wing repeated
ly won out in further test votes on the
seating or unseating of delegates.
Most of the day was taken up with
test votes. with only a brief period
given over to addresses by prominent
labor leaders.