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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28

for transportation where agricul-
for transportation where agricul-
tural and industrial development
have been greatest, considerable new
rail mileage TO serve those sections
mas been completed during the cur
rent year, and practically all lines
have maintained Improvement pro-
grams OF no little magnitude, which
consist Of double-tracsinE. installa-
tion Of automatic block signals, re-
arrangement and extensionu of ter
mi Is, grade reductions. ballasting,
rail renewals and substitution Of
modern power and equipments for
units that had become obsolete and
inefficient.
A continuation OF these improve
nent programs is expected for 1929
and a number Of small new lines and
extensions are also contemplated and
now in progress Of construction to
serve new territory.
The new year will start off with
favorable prospects for Southwestern
lines. as n big grain crop has already
set in, the oil industry shows little
signs az production curtailment, the
perishable industry promises an in
~creasing traffic volume. and the
business outlook generally is en-
rouraging.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
IMPROVEMENT
In RAILROAD
SERVICE MADE
Dependable Transport
tation, Operating
Efficiency Related,
Andrews Declares
BY r. c. ANDREWS.

district Manager, Car Service Dlvi-
sion, American Railway As~sociation.)
DALLAS, Tex. Dec. 2s.-(PEThat
adequate and dependable ~transporta-
tion and railway operating efficiency
are related factors has been demon
strtted by performance results Of
American railroads since early spring
Of 1913, when executives of major
lines met in New York and adopted
an ambitious program of IMPROVE
ment TO lsgin inediately and con-
tinue undated until the standard OF
service hid reached such levels as
would meet I'll reasonable require
ments.
This program involved expendi-
turcs Of staggering proportions and
Intelligent application Of such funds
called for management of the high
est order. But this was not all. The
cooperation Of the shipping public
was necessary in those features Of
transportation which involved joint
responsibility and control, and this
wss accomplished through Shippers
Advisory Boards, established by the
car service division Of the American
Railway Association TO serve all sec
tons Of the United States.
Success Acknowledged
The success of this undertaking is
now general knowledge. From the
beginning there mas been progressive
improvement in the service and OPP
Grating economy and efficiency and
today railway operating ratios are
the lowest on record, notwithstand-
ing that the service has reached
levels considered impossible Of attain
ment six years ago.
This improvement in transporta-
ton has re~volutionized business in
that large stocks and inventories are
no longer carried. which has released
millions Of dollars for other uses and
reduced industrial operating costs
materially. This has not resulted in
increased cost Of transportation; on
the contrary railway operating costs
have likewise been reduced, due to
improved facilities. better rolling
stock and intelligent application Of
improved operating methods. From
1928 10 Oct. /. 1925. railroads have
S4.s3S,7 1871 600 in addition to millions
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
WILLACY WILL
HAVE over "a
Miles PAVINC
Highway to Hargill
To Be Completed
This Week; East
Road to be Paved

RAYM0NDVILLE, Dec. 2S.-Wil-
lacy county will have approximately
"a miles OF paved highway when pro-
jects under contract or financed are
completed.
Work on the highway from Ray
NOR dville west TO the county line. n
mile and a half from Hargill, will
be completed this week, the con
tractors announced Thursday, and
this fifteen miles OF 1s-foot con-
crete will be opened the entire
length in about three weeks. APP
proximatcly 12 miles is now open to
traffic.
Work on the highway east from
~Raymondv;lle 20 San Perlita. 10
miles. will start Immediately, and m
addition ten miles of feeder roads
connecting with the east highukv
will be paved. The ten miles OF
state highway No. SO, from the CAM
eron county line north to Raymond
vile has beer opened several months.
Grading on state highway No. 90
from Raymondville North to the Ken
edy county line is underway and
will be completed in three or four
weeks. Paving Of this emile strip
Is expected next summer, and Will
lacy county residents are confident
the highway will be continued north
through Kencdv county to connect
with No. u at Riviera in klebere
county. In addition TO these projects
Is miles east from San Perlita TO
Reddish bay will be paved, and n ;
ii. Le.L... -A~tL~rCuN from, Raw
m~cniyille has been financed.
Plans are being formulated for q
highway extending south and east
ward from San Perlita and W.lamar
near the extension 4 the Missouri
Pacific 70 a point on the Arroyo
Colorado rear Paso Real. County
leaders assert this project will be
financed if Cameron county will as
sure n paved connection over the
Paroles line road to Los 'resnos,
Brownsville and Point Isabel. This
highway, they point out, would op"7
a virgin territory susceptible Of hign
development.
Projects completed or urder con
tract will bring the total 20 SO
miles, and paving of the rest OF
highway NO. 10 ana the hscoAisn Day
road will give the county "a miles
OF pavement.
Hidalgo county will construct the
mile and n half Of paving TO con-
meet the West Willacy county high
way with the Hidalgo courty paving
to Hargill. and this will provide di-
rect connections between Raymond
,..Ifa rrL o-r4arr Cameron county
points with state highway No. ~
north IL Edinburg. This is expected
to become one of the favored tour
ist routes entering the Valley, rs II
cuts several miles from the distance
between brownsville and San An
tonic or other points north and
east.
The pavement from Hargill TO high
way No. IL was completed several
months AGO. connection being made
with highway No. IL twelve miles
north Of E~dinburg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28

more which went into operating ex-
penses.
1928 shows Benefits
The year 1923 will afford an out
standing example Of the beneficial
effect Of these expenditures. Not
withstanding a decrease in CIR load
ings Of l.G per cent, a decrease in net
ton miles of 2.3 per cent. an increase
in wages Of 1.3 per cent and a de-
crease OF g tons per loaded ear, to-
gether with a continued substantial
decrease in passenger earnings, the
railroads during the first nine
months Of the year show an increase
in net operating income OF approx
mately ten million dollars compared
with the same period in 1927.
Railroads serving the Southwest
have enjoyed greater prosperity than
those in other sections Of the coun-
try. due to bountiful crops. jarticu-
larly Of perishable comodities. grain,
rice and cotton, the substantial ex-
pansion Of oil producing areas and
the general development Of the
Southwest which has continued pro-
gressively for several years.
In response to increasing demand
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
Avoid Crowds and
Use Vicks Freely

It is best to keep away from
sneezers and coughers in street
cars and public places. If you
must 60 OUT in crowded places
insert some Vicks up each
nostril before starting out. On
returning home meltsome Vicks
in hot water and inhale tie
vapors. This is a simple pre-
caution which everyone should
take to prevent the flu spread
ing as it did in 1918 when
millions of lives were lost.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
Help Check
Influenza!
Local People Urged to Help
Prevent Epidemic Spreading

Eat Wisely, Exercise Reg
ularly, Keep Away
From Crowded Places
and Treat All Colds
Promptly
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
Screen Players
ActAs Crew For
Submarine Film

Jack Holt, Ralph Graves and Di-
rector Frank Capra spent three days
aboard a submarine learning the
routine before a single scene OF Co
lumbia's Submarine" which is COM
ing to the Arcadia theater, Harlin-
gen, tomorrow. was taken.
They lived the lives Of sailors and
submitted to the rigid discipline II
the navy for "a hours a day. No
privileges other than the hardest
kind of hard work and an intensive
training were accorded them.
During the three days they ac-
CURED a working knowledge OF the
mechanism which drives the under
sea vessels and the other conditions
under which q crew works.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28

Medical authorities now agree
that influenza is a germ disease
most commonly spread by
breathing in the germs. If the
system is in good shape-the
membrane of the air passages
in a healthy condition-these
germs do not usually breed. It
is only when the bodily resist
ance is lowered that the germs
do the most harm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
MAN KILLED, 2 WOMEN
HURT AS CAR CRASHES

TEXARKANA, Tex, Dec. esp
-Layman Tubbs, "a, Magnolia. Ark
was dead and two ONE were in
jured, one seriously today as a re-
ault OF their automobile o%verturning
near Garland City, Ark, late yester-
day.
The women, Mrs. Virginia Bates,
r., Shreveport, La, and Mrs. Daisy
Crouch. 26. Alexandria, La, were
brought to a hospital here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
Start Protective
Treatment at Once

Right now while influenza is so
prevalent every precaution
should be taken 20 protect the
air passages. When you feel
one of these''Flu Colds" coming
on don't wait; start the follow
ing treatment at once:
Get a jar of Vicks VapoRub
and place some up each nostril,
or melt some in a bowl of hot
water and inhale its medicated
vapors. This helps to keep the
air passages in a healthy con-
dition, thus making it difficult
for the germs to breed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30
FORMER OAKLAND PASTOR
TO TAKE PROFESSIONALLY
Rev. S. E. Wicker Will Become
Cedar Crest (Pa.) Instructor

Rev. Samuel E. Wicker, wartime
pastor of st. Marks Lutheran church
but who has been at Wilmington, Del,
for several years past where he was
engaged in ministerial and educational
work, has been elected the fifth mem
Der of the department of religious ed
ucation at Cedar Crest college, Allen
town, Pa, and will assume his new
responsibilities with the opening Of
the school on September 18th.
The Morning Call, published at AL
lentown, Pa, in recent issue, pub
lished the following concerning the
new faculty member:
The Rev. Samuel E. Wicker, S. T.
D., for many years Lutheran pas
tor and student of religious training,
will take up his work as the fifth
member of the department of religious
education at Cedar Crest when the col
lege opens for its 61st year on Sep
TENDER II. DR.. Wicker is graduate
of Gettysburg College and Seminary;
he holds two degrees from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, and is author
of Religious Education and Democ-
racy" and "The Organization and Ad-
ministration of a Community System
of Religious Education"
DIR. Wicker's experience has been as
thorough in education as in religious
work since he has been engaged in
teaching the social sciences at Oak
land, Nd, for three years and in
teaching English in the Wilmington
High school, Delaware, for the same
length of time. He has spent nine
years in pastorates at Oakland and
in Wilmington. AS county chairman
of Red Cross campaigns and forceful
speaker in war loans and drives, he
has taken prominent place in what
ever community he was living.
DR.. Wicker holds the degree of doc
tor of sacred theology from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and is a men,
Der of the National Educational Asso-
citation, the Religious Educational AS
ISOLATION, the National Lutheran Edu-
cational Conference and of the Ma
tional Council of Education.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30
52S Forest Fires Reported in
Maryland for Spring of 1928

Five hundred twenty-eight fires.
burning an area of 27,155 acres, were
reported to the Maryland State de-
partment of forestry in the spring of
1923, the largest number of fires ever
recorded for any spring season. In
the spring of 1926, $40 fires were re-
ported, establishing high record.
Since 1926 large number of war;
dens have been appointed, particular
ly on the Eastern Shore, and Inls fact
probably explains the larger number
of fires reported in 1928 as compared
to 1926. 1t is not believed that the
fire hazard was so serious this year as
in 1926.
The size of the average fire for
the spring season was 81 acres, as
against an average fire OF is acres
in 1927, and 1913 in 1926. 1t is esti-
mated that the damage done amounted
to $216,217.75, and the expense con-
nected with the fires, $6,94S.59.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30

son, prior to her marriage, was Miss
Anna Peterson. She visited here II
years ago and made many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Peterson, 3retz,
w. Va, were Weekend guests Of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Peter
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Ashby attend
ed the Lantz and Sanders reunion on
Sunday near Erwin, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Artie Hartman and
two children, of Youngstown, O., and
Mrs. Oliver Smith and twin children,
Fairchance, Pa, were guests of their
sister Mrs. Harry Nicholson, last week.
Mrs. C. A. Benson and daughters
and Misses Madge Marian and Leona
and Mary Peterson, Rev. and Mrs. AL
bert Snyder and son were guests of
Mrs. Sam Barkman the past week.
Miss Auburn Nine left on Saturday
for Confluence, Pa, to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Greathouse.
Mr.. w. c. Buncutter celebrated his
S3rd birthday on Sunday, August &c.
A picnic was held in the grove. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Strawser and daugh-
ter Artus, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wegan
and family, Cumberland, were up for
the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Waterford, of
Ellamore, W. Va, were here as guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Runner Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30
WESTERN WOMEN LEAVE
OFFICERS HOLDING BAG
Mother Arrested for Fishing
Without Necessary License.

Officers of Garrett county, in the
vicinity of Guard, Selbysport and
Friendsville, were left holding the bag
when they arrested Mrs. A. R. Les
nick, of Wichita, Kansas, for fishing
in the Youghiogheny River without
first having secured an anglers fish
ing license, as provided under the laws
of the State of Maryland.
The woman, accompanied by her
daughter Helen, aged %, was given a
hearing before Justice Guard at the
town Of Friendsville, and was fined
SAB. Because the person inform
ing an officer of anyone violating the
fish law receives half the amount of
the fine, Mrs. Lesnick said she didn't
mind the fine, but was opposed to 4
portion of it going to a "spotter"
With her daughter at the wheel of
their car she told Game Warden Bruce
Frantz and Deputy Stanley Friend to
follow them back to camp to get the
amount necessary to square the ac-
count with the State Conservation
Commission, the State of Maryland,
Garrett county and the minions of the
law.
About mile from the Pennsylvania
State line Miss Lesnick gave an ex-
hibition of western daring when she
tramped on the accelerator and headed
for the border at fifty miles an hour
over country roads. The officers were
outdistanced, of course, and as the
young woman intended they should be-
In the night following the marathon
race, the girl crept back to the tent,
fighting her way through brush and
wading mountain streams, to enter
it by the rear and avoid the officers,
parked in front. She packed all her
mothers belongings and then escaped.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30

Mr., and Mrs. E. G. Naylor and Mrs.
Earl Shartzer returned Saturday form
Canton, O., where they had spent the
week visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Gus. Nay
lor.
Mrs. ]. H. Fike, of Milledgeville,
ILL.,, in company with relatives from
that community, motored through to
Oakland recently and were guests on
Tuesday of Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Fra
zee, near town. Mrs. Fike is a daugh-
ter of the late John E. Gnagey, one
time substantial citizen of Accident.
He left that community several years
ago, first settling in Ohio and then 60
ing on further west following the
death of Mrs. Gnagey.
Tommy Gender returned home on
Tuesday evening after an absence of
a month which time he spent with
about twenty-five other students of
Sterling Institute, Canadaugua, N. Y,
motoring through New England and
portions of Canada. The trip was
planned and carried through as an ed
vocational venture and proved not only
instructive but also pleasant. The
boys travelled in busses and attached
to the outfit were eight officers and
a motorized kitchen.
John Hersker, who recently became
the owner of the Castleman River
Railroad, fourteen miles long operat-
ing between Jennings, Garrett coun-
ty, and Worth Junction, Somerset
county, Pa, has filed with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission at Wash
ington an application for a certificate
permitting him to operate the road as
an interstate public carrier. This road
serves the people of the Castleman
River valley and is a great conven-
fence, especially in the handling OF
coal, timber and merchandise.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30
Fair Books Out Today.

The premium books for the 18th
annual Garrett County Fair will be
completed in the job printing depart
ment of The Republican today and viii
then be delivered to Henry NJ. SPEECH
er, general manager of the Fair Asso-
citation.
The book comprises 104 pages and
cover and contains the premium lists
offered in the various departments and
advertisements of merchants and pro-
fessional men of this as we'll as of
counties in West Virginia.
Anyone desiring a copy of the pre-
MUM list may obtain it by calling at
The Republican office any time tomor-
row.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30
UNDERWOOD

Rev. and Mrs. Albert Snyder and
son Robert, of Butler, Pa, arrived in
this community on Sunday and are
guests of Mrs. Snyder's sister, Mrs.
L. c. Nine and her niece, Mrs. Charles
Barkman, of Crellin. They returned
to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to visit
their daughter at Dawson before re-
turning to their home.
Mrs. c. C. Benson and daughters
Helen and Louise and Miss Madge
Marian and Mr.. Carl Bergen, nephew,
Chicago, ILL.,, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Peterson last week, retur-
ming to Chicago on Sunday. Mrs. Ben
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30
SWANTON.
IIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIlIIII

Mr.. and Mrs. William Rexroad are
visiting relatives at Wilson at the
present time.
Mrs. Ed. Shaw and family, Keyser,
w. Va, are here on a visit to rela-
tives.
Mr.. Hubert Sweitzer and Miss Clara
Beckman were visitors at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leniel Friend on SUM-
day.
Jefferson Ralston, Jr., has returned
home after a visit with relatives in
Pittsburgh.
Miss Winifred Sweitzer has return
ed to her duties in the Western Mary
land Hospital, Cumberland, after be-
ing here for two weeks with her par
ents and friends.
Mrs. A. H. Green is now improving
after having been i'll for some time.
Misses Pauline Jennings and Kath-
leen Jennings and Junior Jennings, of
Wolf Summit, W. Va, have returned
to their home after a visit with rel
atives here.
Mr.. David Glass, of Minnesota, has
returned to his home after visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. Olyn Rexroad called at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Sweitzer
one day last week.
Mrs. Joseph Winders and Miss Bar
editte Burk, of Cincinnati, Ohio, are
here on a visit to home folks.
Mrs. Augusta Oss and family, Of
Homecoming, spent the latter part of
last week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. I. Rulings.
Miss Freda Beckman was visiting
her sister, Mrs. Wilmer Friend, last
week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30
DIED D..
WILLIAM o. CASTEEL.

William o. Casteel, aged Sc, son
of Thomas Casteel, of Garrett county,
died at Seattle, Washington, August
10. Funeral services were held on
August IA, with interment in the
Seattle cemetery.
He is survived by three sisters and
three brothers, Mrs. Ida Spar, Terra
Alta, W. Va; Mrs. Ella Roberts, Sis
tersville, W. Va; Miss Mary Casteel,
at home; and John, Stephen and Par
shall, all of this county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30
LegiOnaires To Hear Report OF
State Convention.

A report of the Legion conven-
ton which was held in Cumberland
last Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
will be made at the next meeting of
Proctor Kildow post, No. II, to be
held Monday evening in the City hall,
at o'clock, according to 1. R. Rudy,
post commander.
All members are requested to be
present and hear the report that will
be given by Edward Kahl, one of the
official delegates. Milton Sincell, Alex
Hesen and Mr.. Rudy were the other
delegates.
Approximately 20 members of the
local post attended the convention on
Friday and took part in the Legion
parade and banquet that evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30

Joseph Sweitzer, Mountain Lake
Park, called at the home of Mr.. c. w.
Burk, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lohr and daugh-
ter Winifred and Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Lohr were visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jerry Sweitzer, Sunday.
Billy Burk has returned home after
spending some time with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Sembower,
Cumberland.
Mr.. Arthur Green made a business
trip to Cumberland one day last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-30

Don't forget the dates for the Gar
rett county fair, Sept. %, 26, 27, %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-02

Because Of tie scarcity of liver. due
to the extensive use of it in the treat
ment of anaemia. the Conservation
Department of Maryland no longer in
cludes ii as the most important item
in the diet Of young trout In its
hatcheries.
According to the Maryland Conser-
walton Department. beef heart has
been substituted and found SO
satisfactory that more than a ton
has been ordered for the Lewiston
hatchery.
This information was included In a
report made to Swepson Earle. con.
servation commissioner OF Maryland,
by A. NJ. Powell. fish cuiturist in
charge OF the States fresh.water
hatcheries.
This hatchery turned out 600 900
small fish and more than 100000
trout eggs will be shipped there this
year.
Earle is considering a sugges-
ton that the streams flowing into
Deep Creek Lake. Garrett County, be
used for the development OF trout
from the fry to the lingering stage.
IL this plan is carried out several
| streams will be screened In order TO
protect the young trout from the rock
bass which abound in the lake.
Conservation for all OF America" il
the new slogan adopted by the Izaak
Walton League. which recently an.
| nounced a campaign to establish an
international playground in northern
| Minnesota and southwestern Ontario.
according to national officials of the
! league.
The international playground prof.
ect Is one more step In the program OF
the Walton League to help dedicate
the outdoors to the health and happi.
ness OF all OF the people. rather than
to any narrowly confined class of
sportsmen," declared Fred Fl. Doell.
ner. general ma mayer OF the orga MIA.
ton.
This move" he said, "is primarily
in the interest OF the sportsmen, but
we also recognize that the wild life Ii
benefit In many ways TO the entire
citizenship and IL becoming more 40
every year. Good. clean outdoor sport
In the very basis Of American chaIac-
ter. IL must he preserved az ma.
tIonat characteristic"
This move comes on the heels OF the
beginning of a strenuous campaign.
| by the league throughout the WeSi 10
save millions Of ducks from death by
hikaii water poisoning. IL lis claimed
that from 10. 900 900 to 5000 900 Wild
ducks have died there during recent
years.
In the East the league is combat.
| ting pollution OF waterways. both 10
provide for fishing and TO promote
general health. IL was pointed out.