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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
BETHLEHEM.

AS we haven't seen any news in
The Republican from our little vii
lage for some time, we shall try to
pen the recent happenings of the COM
munity.
The ground hog certainly saw his
shadow but as yet we have not felt
any i'll effects the sun had on his bad
temper.
Mr.. Elmer Lish has purchased a
new truck and has been hauling ties
and props for quite while.
The saw mill of Charles and George
Harvey, which burned two weeks ago,
will likely be rebuilt in the near fu-
ture.
Mr.. Ashful King, of Deer Park, was
in our community on business one day
last week.
Miss Marie Tasker is in Deer Park
for the present.
Miss Susan Moon is spending few
days with her sister, Mrs. Paul Cal
noun, IN klngWood, w. va.
We are very glad to know that En-
cry Tasker, who had the misfortune
of being injured when tree in fall
ing struck him, is able to be out
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Bittner are ex-
pecting to move to Hubbard, W. Va,
in a short time.
Mrs. J. 7. Moon spent a few days
with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Steyer,
at Ryan's Glade, last week.
Messrs. Russell and Charles White,
of Highland, are frequent visitors in
our community.
Miss Esther Holzshu, our school
teacher, spent the weekend at her
home in Homecoming, Md.
j. T. Moon has purchased a Ger
man police dog. The animal appears
to be a splendid type.
Some of our noted fox hunters sue
ceeded in capturing a very large red
fox one day last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09

Transatlantic telephone service has
recently been extended to points in
Belgium and the Netherlands. With
this extension there are now 1,S36,500
telephones across the Atlantic avail
able to telephone users in this coun-
try. The service to Antwerp and
Brussels, Belgium was inaugurated
January 10 and that of the Neither
lands including Amsterdam, Rotter-
dam and The Hague, January so.
The hours of operation for trans
atlantic telephone service to Belgian
and Dutch points will be from 1870
A. NJ. to P. NJ. Eastern Standard
Time, the same as that now in use for
British points.
The American-Belgium- Netherlands
service is of particular interest be-
cause of the varied forms of travel
which the voice currents of the re-
spective speakers will utilize in inter-
communicating in a small fraction of
a seconds time. From the American
subscribers telephone the message
will travel by wire to the local tele-
phone office and then to the New
York long distance office. Here the
transatlantic trip begins, the first step
being over a circuit of 70 miles to
Rocky Point, L. l., where the radio
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09

Americans averaged POS telephone
calls last gear. Miss Margaret Popkins
seems pleased NTH this one.
of pictures by wire, are alike the prod
ucts of telephone research.
Throughout the past year the Bell
System research organization, COM
prising over 1000 engineers, physicists,
chemists and other scientists and their
assistants, employed in the Bell Tele-
phone Laboratories, Inc, and the De-
partment of Development and Research
of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, have continued their
tireless search along many lines Of
technical investigation for adaptations
and improvements in telephone appa-
ratus and methods, whereby the speed,
quality and economy Of telephone serv-
ice may be further enhanced.
1t is a far cry from Alexander Ora.
ham Bell, 7orking with one assistant
in Boston attic, where he discovered
the principle of the telephone, to these
highly organized groups devoted to re-
search and development, which are
constantly subiecting to the most mi,
mute scrutiny and investigation every
phase of the science of communication
which has to do with telephone service
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
R HE U M ATISM

While in France with the Ameri-
can Army 1 obtained noted French
prescription for the treatment of
Rheumatism and Neuritis. l have
given this to thousands with wonder
full results. The prescription cost me
nothing. l ask nothing for it. I will
mail it if you will send me your adj
dress. A postal will bring it. Write
today.
PAUL CASE, Dept. Y 81, Brockton,
Ait Mass.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
EXTRA WRONG FONTS
By Scoop.

Forget 1t.
Has someone played a scurvy trick ?
FORGET 1T.
Has someone soaked you with a brick ?
FORGET 1T.
Don't let the memory endure:
A scheme of vengeance will not cure
A single sore, you may be sure
FORGET 1T.
Has someone used your name in vain ?
FORGET 1T.
Don't call upon him to explain.
FORGET 1T.
If you are straight and good and true
What matters what men say of you ?
Don't fuss or pause the rag to chew
FORGET 1T.
Very Well Selected
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
Too MANY For First Prize.

Since offering one pfennig, one
franc and Canadian dime to the first
three people who sent in the correct
name of the paper which once upon
a time carried so much self-praise on
the front page that there was nothing
much else in it, Scoop has been utter
ly swamped with answers, and
strangely or not, everyone has sent
in the correct answer.
This is not so bad, but everybody
wants first prize or none at all. 1t
seems that the pfennig is heavy
favorite and as a result Scoop is at
a standstill. One answer, which in
cidentally was so long that Scoop
never finished reading it lit was from
Russell Brown, the gas MANI, even
went ofar as to demand the pfen-
mig. Part of the letter was as fol-
lows:
"The above answer is correct.
know it, and therefore demand the
pfennig. I must have it as I am GO
ing to Baltimore (maybe)". The rest
of the letter told about Baltimore at
tracetiveness.
Since offering these rewards, Scoop
has passed these foreign coins for
good U. S. money and therefore with
draws his offer and declares every
thing off.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09

transmitter is located. At that point
intricate and powerful apparatus am
plifles the power of the voice a hun
dred million times and converts it to
radio waves which one-siXtieth of
second later are picked up by radio
receiver at Cupar, Scotland. After
this $4,000 mile journey the words
need further amplification to begin
the link of $50 miles of telephone cir
cult to London.
Arriving at the London long dis
lance switchboard of the British Post
Office near st. Paul's Cathedral, the
voice currents to Belgian cities con-
tinue their journey II miles through
Canterbury to Margate. Here they
enter a submarine telephone cable
just north of the Strait of Dover and
after 60 miles of underwater travel
they emerge again near Ostend, Bel
GUM. From here they continue 70
miles through Client to Brussels, and
thence 20 miles to Antwerp.
Calls to Dutch subscribers will be
reached by means of a submarine
telephone cable under the North Sea,
which establishes direct communica-
ton between London and Amsterdam,
Rotterdam and The Hague. GjH,, -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
To My Valentine.

Your mug is right ugly,
Your limbs they are twisted,
Your eyes look at me when in trutl
they do not.
Your bob it is fearful,
Your mouth it is awful.
Your nose is the image of what it i:
not.
You dress like fsh,
And oh, how | wish
That l had not said it.
But since it is now
1 must bear it, and how?
You are my Valentine.
-(This is also well selected)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
Figure This One.

Those who kick about working con-
tinually have this little problem to
think over:
There are 365 days in a year. We
sleep eight hours each day or a total
of 121 days. We rest and have recre-
alton eight hours each day. That
makes 121 days more, which added
together leaves 1913 deays in the year.
There are So Sundays in the year on
which you are not expected to work
that leaves II days. Most people are
given a half day on Saturday which
makes a total of 26 days, leaving a
grand remainder of As days. 1t takes
an hour for each meal or three hours
a day. That equals As days and sub
tract As days from the 45 which you
had left and it gives you remainder
of 0. So you don't work at all.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09

Results of our Want Ads are sur
prising. They usually make returns.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
No Prize This Time.

Anybody seeing any fallacies in this
argument will not be given a prize.
Scoop is saving his prizes for far
more noble contests.
, 1928-03-12
Ms
ST. CROIX STATION.

ST. ORUIA oIAIIUN.
New York, March 9th. The raw
sugar market was quiet. Late in
the Gay sales were reported OF 20, 400
bags Of Porto Rican, for March ship
ment, TO an outport fehner at 40 and Of
SO, 900 bags of Philippines, for April and
May shipment, to operators at 4.48.
Raw sugar futures closed net unchanged
to three points lower. Approximate
sales 35, 800 tons. March closed 1863
May 2.65, July 2.74. September 2.82,
December 2.90, January 2.86. The re-
fined sugar market was quiet. Prices
were unchanged. At $40 to SIS for
fine g~ranulated.
, 1928-03-12
OBITUARY

Hezekiah PowIis, for some fifteen
years in the public service as messenger
of the Telephone Central and afterwards
in the office of the Despatching Secreta-
ry, died here early yesterday morning
after only a short illness. Rev. Allen
of the Moravian Church officiated at the
burial which took place yesterday after
noon. The funeral was a large and re.
preventative gathering.
, 1928-03-12
recommendations.

ZT0 M6IllDoI IUE EIFuSi IhSlEu 1OWu
(Br0UJ remarked: Mr. Chairman. would
not like to reduce our property value that
much. | will vote for the bill in its
amended form bnt not in lis original
form.
1st Appointed Member (~Stakemann):
Mr.. Chairman, if the Committee Report is
refused then the original bill will stand.
The Chairman: Yes, of course,
Sd Member for Frederiksted Country
District (AnderSen) remarked: Mr.. Chair.
man, | do not see the necessity for with
drawing the Committee Report. | think
the vote should be taken on that. 1t
seems to me that it will be a wrong move
to set aside such good work as done by
the Committee.
5,h Appointed Member (ArmStrOng)
remarked: Mr.. Chairman, | think the
whole trouble lies in toe paragraph of the
letter from the Agricultural Department
where it says unless it has complete
control" | will consider that they have
complete control if we give them d lease
for SO years.
The Chairman remarked: The Director
of the Station sat with the Committee
and he has all the facts. He left with
me the impression that the lease or SO
years would probably be satisfactory to
his Department.
The minority report was put to the
vote with the result that l member voted
for; Z against
The Cbajymcn remarked: The minority
report is lost.
4th Appointed Member (Ro5t. W..
SheOch): Mr.. Chairman, is it necessary to
go through all this trouble before know
ing whether the proposal will be accept.
able to the Department Of Agriculture?
The Chairman replying to the last
speaker saId: / spoke TO the Governor
when be was here and | think | under
stood him to say that he has received no
reply from The Department of Agricul-
ture. The Despatching Secretary has
just told me that he has received no
information.
The Chairman: | will now take the
vote on the amendment to the majority
report.
End Member for Christianstad Country
District (JackS0n): Mr.. Chairmaa,I wish
to have my objection recorded because |
have not seen the amendment to the
moj ori1y report.
The Cbajrmdn: The amendment has
been circulated and a copy is on the table
before you.
The amendment to the majority report
as put to the vote.
IA members voted for; l against.
The majority report was also put to
5he vote.
, 1928-03-12

ing at any rate there is a growing noisi-
ness locally in the rising generation; at
play or otherwise children disport an un-
usual boisterousness that can hardly be
r~econciled with good decorum.
1t would be an advantage to all con-
cerned if some encouragement of it could
be enforced through the schools, the
police, or somehow.
, 1928-03-12

Two more thrilling chapters of the now
popular Pathe seriat Melting Millions"
will be screened tonight 10 the Christian
sted Theatre.
, 1928-03-12


LOCAL
In it's issue of Saturday morning the
Tribune djsclOses that up to that time it
had not comprehended our difference of
opinion relative to the rules of business
of the colonial council, paragraph Is Of
which has been the subject of recent
newspaper discussion. The Tribune is,
so far as we are able to gather, the only
party who draws the unusual meaning
it does out of what has been plainly
stated in two issues nj this paper. Incl
dentalIy our contemporary reveals that
the council bill to transfer the mortgage
in question is not preceded by an appli-
cation therefor from the interested par
ties. This does not tend to show any
particular justification for the zeal evinced
in the application Of the rule under
consideration. The question put briefly
is whether the provision contained in
paragraph Is is conducive to the prompt
DISPOSE ion of public business that may
come before the council. 1t has already
been shown to- be obstructive in more
ways than one.
The merry go-rourd which had been
closed down through December and Jan,
uary was started again last week and
run again yesterday, afternoon and even
ing, drawing a gathering to listen to the
lively music and attracting likewise a
fair amount Of trade.
DR.. R. S. G. Welch, formerly a lieuter
ant IN the medical corps of the navy, is
spending some days here, returning to
the States during the week by the
SIS. Dominica" as we understand. DIR.
WEIGH served a term as municipal physi-
clan in st. Croix 10 1924 to 26, and was
much liked by the people for his p%articu
larry KIM and efficient work among
them.
Governor Evans arrived here on the
biplane Santa Maria" which made a call
at Frederiksted yesterday. His Excel
lency will return to st. Thomas tomorrow.
For crying out loud, what is this place
coming to with the noise in it? What
with the necessary noise of automobile
horns footing morning, noon and night,
the bedlam of school children on the
streets twice a day one is constrained to
envy Robinson CrusOe. Seriously speak
, 1928-03-12

The recent visit Of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh to Porto Rico on his air trim
of goodwill through Central America and
the West Indies, gave the Boston Ira
vele. opportunity to publish the picture
of two little naked and haIf,naked Porto
Rican children, standing in the Jungle
with caption saying that they were ready
to receive Col. Lindberghi in case he should
land near their homes. The people of
Porto Rico and the press Of that island
are greatly stirred and indignant over this
uncomplimentary inference and a hot
protest appeared in La Democracia, San
Juan paper, addressed to the editor
of the Boston paper, objecting to the
use of the photograph and refuting that
the children were representative ones.
The language used in La Democracia
bespeaks the freedom of the American
press even in Porto Rico, not including
of course the Virgin Islands.
Passengers by S. S. catherine" March
10th and 18th. From San Juan, P. R.,
Robert S. Welch, Albert s.. Menendez,
Edward Marah, Harriet Wagner, Alice
Crowley, Eulalie R. Rivera and Grace
Rivera. From ST. ThOmas.--Rachae
Wescott, Modesto Rodriguez, Percy Souf-
front, Josephine G. Souffront, Jean H.
Souffront and Hazel A. Stowe. For San
Juan.--Gerda Boje, Thelma Bough,
Dorothy Bough, leoflO Fuerte, MIGUEL
Donawald and Mr.. +. Coulter. For st.
Thomas. --Signe Wilde, w. Burr, Cpl.
Carl Tunberg, Rev. James Barron, Rev.
Cornelius Warren.
, 1928-03-12

Governor Evans arrived here on the
biplane Santa Maria which made a call
at Frederiksted yesterday. His Excel
lency will return to st. Thomas tomorrow.
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through Jerry tried kep her mind her avovd life

boro Bridge, was more pleasant
than she had anticipated. Dan
seemed to have left his forbidding
gruffness behind.
Jerry would have been aston.
ished had she been able to read his
mind and to know how happy he
was to be taking her away from
Alester Carstairs's vicinity.
And still more startling to her
would have been the story Dan
could have told Of the session he
had had with Alester. and the
promise he had wrung from his
employer to pick on some girl who
was out to be picked on"
After this stormy meeting Dan
had ceased to make q watchdog Of
himself. He believed that Alester
would not seek Jerry in New York.
WHEN they arrived at Jerry's
W rooming house Jerry noticed
that Dan kept his eyes fixed on the
number over the door. Memoriz.
ing Il probably. He carried her
suitcases up the dark stairs, but
Jerry did not ask him into her
room. It wasn't allowed. yet Jerry
did not fret about Il for in many
ways she was strictly conventional.
They stood . moment outside
Jerry's open door after Dan had put
down the suitcases just inside the
threshold. Jerry put out her hand
to say good night. Dan took It.
pressed It gently. and Jerry thrilled
to the feel Of ~Ais strong fingers.
Alester's hand was soft. she re-
membered.
"Come out to dinner with me. /"
Dan said suddenly. and Jerry felt
sure that he was reluctant to leave
her. It was az though his invita-
ton were a last minute device to
postpone saying the inevitable
good night.
"WAit IN your car until ] change
my dress" she said. unaware that
she was radiantly displaying her In
nermost feelings In her glowing
countenance.
When she came down the outer
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II Dan hadn't. Jerry smiled wanly.
Perhaps she wasn't smart enough
for Alester. He admired Leontine.
DUT thoughts Of Alester and
~ Leontine could not survive in
competition with her thoughts Of
Dan. The first day back at Fane's
Jerry found herself thinking more
Of the past than Of the future. The
continuity OF her thoughts might
have been unbroken had not 4 ne.
cessity Of the present thrust itself
upon her attention. She must con-
slider what she would wear at Leon.
tines party. It was only two days
distant now-on Friday. And this
was Wednesday.
Alester had come to see her on
Tuesday night to remind her Of the
affair. He had again brought up
the subject of an evening gown for
her. Jerry detoured. She had heard
her brother say once that men
didn't respect girls they could buy
clothes for. Alester had to respect
her, Jerry told herself fiercely.
"I'm getting q new Dress" she
told him proudly and even looked
him straight In the eye.
Altogether It had been . bad day
for her, but by night she had
thought Of q solution that was so
simple she wondered why 1t hadn't
occurred to her before. She had to
wait until Myrtle came In from the
movies. though, before she could be
sure she wasn't taking anything for
granted.
Listen. Myrtle" she cried ex.
citedly as soon as her roommate
opened the door. II want to Dor.
row some Of that money Alester
gave you. II I don't have a decent
dre1s for Miss Lebaudy's party ]
cant go. I'll pay it back . little
each week like ! saved that money
for Atlantic City!"
She looked expectantly at ler
friend. And Myrtle's face slowly
took on an expression that killed
her hopes.
Ito lie C~.a...iIcd)
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steps a few minutes later Dan ad.
vanced to meet her. With the first
compliment he had ever paid her.
II thought you were pretty the
first time I saw you" he said: but
tonight it's a pity that Ziegfeld
can't see you. There's q million
dollars in your SMILE"
Jerry halted abruptly.
"Oh," she said, and Dan thought
he had displeased her. To Jerry his
words were u mirror through which
she stepped hack into the world he
had made her forget.
Yes, her smile was to bring her
fortune; she must remember that.
And all through the dinner on a
sky.tipping roof garden Jerry tried
to keep her mind on her avowed
purpose in life.
Thoughts Of money caused. her ia
question Dams prudence in bring
ing her here to an expensive hotel
He worked for his money Just as
she did. But Of course he must
be able to AFFORD . spread" once in
q while. Almost anybody could.
But the girl who married Dan
Harvey would probably be- just like
Doris and her mother and dozen
others she knew. after q few years
|nAN wondered why Jerry's radi
- ance became dimmed. And by
the time he took her home he was
convinced that, whether she cared
for Alester or not, she certainly was
not in love with him.
Jerry half expected him to try
to kiss her good night. That seemed
to be the usual procedure Of the
boys she'd grown up with. But moi
SO with Dan. He left her without
lingering over his departure.
well. that's that" she told her
self up in her room. Dan had said
nothing about wanting to see hel
again. She did not believe he
would try.
Curious how fiat the future
seemed. even with Alester In gilt
tering sphere Of possibility. Ales
ter! Well. he'd fallen for her ever
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MISCELLANEOUS

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