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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-01

nEFoRE she had been in the
ID room five minutes everyone
was uncomfortable. People wig
9led. looked silly, coughed,
fumbled with their handkerchief.
Jokes ravelled out. Smiles stiff.
sned. Smokers snagged.
Everyone began cropping for
some topic Of conversation which
would kindle a little warmth IN
the lady's CLASSY eye and lift her
dropping jowl. But they CROPPED
in vain.
It was evident that she was Not
Interested in our company.
And. not being interested. she
was doggoned II she was going to
act interested.
So there she sat.
Just like gladstone.
And sat. And sat.
And that was the end of that
party.
What on earth allied herr"
said I to my hostess later, when
my tonsiIs had thawed. How did
she get that way? Did anyone
insult her or steal the family dia.
monds or murder her pet canary
or anything?"
The more / warmed to my sub
ject the madden / got. This
stranger had clamped herself
down on my perfectly good eve
ming and killed 1t dead. ! wanted
explanation-lots Of explanation.
My hostess smiled. "Oh, you
mustn't mind her" she said.
THAT'S JUST HER WAY!
She really doesn't mean 1t.
you know. She's splendid
woman, and she has a heart of
gold. She's so wonderful to. her
family. You ought to hear the
lovely things she does for them.
But she's had such a hard life.
And I guess 1t has affected her
for she has that way with her.
But she's really a beautiful ma.
ture."
well, perhaps she IL.
And perhaps scorpions and
tarantulas and typhoid germs and
bubonic baccili also have lovely
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-01
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. G. A. 4. Reed

Your daughter just budding into
womanhood, ii seems, Ii more Ia.
bic to tuberculosis than are young
men Of corresponding age. ] base
this statement upon the New
York city statistics, which reveal
4 strikingly greater mortality
among young girls from tubercu-
losis as compared with boys OF
the same age-viz., sixteen to
nineteen. Other large cities have
also revealed the same increase,
both in illness and In death from
this disease. In Baltimore, the tu-
berculosis death rate among the
female white population between
the ages OF fifteen and nineteen,
during the years 1910 to 1925, was
las per 100000. For boys of the
same age it was IL. Between the
ages of twenty and twenty-four
the difference was still more
marked. being 235 in the female
and only 100 in the male.
DIR. Dearholt. Of Milwaukee,
ascribes it to the flimsy modern
dress. There Is no doubt that he
is right In his belief that INSULT
cient protection of the body by
suitable clothing Is responsible for
so-called clods which prepare the
field for the tubercle bacillus.
There are, however, other reasons
as well.
There liz, first, the almost insane
desire of so many young women
and old ones--to have a slender
figure. To attain a boyish appear
ance they will voluntarily submit
to actual undernourishment. Many
of those who have fallen victims
to tuberculosis have been hard
working employees in factories,
workshops or offices. They have
had good appetites. but, in order
to lose weight. they have con-
tented themselves with an ice
cream cone, a cup of coffee or a
sandwich at lunch time, hastily
swallowed. They do not make up
by a substantial breakfast or din
ner for what they lose at lunch
con. The result Is inevitably
strong predisposition to, IL DOT the
development of a hitherto latent
tuberculosis.
To the flimsy dress there IL
added the tightly-laced brassiere
or wide elastic band, tightly ad.
iusted over the chest. The object
of this contraption IL to cause
wasting of the breasts by pres.
sure and thus to increase the
boyfsh appearances transforn1a'
ton that is disgusting to all SEN
sible men. The STOPPING attitude
affected by high school and col
lege girls and the restriction OF
breathing by the brassiere result
in insufficiency in the amount OF
air entering the lungs.
Annual physical examination by
the family physician should be
an invariable custom, for by this
means the earliest development
OF tuberculosis may be detected.
Employers fortunately are learn
ing that hygienic conditions and
hygienic habits for their en-
ployes are dividend-paylng eco
Monies. I leave the human ana
humane phases of the question
entirely out OF consideration. These
truths apply with special force to
the Young woman employe. And
what IL true Of young women IN
employment IL equally true In
principle Of younE Aoaisty women,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-01
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLE ONION
BY Helen Rowland

The High Road 10 Happiness
yTERILY, my daughter. there are
many. roads marked, This
Way to Happiness. But few have
found the way.
Now. behold, in his youth, q GER
tain man of Babylon dreamed
golden dreams Of fame. In his
ears he heard the plaudits OF the
multitude and in his vision beheld
himself crowned with garlands and
covered with medals.
And he renounced many glamor-
Gus desires and turned aside from
pleasure and diversions: and all his
days were spent In labor and in
striving.
And 1t came to pass, In time, that
his wish was granted. But when
he sat in the midst Of the Mighty,
he hearkened vainly for the
plaudits, but heard only the whis-
per of envy and the sneers OF the
knockers. And his heart was sad.
For he perceived that a great man
is only a beam in the eve and a
target for the tongue OF slanderers
and the pen OF cartoonists and
wise-crackers.
Then he sighed, What a fool
was I! For, alas not fame, but
only love of women bringeth hap.
piness. Lead me to them
And. 10, he turned his back upon
his labors, and sought after women
and dalliance. And he found
damsel who pleased his eyes and
delighted his senses, and set out
to win her.
But when he had won her. be-
hold. he found her flatter than q.
marcel wave in a fog. and more
burdensome than a pet mosquito.
And quarreling and nagging were
his portion. For her only appeal
was sex appeal. And after each
conquest, he was sore at heart,
and more lonely than before.
Whereupon, he turned from
women and set himself to acquire
riches. For, he said Money IL
power. And will BUY anything"
And after many years. 1t came to
pass that his Golfers were over
flowed, and his yachts and motor
cars and airplanes and houses
were so many that he could not
count them.
Yet, 10, he was not happy! For
he found himself beset by grafters
and promoters and robbers in
friends clothing. And he lived be-
hind locked doors. in fear and sus-
piction Of all mankind.
And there came a day, when he
gave away all his moneys, and set
forth upon a lonely road to the
Land of Adventure. And beside,
him walked the Woman OF His
heart. And to cheer his spirit. he
made a little song and sang 1t as
they went. And, behold, for the
first time In all his life he was
HAPPY!
Fer all his days he had desired
secretly TO make songs but had
never found the time or the inspi-
ration. And. he said in his heart,
AT last, ! have found the road
to the Land of Hearts Desires"
"Verily. verify, only that man 10
happy who doeth the thing that
he rejoiceth to do! Even he who
hath found the WORK he lcveth,
the WOMAN he loveth, and IL
FREE" EELAH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-01
LISTEN, WORLD!
It's Only Her Way

characters and are wonderful to
their families, but still cant
warm up to them nor do ! con-
slider them social assets. And
feel exactly the same az regards
human bIiEhts with hearts Of
gold. but the manner of good.
hard dose Of hives.
You know the breed. old, dear.
The supercilious ladies and the
supersensitive gents--the peevish
papas and the maud1in mamas-
the garrulous girls and the bore
some boys--tl1e breeders and the
broadcasters who wreck our
social Eatherings-and all the
other pests who make life mis-
cradle because of their "odd little
ways"
Maybe they'll be useful In
heaven, but they're q wash-out
here. And I refuse to use up my
imagination searching for their
hidden treasure. like comfort.
And tell you straight that If it
comes to choosing between sim
ner with a nice soothing line and
saint with the manners Of q
HOOu ltCk--N1G rOfS 4I1G Civ
NER EVERY TINE.
Also rise to remark that the
world has dealt far too leniently
with odd little ways" Why in
heck should anyone be permitted
to go around with an "odd little
way" that destroys the peace and
happiness of his fellow man even
IL he has a golden heart and q
beautiful liver. Gentlemen carry.
ing bombs, stilettos, sawed-off
shot guns, poison pellets and
other unhealthy brice-a.brac are
gathered up pronto by the police
and no one stops to consider their
possibly lovely motives. Then
why be so considerable with gentry
who go around emanating psyche
logical poison gas? If that's their
little way" why shouldn't they
change their little way7 And If
they won't change it of their
own accord, why shouldn't we
orgnaize to sell them the idea
with a few little ways Of our
own?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-01
The knowledge Test for
Readers Of The Times

Fill each blank:
1-is the home Of the League of Nations.
To bulIdoze
the artificial watering of land.
4 Paul Robson is noted actor
s. go paper has displaced paper for cheap grades
of painting
you know:
is meant of mercerized cotton?
z is the church in the world!
Leon searching for when he discovered
Florida? IS
O. What is world Burgundy applied to Z
TO- Who the Spaniard that conquered Mexico t
H. the rulers of Venice during the days Of her
great calledf
Richard when he flew North
Pole in 1926?
Complete these quotations:
49, "Cast they the waters; for thou shalt find
many days"-Bbe.
"Hereo ono the embatted stood
fired the shot heard round the world Emerson.
is. "Breyity is the soul of ----."-Shakespeare.
ANSWERS Fiction Pagel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-01
Hearst PAPERS Advocate:

l. An agreement Of Ergish-speGking peoples to pre-
serrs peace among themselves and to promote the
peace of the sCorld
q Proportional representation the United States
Senate no State to haze less than t10o Senator's
LeoisIution to enforce prompt constitutional reap
portionment in the House Of Representatives.
3. A seporate Department OF, the Army of the Nary
and Of the Air Forces, all united under Secretary
or National Defense.
ii Federal action to the limit of Federal poavers to
abolish iteracy IN the United States under Score
tGry Of Education
Election Of Congress- IN November. Installation on
the 1st Of January foElosOing. Inauguration OF the
President 1st Of January nert after November
election
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-01
ONCE-OVERS
BY ]. J. MUNDY
Judge Him BY His Mind

Judge Him BY His Mind
Aren't usually disappointed when the whose
public work you may have admired for years?
Most always he is nconspicuous and ordinary looking
Somehow you cannot yourself believe
accredited to him.
wonder why it what he appeal?
be artists in painting music,
paper work. and it gets the comment and attention.
individual rich and glowing
pictures?
anemic pen thrilling detective
tales?
That dark looking with the betting black brows
to breathe thunderous clouds dainty
bits of landscape
They don't look the part but each has had his bitter with the
Each knows the you have experienced from similar
personal
It is expression not fssAures, thai sounts4
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ANSWERS on Fiction Pagel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-01

The bold and sufficient pursue
their game with more passion. en-
deavor and application, and there
fore often succeed. Temple.
You may keep your beauty ana
your health, unless you destroy
them Yourself, or discourage them
to stay with you by using them
Ill. Temple.
I would rather suffer dekeat
than have cause to be ashamed
of victory. Curtius.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-23
Young Men, Relatives, Die

John Junkins, %, of Kitzmiller, died
at Hoffman Hospital, Keyser, West
Va, of typhoid fever. His body was
sent to Kitzmiller for burial where his
parents reside The deceased was an
excellent young man and was highly
regarded by all who knew him.
On Friday evening, Porter Junkins,
cousin of John Junkins, also Of Kitz-
miller, died in the same institution of
infection. He was likewise highly re-
garded in his home town, Kitzmiller,
to which point his remains were sent
on Saturday for interment.
Funeral services were held on Mon
day afternoon in the NJ. E. church of
Kitzmiller, the Rev. Beatty Smith Off
ciating, assisted by Rev. Geo. c. Stra-
ton. The pallbearers were: Harry l.
Wilson, Chas. Sprague, Jr., Wilbur
Holland, Harry Clark, Shay Kenney,
and George Pew.
The deceased was 80 years old and
is survived by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. D. Junkins, and one sister,
Mrs. Georgia Dick of Elk Garden.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-23
PARALYSIS IN COUNTY
THOUGHT TO BE CHECKED
Every PrecautiOn Has Been EX-
ercised To Stamp Out Disease

Infantile paralysis in Garrett coun-
ty is apparently under control at the
present time, according to the local
physicians who have reported but one
additional case since the last issue of
The Republican, and that developed on
last Thursday afternoon, August Is.
Those who have been stricken with
the disease are reported to be doing
extremely well. In the majority of
cases the serum for infantile paralysis
has been administered to the patients
and the results are exceedingly graft
flying.
Everything possible is being done to
check the disease and the outlook at
present is that the efforts of the au-
thorities and the local physicians
have been in a degree successful.
Schools will open as usual if no adj
ditional outbreaks occur, F. E. Rath-
bun, Superintendent of Schools, said
this morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-23
X. OF p. Picnic Drawing Near
To Be Held Labor Day

With only little more than week
until the Ninth Annual Knights OF
Pythias Labor Day picnic, the picnic
committee, headed by Alva G. Gort-
ner,has been working overtime and has
everything in readiness for what the
Knights claim will be the greatest cell
ebration ever held by them.
Several bands will be on hand thru
out the day to give concerts. Other
features of the day will be the parade
in the morning, the addresses by Off
GERS of the Lodge of Maryland and by
other prominent speakers, the Merry
go-round and Ferris Wheel under the
direction of the j. A. Glaze Amuse-
ment company, the fireworks display,
and numerous stands from which one
may obtain many things of interest.
A Chevrolet coach will also be given
away during the day.
The picnic will be held as usual in
Helbig's Grove, on the State road just
north of Oakland. This has been the
seat of the Labor Day picnics for a
period of nine years and has always
been found to be satisfactory.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-23
Western Maryland Society
Formed at Akron, o.

Approximately two hundred and
fifty former residents of Garrett and
Allegany counties, Md, now residents
of Akron or nearby that city, held a
picnic dinner in Greenhoe's Grove,
near Sandy Beach, Akron, last Sunday
and formed an organization known
as the Western Maryland Society Of
Akron. Many old friends who had not
met for fifteen years discovered that
they had been living in or near Akron
all during that time.
The officers chosen for the present
year were Prof. R. C. burst, formerly
of New Germany, this county, presi-
dent; Fred Lynch, vice-president; W.
H. Miller, secretary treasurer. An
entertainment committee for next
years meeting was appointed, con-
sisting of Daniel Enlow, Olin Broad
water and L. W. Zehner, all of whom
are from this county. The picnic is
planned to be held about the middle
of August next year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-23
BLOOD POISONING RESULTS
IN DEATH OF CLIFF HAHN
Received Injury in Stanley Mine
Thursday, August 9

Blood poisoning, developing from a
bruise on his knee, was the cause of
the death of Paul Clifford Hahn, Crel-
lin, youth of seventeen, on Satur-
day night about 11:15 o'clock.
He was injured two weeks ago to-
day when he struck his knee against
car in the Stanley Coal Company's
mine near Crellin. The injury be-
came infected and later blood poison
ing developed.
The deceased was the son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Bliss R. Hahn and besides
his parents he is survived by three
brothers, Robert, Cecil and Carroll.
He was a member of the Crellin
Boys Band and very popular in his
home town.
Funeral services were conducted on
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock from
the Crellin church, Rev. F. L. Fultz
officiating. Interment was made in
the Oakland cemetery.
The youth had been attending Oak
land High School and was member
of last years sophomore class. He
was one of a party of six who mirac-
ulously escaped death on May when
the automobile in which they were re-
turning from Friendsville left the road
and turned over in a field.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-23
MARRIED..

HOlderby-Workman-Miss Irma
Workman, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
j. B. Workman, Warrington, West
Va, formerly of Oakland, and Mr..
Thomas E. Holderby, of Huntington,
w. Va, were married last Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Manning
ton. Only members of the immediate
family were present. Rev. Workman
performed the ceremony and Mrs. W.
C. Manser, Clarksburg, sister of the
bride, played the wedding march. A
luncheon preceded the ceremony. The
bride was attired in nut tan crepe ro-
maine and lace accessories to match
and carried a corsage of pink rose
buds and delphinium.
The bride is a graduate of the West
Virginia Wesleyan College and has
been a member of the Huntington
high school faculty for five years,
serving the last two years as dean of
women. The groom has responsible
position with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company. The couple will
reside in Huntington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Stemple, OF
Oakland, the latter a sister of the
bride, attended the wedding.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-23
GWYNN KING WINS TENNIS
TITLE AND LOVING CUP
Champion for Third Straight
Year, Beating Jarvis Adams

Gwynn King, of Washington, D. c.,
won the mems singles championship
of the ninth annual Western Maryland
tennis tournament in a gruelling five
set match with S. Jarvis Adams, Jr.,
of Pittsburgh, Saturday afternoon at
Mountain Lake Park, and thus became
permanent holder of the championship
cup on which he had previously won
two legs.
The scores were 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, TO,
rs. Both of the fnalists had two
legs on the championship cup, King
having won in 1926 and 1927, and
Adams in 1921 and 1925. Several hun
bred fans witnessed the match.
Mrs. DeLloyd Thompson, Washing
ton, Pa, defeated Miss Margaret
Carspecken, Morgantown, W. Va, 6-3,
60, Sunday to win the women's sin
giles championship for the third con-
secutive year. The victory gave Mrs.
Thompson permanent possession of
the silver loving cup when she nao
also won in 1926 and 1927.
Mrs. Thompson won her way into
the finals by defeating Sara Wright,
Frostburg, on Saturday, while Miss
Carspecken eliminated Elizabeth HUI
gus, Wheeling, w. Va, in the semi
finals.
Gwynn King and John O'Loughlin
beat George Sawin and Mildred Lewis
GO, Ga, 60, in the finals of the mems
doubles.
Miss Carspecken and Jarvis Adams
defeated John O'Loughlin and Mrs
Thompson in the finals of the mixed
doubles, 90, 81. This was one OF
the most interesting mixed doubles
matches ever staged at the Park, it
is said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-23
LOCAL LEGION TO ATTEND
STATE MEETING ON FRIDAY
Members Will Leave From City
Hall In The Morning

Members of Proctor Kildow Post,
American Legion, of Oakland, will at
tend the State Legion convention at
Cumberland on Friday, according to
1. R. Rudy, post commander. This
was decided at meeting of the Lee
gionaires Monday evening.
The State convention will meet in
it's first session today. The sessions
will continue until Saturday and Ed
ward Kahl and Milton Sincell We're
selected as the delegates from the
local post, with Delbert Davis and
Alex. Hesen as alternates. About $50
delegates from the AZ established
posts in Maryland are expected at
the convention.
The delegates will attend during the
three days while the members of the
Legion who are not delegates will at
tend the Friday session. They will
leave from the City Hall Friday morn
ing at eight o'clock, and there will be
transportation for those needing 1t,
Mr.. Rudy said.
The members of the convention and
also the visitors will take part in the
automobile trip in the afternoon to
historic spots near Cumberland and
then participate in a parade at six
o'clock in the evening, after which
there will be banquet at the Queen
City Hotel for all Legionaires. Fol-
lowing the dinner there will be social
activities at the Legion home.
The local members of the organi-
cation will return home Friday night,
Mr.. Rudy said, and he has asked that
all who expect to attend should notify
him not later than this evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-23
Trainmen To Have Outing

The four Cumberland divisions
lodges of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen will observe Labor Day on
Monday, September 3rd, at The Pines,
a resort which in recent years has
been largely patronized and which is
located on the acknowledgement
highway seven miles west of Oakland.
The program as outlined by the
committe of arrangements will in
clude round and square dancing, a
concert by the Keyser band and the
Ryan orchestra from M. & K. juno
ton. Senator M. M. Nicely and Hon.
w. G. Conley, both of West Virginia,
will make the principal addresses. At
least five hundred trainmtn are ex-
pected to be present upon the occa-
sion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-23
OFT M'ROBIE HANGS SELF
In HIS HOME AT DEER PARK
Had Just Returned from House
of COrrectiOn-COmplained of
Treatment Received There

Having just returned to his home
in Deer Park after serving a short
sentence in the Maryland House of
Correction following his conviction in
the Circuit Court for this county on
charge of violating the local prohibi-
ton law, and vowing that he would
take his life rather than be returned
to the institution, OFT McRobie, aged
As years, committed suicide by hang
ing yesterday morning at his home
in Deer Park.
His body was discovered about six
o'clock by members of his family. 1t
was suspended by rope with his feet
barely touching the floor in a room
of the home. Sheriff Casteel and JUS
tce w. A. Gender were called from
Oakland and DR.. E. E. Sollars, of Deer
Park, who made investigation and con-
cluded that an inquest was unneces-
sary to determine the cause of death
as there was no evidence of foul play.
The body had been cut down when
the officers arrived in the hope that
there might be asspark of life re-
naming, but the man had been dead
for several hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. McRobie and the lat
ters sister had retired early in tn W
ening but about midnight, Mrs. Nc
ROBBIE stated, her husband arose, and
partially dressing, set out for the
house of neighbor. Upon his return
it is supposed he took the round of a
chair, put it in hole in the f1ue and
with one end of the rope attached to
the stick attached the other end of
the rope about his neck and then
kicked the chair from under him.
Just Back from House of Correction
McRobie had returned two weeks
previous from the Maryland House of
Correction where he served term
for violating the liquor law and it is
said that the treatment he received in
the institution preyed on his mind con-
tinuously. Locally he was known as
NOISY" McRobie, and it is thought
that this characteristic may have had
something to do with whatever treat
ment he received while a prisoner.
Mrs. McRobie stated to Justice Con-
der that he had complained about the
manner the prisoners were treated
and that he would cut his throat rath-
er than go to the institution again.
The woman suspected nothing, how
ever, until his body was discovered
yesterday morning. The man was a
former resident of Oakland.
On April 3, approximately 5 months
previous to the affair of yesterday, a
farmer, Jesse Long, of Deer Park,
took his own life by hanging himself
in his barn.