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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-12-20
Held Under Bond for Appear
ance at Court,

Paul Werner, who was arrested yes
terday week ago by Constable Joe
Calls on a bad check charge, was &C
corded a hearing before Justice W. A.
Gender on Saturday, and held under
500 bond for his appearance at the
June term of the Circuit Court. The
amount of the checks issued by Yer
ner was SIT, was made good and bond
was furnished for his appearance. The
checks are said to have been passed
by Werner in and about Mountain
Lake Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-12-20

Substitutions: Graves for Spoerlein.
Field goals-Maroney, 3; Stemple, 3;
Winters, 3; D. Webster, 6; B. Web
ster, 2; Stemple, 2.
Christmas Party.
The Christmas party, under the aus
pieces of the senior and junior classes,
was an unusually successful event.
The evening was spent in dancing and
card playing, music being furnished
by Mr.. Carroll Elliott. Santa Claus
did his part and all guests departed
with sweet gifts. The program con-
sisted of solos-Sweet Mystery of
Life and Sonny Boy-by Mr.. Reeves
Blandford; selections by the Four
Horsemen; solos, Rio Rita and Sweet
Sue, by Miss Ruth Conley; solo dance
by Ralph Blake; the Song that the
Angels Sang, Miss Susanna Dixon;
duet, Angela Mia, Miss Ruth Conley
and Mr. Blandford; Silent Night, the
Four Horsemen.
Patrons and patronesses were Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Rathbun, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Loraditch, Mr.. and Mrs. H. v.
Leighton, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Lit
man, Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. Gilbert.
School to Close Friday.
School will close tomorrow and re-
open on January 2, 1929. Everyone
should be rested and ready for work,
as examinations are not far away.
Members of the faculty will spend
the holidays in the following places:
Miss Conley, New York or Boston;
Mr.. Jenkins, Baltimore; Mr.. eraser,
Scranton, Pa; Miss Heath, Loving
ston, Va; Miss Hollar, Altoona, Pa;
Mr.. Speicher, Accident; Mr.. Humbert-
son, Pittsburgh, Pa; Miss Broadwater
and Miss Engle, Grantsville; Miss
Kraft, Baltimore; Miss Fernald, Phil
adelphia; Miss Brown, Centerville;
Miss Rice, Oakland.
Agriculture Class Reorganizes.
The Agriculture class was reorgan-
lied with the election of the following
officers: Archie Ridder, president; w.
DeBerry, vice-president; Wilbur Gne-
gy, secretary; Harland Biggs, treas
urer. Wilbert Ridder, George Porter
and VIM. Speicher, executive commit
tee; Mr.. eraser, faculty advisor.
The second number of The Acorn,
published this month by the Junior
class, will be on sale today. This is
an extra good number.
Mr. O. T. eraser, member of the
faculty, has returned from Philadel-
phia where he attended a vocational
teachers meeting.
DOROTHY STEVENSON,
LESTER WINTERS, Reporters
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-12-20
Freight Wreck on Grade This
Morning.

Wrecking of an east-bound coal
train at a point near Bond on the
Seventeen Mile grade this morning at
seven o'clock served to block all tracks
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Eight cars of the train were involved
and it is stated that the tracks were
so badly torn up that seven to nine
hours will be required to clear them
of Instructions. AS result trains
were re-routed over the Pittsburgh
Division from Cumberland on the east
and Fairmont on the west.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-12-20
lJAKLAND CHURCHES WILL
HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES
Observance of Christmas to Be-
gin Sunday Morning-Special
Programs to be Given

Special entertainment with the
Christmas spirit and celebration of
that great holiday in view will be held
in the Oakland churches over the
present weekend, according to re-
ports received at The Republican office
from the ministers of the various
churches.
The first of the services will be
held on Sunday morning at several
of the Sunday schools, and the var
ious celebrations will close on Christ
mas Day. The greater number of the
services will be conducted on Sunday.
st. Marks Lutheran Church
On Sunday morning at $50 the
junior department of the Sunday
school will give Christmas program.
A special Christmas sermon and SER
vice will be held at 1O:45 when Rev.
C. A. Shilke, pastor, will preach on
'Life's Christmas"
A Christmas pageant will be rem
dered on Sunday evening when 40 or
more will participate in "Bringers of
Gifts" Part I. of the pageant has
for its theme Gods gift to men of
Savior. Part II. is symbolical in char
acter and portrays in four episodes
the gifts of men in return for Gods
"unspeakable gift.
There will be a dawn service at 6
o'clock Christmas morning. The mems
choir will sing and the pastor will
preach on "Our King"
St. PauPs NJ. E. Church
There will be a Christmas sermon
Sunday at the regular worship hour
by Rev, B. T. Trevey, pastor, when
the aged people of the church will be
special guests. There will also be
special music pertaining to the holi-
day spirit. There will be special
music and program in the evening
The program will include the wise
men, shepherds, ETC., all in costume
; and they will help in the service. The
j children's program will be given on
Tuesday night. This will consist OF
songs, Rotations, etc, and is under
the direction of Mrs. Paul B. Naylor.
Garrett Memorial Presbyterian
Special celebration of Christmas by
members of the Garrett Memorial
Presbyterian church will begin Sun
day morning with a special program
at the church services by Rev. W. B.
Brock, the minister. The young peo-
pie of the church have planned on
singing Christmas carols early Tues
day morning on many corners of the
residential sections of the town.
On Christmas night the Sunday
school department will have special
program of songs, recitations, etc.
st. Peters Catholic Church
Midnight Mass will be held Monday
at 1900 o'clock with special Christ
mas music.
There will be Mass at 500 o'clock
and again at 1000 o'clock on Christ
mas morning Children will sing
Christmas hymns at the ten o'clock
Mass. The benediction will follow the
ten o'clock Mass. The Rev. FIR. W. j.
McVeigh will be in charge.
United Brethren.
There will be services at Mt. Bethel
church on Sunday morning at HOO
o'clock. Subject of sermon: "The
Greatest Gift" Sunday night at Swan
ton at TOO o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-12-20
I E D
CLARENCE V. GUARD

Funeral services for Clarence V.
Guard, of Pittsburgh, Pa, formerly of
Friendsville, will be held today at 2
P. M. from the M. E. church, Friends
vile. Interment will be in Blooming
Rose cemetery.
The deceased was employed by the
Westinghouse Electric company, was
about So years of age, and was the
father of eight children. He has been
member of the Masonic lodge since
1908, and the funeral will be in charge
of Oakland lodge, No, 1872, A, F. and
A. M.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-12-20

Mr.. Charles H. Bill, of Grantsville,
was business caller at The Republi-
can Office yesterday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-12-20
TERRA ALTA AND OAKLAND
TO OPEN GYM WITH PLAY
New Athletic House, Terra Alta,
To Be Dedicated Tomorrow

Oakland High basketball team has
been invited to play Terra Alta High
Friday, December 81, at the time of
the dedication of the new gymnasium
and it is hoped that many Oakland
people go up to our neighboring town
to see this game.
The local team opened its season
Tuesday when they met and were de-
feated by Aurora High, at MAYORS
Hall, Oakland, 2O-18. The Oakland
team led most of the way, but the Au-
rora quint set too fast a pace and
they rallied in the closing minutes to
take the lead. Stemple and Maroney
played best for the locals and Web
ster for Aurora. The West Virginia
team was defeated last year 1910.
Tho linz
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-12-20
PROGRESS OF BOYS BAND
TO BE SHOWN AT CONCERT
Annual Program to be Given at
Maryland Christmas Afternoon

The regular annual concert of the
Gilbert-Brown Boys Band of Oakland
will be given in the Maryland Thea
tire on Christmas afternoon at four
O'Clock, R. R. Gilbert, director, has an
nounced.
Practice of special music for this
occasion has been going on for some
time" Mr.. Gilbert stated, "and the
boys are all ready to show their stuff ."
Christmas, 1927, was the first pub
lie appearance of the boys band when
they rendered similar concert to the
enc in contemplation in the theatre,
and the performance this year will
show the progress that has been made
during the past twelve months.
The program will be as follows:
The New Colonial March. ... Hall
Autumn Leaves Serenade. -. Boyer
College Boy March. ......... Bennett
Energy Overture. ........ Bennett
Silent Night ...... Franz Gruber
The Booster March. .......... Klein
Love Days Waltz. ......Be Boyer
The Flag of Humanity March. Hays
Clarifying the Star Spangled Banner
Evening star., 1928-12-20
PHONE SERVICE
GROWTH IS CITED
Capital Had First Telephone
Line Installed as Private
Wire in 1877.

Public telephone service in Wash
ington reached its fiftieth milestone
this month.
The Capital, half a century after
installation of the first switchboard
system, with its handful of subscribers,
is now served by more than 10000
telephoneS-one for every 34 people.
Washington's first telephone system
established about the first of December.
1878. was crude and undeveloped, not
because of lack of effort, but because
the industry was in its infancy. It was
a new form of communication and peo-
pie had TO adapt themselves to its uses
and possibilities.
Line Installed in 1877.
The original of the telephone in
Washington came with installation of
telephone line between the office OF
the chief signal officer of the Army
and Fort Whipple, now Fort Myer, Va,
in October, 1877. just 18 months after
Prof. Alexander Graham Bell had re-
ceived the patent on his telephone. This
was the first Bell telephone line eStab-
liShed in the District of Columbia, ac-
Cording to officials of the Chesapeake
g. Potomac Telephone Co. successors
of the National Telephone Exchange
and the National Capital Telephone
Co, which were the original companies
doing business here so years ago.
The original line was connected so
that the signal officer or his aides could
talk to flcers at the fort across the
rivera great achievement and time
saver in those days. 1t was installed
by the late George c. Maynard, teleg-
rapher and electrician, who secured
license as agent for the Bell Telephone
Co. IN Washington and vicinity.
Mr.. Maynard, in writing of the his
tory of the first telephone system in
washington, comedies the establishment
of the first telephone exchange system
to New Haven, Conn This office was
placed In service January %, 1878.
Star Had Early Wire.
To quote Mr.. Maynard further: In
the Autumn of 1877 an embryo tele-
phone exchange was put in operation
in Washington The agent at that place
had s or 10 wires running from his
office to various points, used principally
for the purpose of familiarizing pros
pective patrons with the capabilities
OF the system.
lone of these wires led to the Capitol
Building and another to the Office OF
The Evening Star" Mr. Maynard
records. I'm that year Congress as
sembled in special session october 10,
and very soon after the telephone agent,
after considerable persuasion, induced
an enterpriSing Star reporter, stationed
at the Capitol during the sessions OF
Congress, to try the plan OF sending the
Evening star., 1928-12-20

of the telephone system in Washington
June 30, 1888, there were about 900 tele-
phones connected with the switchboard.
Evening star., 1928-12-20

The 1000 mark was not reached until
after January /, 1897. Today Washing
ton is served by 13 central offices, and
Evening star., 1928-12-20

telephone users now make in excess of
100000 local and 10000 out-of-town
calls daily.
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-05-15

CT in the matter" Judge Clegg replied suggesting wiring petition to Delegate Sutherland asking fo. committing of sentence to term al ready served and on being shown destitution would thru the marshap3 office authorize $75.OO for each fam ily We are at present awaiting re- suits. Now as this is their trap ping season and the trap-lines Ot these men are working what fair minded man will justify the actions of all concerned in this injustice And as the acts have been commit ted last spring why were they not prosecuted at that time. The fol- lowing is my explanation. The commissioner was and is in debt 10 the storekeeper who owns the jail The jail supplies are all purchased there.
 The dog team which is used by marshal is owned among them. The preceding commissioner was remoy ed at the marshal's request and the present incumbent appointed in the face of the opposition of the majort ty and from that date the jail has
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-05-15

been continually occupied by natives for trivial offences. At the time of arrest of these natives the iail would have been vacated, but it ac- cidentally happened that the present occupants arrived on time, so that the fire never went out on the money game. Now at present there are four occupants doing seventy five days for same offences which a jury did not under the circumstance es consider worth the trouble or ex- pense of arrest. In this the jury was unanimous with the exception of afore mentioned storekeeper. These men have lost their trapping sesson on which their families de- pend. All for What? I leave it to the imagination of the reader.
 The native population of the Kus- kUHwim are as know them a friendly peace loving people and their hospitality is we'll known. Un- fortunately for them they lack the determination and individuality of the Indian and need the helping hand of fairminded men. I am ir nc way connected with these peo- pie either by blood, or by marriage or trading. And on many an occa- sion I have been glad to accept their hospitality, which was freeiy given with no hope of remuneration ard if this will help in any way to relieve them of their present dis tr'.st and suspicion of all white men for which they have very good req on, will be amply repaid.
 Yours Faithfully
 SUBSCRIBER
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-05-15

same offence, part of which sum was refunded. A previous offend
 CT on the same charge was a whita trader, one John Dull was fined $GO.OO. The fox being alive and in evidence at time of arrest.
 AS there were five men charged with this awful crime we will ac- count for No. 5. He denied all the charges against him and was de. tended by Dr. Barnes and acquitted by the jury without argument. Now as the Game Warden acknowledg- ed ln court that he had never at any time during his visits up river explained or told them that such a law existed and they denied all Knowledge of it, leave to the inn aginatiOn the feelings of all self re- specting residents of Bethel. And knowing the condition of the fam lilies impending destitution, they i'm
 mediately wired a petition to Dis trict Judge Clegg and one to the Governor, asking for communication of sentence. Receiving the follow ing reply from acting governor Thlele: Governor is without pow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
CALL MEET ON

Continued from page one.l
material value when the bonds are
placed on the market.
"Thc fact should ~ borne w mind
that every person opposed to the
project will vote, he said n be-
licve the great majority or voters ir
the district are in favor ~ the prof.
Get, but unless they 50 express them
selves at the polls the results will
indicate that he opposition ~ great
~ than IL really IL" W. IA astimat-
Cd that there are approximately 5000
voters in the district and an effort
will be made 10 poll NJ least $500
votes.
An intensive campaign will 10
waged IN all parts Of the district up
70 and including the day Of the cleo.
tion, II was stated. Members or ths
organization committee expressed
confidence that every voting precinct
could be so organized that PRACTICAL,
every vote would be polled.
All members Of the campaign com
mittec expressed the necessity Of ss
curing a large attendance al the dis.
trict-wide meeting Thursday night
They pointed out that many ~ the
voters are not familiar with all de.
tails Of the project aud the benefits
which will accrue to Brownsville anc
the entire Valley, and that w w nee
essary that every voter should IN.
derstand the Importance Of ths
project and its relation "a the city'r
and Valleys future.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
HEAVY
AT OPENING
Fractional Losses Are
General In First
Hour

NEW YORK, Dec. 1T.-Fl-The
stock market displayed a heavy tone
AZ opening although most losses were
fractional save for a 3-poin. drop in
International Telephone and Tele-
graph. Selling Of this issue was at
tributed to the looming Of wal clouds
in South America. There we're a few
strong points. however. Atlantic coast
line and General Railway Signal
opening with gains az ? and | points,
respectively.
Selling became quite general when
General Motors and U. s. Steel
common broke through their prev
icus resistance points. the former
quickly selling down ? Ia points TO
1872 Ii and the latter yielding about
a point to $50.
Montgomery-Ward dropped four
points and May Department Stores,
Sears Roebuck. Woolwrth and "A few
others fell back a point or more. Ma
tional Bellas Hess. on the other
hand. showed conspicuous strength.
soaring nearly 10 points.
Radio fell back Z noints before the
end Of the first hour and Packard.
Goodyear Rubber and Greene Can
anea Corpcr sold ? 70 3 points low
Ell. Victor Talking Machine pointed
upward. Official announcement ~
the Radio-Nictor merger is expected
this week.
Foreign exchanges opened firm.
with cables slightly higher At S5.s5
3-fG.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17

FOR SALE-Pspcr shell pecans d.
rect to consumer, an ideal Christmas
present. Write for prices or send
order. Hardy Pecan Company, Pas
cagoula, Miss. Ls5.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17

added that Bolivian troops had cap
tured 80 wagons loaded with provi-
sions and munitions, 3 large tractor
and prisoners.
The foreign office authorized all
legations to say that the army had
not been modified. IL was added
that the clashes at the forts in the
Chaco region we're participated in
only by border garrisons.
When word Of the Bolivian victory
at Fort Boqueron (Mariscal lopez.
was received, men, women and child
rcn were moved 10 a patriotic frenzy.
They paraded tho streets Of La Paz
and gathered in front of the National
Palace where. the clamor Of the
crowd brought President Siles and
Foreign Minister Elio from their Of
fees. The president and the foreign
minister spoke to the assembly and
counSclled serenity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
Eight Billiard
Wizards Playing
For World Title

CHICAGO. Dec. 17.-(Pl Eight
famous shot makers prepared 10
match artistry for the worlds three
cushion and pocket billiard cham
pionship today.
Four players we're entered IN each
tournament. both NJ which are round
robin affairs. All contestants won
their right 70 compete BY winning
the four first places in the national
championships last winter.
Pocket billiard players are: Ralph
G~reenleaf. New York. champion: Err
win Rudolph. Chicago; Frank Taber-
ski. Schenectady. N. ". former title
holder. and Pasqualc Natalie. Balti-
more, n OF the smsrtest players IN
the game.
Seeking the three cushion cham
nionShip are: Johnny Layton. Soda
Tia. Mo, champicn; Willie Hoppe.
New York. Otto Reiseit. philadelphia
and Gus Copulos. Detroit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
SAYS WAR
tcon,inued from mage onp.o

tContinued from page one
near the frontier and capturing =
paraguayan garrison MI about 'n
mon.
The cahlcgram Also asserted that
Bolivia was only seeking 2 preteNt
Az provoke "thc war which she has
been preparing against Paraguay
These charges were only a part OF
the charges and counter-chargcs
made through the Bolivian and Para
guayan legations during the day.
Juan Ramirez. Paraguayan charge
~d'affaircs. accused Bolivia 81 seek
ing wSr for territorial aEErandise-
ment and n using leans made m the
United States for preparing for war.
Minister De Medina, Of Bolivia.
ccuntcrcd by denying that his coun
try sought war. 81 had used loans
made IN the United States for anna
mcuts. Tic said there was no doubt
that Paraguay had been the aggres-
sor IN the first clash N troops M
Fort ~NanEuardia on December r.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
PARAGUAY CALLS
YOUTHS TO ARMS

ASuNCI0N. Paraguay. Dec. IT,
IMPARTIAL mobilization NJ Para
guaysn forces has been decreed. The
classes affected by the decree are
those between rs and % vars Of age.
They must report for duty before
tomorrow. Both chambers of par
Lament being in recess, the decree
was read before the council Of min
listers BY President GuEgiRri. The
action was described rs being on
sidcred necessary to provide for dc
fcnse.
Before the decree Was made pub
lic. adviccs from the Psraguayau
forces IL the border region Of Chaco.
stated that Bolivisns had seized four
posts. three Of which were later re-
occupied nv Paraguayan troops. The
commander said that six Paraguayan
soldiers had been killed in the en-
counter. ~ we'll as two Bolivian Of
f%icers. many Bolivian soldiers and
uniformed Indians.
The ministry IF war also %announc-
cd in an official bulletin that a 30
livian airplane had dropped four
bombs while flying W. Bahia Negrs.
none Of which exploded. Bahia Ne
era. which is also known as Puerto
Pachecc, M m the disrupted terri
tory, about $50 miles north Of Asun.
cion and the Paraguayan river.
The commander OF the Paragusyan
forces in the Chaco, said that the
Rolivians had attacked Forts Maris-
cal Lopez. Nalois, RivaroIa and Cen
eral Genes. The Paraguaysns had
resisted for eight hours although
the attacking forces stated TO be su-
perior in the point Of numbers.
The commander added that the Bo-
livians we're finally repulsed.
Word Of the attack on the forts
started a tremendous demonstration
Of patriotism in the capital.