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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-23
Oakland Some Forty Years Ago.
Bv J. w. KIMMELL.

By J. w. K1MMELL.
How wondrous are the changes, Ben,
Since you and were boys,
When YOUR dad ran blacksmith shop
And Cheap John sold his toys;
When father wore his cow-hide boots
And trousers, made of tow,
For people did no smearing on,
Some forty years ago.
There was no William-James Hotel
Nor Rotary Club to meet;
Sidewalks were made of twisted plank
That creaked beneath our feet;
The town was lit with coal oil lamps
That gave a glimmering glow
There were no gas or electric lights
Some forty years ago.
The Glades Hotel along the Yough,
Then in her palmy days;
The B. & o. just opposite,
Have both been torn away;
Though the stream is flowing just the
Along its banks the willows grow,
But think how much the old town
changed
Since forty years ago.
Then VIM. Totten kept cheap cash
store,
And Wiseman sold the booze,
And old Mr.. Bell had saddler shop
And Kepner mended shoes;
Hessen owned livery barn
Down near the B. & o.,
With Maroney and Martin on the hill,
Some forty years ago.
Dan Chisholm sold all kinds OF drugs
To cure all sorts of ills;
He had Foutz's horse and cattle pow
ders
And Jaynes' patent pills
The old folks all had rheumatic
And corns on every toe;
There were no India rubber heels
Some forty years ago.
Then people went to meeting, Ben,
With oxen hitched to sleighs,
And wagons rode as easy then
AS fivvers do nowadays.
But what on earth are we coming to?
Oxen now would be too slow,
For people lived not half so fast
Some forty years ago.
Yes, well do 1 remember, Ben,
Doc Henry's first mobile;
He eased her down the Court House
By sliding every wheel.
And how the neighbors shouted, Ben,
When he got the thing to go
ar s sure to swerve and kill us all, /"
~ Some forty years ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-23
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WHY COUNTRY BOYS WIN,

Despite the great increase in city
population in recent decades, country
bows, that is boys reared on farms or
in small towns, still seem able to cap
ture their share of the important
places in the business and profess
sional world. The two richest men IN
America, Ford and Rockefeller, were
both country boys, and so likewise
was the worlds greatest inventor,
Edison. The President of the United
States is a country boy and numerous
instances could be cited to show that
outstanding leaders in business, poll
tics and the professions in this coun-
try were recruited from the rural dis
tricts. This, in spite of the fact that
within the past so years the rural
population, or those people living on
farms and in towns, has shrunken
from about Is per cent to less than
50 per cent of the total population.
There are probably many good rea-
sons why the country boys take high
places. Perhaps one reason is that
the country boy usually arrives in a
big city without friends or influence,
with limited cash, but with fine de-
termination to make good and show
the folks back home what he can do.
City boys, on the other hand, often
have relatives and friends through
whose influence they get "comforta-
BILE berth" to start off with, and they
gradually settle down to the business
routine of big corporation, enjoy the
numerous diversions of a big city
where the demands on their spare
time are so heavy that it takes a
Spartan determination to study in
stead of play after working hours.
The country boy, determined to
show his folks and friends that he CO
make good in the big town, "sa
>d''; his superiors notice the diff
tween his attitude and tn
o are satisfied with
'l-paying job, and
~ advance
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-23
MRS. w. L. BOUGHNER

The death of Mrs. Jane Delawder
Boughner, wife of William L. Bough-
ner, occurred suddenly on Saturday
morning, February 4, in her home in
Morgantown, w. Va. Death was due
to heart failure.
A daughter of the late Augustus
and Martha Adair Delawder, Mrs.
Boughner was born in Oakland, where
her early life was spent. She was 70
years of age at the time of her death.
She was united in marriage with Will
liam L. Boughner of Morgantown on
May "a, 1879.
She was a member of the Presby-
terian church from early womanhood
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-23
Federal Government Takes Over
Large Acreage For Forestry
Purposes,

On last Thursday, February 16, Mr..
Arthur l.. Stull, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
treasurer of the Preston Lumber and
Coal Company, met Mr.. W. E. Hedges,
of the United States Forestry Depart
ment at the office of Mr.. Fred. A.
Thayer, the company's attorney, and
closed transaction by which the
Preston Company sells to the United
States Government 10,700 acres of
forest lands located in Tucker and
Preston counties, West Virginia. The
purchase price was not disclosed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-23
- Waterways

...-etryland is one of nine states that
mas recently entered into an agree
ment, through the respective depart
ments of health, which makes pro-
vision for joint sanitary control over
the waterways in these states. The
other states participating in it are
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia,
Kentucky, New York, Indiana, Him
OILS and Tennessee. The underlying
purpose of the plan is the protection
and conservation of adequate and
safe water supplies for drinking and
commercial uses. Through the agree
ment, cooperative action is obtained
for the abatement of the pollution OF
waterways in any one of these states
when such pollution may be harmful
to adjacent or down stream states.
To insure coordinated policies and
methods of control in the sanitary
engineering problems involved, an adj
visory board composed Of the chief
engineers of the states entering into
the agreement has been appointed by
the departments of health concerned
in it. Mr.. Abel Wolman, chief of the
State bureau of sanitary engineering
has been appointed the representative
of the Maryland State department OF
health on the board of Engineers.
In announcing the appointment, Or
John S. Fulton, director of the State
department of health, said: "a glance
at the map of the United States show
ing the congestion of population a
long the waterways is all that is nee
essary for the realization of the inter
dependence and INTERPOLATION OF the
states in matters of this sort. One
of the problems which an increasing
population imposes upon a state Is
the ever increasing difficulty OF pro
viding adequately for the disposal OF
sewage and of other sources of pol
luton. Every community and eacE
growing industry add to the pollu
ton of our streams. 1t is obvious
that some control must be provide>
to relieve the condition sufficiently tx
make it possible for populations t
continue to have the necessary water
resources for their domestic and com
mercial needs.
"For this reason, this interstate
stream conservation agreement has
been entered into and the appoint
ment of this interstate river board
the first of it's kind in the Unitet
| States, is of Importance. 1t IS the
first effort in this country to estab
Iish some uniform program for the
control of interstate bodies of wate1
so as to provide adequate water re
sources for the future, for municipa
drinking supplies, for industrial uses
for recreational purposes, for power
requirements and for navigation.
ALREADY much has been accom-
plished in the reduction and elimina
ton of pollution of the Ohio river
The accomplishment is particularly no
table because it was carried out thru
cooperative action with municipalitle:
and industries and without the nee
essity of invoking police power"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-23
Death of An Infant.

Kenneth Frederick Nethkin, infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson A. Meth
kin, of Rosedale, died Wednesday
morning as the result of an attack OF
pneumonia. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock,
Rev. C. A. Shilke officiating. Inter-
ment will be made in the Oakland
cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-23

Columbus and Indianapolis and down
the same route to Laredo.
Or, route might go from Ottawa
down to New York and then along
the National Highway to the Mexi-
can border,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-23
1erIlps there are

refn~ps there are
.ars in rural America, who,
-eading this statement would quote
mo fool like an old fool,' but they
could be reminded of another proverb,
tested by human experience, which
notes that we are never too old to
learn, and which is confirmed by the
report from Columbia that most of
the elderly persons listed above show
ed as much facility in learning as the
same university's students under 20
who were only 102 in number among
thousands.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-23

Construction work on the stone
bungalow being erected by Mr.. R. D.
Houck on land which he acquired on
the shore of Deep Creek Lake has
been under way for two weeks or
more.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-19
GIFT NIGHT FRIDAY

Tomorrow night many of New Britain's live wire merchants will usher in Gift Night at The Capitol Theater. The stores whose announce ments appear on this page are awarding gifts to all those present at the theater tomorrow night. Be on hand You will have an enjoyable evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16
TIDES TOMORROW
NOTICE TO MARINERS

Chatham Strait-Tenakee Inlet r-Fenakee Inlet Beacon. reported missing November II, 1927, was rebuilt May II, 1928.
 Seacoast-Cape St. Elias Gas & Whistling Buoy, ?, reported extin. guished April 26, was relighted May II, 1928.
 Coast-Cape St. Alias Radio beacon reported out of commits sion April IS, was restored to op. eration May II, 1928.
 Old papers Tor sale at The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16
ALASKA HERE
 FROM SOUTH
Immense Seal Herd Sight ed by Steamer in Low
 CT Chatham Straits

Steamer Alaska, Capt. William Jensen, arrived in port from the south with three days mail for Juneau at 5:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Passengers for Juneau follow:
 Mrs. P. Louie, Mrs. F. Ryan, Colleen Ryan, Eileen Ryan, P. l.. Neil, Bill Makwrenko, l.. Gearon. Mary T. Freeman, c. Woodbury, T. w. Hamilton, o. Peterson, Mrs. D. Housel, F. H. Meyers, Mrs. A. M. Gearon. Mrs. H. H. Post, ]. l.. McIrish. Mir, and Mrs. F. Raisio, Edward Raisio, MT. and Mrs. Bert Hansen and twelve steerage from Seattle.
 Hunt, l. Salmon, A. Ames. l. NJ. Peterson, F. J. Fisher, Miss s. Johnson and c. A. Petterson from Ketchikan; A. J. Nelson, J. M. Bovee, R. B. Muchmore, M Baker and c. Hausner from Wrangell.
 A fur seal herd nearly ten miles in length was encountered in low ser Chatham Straits in the vicinity of Point Ellis yesterday morning, Iaccordipg to Plirser Doran of the steamer who declared passengers were able to witness sight sel dom seen in late years. Such a herd of immense proportions is an hnnsual sight at any time, he declared.
 After loading 5000 box shocks for the New England Fish Com pany plant at Cordova. the Alas ka left here at 3 o'clock this morning with the following pas sengers.
 For Cordova-D. M. Boutwell,, Max Kalsky. Dan Dobeck. Mrs. G. L. ,Mahoney, J. M Kasadid, Ike P. Taylor, Mrs. Edna Kane. Nick Kane, B. Christiansen and three steerage; for Port Althorp-Ce- cilia Yorkon, Mrs. Lily Yorkon, Alice Kitka. Mrs. Nick Kitka and Frank Verney.
 For Valdez-H. F. Ellsworth and wife, Fay Lucas and three steerage; for Latouche-one steer age; for eward-Eiler Hansen, H. w. Terhune, Mrs. Wilma Nc. Cormack, Gus Brunell, Mir. and Mrs. Max k. Miller, J. J. Hughes, R. c. Ingram. A. R. Bona, Paul G. Redington, J. c. Scully, Harry Whitney. Grace Miller, Everett Miller and Emil Olson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16
THE EMPIRE IS THE MEDIUM

Through which the general public can always have its wants supplied.
 Closing time for classified advertisements: 2 P. M.
 Closing time for display ad- vertssements: II A. M.
 Ten cents per line first in. sertion.
 Five cents for continuous sub sequent insertion.
 Count five average words to the line.
 Minimum charge, 50 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16
HALIBUT PRICES

SEATTLE, May 16 - Twelve vessels brought 92,500 pounds of halibut into port yesterday and 1t sold for 101s and cents. Heavy shipments of mixed cod forced the prices down to 1 to 3 cents hitting the lowest level on the Seattle market.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16
FRENCH BRIGHTER
 AGROUND, PIT. WILSON

SEATTLE, May 1G-The French heavy wind at Point Wilson Strait of Juan de Fuca at 3 o'clock this morning while shift ing from Vancouver to Tacoma A wireless said the vessel is not leaking, is on sandy bottom and will probably be floated this af ternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16
VIRGINIA w. SAILS
 TODAY; CHICHACOF

s The motorship Virginia ", ar rived in port at noon today from n special trip calling at Todd. Tenakee and Funter. One pas senger arrived from Todd, Charles Scon.
 The vessel will sail at 6 D. m. today from the City Dock for Chichagof and all wayports carry ing passengers and cargo of general freight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16
STEAMER STARR IS SAILING NORTH IN
 COMMAND NEW MAN

SEATTLE. May 16-Steamer Starr sailed yesterday for Alaska with a new master, Capt. Albert Barrow. who is succeeding Capt O. A. Johansen. She will stop at Ketchikan, Seward, Ugnik and Bristol Bay.
 ! Among the passengers aboard are Mrs. w. c. Brown, wife of the President of the Kanaga Ranching Company. bound for False Pass; II. R. Kelly, merchant at Unalaska; Mrs. Edward Thom- as for Chignik; Charles Caldwell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16

PRINCE RUPERT, B. G., May 1.-Two hundred and sixty-one thousand pounds of halibut soll here yesterday, American 6 to 9.70 cents and Canadian to s cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16
ADMIRAL WATSON
 IS ON WAY NORTH

SEATTLE, May 15-Steamel Admiral Watson sailed at 10 o'clock this morning for Alaska ports with 5S passengers includ ing the following for Juneau: Mrs. Dahl and son, c. J. Grovan- cite, Chartreaux Emerson, Hubert George, J. II. Grossnickle and four steerage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16
FOR RENT

FOR RENT - Pleasant sleeping room. 315 Gold St.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16
M 4 RI W K
 NE " s
Steamer Movements NORTHBOUND
Admiral Watson due Saturday

Admiral Watson due Saturday night.
 SCHEDULED SAlLIRGs Admiral Rogers scheduled to sail from Seattle May IF at 10 a. m.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle May 19 at 9 a. m.
 Princess Alice is scheduled to sail from Vancouver, May 21 at 9 D. m. Alameda is scheduled to sail from Seattle May 22 at 9 D. m. ? soUTHBoUNp sAILINGs Yukon due southbound about 3 o'clock tomorrow morn ing.
 Admiral Evans scheduled to sail southbound about May 24.
 Alaska sOuthbound about May 23.
 LOCAL SAlllNGS Marunita scheduled to leave for Sitka ana way ports at 8 o'clock Wednesday night. Virginia w sails for Chicbagof and way ports at 6 c'cs1ck every Wednesday night. For Chatham Straits route sf 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
 America First leaves every Wednesday at 1 D. m. for Petersburg and Rake and wayports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16
YUKON SOUTH 3 A. M

Steamer Yukon. Capt. Charles Glasscock, is scheduled to arrive here enroute south at 3 o'clock tomorrow morning. She will call at Petersburg after leaving here.
 Advertising aIways pays. Use the columns of The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16

for Seldoyia, George Galletaly, who will have charge of the in stallation of an army radio sta ton at Dillingham; and 2S can nerymen for the Ugnik-San Juan cannery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-16

KETCHIKAN, May 16--No half but sold here yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
PEERESS WILL
TOUR VALLEY
Lady Church To Be
Guest of Seay on
Saturday

Lady Edward Spencer Churchill of
England will arrive in Edinburg Sat
uruav morning over the Southern
Pacific Lines, her special car being
attached 20 the American Legion
special which will leave San An
tonic at l0:50 o'clock Friday night,
according 70 n. b. Seay Of Mercedes.
She and her party will he met at
Mission. where her car Will be taken
~ special train from Edinburg, BY
Mr.. and Mrs. H. 3. Seay Of Mercedes
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Shary Of
Sharyland and taken To the Shary
home for breakfast.
The peeress and her party Will then
he taken on tour of the upper VAL
lev arriving in Mercedes for lunch at
the Seay residence.
They will come 70 Brownsville later
IN the afternoon where they will be
the guests Of MIR. and Mrs. John
Gregg and Mr.. and Mrs. r. r.
Creager az banquet at La Villa
Espanola in MatamoroS
The party will leave over the Mis-
souri, Pacific Saturday night for
Kingsville where Lady Churchill will
inspect the King Ranch and later
be taken to Corpus Christi where she
Is to be banqueted BY Capt. Bill jones
Of that city.
She will leave Corpus Christi sun
dav night for New York City.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
WOMAN dies;
DOCTOR Held
Wentz, Harlingen, Is
Jailed AS Jury
Called Back

G. ". Wentz, Harlingen physician,
was placed under arrest in Browns
Vile Friday morning charged with
murder in connection with the death
Of Mrs. W. n. Hanson at Harlingen
Thursday night.
Judge "A. W. Cunningham issued r
notice 70 the Cameron county grand
jury 20 convene at ! o'clock Friday
afternoon, and il II understood the
case will he submitted 10 that body
Immediately. No bill had been re-
ported by the grand jury ur 10
o'clock Friday.
Mrs. Hanson died at the Valley
Baptist hospital late Thursday aft
ernoon. and the remains were sent
to kingsville, her former home. Fri
day morning. The funeral was held
IN that city Friday afternoon.
An autopsy was performed by
Drs. r. l.. Cole Of Brownsville. coun-
~ health officer: G. W. Edgerton of
San Benito. and q. W. Letzerich Of
Harlingen. and their report was sub
mitted to the grand jury.
DR.. Wentz was placed in the Cam
eron county jai. at noon Friday. and
II is understood no application for
bonds will he made until report
is received from the grand jury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
u. OF 7. Wins
BIG JUDGMENT
Sl,000,00O Settlement
Agreed on In Suit
For Royalties

AUSTIN. Oct. 12.-.Pl-Judgment
for 81 10000 for the University of
Texas in its suit against oil com
panies operating on its Reagan
county lands. was entered in dis
trict court today by agreement.
OF this sum. representing an ac-
counting for unpaid royalties. $685.
600 will 20 TO the schools permanent
fund and $4,000. representing inter
est accrued 10 Oct !. last, on the
principal. will 20 by decree of Dis
trict Judge George Calhoun. into
the available fund, which is used for
building.
Leases of the defe-ds oil COM
panies in the field were validated
by the judgment. which was agreed
upon at a recent Dallas conference
between members OF the attorney
generals department, special univer-
sity counsel and oil company attor-
neys.
Judgment Of 100000 was taken
against the ground number one oil
corporation and 100000 against the
Big Lake oil company. Defendants
besides these were the Texon Oil
and Land company Of Texas. group
number Oil Corporation. Frank II.
Pickerell. Haymon Krupp. Elias G
krupp and Frank Gordan.
Assistant Attorney General Joe
Brown. r. T.. r.. Saner and W. n
Jack, Jr-, represented the univer-
sity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
Ry u. HAROLD OLIVER
ASSOCIATED Press Staff Writer)

GOVERNOR SMITHS TRAIN en-
route to Nashville. Tenn. Oct. l2.-
(Pl-Cheered by the enthusiasm OF
thousands Of Virginians and North
Carolinians who greeted him with
noisy demonstrations as his train
cut through those normally demo
cratic strongholds yesterday and
last night. Governor Smith came into
the border state of Tennessee tocay
for another round of receptions and
flying rear-platform campaigning.
Before heading for louisville. KY.
where tomorrow night he will de-
liver the first formal address OF
his second campaign tour. the demo
cratic presidential nominee faced
receptions in Chattanooga and Nash
vile. Between these two cities. the
governors special train was routed
into northern Alabama for a brief
stop or two.
Sees No Sectionalism
Touched by the warmth OF his re-
ceptions yesterday in Virginia and
North Carolina. the nominee Needed
demands for an informs; speech in
both Richmond and Raleigh. the two
state capitals. and used Dixie" and
The Sidewalks Of New York" which
bands had played for him enroute.
rs an illustration that sectionalism
no longer existed in the United
States.
At Raleigh the crowd that jam
med into the auditorium upon the
governors heels. after heing inform
ed at the last rrfnute that the New
Yorker was to be officially welcomed
to North Carolina there. was recep-
tive from the moment Josephus
Daniels introduced Gov. Smith and
Mrs. Smith until the nominee had
concluded his brief address.
Thanks Young People
Introduced by she former secretary
of the navy as the next pres sident
of the United States" the nominee
brought his first big response when
he made joint reference 10 the tunes
Of Dixie" and The Sidewalks Of
New York"
The governor addressed a mes
sage Of appreciation 10 the young
peoples democratic clubs of the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
COLD LOOMS
FOR VALLEY
OF MISSOURI
Denver Expects Snow
During Day AS Fall
In Tempe atures
Spreads Over u. s.

DENVER. Oct. 12.-lPl-A wintry
storm which swept into the Rocky
Mountain region from Canadian prai-
RES moved eastward today, bringing
promise Of lower temperatures and
rain Or snow throughout the Missou-
r. Valley. where balmy Indian sum
mer weather with an occasional hot
summer day. has prevailed for weeks.
SNOW. which fell in nearly every
western state and which reached n
depth Of 8 inches in places Yesterday.
had turned To rain as the storm
swept down across the high plains
OF western Kansas and Nebraska last
night. A six-week drought, which
mad affected growth of winter wheat
on the Kansas Plateaus, was broken
~ the rain. Freezing temperature
with snow was in prospect TODAY.
The snow and cold first hit Mon
tana Wednesday. ara spread out fan
shape throughout the Rocky Noun
tam region. The mercury fell To
q degrees at Helena yesterday and
snow fell all day at Great Falls. near
the Canadian border. Snow was gen
erai IN Wyoming and the higher
colorado Rockies.
Denver Expects Snow
mercury drop was recorded in
the populated sections of Colorado.
and rain which fell in Denver and
other towns last night was expected
TO turn TO snow today and spread
INTO northern New Mexico.
Eight inches Of snow fell in Logan.
Utah, and wire communication was
impaired. Apple orchards in the
state, where the harvest had begun.
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