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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
BUTLER, AGAIN

The Press of the land today seems
to find space for every sort of muck"
available, and there seems to be no
scarcity of it. Sue for a divorce, and
within twenty-four hours of the filing
of the papers, some enterprising CD
journalist will be ready to syndicate
the story; commit a murder, and
some sentimentalist will color the
story with touch of pathos and
paint you hero in the eyes of the
public. During the past two months
we have had the Hall-Mills case,
peaches" and Browning, Chaplin d.
vorce, Lutz murder, etc, etc, for our
edifcation, and now comes, the great
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, Presi-
dent of Columbia University, securing
space on the front page in bold face
type, because he thinks he knows just
what is wrong with America. AS
self-appointed spokesman for the
White House and the Republican
Party, he proceeds to tell US that any
presidential candidate (and Party as
wel) must openly declare himself
against Prohibition if he expects to
be victorious. We are not partisan
in our politics, but we'd like to wager
the baby's shoes that the Party that
declares against prohibition" will
find itself taking instructions for the
next four years from the Party that
declares in favor of it. The opinion
of national voters is not made in New
York City, nor is the national vote
entirely controlled by few wet adj
vocates. However, we've seen DR..
Buffers representations fail so
many, many times, that we have no
great alarm concerning the Eighteen.
/, the Amendment. That New York
reporter didn't commit such a great
sin when he referred to him as "Dr.
Nicholas Murray, butler of Columbia
University"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
Guard Against Scarlet Fever.

"If parents could be taught to
realize that the after effects of most
of the so-called children's diseases
are often more serious than the
original illness, greater care would
be taken to protect children from
catching each others Diseases" DR.. R.
H. Riley, Chief of the State Bureau
of Communicable Diseases, said in
commenting on the prevalence of
scarlet fever in the counties this VIM
ter.
Scarlet fever" he continued, "is
one of the most serious of these
'neighborly' diseases because of the
damage it so often does to the heart,
the kidneys or the ears. 1t is very
contagious and grown-ups as we'll as
children are likely to take the disease
if exposed to it. Studies of the rec
ords show that one out of every two
children who come in contact with
scarlet fever, come down with the
disease, and one out of every twenty
grown-ups. Out of total of 1888
cases reported to the State Depart
ment of Health in 1925, among peo-
pie of all ages, over one half occurred
among children from five to fifteen
years old.
each new case comes directly
from some previous case. A mild
case is just as catching as the more
severe cases and just as damaging
in its after effects. The disease is
spread through the discharges from
the nose, throat and ears Of those
who are i'll with scarlet fever. A
number of cases have been traced,
too, to milk handled by carrier
a person who had recovered from the
disease or had been in contact with it.
'The first thing to do after a child
develops any of the symptoms usually
associated with scarlet fever,-a
chill, vomiting, sore throat and high
fever-is to send for a doctor and
then to follow his directions. The
sooner you get the doctor, the better.
The sick child should be kept in
room by himself, carefully isolated
from the rest of the household.
Handkerchief or cloths used by the,
sick child should be burned; knives,
forks, spoons, dishes or other uten-
sis used in the sick room should be
sterilized in boiling water. Only by
the careful observance of these pre-
cautions and keeping all persons away
from the sick child except the doctor
and the mother or other person who
is nursing the one who is i'll, can the
disease be kept from spreading to
Others"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
PAULINE FIKE

Our community was greatly sad
dened when the death Angel appeared
last Sunday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Fike, and claimed
as its own their oldest daughter, Pau
line. She was nearing her sixteenth
year of age, and was in the first year
of High school at Accident. Her i'll
ness was only of about three weeks
duration, but was critical from the
first, being nervous complication.
All was done that a physician and
loving hands could do, but to no avail.
She will be greatly missed in the
church and in the Sunday school,
wher she so willingly did her part.
She will also be greatly missed by her
schoolmates, but this sweet, gentle
young girl will be mostly missed in
her home. We extend our sympathy
to the Borrowing relatives.
A FRIEND.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
Increasing The Standard.

Some interesting figures on the
purchasing power of the dollar of
today were given out recently by the
National Industrial Conference Board.
The figures show among other things
that the present value of the dollar
in purchasing power is sixty cents,
when compared with the dollar of
1914. During the past five years the
purchasing power has varied little
more than five cents, fiuctuating back
and forth within that margin Of
difference so that it can be safely said
that the dollar has been practically
stabilized on this sixty cent basis
when compared with 1914.
Average living costs as computed
by the board were is per cent lower
in 1926 than in 1925, but were 66 per
cent higher than in 1914. But it is
significant that the average weekly
wage earnings at the beginning of the
year were 116 per cent higher than in
1914, leaving the wage Garner a
great deal better off than he was in
1914 when his pay increase is COM
pared with the higher cost of living.
So when you feel INCLINED to mourn
for the good old days when things
were cheap don't fail to remember
that in those good old days wages
were even cheaper by comparison,
and the average American can buy
approximately third more goods on
his present wages than he could with
the lower prices of 1914.
1t is small wonder then that our
workers are gradually increasing
their bank accounts and their stand
ards of living. 1t is the modern
American theory that the way to
bring prosperity and to raise the
standard of living is to pay high
wages and so increase consumption
and the demand for additional prod
ucts which comes with a higher
standard Of living. This theory, of
course, requires protective tariff,
and that it is working is proven by
a comparison of conditions today in
America and Europe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
USE THE NEWSPAPERS

The value of newspaper advertis-
ing is no longer seriously questioned
by any economist A realization of
this value not only to the advertiser
but to the consumer as well is now
almost universal The latest tribute
to newspaper advertising comes from
j. c. McQuiston, manager Of the
publicity of the Westinghouse Elec-
trio Company, and comes with the
announcement that beginning April 1,
the advertising appropriation of this
company will be expended entirely
among metropolitan and local news
papers.
newspapers" said Mr.. McQuiston,
"seem to offer the only medium by
which we can both 'nationalize' and
'localize' our various sales campaigns,
thus permitting US to conduct a
nationwide campaign on products
and at the same time vary our pro-
gram to fit the needs of specific
districts.
"For many years we have been
users of a considerable amount of
newspaper space for certain of our
merchandising lines, and the results
so obtained have promoted US to ex-
pand this advertising to cover all of
the many linse in which the company
is interested.
"Our decision to concentrate on
newspaper space came after care
full study of all factors entering into
the marketing, selling and advertis-
ing situation. One important item was
fiexibility, whereby we could vary our
plans to conform to various fac
tors, such as weather conditions and
peculiarities in the economic situation
with respect to any particular dis
trict of the country.
Certain cities present greater in
dustrial market opportunity than
Others. Others are outstanding in the
character and extent of their new
building operations. In still others a
greater market is offered for certain
products in our merchandising lines
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
ANNA MARIA SHAFFER

Anna Maria (Nordeck) Shaffer was
born March 30th, 1S49, and departed
this life March 9Th, 1927, age II
years, II months, 5 days. She was
united in marriage early in life to
Henry w. Shaffer, and to this union
were born children, of this number
two have preceded her in death, and
the living are as follows: Edward, of
Albright, W. Va; Charles and Her.
bert, of Crellin; Mary, of Aurora, w.
Va; Harry, of Prunty Town, w. Va.
and Elsie, of Grafton. Besides the
above named children she leaves to
mourn their loss "a grandchildren, 2
great-grandchildren and a host of
relatives and friends. She was con-
verted to the Christian religion very
early in life, and united with the
United Brethren church, to which
faith she remained faithful until
death. She possessed a sweet Chris
tan spirit, and was an inspiration to
all who knew her, and just few
hours before her death, while in con-
versation with her pastor, she ex-
pressed desire to go home to live
with Jesus and her friends and loved
ones, and seemed to be we'll COM
posed and calm, just waiting for the
call. Her husband preceded her in
death a number of years ago, and at
the time of her death she was living
with her son Charles at Crellin. The
funeral took place at the Mt. Carmel
Lutheran church at Aurora, West Va,
and was in charge of her pastor, the
Rev. Floyd L. Fultz, assisted by the
Rev. Mr.. Groth, pastor of Mt Carmel
Lutheran church. Her body was laid
to rest in the graveyard near the
church to sleep in peace until that day
when the righteous Judge shall re-
turn to call her forth to be with Him
eternally in the home of the soul.
F. L. F.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
DIED.
MRS MARY KEARNS WALLACE

Mrs. Mary Kearns Wallace was
born in Hampshire county, West Va,
near Romney, in July, 1914, and died
at her late residence on Third street
early Sunday morning.
Mrs. Wallace was married to Thorn
as Wallace in Cumberland in 1866,
and in the year 1900 this couple
moved to Oakland where they re-
sided together until the death of Mr..
Wallace, which occurred in 1906.
Mrs. Wallace suffered stroke of
paralysis several weeks ago but was
regaining her strength, until last
Friday when she suffered a second
stroke which proved fatal at o'clock
Sunday morning. She is survived by
son, Edward Wallace, and two
grandchildren, Mr.. Lewis Wallace,
Danville, ILL.,, and Mrs. Geraldine
Givins, of Huntington, w. Va.
Rev. Father John F. Eckenrode,
pastor of st. Peters church sang the
Requiem Mass and used the text
"Well done, thou good and faithful
servant. Thou has been faithful in
few things, l will place thee over
many. Enter thou into the joy of thy
Lord" in his discourse at the funer-
al services, which were held in the
church. Interment was made in st.
Peters cemetery.
The pallbearers were Messrs.
Patrick Garrett, Edward A. Shaffer,
William R. Browning, James Carney,
James Kerins and James CAVITY.
Relatives from out of town who at
tended the funeral services were:
Mrs. Geraldine Owens and son, of
Huntington, W. Va; Mrs. Anna Bold
en-, Meyersdale, Pa; Charles Dyke,
keyser, w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Paxton and son, Piedmont, w. Va;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kearns and
daughter, of Wheeling, w. Va; Mr..
and Mrs. John Gilingham and son,
McMechen, w. Va, and Mrs. James
Mitchell, of Benwood, w. Va. Mr..
Lewis Wallace was unable to reach
Oakland in time for the funeral.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
Union Lenten Services Gaining
In Interest And Attendance

The Union Week Lenten servi-
ces, conducted each Wednesday even
ing by the protestant churches of
Oakland, are gaining in interest and
attendance.
The third of this series was held in
st. Paul's NJ. E. church last evening
with more than 200 people present.
DR.. A. Moore, pastor of the church,
conducted the service; Rev. C. A..
Shilke, pastor of st. Marks Lutheran
church, read the Scripture and offered
prayer and Rev. Paul L. Folk, pastor
of St. Marks Lutheran church,
Clarksburg, w. Va, preached the
sermon, which was simple yet force
fully set forth the truth asked by the
disciples of the Master "Why could
not we cast him out?" The message
was enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. Harold Harmed sang as spec
ial number Living He loved me, dy-
ing He saved me-"
The next service will be held in the
Lutheran church next Wednesday
evening at 7:30. Another splendid
sermon and services is insured. Our
slogan-"Fill the church with earnest
worshipers."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
Club Work at the University of
MARYLAND

Many people are of the opinion that
club work is only for boys while they
ere attending grade or high school.
This may in a sense be true and the
old adage, GAS the twig is bent so the
tree inclines,' - again proves true at
the University of Maryland.
Three years ago group of stu
dents assembled and formed a live
stock club. Even though the students
are required to spend a certain num-
Der Of periods in the actual handling
of the stock this did not seem to hit
the proper spot. The old feeling of
showing the animals which they had
since their club work came back and
this was the reason the Livestock
Club was formed at the University of
Maryland.
The Livestock Club holds monthly
meetings at which time various out
standing stockmen are invited to
speak at these meetings. At one of
the early meetings of the school year
the animals are drawn for by the
members. The care Of the animals is
in their hands until the show is held
in the spring.
The date set for the show this year
is may 18th. The show committee
has written to all of the County
Agents requesting them to extend to
all the farmers and boys interested
in livestock an invitation to attend
the fair. The event will be held in
the Byrd Stadium, Admission free.
The committee promises the largest
and best show ever held at the Uni
versity and assures anyone attending
same will be well pleased. The COM
mittee is also planning an auction and
banquet in connection with the fair,
plans of which will be published later.
The Agricultural Teachers, Mr.. 0.
T. eraser, Mr.. John H. Carter, Mr..
w. E. Tarbell and Mr.. M. w. White
ford, and County Agent McGlone are
planning tour for farmers and their
sons this spring. 1t is their desire to
visit large number of farms in
Maryland and it may be arranged to
attend this fair at the University.
Anyone desiring information in re-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
PAID LOCAL NOTICES

WANTED-A good clerk. Must
have experience. Apply, OAKLAND
Observation-Disclosures A 1t.
FOR SALE, A six room dwelling
house located in Deer Park. Apply
at this ce.-Advertisement St.
WANTED-Buyers for farms and
town property. G. W. Diefenbach,
Grantsville, Md. Mutual telephone
Advertisement 49-tf.
FARM FOR SALE-Best in Cove,
Garrett County. Fred Hackman place;
200 acres and good buildings. A good
buy. Owner cannot operate it. See
G. w. DIEFENBACH, Grantsville,
Nd. Mutual Observation-Disclosures
ment. 52-tf.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
New Circuit To Pittsburgh.

A new direct circuit from Oakland
to Pittsburgh, Pa, has just been
placed in service, according to Mr..
Eugene Bowers, the Cumberland
manager of the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company. This will
enable local subscribers to obtain es-
pecially rapid service on their calls
to both Johnstown and Pittsburgh.
Formery all calls to Pittsburgh had
to be switched at Grafton, w. Va, to
a Pittsburgh circuit. This operation
necessarily took little time, and the
long distance operator was forced to
delay working on the called telephone
until the switching had been COM
pleted and the signal given to go
ahead. Under the new arrangement,
as soon as the long distance operator
plugs in on the Pittsburgh circuit,
she is able to get the Pittsburgh
operator on the line without wait
ing for any switching operations.
The new circuit will have a capacity
of 43 messages a day. The present
estimate of traffic is Is messages
originating at the terminal point and
IA originating at other points in the
route of the circuit; this allows a
margin of IA messages for the growth
of the traffic, as Oakland telephone
subscribers call Pittsburgh more fire.
quently.
The total distance covered by the
new circuit is 141 miles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
New Type Telephone May Be
Had By Local Subscribers

A new type Of telephone instrument
will soon be available to subscribers
of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company of Baltimore City,
according to a statement just made
by Eugene Bowers, manager. These
instruments have the receiver and
transnlitter on a single handle and
stand lower than the present instru-
ment. There will be small increase
in monthly charges for these instru-
ments plus the usual change Of in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17

FOR SALE-33 acre farm, located
about one mile from Oakland on the
Crellin road. For particulars call on
or write CYRUS DEWITT, Oakland,
Md.-Advertisement 2-4t.*
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17

than others. The fexibility of news
paper space will permit us to cover
all such points with advertising of
specific character"
The firm which fails to appreciate
the value of newspaper advertising
cannot hope to keep up with the
progress and prosperity of the times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17

FOR SALE-Locust fence posts
along concrete road. Address N. ].
Hughes, Crellin, Md. Adv. 3-3t*
FOR SALE-Two Male Durham
yearlings; good ones. Silas C. Beachy,
Accident. Adv. SGT
WANTED-Buye for Hill Top Inn
on National Pike east of Grantsville,
Md. G. w. Diefenbach, Grantsville,
Md. Mutual Observation-Disclosures
ment 49-tf.
FOR SALE-33 acre farm, located
about one mile from Oakland on the
Crellin road. For particulars call on
or write CYRUS DEWITT, Oakland,
Md.-Advertisement 2-4t.*
DRESS ,MAKING-Am prepared to
do dressmaking and general sewing of
any description. Apply at Browns
Store. Mrs. S. A. MYFORD.-Adver-
tisement A If.
HONEY BEES WANTED-Any
number, any condition, in boxes or old
hives. State number and price want
ed. B. B. JONES, Carrollton, Md
Advertisement 1t.
WANTED-Small tract of land
adjoining the new lake. Answer, CIV
ing full particulars, to The Real
Estate Trust Company, Baltimore
Maryland. Advertisement, 4
FOR SALE-Baby Chicks, R. c.
Rhode Island Reds from good winter
layers, per %, $500; per SO, $1,000;
per 100, $500. Miss DIANA WEB
Err, Oakland, Observation-Disclosures Aft
AUCTION SALE-Saturday, Mar.
10Th, 2 o'clock P. M. at the Stone
House, 75-Alder street, Oakland. Sale
consists of Beds, Tables, Chairs, Bed
room set, dishes and cooking utensils
of all kinds. Tools, etc. MARY G.
MARTIN. Adv. 1t.
FOR SALE-Six-room house and
about five acres of land at Deer Park,
Nd. Apply to Mrs. Robert Moss, An
napolis, Md.-Advertisement 2-13t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17

strument charges to anyone desiring
them. As regular production of the
new type of telephone has only re-
Gently been started, limited number
only will be available for some
months.
"These instruments are not better
telephonically than the usual desk
sets and wall sets but will be supplied
to meet the wishes of those subscrib-
ers who feel they are more conven-
lent" Mr.. Bowers says. There have
been experiments on hand sets in the
Bell System for many years, but the
engineers were not willing to adopt
the hand set until one could be de-
vised that would give the same high
and uniform grade of service which
the best desk or wall sets give. One
of the reasons for poorer service of
previous hand sets is that when the
transmitter is on a movable handle,
as it is in the hand set and that
naturally may be held in any position,
the transmitter will not work as we'll
when it is in a desk or wall set de-
signed to remain in an upright posi-
ton.
However, about five years ago, the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, in its Bell telephone labora-
tories, discovered a principle by which
the difficulties of giving good service
when using hand set could be over
come. Even after the principle was
discovered it took an immense amount
Of work to embody it in a hand set
capable of manufacture on a large
scale and at price that would not
greatly increase the cost Of telephone
service to those who wish to use the
hand set. These problems have now
been solved by the research engineers
and later in the year as manufacture
proceeds, the telephone company will
be in position to give an installa-
ton of hand sets in reasonable
numbers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17

gard to this tour may secure same
from the Agriculture teachers named
above, or the County Agent.
Evening star., 1927-11-04
GEORGE MASON TEAM
PLAYING WARRENTON

ALEXANDRIA. Va. November A.
Warrenton High School, champions of
section A, third athletic district of
Virginia, will appear in the Dread.
naught Park this afternoon at $50 to
play the George Mason High School
eleven.
Claude Ballenger, who starred In
basket bail, base ball. foot ball and
track at Alexandria High School, is
recuperating from an operation for
appendicitis at the Lexington Hos
pital.
Rosebud Midgets have entered the
foot ball field and desire games with
110.pound teams. Phone Alexandria
59S.
Alexandria Gazette Newsboys are
requested to report for practice this
afternoon in Dreadnaught Park at 4
o'clock. The Newsboys will play the
Chevy Chase A. G. tomorrow morning
lat 11:30 in Dreadnaught Park.
Two shoots remain on the Fall pro.
gram of the Alexandria Gun Club
One will be held tomorrow at jan
neys Lane at pm. and the other on
November II.
Episcopal High School plays vir.
ginia Episcopal School of Lynchburg,
Va, one of the strongest preparatory
school teams in the State, tomorrow
afternoon on Hoxton Field, at $50.
Virginia A. c. will practice tonight
at Lee and King streets, at 1880 for
Sundays game with the Fort Hum
phreys post team in Dreadnaught
Park.
Evening star., 1927-11-04
EIGHT TEAMS SURE
FOR BASKET LEAGUE

knights of Columbus and Jewish
Community Center basket ball teams
VIII enter the Tri-City Independent
League, which is to take definite form
at a meeting tonight at the Herald,
at $50 o'clock. This brings the total
humoer OF entries to eight.
Games will be played at the Ar.
cadia before American League con-
tests, opening November 20. George
+. Marshall. owner Of the local
american League club, has offered a
trophy to the league champion.
Forced by injuries to desert basket
ball as player. Nate Sauber, for sew.
efai years a star performer with Con.
| gress Heights. Yankees and other in.
oependent teams. has announced his
intention to devote his time to referee.
ing this Winter. He is a member OF
the Central Board of Basket Bal
| Referees.
Winton A. G. and Corinthian ouints
are booked to meet on Peck Gym
moor Monday night at 8 o'clock. Win
| ton players will meet at o'clock al
twelfth and G streets southeast.
Flying Cloud Seniors will meet TO-
| morrow night at S19 Eleventh street
northeast at o'clock. All candidates
are asked to attend.