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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
SCOUTS ARE OBSERVING
ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM
Week of February s, Date of
Organization, Set Aside Each
Year For Celebration

Boy Scout Anniversary week, every
year the week of February 8, is being
fittingly observed in Oakland, accord
ing to Scott w. Shirer, scoutmaster.
1t was started by all Scouts attend
ing the church of his choice in uni
form The celebration will be ended
on Sunday, February II, by attending
the Presbyterian church in a body for
the morning worship. Rev. w. B.
Brock has been officially connected
with scouting and is very much inter-
ested in it.
The yearly custom is in keeping
with celebrations throughout the
whole United States. 1t was on Feb
$3.50, that the Boy Scouts of Ameri-
ca was organized. 1t was brought to
this country from England by Sir
Robert Baden-Powell, whose name is
associated with the welfare of boy
hood all over the world.
The local organization has eXper-
fenced a steady growth from the be-
ginning, according to the scoutmaster,
and he says that the best part of it is
that the older he gets the faster it
grows. Each years statistics show a
greater percentage of increase than
the previous one.
During the week School and Com
munity day will be observed. On
Thursday evening at the K. of P. hall,
a party will be held by all scout orga-
nizations. The scouts are working
on some of their stunts to entertain
their guests, who will be their parents
or guardians, the Ladies Auxiliary
the Court of Honor, the troop COM
mittee, and the scouts are expecting
all the members of these organiza-
tions along with their wives, hus-
bands, etc, and it is hoped that they
will make a special effort to be pres
ent.
On Friday night Mr.. Bernard J.
Gender, manager of the Maryland
theatre, has asked the troop to be his
guest at the moving picture show
Mr.. Gonder's invitation was accepted
100 percent plus, according to Scout
master Shirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
Union Lenten Services To Be
Held BY Oakland Churches

The churches of Oakland will OBJ
serve the Lenten season each We'd
nesday evening during the period
from Ssh Wednesday, February %,
services in the churches joining in
the movement, which will be similar
to that of last year. The first SER
vice will be held in st. Pauls M. E..
church on Ash Wednesday evening.
1t is also planned to have a union
Palm Sunday service to be conducted
on the evening of that day. This SER
vice will be addressed by some promi-
nent churchman.
Holy Week monday half hour SER
vices will again be held in the Pres
byterian church with the three-hour
service on Good Friday in the Episco-
pal church.
The speakers at the services above
outlined will not be announced at this
time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
VOLUNTARY GIFT is
RECEIVED BY BOYS BAND
Letter With Check Received
Showing Interest i'm Band

In order that the need of funds with
which to purchase bass horn for the
Oakland Boys Band might be met
more quickly, check for S. was re-
ceived yesterday by R. R. Gilbert, di-
rector. The letter came from Wash
ington, D. c., and read as follows:
For several weeks we have wanted
to send a small contribution toward
the purchase of bass horn for the
Boys Band. We are glad to see news
of the band in The Republican and ap-
preciate your interest in giving our
Oakland boys an opportunity to learn.
Best wishes for you and the band.
Sincerely yours,
"THEKLA C. FUNDENBERG.
Encouragement like that received
from Miss Fundenberg makes me feel
that we may yet reach the desired
goal" Mr.. Gilbert said this morning.
at wouldn't take long to have suffi-
cient money on hand with which to
purchase horn if several such volun-
tary donations were received"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
Pythians Are Continuing Select
Weekly Programs.

Continuing the weekly select enter
tainments which are being given at
the Pythian Castle by members of
Garrett Lodge, No. 113, Knights of
Pythias, the present-day Meshack
Browning, in the person of Paul Nay
lor, will relate his experiences in the
wilds of Maine and other points in
the big game country tomorrow even
ing at the regular session of the lodge.
Special music will be furnished to-
morrow evening by Wilmer Brown,
local high school student, who is an
expert with the accordion.
Last Friday evenings entertain
ment by the successor of Houdini, the
Flat Iron quartet and an address by
Rev. c. A. Shilke on fellowship and
work, were much enjoyed by those
present.
The weekly award, five pound box
of assorted chocolates, donated by the
lodge was awarded to Rev. Shilke.
1t is the hope of the officers and reg
ular attendants at the lodge that an
even larger number will attend these
weekly sessions of the organization.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
Attorney E. Ray Jones Speaks
at Meeting of Brotherhood.

Mr.. E. Ray Jones, Oakland, was the
speaker at the monthly meeting of the
Lutheran Brotherhood held on Tues
day evening at the Lutheran church,
his talk being on that" Much-lied about
man, Abe Lincoln, and his father,
Thomas Lincoln" Guy o. Yutzy pre-
sided.
During the business session of the
Brotherhood, Wade H. Hinebaugh pre-
scented a detailed preliminary report
of the fifteen teams that canvassed
the congregation for the Ministerial
Pension Fund.
The Oakland Quartet gave several
selections and also led in the sing
ing.
The athletic meet conducted by the
Rev. Shilke was much enjoyed. The
judges were E. Ray Jones, Prof. Fos-
ter Speicher and Dr. B. F. Selby. &C.
Gil Smith was official scorer. Yelling
ton Yutzy and Bob Stewart were cap
tains of the opposing teams. VIM.
Frazee won over E. G. Naylor in a
tug of war when thirty inches of
string fastened to a stick of candy,
was the goal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
POULTRY SPECIAL TO Be
In OAKLAND ON MARCH 10
Moving Pictures, Poultry Exhib-
its and Addresses Included In
Entertainment That Day.

A poultry improvement special, OPP
Grated by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad in cooperat n with the Uni
versity of Maryland, the Maryland
Poultry Breeders Association, the I'm
tied States Department of Agricul-
ture, the American Railway Express
Company and the County Agents of
Maryland, will be in Oakland on Sat-
urday morning, March 10, at $50
o'clock, according to information re-
ceived at the office of the County
Agent in Oakland yesterday morning.
The train is scheduled to remain in
the local yards of the railway COM
pany until noon or littel later upon
the day of it's arrival here.
The poultry special will be the first
train of its kind to appear in Garrett
county, although the better dairy sire
special is similar to it in many ways
This will be the only stop in this
county, it has been stated.
There Will be a program OF enter
tainment, including several reels of
moving pictures, government exhibits
and a poultry show. County Agent
McGlone and W. H. Rice, poultry spe-
cialist from the University of Mary
land, will give short talks on poultry
raising.
The special train will consist of sew
eral cars of poultry and exhibition
quarters mad plenty of space for Wis
itors will be provided.
Further information will be given
on this exhibit LATER" Mr.. McGlone
told The Republican yesterday, "but
in the meantime if anybody desires to
learn more about this special, l will
be glad to be of service to them. l
hope that many farmers will arrange
to see the exhibit"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
FORESTRY PICTURES ARE
SEEN BY MANY IN COUNTY
Over $50 See Films Presented by
Forester At Friendsville

The films obtained from the Fores
try Department and exhibited in Gar
rett county high schools during the
week of January 80, were very well
attended as a whole, according to G..
Cyril Klein, district forester. There
We're over $50 present at Friendsville
and not less than 6S at any other
place except Oakland, he stated.
The films were presented by A. L..
Sines, district forest warden, and Mr..
Klein at the five high schools in the
county and showed the care and man.
agement of the farm woodlot, also a
three-reel picture showing the bad eff
fects caused by burning of woodland,
especially the effect it has on grazing
lands. Mr.. Klein used fifty colored
slides in his talk and traced forestry
from the very beginning of the set
Element of the State to the present
day, showing where the forests have
gone and the present rate of destruc-
ton.
He said that Maryland had enough
timber land to produce all the timber
it could use if properly protected and
managed, but that at present it was
growing only about one-fourth of her
needs of today, the balance being i'm
ported and paying about five million
dollars annually in freight bills.
Mr.. Sines also gave talk which
included his famous "beefsteak'
story, showing how wood enters into
the making of good beef.
Mr.. Klein plans to return to Garrett
county the week of March 5 to give
woodlot management demonstrations
in cooperation with the various agri-
culture high school teachers in the
county.
A forest warden's conference is also
planned for Garrett county, which is
to be held the latter part of March.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
INSURANCE RATE LOWERED
FOR OAKLAND MERCHANTS
Notice Received This Morning
From Underwriters Making
an Scent Reduction on S1O0

Mercantile fire insurance rates in
Oakland will be lowered eight cents
on the one hundred dollars, beginning
February 7, according to informama-
ton received this morning from a lo-
cal fire insurance agency.
This reduction is a result of the
improved fire department facilities
and the personnel of the fire fighters
organization, and gives Oakland the
same fire deficiency charge as that
of Cumberland-thirteen cents in
stead of 81 cents, the rate in effect
until the recent reduction.
Since the organization of the inn
proved fire department in Oakland
more than a year ago, negotiations
have been in progress with the insur-
ance underwriters department of
Philadelphia, and the department and
city government have been doing
all in their power to lower the rates
which have been deemed excessive for
many years. The reduction will save
the business men of Oakland several
hundred dollars each year in premi-
ums and at the same time they are
enabled to carry the same line of in
surance on their properties.
The notice received by the local in
surance agency this morning read as
follows:
GAS a result of the improvements in
fire defenses, the deficiency charge
has been reduced from 21 cents to 13
cents. All specific rates on mercantile
risks, except those of fire resistive
construction or sprinklered, located
under protection in Oakland, and pro-
mulgated prior to 5-2-1927, are sub
jest to reduction of 8 cents per 800
of insurance per annum, when shall
be deducted before the application of
the percentage advances"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
Painter Injured In Fall From
ScaffOld at Court House.

Raymond Swearinger, about forty
years of age, of Mountain Lake Park,
was injured Monday afternoon when
he fell from a scaffold upon which he
was working at the court house. Mr..
Swearinger is a painter and was en-
gagged as such working on the stair
way leading from the second to the
third floor of the building. He suffer-
ed injury to both his arms and was
also injured about his back. He was
Immediately removed to the Central
Hotel, just across the street from the
Court House where he was given med
ical attention. Fortunately Mr.. Swear
niger escaped with no fractured bones.
He expects to return to his work in a
few days. He is in the employ of
George Hipsley, one of the contrac-
tors having the court house work in
charge.
The cause of the mans fall is said
to have been caused by loose board
in the scaffold upon which he was
working. He took a drop of about
eight feet as also did John Hipsley,
who was on the scaffold with him, but
the latter fortunately escaped injury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
LEGIONAIRE MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE is ON THIS MONTH
Trophy Is To Be Presented TO
Winning Post in Maryland.

A trophy is being offered by Wal
lace Williams, Department Comman-
der of the Maryland American Legion
to the post having the highest percen-
tage of it's quota in a membership
drive ending February 20, according
to letter received here by l. R. Rudy,
Post Commander.
The concerted membership cam
paign is being operated throughout
the United States and the trophy be-
ing offered is for the purpose of slim
ulating Maryland posts to action so
that their gains in membership will
compare favorably with posts in other
States.
The quotas are not based entirely
upon past memberships but upon the
memberships of three years, the pres
ent strength and activity of the re-
spective posts and the field from
which members must be recruited.
Proctor Kildow Post, No. II, has As
for its quota. There are 80 other
posts in the Department of Maryland.
The trophy becomes the permanent
property of the winning post and will
be presented at the State convention.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
TO GIVE BENEFIT PICTURE
FOR FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Jim The COnquerOr" To Be The
Attraction Next Wednesday

Jim the Conqueror," picture for
the benefit of the Garrett County Free
Public Library, will be shown at the
Maryland Theatre, Wednesday, Feb
ruary Is. The picture is one of Peter
B. Kyne's best stories, featuring Will
liam Boyd and Elenor Fair. There
will be special music and the Oakland
orchestra, Mr.. Gilbert, directing. The
usual admission of Is and 35 cents
will be charged
The library, which is now located in
the Garrett National Bank Building,
is being widely used by an increasing
number each year. More than $50
volumes have been added during the
past year, most of them the gift of
friends. These include some of the
very best recent publications such as
Durant's "The Story of Philosophy"
and Luther Burbanks Method and
Discovery" twenty-five new volumes
have been added to the children's de-
partment, including stories such as
"Uncle Remus" and the animal stories
so popular with the Juveniles.
. A larger and better reference libra
ny for the students of the high school
is one of the aims of the library board
and to this end it is hoped the public
will give it's endorsement by patron
ling very literally the attraction at
the Maryland Theatre on the even
ing of the 18th inst.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
COUNCIL DECIDES TO OPEN
EIGHTH STREET TO OAK ST.
All Macadam Streets Within the
Towns Limits Will Also Be
Resurfaced in the Spring

A decision to open Eighth street be-
tween Oak and Green streets was
made at the monthly meeting of the
Mayor and Council at the City Hall
on Monday night. The opening OF
this street will afford a closer outlet
for a number of residents in that por-
ton of the town and will connect the
back road to Mountain Lake Park
with the main driveway leading to
that point from Oakland. The new
street will extend through two blocks
of unimproved property.
Work on the new street will be
started as soon as weather condi-
tions following the opening of spring
will permit, according to officials OF
the town.
Property owners whose lands abut
on the proposed new street have en-
tered into an agreement whereby they
assume the cost of a certain percen-
tage of the expense involved in open
ing and building of the roadway.
To Resurface Streets.
1t was also decided at the meeting
of Council to oil and resurface all OF
the macadam streets and with this
in view a letter was written to John
N. Mackall, State Roads Commission
er, asking what the cost would be tc
have the work done under the super
vision of the Commission.
1t has been stated that the State
Commission will oil and resurface the
highway between Oakland and Gort'
ner in the spring and the Mayor anc
Council are of the opinion that u
can be done better by the Commission
than by private contractors.
The passing Of the monthly bills
and other routine business occupied
the remainder of the Monday night
session. The next meeting of the
Council will be held on March 5.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
FIRE DEPARTMENT CLEARS
S105.OO; ASKS COOPERATION
Benefit Picture Wednesday and
Thursday Adds to Cash in Hand

One hundred and five dollars was
the total amount cleared on the bene-
fit picture, "Firemen, Save My Child"
given by the Oakland Volunteer Fire
Department in the Maryland Theatre,
Oakland, last Wednesday and Thurs
day nights, according to George Ker-
ms, fire chief.
The theatre was packed both night
of the presentation of the picture and
many laughs resulted from seeing
Raymond Hatton and Wallace Berry
in the roles of firemen. Special mu-
sic and a talk by Rev. G. A. Shilke
were other features of the entertain
ments.
Ask Cooperation.
At meeting of the Fire Depart
ment Tuesday night it was decided to
insert a notice in the local newspapers
concerning the practice of unauthoriz-
ed persons jumping on trucks as they
pass on their way to the scene of a
fire. Such a practice is strictly I'M
lawful and about the only way to put
stotp to it, the members of the de-
partment say, was to cause the arrest
and fine of the offenders by a justice
of the peace.
Anyone, officers of the department
said, is privileged to present his appli-
cation to the department and if found
competent he will be accepted as a
member and with the membership he
will have a right to a place on the
truck.
1t was also decided at this meeting
to as kali citizens not to obstruct the
streets or highways with their cars
when the department trucks are an
swering a call. This is likewise I'M
lawful and violators are subject to
arrest and fine for so doing. Keep
the roadways clear and better service
to the community can be rendered by
the department and its efficiency thus
increased.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
16 MARRIAGE LICENSES
ARE ISSUED THIS WEEK
Number Is on Par with Aver
age for Period in February

Only sixteen marriage licenses were
issued this week at the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, according
to the records there. This number,
however, is the average for the week
of previous Februaries. During the
month of last year there were go who
obtained licenses and in 1926 there
were IS couples, which was a record
breaking year.
Two licenses were marked don't
publish" and two applicants were re-
fused licenses on account of the
youthfulness of the applicants.
Leo Joy Snyder, 25, bus driver, and
Nellie May Dalton, 10, both of Nor
gantown, w. Va.
Albert Henry Gay, 21, miner, and
Jennie Edna Edwards, II (parents'
consent) both Of Bayard, W. Va.
Francis Edward McKown, 81, stere-
otyper, and Jacqueline Griffin, IS, stu
dent, both of Clarksburg, w. Va.
Rupert Glenn Smith, %, mechanic,
and Lucy Mildred Lowther, 10, stu
dent, both of Janelew, w. Va.
John Stewart, 81, laborer, and Nora
Alice Vincent, IS, clerk, both of Fair
mont, W. Va.
Andrew Dudley Haddix, 10 (par-
ents' consent), salesman, Grafton, w.
Va, and Elizabeth Claire Dean, IS,
Philippi, West Va.
Archie Nicholson, %, glass worker,
of near Oakland, and Opal Wolfe, 90,
glass worker, Elkins, W. Va.
Sam Zimmerman Heller, %, clerk,
Columbus, O., and Mary Alice Kraft
hefer, %, school teacher, Kingston, o.
Manuel Charles Costello, %, mould
maker, and Gladys Evelyn Swisher,
10, both of Fairmont, w. Va.
Herman Carlisle Stuck, As, mer-
chant, West Union, w. Va, and Ada
Oneal, AZ, school teacher, Pullman,
West Va.
Clarence Eugene Roach, %, carpen-
ter, and Helen Margaret Raby, Is,
clerk, both of Loudonville, O.
Carl Albert Hood, %, rubber wor-
ker, and Jeane Margaret Wise, 10,
both of Akron, Ohio.
Thomas Adam Loughry, 80, fire
man, and Rosie Alberta McVicker, 10,
both of Mannheim, w. Va.
George Robert Miller, SO, store
manager, and Alma Irene Morgan, 10,
student, both of Pennington, W. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
NEGRO MOUNTAIN NIGHT
PROWLER NEARLY FROZEN
Trapped Beneath Porch By a
Bulldog In Zero Weather.

On one of the clodest nights of the
winter, which came along with the
sub-zero weather of last week, Mr.
and Mrs. William Baker, who live at
Shade Hollow a half mile west of
Grantsville along the National High
way, were aroused from their sleep
by the furious barking of a large bull
dog that is the night Waterman at
their home.
Dressing and taking light and a
gun with them, the couple went out
to investigate and found that the dog
had some person or ''varmint" cor
nered beneath the back porch of the
home, which in high off the ground
at one end and close to the ground at
the other extreme, the higher end be-
ing open. The object the dog was
barking at was so closely crouched
on the ground at the far end of the
porch that it was almost undiscerna-
BILE and was as far back as retreat
was possible at the low place
From the actions of the dog, Mr.
and Mrs. Baker surmised that it was
skunk or some other animal that
had taken refuge beneath the porch
Mr.. Baker, gun in hand, proceeded to
investigate the cause of the dogs
fury and when the rays of light pen
etrated the gloom the supposed skunk
was recognized as one of the human
species whose habitat is on Negro
Mountain and who is of ill-repute on
account of night prowling habits and
a penchant for thieving.
Mr. Baker called off the dog, adj
dressed the man by name and COM
manded him to come forth and give an
account of himself. The dog could
hardly be restrained from attacking
him and the man begged Justify to be
saved from the dog and not to be shot
or turned over to the officers of the
law. He could give no plausible ex-
cuse for prowling around the Baker
home at that time of night, but Mr..
Baker is of the opinion that he was
after quarter of beef that was hang
ing in a pantry of which the visitor
had knowledge. Meat stealing is gen
orally believed to be in the mans line
in the past, and it therefore seems
probable that it was meat he was
after.
Had the occupants of the house not
been reused from their sleep and gone
out to investigate and called off the
dog, the night prowler would either
have been killed by the dog or been
bdaly frozen, as he could not have
withstood the cold very long in the
place where the dog cornered him.
Thinking perhaps this perilous ex-
perience would cure the culprit of his
evil ways Mr.. Baker mercifully allow
ed him to depart.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
Slightly Injured when Car Over
turns on Crellin Road.

Mr.. James Wilson, of Mountain
Lake Park, local representative for a
wholesale grocery concern in Cum
berland, was somewhat bruised and
shaken up on Tuesday morning when
his car skidded and running upon the
embankment skirting the road at a
point near Crellin, turend over on its
side. The roadway was glare of ice
and it was almost impossible for one
to keep a safe footing.
Mr.. Wilson was on his way to call
upon a customer when the accident
happened. The car was brought to
Oakland under its own power where
it is being repaired. The damage to
the vehicle was broken windshield,
Tenders and running board.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
Deputy Collectors Assigned

For the purpose of assisting tax
payers throughout Oakland and Gar
rett county in filing income tax re-
turns for the calender year 1927,
deputy collectors of Internal revenue
will be assigned to this section and
will be in Oakland Thursday and Fri
day, February % and "a, and Friends
vile on Saturday, February rs, ac-
cording to Galen l.. TAFT, Baltimore,
collector of internal revenue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
Congressman Zihlman Guest of
President Coolidge.

Yesterday morning Congressman F.
N. Zihlman, of this District, was one
of fifteen guests of President Coolidge
when the Chief Executive was host at
breakfast party-the sixth that the
President has presided over during
the past two weeks. Eight of the
Presidents guests were Republicans,
six Democrats and one Socialist.