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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14

bring one of her little daughters
home. The child has been undergoing
treatment in that city for the after
effects of infantile paralysis.
Miss Ruth Emory entertained the
Busy Workers Sunday School class
at her home in this village last Sat
urday afternoon.
Elmer DERRICK and family, of near
Uniontown, Pa, visited Mr.. Detrick's
parents at their home here last Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Durr, of near
Johnsons, this county, visited Mrs.
Durr's mother, Mrs. Alice Buckle, at
her home here on Sunday.
Misses Bertha Miller and Marion
Chase, teachers in the village public
school, spent the weekend with their
home folk in Frostburg and Cumber.
land.
The contract for carrying the U. S.
Mail between this village and Grants
vile for four years, beginning July
1, next, has been awarded to Mr.. 0.
C. Buckle, of this place.
Levi Reesh, of near Jennings, was
a business caller in this village very
recently.
A coal mine has been recently
opened on Mrs. Willard Frickey's
farm, in the Amish settlement, near
here, and the neighbors will be sup
piled with first class fuel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14
Possible Explosion Prevented

What might have resulted in a gas
explosion was avoided one day last
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Stevenson,of Mt. Lake Park, when R.
r. Gilbert, manager of the local office
of the G. & A. Gas company, respond
ed to a telephone call and cut off the
pressure.
To keep himself from falling from
a high chair, the young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Stevenson took hold of an
overhanging gas light. The pipe
broke at the ceiling, allowing guam
tity of gas to escape. AS there was
a coal fire in the other room, Mr..
Gilbert was called. He directed that
the outside doors be opened and in a
few minutes he arrived and repaired
the break. Mrs. Stevenson stated
that in her excitement she couldn't
find where to turn off the gas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14

Fred jefferson Williams, 81, miner,
and Florence Virginia McMurdo, 49,,
sales lady, both of Century, W. Va.
Dana Miller Forinash, &c, farmer,
Horner, w. Va, and Arlena Grace St.
Clair, %, Buckhannon, West Va.
Thomas Love, "a, miner, Cumber-
land, Nd, and Nina Evelyn Root, %,
Corinth, West Va.
Gilbert Taft Moran, 81 glass
worker, and Minnie Louise Butcher,
10, both of Grafton, W. Va.
Howard Virgil Smith, 81, truck
driver, and Helen Coplan, 18, both of
Morgantown, W. Va.
Willard Lawson Morris, 81, miner,
and Gayle Winifred Mccoy, IS, both
of Grafton, W. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14
DEF
THOMAS A. LAFFEY

Funeral services for Thomas A.
Laffey, 40, road supervisor of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, who died
early Tuesday morning, will be held
tomorrow morning at st. Peters
Catholic church, Westernport, with
interment in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, who
was Pearl Wolfe, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Wolfe, Bloomington; his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Laffey,
Piedmont; four brothers, James,
Harry, and Paul Laffey, Piedmont;
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14
ONLY 10 LICENSES ARE
ISSUED DURING WEEK
Total For Month of February
17-FOur Don't Publish"

Only ten marriage licenses were
issued during the past week ending
Monday at noon from the offices Of
the Clerk of the circuit court, bring
ing the total for the month of Feb
ruary thus far to II.
"At this rate" Mr.. A. G. Ross,
deputy clerk, stated, the total for the
entire month will be far below norm
al" Four licenses issued were
marked "don't publish"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14

UNITED STATES MARsHAL'S SALE
District of Maryland By virtue of an Order
of Sale issued out of the United States Dis
trict Court for the District of Maryland, on
the 18th day of January, 1929, notice is
hereby given that l will sell by public auc-
ton. for cash, on Wednesday, the 9th day
of February 1929, at o'clock P. M, at
kerins Bros. Garage, Green Street, Oakland,
Md, Ford Roadster Engine No. 11O7897O,
Md. License No. 24O-276 All persons hav-
ing liens against said automobile are directed
4th day of March, 1929. George W. Collier,
United States Marshal. 52-2t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14

and Michael w. Laffey, Rowlesburg,
w. Va; six sisters, Mrs. B. C. Pharis,
Clarksburg; Mrs. P. J. Melody, Key
ser; Mrs. Frank A. Healy, Mrs. Err
nest Fearer and Mrs. Bernard V.
Welch, Piedmont, and Mrs. S. j.
Burkhard, Fairmont.
The deceased was we'll known in
Oakland and vicinity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14
Which Side is This Side?

Scoop does want to know which side
of the Postofice is ''this side" as was
stated in last weeks edition of our
worthy competitor across the way
when he said man ''fell on this side
of the postoffice" What if Berne Te-
ter read that at his home on Alder
street?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14
EXTRA WRONG FONTS
By Scoop


Since Lincoln's birthday was on
Tuesday, Washington's on the 22nd
Scoops on Thursday, the 18th, the
groundhog's on the End and all other
great specimens of humanity some
time during this month; and since the
boss editor has notified Scoop that
there isn't much room this week, he
has decided to declare holiday by
not thinking this week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14

Watson-Brown- Announcer n
has been made of the marriage of
Miss Irene Brown, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Brown, Frostburg,
to Albert T. Watson, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert 7. Watson, Fairmont,
". Va. The ceremony took place
Saturday, February 2, in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Watson is a graduate of Beall
High school, Frostburg, and Mary
mount college, Tarrytown, N. Y. Mr..
Watson is a graduate Of Gilman
County school, Baltimore, and also at
tended West Virginia university. He
has spent the majority of his sum-
mers in Oakland and Deer Park for
the past few years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14
Haven't Yet Come to Blows

Archibaldson says, at doesn't make
us mad when a subscriber bawls us
out because he failed to get his copy
of The Republican. It's music to our
ears, because it shows he likes our
paper, or he wouldn't get upset when
it accidentally goes astray.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14
MARRIED

Sanner-GOcke-Miss Mary Cath
crime Cooke, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas W. Cooke, Piedmont, w.
Va, and Richard Sanner, Charlottes-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14
To Nv Valentine

Bill Gibson and Carlton McComas
exchanged valentines this morning
just as an incentive to revive the old,
old custom of sentiment and senti-
mentality. Whether this will have
any effect on the world during the
next ten years remains to be SEEN
They both presented themselves to
Scoop at different times, demanding
publication of the messages and re-
questing apologies from each other.
Now is it any wonder they want salts
faction?
What "Bill'' Received
"You hammer the piano till it fair
ly groans and cries; why not get an
anvil if you want exercise? To my
Valentine"
Cartoons Revelation
when they gave you your position,
as third rate counter clerk; they
made good selection, all other jobs
mean work"
They didn't have any words before
they fell out.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14
Big Game Trapper

The crocheted pitchfork goes to
Lester Bittinger as the champion big
game hunter. He saw bear tracks
about two miles from Oakland, placed
some honey in a barrel that had
nails driven into it from all sides
and angles, and when he went to
look for his prey, rumor hath it that
he found a dead ground mole-any-
way, that's what Col. Bell says.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14

The passing of Lincoln's birthday
reminds us that the oratorical con-
test did not uncover any local ability.
much greater tnan his.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14

White-Hart-Miss ernad e t te
Hart, daughter of Mrs. j. W, Hart,
Oakland, and Mr. Robert Garrett
White, Cleveland, Ohio, son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. F. White, of Oakland,
were quietly married in the rectory
of st. Peters Catholic church Mon
day at IL o'clock. Mr.. James Hart
and Miss Stella Hart were the only
attendants.
Following the ceremony the couple
left for a trip to Pittsburgh, Pa, and
from there they will go to Cleveland
where the groom is employed as sup
erintendent of the blast furnace OF
the Otis Steel company.
Both the bride and groom are grad
yates of the class of 1914 of Oakland
High school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-14

Greene-Brown-A n m mt
has been made of the marriage Of
Miss Vauda Lucinda Brown, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Brown,
Mt. Lake Park, to Mr.. Dorsey R.
Greene, Buckhannon, W. Va, at
Washington, D. c., recently.
The bride is an employe of the G.
and P. Telephone company, and was
recently transferred from Clarksburg,
w. Va, to Washington. The groom
is an airport pilot and will be located
temporarily in the Capitol city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24

Like q whisper from an age long ago lost and dead
Is the report Of racial rioting in the Holy Land. Lives
nave been lost in the battle between Jews and Mo-
hammedans at the wailing wall OF Jerusalem. Riot
ing Is reported in ancient Joppa. possibly the Oldest
OF existing cities. It was at Joppa that Jonah took
ship when fleeing from the call to Nineveh. Joppa
was the home Of Dorcas. the woman who was full
OF good works and almsdeeds." Joppa also was the
home OF Simon the tanner. 1t was at Joppa that
Peter beheld the vision which was to teach him that
salvation was for the Gentiles also. How deeply
seated In the years is Joppa, where rioting added to
the clamor heard under the walls of JerusalemI
Strange to our modern area seems the religious
upflare which really has precipitated the eastern
clash Of races. But after all we are not so very far
removed from the day OF the crescent and the koran,
the day when the faithful went forth to ~proselyte a
world with the war cry. THE koran. tribute or
death" Less than a century ago the Sepoy rebellion
was precipitated by a religious prejudice Of the ut
most triviality. And we OF modern America know
how devastating religious antipathies can be when
injected into a political campaign
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24

Harrison county merchant convicted OF selling beer
lie was tried by jury. The district court imposed n
term OF five years in the penitentiary. AT Cente.
shelby county. some prohibition law v~iolators re-
ceiVeo tnree-year terms in the penitentiary. II only
flnes mad been assessed. or II only q short prison pen
ATTY mad ben imposed. those In the bootlegFinR bus
mess would no doubt. have laughed at the courts
leniency. But when long terms behind the peniten-
tiary bars are imposed. the attitude OF the liquor law
fraternity Is pretty apt to be one Of serious apprehen-
sion. There is no more effective method of curling
the hootleggers than to send them up FOR long be
RODS Of prison confinement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24

TORONTO, Sept. 24-tR-P-cb-
lens OK crime prevention and the
treatment OF prisoners as affected
by modern conditions. viii he dis
cussed BY experts when the Ameri-
can Prison congress meets here
September OOPS.
The delegates will be Wardens and
other officers connected In execu-
tive capacities with penal institu-
tons In Canada and the United
States, with social workers and pub
Lie officials who come I'm contact
with this phase or public work
IL Ia expected that contrasts will
develop between the viewpoints OK
administrative officers Of the pri-
sons on the two countries, for Ca
madam methods are known TO be
much more conservative than those
OF the United States. especially nv
they affect the liberty and privi-
lege accorded inmates.
Cooperating with the American
Prison association X kindred bod
les, including the Wardens' asso-
citation. the National Prisoners Aid
association, the ChaplainS' assOcia-
ton and the National Conference
OF Juvenile Agencies. The Cana
dian department Of justice and tho
Canadian Prisoners Welfare assD-
citation are also working with the
association sponsoring the con-
gress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24
U~npardonable DELAY

IL lacks less than two months Of being three years
since the people Of Pennsylvania voted on the can
didacy 70 William 8. Ware for United States senator
More than two years considerably more) has passed
since the term to which Ware aspired began. Yet
neither Ware nor his opponent has been admitted into
q senate seat. After more than two years OF inquiry
and probing the senate investigation remains unfn-
ished and the senate seat remains untitled. For more
than two years Pennsylvania has had only one sena-
tor, while all other states have had two.
Admittedly there are serious reasons for excluding
Ware from the senate. The nomination he won was
carried at a primary notorious for its wanton ex-
penditure OF money. His election was subject to the
rravest suspicion Of fraud. The record probably
i~ustiifies his permanent exclusion from a senate seat.
But there is nothing In the record and nothing In the
governing law which warrants the interminable delay
Of the senate in taking final action.
Ware should have been unseated permanently long
ago or he should have been seated long ago. Penn
sylvania should have been given q second senator
long azo-either Ware or his legitimate successor. The
senate did right in probing the Ware case, but i do
n erievious wrong when It failed to conclude Its IN
vestiqation and settle the issue in a reasonable length
Of time. According 10 the Ware precedent a vicious
senate majority might deny admission TO dozens Of
elected senators and keep their seats vacant year after
wear
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24

Billie's eyes shone.
I'VE are going to be married -ext
week." she cried, happily.
ChattJ was utterly joyous. for a
little while: happier at the Joy in
Billie's eyes; happiness for the new
look in George Mayhew's face. and
his proud bearing a. an engaged
mani
Such q week. Shopping every
day, all day. Chatty threw job
hunting to the winds. They haunted
the stores. They planned dresses.
They bought material. Mrs. Chat
terton sewed feverishly; the tailored
wedding and travelling dress was 70
be her wedding present.
Chatty's heart sank-a wedding
present. And she had no money
no money or her own at all. What
little was In the bank belonged to
them all :
What to do7 Borrow Of whom7
Winnie?
Chatty thought it over feverishly-
But she decided against II.
7 said Id be honest. I've got to
be. The harder it Is. the r1ore I've
got to try" thought Chatty. So she
went to Billie with her problem.
billie, dear you know I'd give
you my eyes II 1t would do any good.
But / can't. And I'm dead broke.
Will you wait until I get a job and
then let me send you a gift?"
Billie told her not to rive the
matter any thought. Presents were
not necessary. Chatty was TO stand
up with her and be maid OF honor
that vas present enough. With
that Chatty had to be content. But
1t was Just another hard, hard les
son-her tongue had cost her dear,
Now, to be added to the score. was
this inability to give her best friend
a gift to wish her we'll
Chatty cried many secret tears
over 1t.
Winnie threw a party" for Billie
and George Chatty went in fear
and trembling, but with her head
up. One thing she would not do
take a drink
But Winnie had been thoughtful
Tame. there were punch glasses and
red punch for those who wanted 1t,
but 1t was very mild punch. Chattty
had no difficulty in avoiding 1t.
When 1t came time to drink the
health OF the happy pair. Chatty
raised a glass of water. Perhaps
hers. the mildest drink was taken
with more hearty good will than
any otker-
Chatty watched them with her
heart in her eyes. So might she
have stood. her man straight and
tall by her side. his eyes looking
lovingly down at her-had 1t not
been for her talking.
So might David lhave looked al
her-had she not offended him past
all forgiveness by lie and deceit.
She shook herself. mo use .oon-
ing after what I can't have
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24

be taken to excess. Include 1t In
your diet I'm temperate quantities.
Answers 10 Health Queries
IA. II. 3. Qs--T arm "a girl OF twen-
~ and have been greatly troubled
with stiffness and a tickling feeling
In my left arm; upon arising 7 can
not raise the arm ard the feeling
persists through the day. My tor
sis we're removed but the condition
IA not better. trait operation .yJA
place six mOnths ago.
A.-There must be furth~r infec-
ton In your system. Have mn exam
nation. 10 lE possible that the in
lection from your t0nsils las not
entirely cleared up as set. Be sure
70 keep the system clear. Massage
and application or heat should re-
lieve the stiffness to u great extent.
q. "A. y. M. Q.-What should IA
girl of IA. four feet 10 inches tall
weigh? What should a woman cf
"a, five feet two inches tall, wiegh2
A-They should weigh respec-
lively los and l28 pounds
-m
p. *. Q-what should N girl OF
rs. five feet four inches tall. weight
What should a girl Of %, five feet
five inches tall, weigh?
A.-They should weigh respcc-
lively, 40 and 100 pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24


There are all kinds OK habits,
some good. some bad ] really be-
lieve most OF our habits r good
ones. The only trouble Is we are
apt to carry them to excess. Candy
eating is such "a habit.
Did YOU ever stop to think OF
the far-reaching good influence OF
one piece OF candy7
Recently ! saw an interesting re-
port about lost children Some
children have q knack OF getting
lost. Summer or winter, they lose
themselves periodically. Such chill
dren are easily found. But ~ ~
different with the little tot who
wanders away from the mother who
is out on some shopping tcur. Oh
perhaps a bit OF green grass or ar
elusive bird lures the child from It's
nurse or home.
Finding lost children is one Of
the many duties OF the police After
the child is picked UP It Is hard
~ determine where Id belongs.
Fright, strange faces, and different
surroundings, keep the child
tongue-tied. But the wise police
man knows the way 10 make
friends. "A piece or candy 500
loosens the tongue and the child
lisps the name OF It's father or
mother or the street where It lives
or the name OF its dog. The rest
Is easy.
Air-maII pilots rarely get lost,
but they do get very tired OF the
m0notony OF their trips. An eSti-
mate OF candy consumption by three
hundreds of pilots shows these fine
young men consume five times as
much candy as the same number OF
people who spend all their time on
land. This Is an interesting fact.
Various reasons are given by
these boys as TO why they eat SO
much candy. IN a smooth run II
helps pass the time TO nibhle on
candy. If they are hungry II sup
plies the need OF food until they
can land.
In other fields candy has proven
or immense value. Athletic coaches
give candy to the crews OF their
various groups. Members or a boat
crew given sugar just before starting
a race have been found TO be much
fresher at the end Of the rac than
their opponents who had not had
sugar.
Soldiers, sailors, actors and ac-
tresses, musicians. all praise candy
as an energy-producing food. easy
to take. "A piece OF candy just be-
fore q meal will take the edge off
your appetite. This appeals Co the
person trying TO reduce. but not
blessed with too much viii power.
Like anything else. this food can
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24

thankful they are happyI" she told
herself, then joined the party.
But. mother. how can I play
usher for Billie Langenau, when I
haven't a decent suit?" asked Pud.
To Chatty's amazement and her
mothers great pleasure, Pud had
been honored with q place in the
wedding party-a kindness or
George Mayhew's which Chatty
never forgot.
"Chatty. how much money have
we?"
Very little, mother-but enough
to get Pud a suit Pud, dear, you
shall have a good suit, II I have to
wear old shoes and a gingham
apronl I won't have you not feel
ing good at Billie's w~eddingl"
You don't know how nice you
r when you look and talk like
thatI" he said. law. lay off mel
Get away!" as Chatty, remorse in
her heart, put a sisterly arm
around him.
But lie did not further resent the
squeeze she gave him. It was the
beginning Of a new understanding
between brother and sister.
Came the great dayl
Billie was TO be married in
church; a simple ceremony. with
simple trimmings, as none OF them
had much money. But the church
was beautiful with flowers and
ferns. Lola had volunteered to sing
for the wedding, Pud was brave IN
his new suit, and the little COM
pany OF friends gay and bright In
pretty clothes.
Billie's wedding dress was a simple
tailored suit: Mrs. Chatterton had
done wonders. turning out q product
OF which any tailor might have been
proud. Billie carried a brides bou-
quet OF roses, and wore a small,
cIose-fitting hat.
Chatty noted that she wore no
rouge, M needed any; the scars,
| hardly healed over. would have
looked Eerrible under such camou-
flage. But Chatty had been told by
the doctor that the marks would
| disappear, and exulted that that
one terrible punishment had been
| spared her. She had not marked
her friend for life. As to the limp
he could rot say.
But Billie was not thinking Of
scar or limp; only OF George. In her
heart Chatty was envious; envious
without a thought Of jealousy;
proud and happy for Billie. and
wishful that she might stand. as
Billie stood. her man beside her. the
white frocked minister I'm front. the
organ playing. Lola's voice rising
hi and clear. Then the solemn,
happy words: It'll death do us
| part"
Then 1t was all DER, and mid
rice and old shoes and kisses and
y good wishes and tears and laugh