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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-24
MRS. ELLEN FAHEY

Mrs. Ellen Fahey, aged 72 years
of Grafton, West Va, formerly OF
near Oakland, died at her home last
Friday morning at 6:30 o'clock
Funeral services were conducted
Monday morning from st. Augustan's
Catholic church, the Rev. Fir. Fern, OF
Youngstown, Ohio, officiating. Inter
ment was made in the Grafton GENE
terry. She was born at Webster
near Grafton.
The deceased is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Martin Cary, Jersey
City; Mrs. V. P. Duffy, Naugatuck.
Conn; and Miss Nell Fahey, Grafton
Also a brother, Edward Foley, West
on, West Va; daughter-in-law
Mrs. E. j. Fahey, Grafton; and two
grandchildren.
Mrs. Fahey was proceeded in death
few years ago by daughter, Miss
Ada Fahey, who was a graduate OF
the Oakland High school and well
known to a host of friends in Oak
land.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-24
DIED.
CHAUNCEY MARTIN

Funeral services for Chauncey Mar
tin, of near Oakland, who died Sunday
night at the farm of his son, A. R.
Martin, at the age of 80 years, were
held yesterday morning at 1920
o'clock at the Methodist church in
Terra Alta, W. Va, Rev. B. 7. Trevey,
pastor of st. Pauls church, Oakland,
officiating. Interment was made in
the cemetery at Terra Alta.
The deceased, until he removed to
Maryland a year or more ago, was one
of Terra Atlas oldest citizens, highly
respected and we'll liked by his neigh
bors and acquaintance. He had been
in i'll health for more than year, but
the immediate cause of his death was
influenza.
Mr.. Martin is survived by his widow
and ten children: Reed F. Martin,
Washington, D. c.; Roy Martin, Fair
mont, W. Va, Benjamin and Alva
Martin, Oakland; Less Martin and
Mrs. Lulu Graves, Akron, o.; Junior,
Vestus and Orlando Martin, Morgan
town, w. Va, and Robert Martin, of
Terra Alta. A brother, Clinton Mar
tin, of Beech Run, also survives.
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MRS. FANNIE BOWSER.

Mrs. Fannie Bowser, aged SO years,
wife of Truman Bowser, of near Bit
finger, died Sunday morning, Janu-
airy 10. She was a daughter Of the
late Benjamin and Mary Ash and was
born January 10, 1870. She had been
member of the Mennonite church
since childhood. Funeral services
were held at Glades by Rev. NJ. B.
Miller and Rev. Charles Walls, OF
Grantsville. Mrs. Bowser is survived
by her husband, two sons, German
and Simon, at home, and three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Clyde Stark, Jennings;
Mrs. Elwood Markley, Oakland, and
Mrs. Malva Cover, Washington, D.
c.; also by four brothers, Joseph Ash,
McHenry; Jonas Ash, Springs, Pa;
Silas Ash, Garrett, Pa, and John
Ash, Greenwood, Del, and one sister,
Mrs. James Knox, Accident, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-24
SUNNYSIDE

We are having lovely winter wealth
er at this writing.
The influenza epidemic did not miss
our community, and quite a number
of our citizens were its victims.
Ben Dewitt is able to be out again
after having suffered a severe attack.
Albert Snyder returned home Sum
day night from Cincinnati, Ohio, in
which city he had spent the past nine
weeks as a student in a mechanical
school.
Mrs. Eliza Arnold attended the
quilting at Mrs. George Martins one
day last week.
Miss Romano Moon called on Mrs.
Eliza Moon on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Snyder, Frost
burg, spent Sunday at the home of
Solomon Snyder in this community.
Mr.. Solomon Snyder and daughter
Luella spent Saturday evening at the
home of Mr.. L. L. Stahl where they
were entertained with radio music.
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600, and which is the second biggest
the United States has ever put on, it
will be necessary to spend $153, 321,-
$50. And for additional aircraft
$14,9O3,OOO, totalling $174,225, 900.
This is for building ships already au-
thorized by former legislation out
side the new program. The new pro-
gram provides for additional aircraft
amounting to $19,386,725 in addition
to the cost of the ships totalling
nearly half a billion. Maintenance
and operation for the cruisers is esti-
mated at $1,2470OO each, which, with
$3,179, 000-for the aircraft-makes
total of S21,891 800 annually
Already the navy is costing the
United States about one million day.
The existing program which was
at first referred to, will not be COM
pleted until 1882. These are some of
the figures. AS to the qustions. Is
it necessary to take these stupendous
sums from the country's treasury?
Even if the United States is the rich
est country in the world do we wish
to put so huge part of its wealth
to this purpose? Is it necessary?
What could we not do for the devel-
opment of the country with these
sums?
And are not our ideals towards de-
velopment, better living conditions,
and the happiness of our people? Are
we not showing by the Kellogg Peace
Pact and by our expressions of the
desire to outlaw war that we desire
peace so that these better things may
come for ourselves and all the world,
and do we not realize that war is OBJ
solete? Do we dare stand before the
world with the Kellogg Peace Pact in
one hand and the bill forwarding such
a naval construction program in the
other?
And in the light of these questions
are we still willing to keep to a pop
pied sleep and not take the trouble to
look? These are a few Of the ques-
tons we need to ask.
LUCY MEACHAM THRUSTON.
Baltimore, Md, January IS, 1929.
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Cumberland, visited Mr.. and Mrs. o.
J. Harvey in Deer Park over the
weekend.
Mr.. Wilbur Crispen brought Miss
Eunice George home from Bobtown
on Saturday where she had been car
ing for sick relatives for the past
two weeks.
Mr.. Walter Hardesty has returned
to Homecoming after having been at
his home here suffering with an at
tack of influenza.
Most of the people of this commu-
nifty are well again after experience
ing attacks of influenza and other
diseases accompanying it.
Miss Pearl Friend, Of Swanton, re-
Gently visited here.
Mr.. George Morris, of Hutton, is
now in charge of the Baltimore and
Ohio station at this place.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-24
MARMADUKE C. BEST

Marmaduke Constable Best, aged
80 years, months and II days, died
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs,
Harry White, Oak street, Oakland, on
Monday, January 81. The deceased
was taken i'll several days preceding
his demise with influenza. His death
came unexpectedly, as he was appar-
entity improving. He was born in
New York City, May 8, 1916, and
with his parents came to this county
as a youth and with them resided on a
farm near Red House. He is sur
vived by son, Head D.Best, of King
wood w. Va, and by daughter, Mrs.
Greeley Janoske, of Red House. A
sister, Mrs. Kate Sigler, of Gales
burg, ILL.,, also survives him. Fun
eral services were conducted at the
Red House Lutheran church yester-
day afternoon, Rev. W. E. Waybright
officiating, with interment in the GEM
etery adjoining the church.
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McHENRY

Miss Lillian Harvey, who is attend
ing the Frostburg State Normal,
spent the weekend here with her par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Glotfelty and
family visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Asa Glotfelty on Sunday.
Miss Martina Fratz, of Accident,
spent the weekend here with Miss
Elva Savage.
Miss Effie Glotfelty, who is en-
ployed at Cresaptown, spent the week
end in McHenry with her home folks.
Mr.. Jonas Glotfelty, Sr, and Mr..
Brison Glotfelty, both of Addison, Pa,
were in this community visiting rela-
tives on Sunday.
Mr.. Gilbert Dewitt and daughter
Winifred were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund Harvey on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Gorge Glotfelty spent a few
days of the past week at the home of
her son Jonas Glotfelty, near Oakland.
There is an old-fashioned revival
meeting %in progress in the M. E..
church at this place. Everyone is cor
daily invited to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-24
Maryland Growers Aided BY In
spectiOn

Maryland growers and shippers last
season sent to the leading markets of
the country 1929 cars Of fruits and
vegetables bearing Federal-State
Shipping Point Inspection certificates,
it is reported by S. B. Shaw, of the
Maryland State Department of Mar
kets, who supervised the inspection
work in Maryland in cooperation with
officials of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Of the total number of cars inspect
ed, 1897, or approximately sixty per
cent met the necessary requirements
for classification as U. S. No. 1 grade.
Demands for shipping points in
spection were heaviest in the early po-
tato producing sections, where 500
cars were inspected for shippers and
growers. Apples provided the next
largest number of cars, 595 being in
spected during the season. Other pro-
ducts inspected during the season in
cluded 406 cars of Strawberries, 1872
cars of tomatoes, 112 cars of sweet
potatoes, 81 cars of peaches and 8
cars of cucumbers.
Shipping point. inspection, it is
pointed out, provides the shipper of
fruits and vegetables with the assur-
ance that his consignment will sell in
the market on the basis of it's merits.
In this respect it acts as a safeguard
against undue deterioration in transit
resulting from delays and as a protec-
ton against unwarranted claims from
the consignee. More valuable than
this, however, is the assurance fur
nished the buyer that the quality of
the commodity offered by the shipper
will be as represented.
Another important benefit of ship
ping point inspection, it is said, is the
fact that it brings to light many de-
ficiencies in production and packing
that might affect the sale of the pro-
duct. That this is real and tangi-
BILE benefit is shown by the fact that a
number of shippers during the past
season requested the service of in
spectors in their own packing plants.
Shipping point inspection has been
provided in Maryland during the past
five years and while the number of
cars inspected has varied each year
with crop and market conditions, there
has been an increasing demand for
the service since it's Inauguration in
1924, it is said.
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DEER PARK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Tasker and
daughter Christie visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Ashful King last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Brown spent
Sunday with Mrs. George Beckman
near Thayerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. George and
children visited Mrs. Georges mother
and sister, Mrs. Walter Hershman
and daughter on Sunday.
Misses Ada and Kathleen Thrash
err, of Washington, D. c., were called
to their home here because of the ill
ness of their parents, both of whom
are suffering with influenza. Mrs.
Thrasher is improved, but her hus-
band continues very ill.
Miss Alice Campbell spent Sunday
with her parents in Deer Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dyche Grayson, of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-24
$4,000 CASES OF INFLUENZA
REPORTED IN MARYLAND
During the Six Weeks From De-
cember 2 to January Is

cember 2 to January Is
A report on the influenza situation
in Maryland prepared by DR.. R. H.
Riley, director of the State Depart
ment of Health, shows that over 49,
900 cases of influenza were reported
in Maryland during the six weeks
beginning early in December and end
! ing the middle of January. Of the to-
tai, 9,400 occurred in the counties and
5000 in Baltimore City.
Comparing this years outbreak
with epidemics of previous years, Dr..
Riley said that the last widespread
outbreak in Maryland occurred in
1928, when 18,451 cases We're reported
-13,677 in the counties and Alta in
Baltimore City. The most favorable
years since the great epidemics of
1918, 1919 and 1920, were 1924 and
1925, with 2,156 cases in the State in
1924, of which 1854 occurred in the
counties and 2,125 in 1925, of which
1,295 occurred in the counties. In 1928,
3,771 cases were reported, 1897 of
which were in the counties; in 1927
there were 3,077 cases, 1,487 of which
occurred in the counties, and in 1926
there were 6,836 cases-2,946 in the
counties and 1890 in Baltimore City.
On his return from the recent con-
| ference on influenza, held in Washing
ton at the call of the Surgeon General
of the U. S. Public Health Service,
Dr. Riley said that observations made
by health authorities have shown that
an outbreak of influenza, such as has
swept the country this winter, usually
runs it's course in from five to ten
weeks. Very often, however, the first
outbreak is followed few weeks later
by a second wave with more or less
severe symptoms.
"The present outbreak in Mary
land" DR.. Riley continued, began
late in November. We can accord
ingly expect the peak to be reached
very soon, but in the meanwhile, every
possible precaution should be taken to
keep the disease within bounds. The
exercise Of such precautions now will
be our best safeguard against further
fare-ups.
Like highly contagious diseases,
influenza is most likely to attack those
whose powers of resistance are below
par. On that account, emphasis was
laid in the recommendations, made
by the conference, on the Importance
Of keeping fit by
81. Having plenty of sleep and rest
Is to 10 hours every night with win
dows open, but enough covering to
keep warm);
3D. Eating a moderate, mixed diet
and drinking plenty of water C to
8 glasses daily;
"3. Dressing according to the
weather and to ones occupation,
wearing clothing which prevents chill
ing of the body surfaces and which
keeps the body dry;
a. Avoiding people with colds, es-
pecially those who are sneezing or
coughing;
IS. Keeping out of crowds as much
as possible, especially crowds in
closed places;
Sc. Avoiding the use of common
towels, wash basins, glasses, eating
utensils and toilet articles;
81. Washing the hands thoroughly
before eating;
IS. Avoiding alcohol and stimu-
| lants of all sorts.
but, if you have cold, or are feel
ing badly, or are feverish, it was
agreed that the way to avoid serious
illness is to go to bed at once; then
send for your doctor and follow his in
structions."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-24
AVILTON.

A parent-teacher meeting was held
Friday night at the Merrill school.
1.-THE meeting was opened by Mrs.
Miller. teacher. Mill Bannatyne
gave very interesting talk on "Si-
lent and Oral Reading" Mr.. Asa
Fresh's family, of New Germany,
rendered appropriate music. Miss
delta CAN'T gave a solo and recita-
lions. Then refreshments were serv-
ed after which the meeting adj
journed.
B. Y. P. D. Elects New Officers
A meeting Of the B. Y. P. D. class
of the Church of the Brethren, was
held at the home of Mary Merrill,
Wednesday night. The following Of
fcers were elected; President, Delta
CAN'T; president, Edwin Robe
son; secretary, William Robson;
treasurer, Edgell Stark; assistant
treasurer, Robert Merrill; program
committee, Mary and Robert Merrill.
After the program, refreshments
were served. Those present We're;
Delta CAN'T, Evelyn Stark, Ruby
Weitzell, Mildred Fike, Viola Welt
zell, Leah Robson, Mary Merrill,
June Merrill, Billy Merrill, George
Fike, Edgel Stark, Owen Robson,
Willis Robson, Frank Robson, AL
bert Robson, Robert Merrill, Mr.. and
mrs. Jesse Merrill, Mrs. D. M, Mer-
rill.
Personals
Willie, Edwin and Frank Robson
and Robert Merrill motored to Cum
berland Thursday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilleary Broadwater
and family of Barton, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Broadwater of this place.
Miss Anna Fike returned home
Sunday from Frostburg where she
visited her sisters, Mrs. Thomas Hetz
and Mrs. Ellis Robson.
Miss Lottie Michael is improving
following an attack of pneumonia.
Miss June Merrill is i'll with cold
and sore throat.
Jesse Merrill and Orville Stark
having completed the work of shred
ding corn for John Weitzell, have
moved their machine to the farm Of
Ohio Fike.
Clement Quinn is residing with his
father, Norman Quinn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-24
John w. CLOSE.

John W. Close, aged rs years, died
at the home of his son at Berkeley
Springs, West Va, on Friday, jan
uary 10, after a protracted illness.
Funeral services were conducted at
Berkeley Springs on Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock from the United
Brethren church, of which he was a
member He is survived by five daugh-
ters and one son, Mrs. Thomas Mason,
Marlinton, w. Va; Mrs. George Well
ing, Oakland; Mrs. c. V. Widmyer,
Mrs. Roy Widmyer, Mrs. B. S. Lut-
man and William Close, all of Berke-
lev Springs. He is also survived by
a number of relatives residing in Allie
gany county. Mr.. Closes wife died
several years ago. Until removing
from this section to Berkeley Springs
Mr.. Close and his family resided on a
farm located near Mountain Lake
Park, where he was engaged in the
dairy business and in farming. He
was a charter member Of the local
lodge, knights Of Pythias. AS repre-
sentatives of the organization Messrs.
julius Walter and Walter Hardesty
both of Oakland, attended the funeral
services.
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ton enforcement. 1t must be approved
by the House and President.
An attorney, during a heated argu-
ment in court, struck some matches
in his pocket, setting his coat on fire.
Hoover was given a rousing recep-
ton by Floridians. Why not? 1t
was not the first time. Remember
the late election?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-24
THE KELLOGG TREATY

The ratification Of the Kellogg
peace treaty by the Senate is hearten-
ing and welcome news for the whole
country. 1t cannot fail to have a ia
vorable reaction in other nations. The
interpretative clauses in the report Of
the Foreign Affairs Committee have
no limiting effect upon the scope of
the treaty beyond that already made
clear by notes of other nations and
by Mr.. Kellogg's own note. The treaty
stands clear and solemn resolve to
make an end Of war, public declara-
ton of faith in peace as a world pol
icy.
The treaty must be ranked as one
of the major achievements of the
Coolidge administration. Mr.. Kel-
logg's persistence has had it's deserved
reward. AS so often in public affairs,
patience and steady hand have pre-
vailed over many obstacles and much
subtlety.
In its initial stages the proposal
held much danger. The broad Ian
! guage of the remuneration, the novel
phraseology used, suggested that
more was to be promised than the ac-
Qualities Of the present-day world
could permit any self-respecting ma
ton to perform. There was grave
peril that the effect of the renuncia-
ton would be misunderstood by the
optimists of the world and that nee
essary measures Of preparation for
self-defense would be opposed or neg
lected.
Fortunately, this danger has been
all but eliminated. England, France
and Japan, by their several notes,
clarified the meaning of the renuncia-
ton; and Mr.. Kellogg in his final note
broadly exempted all wars of self-de
tense from its terms. While the
sweeping language of the treaty
stands, it's effect has been limited to
accord with the facts of present-day
internationalism. The report of the
Foreign Affairs Committee does no
more than take cognizance of the
League of Nations Covenant, it is
other nations which have made their
reservations. The Senate ratification
does no more than take note of these
limitations already attached to the
treaty.
A large share of the credit for the
achievement belong unquestionably to
Senator Borah. We refer not so much
to his early advocacy of the "outlawry
of was" as to his recent handling of
the treaty in the Senate. 1t is an easy
matter for man of Senator Borah's
imagination and mentality to put
new idea upon the front page. 1t is
a difficult matter for man of Borah's
independent temperament to lead IN
great cooperative undertaking such
as the ratification of a treaty. AS be-
tween the two achievements there is
no question that the latter is of vastly
more service to the public. The coun-
try is greatly in Senator Borah's debt
for the skill, the tact and the broad
minded leadership which made the
vote on Tuesday, when the treaty was
adopted, possible.
The next duty of the Senate is I'M
mistakable. 1t is to pass the fifteen
cruiser bill promptly, Senator Bor-
ah has made it clear that the bill holds
no inconsistency with the treaty. Only
a handful of extremists, intent upon
willfully misinterpreting the treaty,
stand in opposition to the cruisers.
Senator Hale and the other supporters
of the cruiser bill should press unin-
terruptedly for an early vote.
n.
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MRS ELIZA SHREVE.

Mrs. Eliza Shreve, aged 80 years,
wife of Jesse Shreve, died on Wednes-
day last at her home near Bayard, of
Bright's disease. The deceased is sur
vived by four sons, William, George
and Key, at the home, and Baxter,
of Toledo, Ohio, and by three daugh-
trs, Mrs. Minnie Noel, Mrs. Ida Grub
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*BEYOND THE COUNTY*


Five dead and 800 injured in a tri-
pie train wreck one day last week.
With all our ingenuity and inventions,
danger still turks in the fog and mans
faibility.
Fritz Kreisler, noted violinist, es-
capped from the train wreck, in
jured, cut and bruised, but with his
priceless violin safely in hand. He
later appeared in a concert in Wash
ington. .,-s
The Democratic party has deficit
of $1,500,O0O left from the recent
campaign. Money isn't the only ar
ticle in which it was deficient.
President-elect Hoover has prom
Used a thorough investigation of all
phases of prohibition. When he I'M
dertakes an investigation someone
will hear the truth-even if it hurts.
XXX
Henry E. Nelson, marooned on a
crib in Lake Michigan, and his wife,
will conduct hearing for divorce over
the telephone, the judge, parties plain
tiff and defendant, will have telephone
receivers. They perhaps forget that
So, ,li,yn,,anJ
quently.
Wholesale value of trucks and cars
manufactured last year in the United
States and Canada was over three
billions of dollars. The average re-
tail price of cars was eight hundred
and seventy-siX dollars. Over thirty
one million motor vehicles were reg
istered in the world in 1928.
West Virginia Legislature rejects
plan to substitute the electric chair
for the moose. Cheaper to hang 'em,
SO they say.
**#
George W. Blocher, aged SO, the
oldest resident of Garrett county, died
on the 18th inst. near Grantsville.
Xxx
There are no sky-scrapers in Lon
don, as we know. The building code
of that city limits buildings to 100 feet
above the surface.
The house in which Benedict Ar
mold met Major Audre is to be RACED
to make way for improvements.
A former Federal Agent, Mrs. Thel-
ma Sanford, a recent bride, is blind
victim of bad liquor. 1t is most all
bad-but some is worse.
*#*
The Islander" Alaskan steamer,
bound for the States, sunk off Doug
las Island, off the coast of Washington
twenty-six years ago. She carried
S3,000,000 in gold. Now there is to
be an attempt to recover the treasure.
The death rate in Maryland totals
1874 per 1000 persons, and the birth
rate an even 20 per 1000. In Garrett
county the birth rate is 26.2, the sec
ond highest in the state, and the death
rate is 1913 per 1000, the lowest in the
state.
~
The Senate has voted $24,000,000 to
the President for attempted prohibi-
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Some Figures in Regard to the New
Cruiser Bill and Some Questions.

S1utSSI Dill dllu cOluS 3hSStiOho'
To the Editor of The Republican.
In some curious way the country
generally has drifted into a non-un-
Outstanding of the Cruiser Bill now
before Congress. Because the extent
of this building proposal is so much
less than that at first put before Con-
gress-and the country-a general
idea has arisen mistlike and obscured
the real issue, that this requirement
is only in line with needed progress.
Such an idea has been carefully fos-
tered and anyone who looks into the
matter can recognize from what
sources the fostering comes. But few
are willing to take the trouble to look.
What does the Fifteen Cruiser Bill
really mean? Take it's meaning in
terms of money. First, to complete
the existing construction program on
which we have already spent $72, 240,-
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and Mrs. Mary Miller, all of German.
The funeral was conducted Friday by
Rev. Weeks, pastor of the German M.
E. church, with interment in the fam
lily burying ground.