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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-08-22
Personals

Mrs. Emmons YOunkin and mother,
Mrs. keenan,, Pittsburgh, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Younkin. Emmons Younkin and son,
who had spent two weeks here, re-
turned home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Zehner, Pitts
burgh, Pa, were weekend guests Of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Zehner
Mrs. Lille Ambell and son Billy.
who have been the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Elisha burst the past tive
weeks, returned to their home in
Pittsburgh, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leatherman
spent several days at their home in
Thurmont, Nd.
Mr. and Mrs. George burst and
children, Cumberland, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry F. burst, recently.
C. c. Beachy and Jonas Gnagey, Of
Bittinger, have returned from a
weeks visit with Theodore Parsons
at Salisbury, Md.
Miss Helen BeIcher and Miss julie
Farragher, Youngstown, Ohio, are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Folk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Smoot, Pitts
burgh, spent the weekend with
friends in town.
Charles Bevans, who has spent
several weeks with his mother, Mrs.
Marshall Beachy, and family, recup-
Grating from an operation, has re-
turned to Washington, D. c., where
he is employed. He was accompa-
MED by his brother, William Bevans,
who spent several days in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Getty, Cumber-
land, and Mrs. Bruce Lichty and Mrs.
Alice Getty, Meyersdale, Pa, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Ella Keller
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Wiley and chill
dren and Miss Nell Glotfelty, Refs
terstown, Md, are visiting Mrs. New
in Broadwater and Mrs. Lydia Wiley,
of town, and Mr.. and Mrs. Josephus
Glotfelty, Bittinger, Md.
Miss Mary Miller, Somertield, Pa,
visited Miss Esther Zehner.
Rev. and Mrs. S. E. Labach, of
Waynesboro, Pa, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Livengood.
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Horse and Mule Outlook Good

A report on the horse breeding
situation in the U. s., including stall
lion and jack enrolment, just issued
by the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, indicates an impending shortage
of good horses and mules within a few
years. According to J. 0. Williams
and S. R. Speelman, horse specialists
who prepared the report, the price
cycle of horses and mules already has
turned upward. Draft horses with
size and quality are in strong demand
at good prices, and the demand for
saddle horses is nationwide. Desira-
BILE saddle horses and polo mounts are
bringing exceptionally good prices.
The report shows that although
stations and jacks licensed for public
service have decreased in numbers, a
higher percentage of these sires are
purebred than in former years. Many
of them, however, will soon be too old
for breeding service and will have to
be replaced by younger animals. The
Governmt mt specialists advise farmers
to study their farm-power situation
carefully ard to select breeding stock
Of tie type that will produce high
quality horses and mules, for which
there should b. good prices a few
years hence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-08-22

Some work is being done on the
eradication of quack grass and the
Canadian thistle by the use of Sodium
Chlorate.
Plots have beed treated in the
Pleasant Valley vicinity. Ernest Rid
der, R. 2, Oakland, Md, and Albert
Kahl, Oakland, Md.
Anyone interested in the results
are urged to see the plots that have
been sprayed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-08-22

A common mistake in the manage
ment of sweet clover is to pasture a
first-year stand too heavily. New
seedlings should seldom carry more
than one mature animal to two acres.
The rate Of grazing MAJ be heavier
than this in August, but oy Septem-
Der Is the rate should be decreased,
to allow the plants to store food in
the roots. Each plan, should go into
the winter with at least inches Of top
growth. Sweet clover oastured too
heavily the first year will start slowly
and grow unevenly the second year,
and will yield considerably less for
age than if pastured lightly the first
year.
The premium list for the Garrett
County Fair will soon be out. Secure
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Mrs. Anna Beachy Orendorf, wife
of Simon Orendorf, died Friday at her
home near Grantsville after several
years illness of cancer. Mrs. Oren-
dorf was the daughter of Jonas j.
Beachy and the late Anna Beachy and
was born at Mt. Nebo, April 4, 1878,
aged 81 years. She is survived by
her husband one daughter, Ruth, and
son Paul her aged father, Jonas j.
Beachy, two brothers, Elmer j..
and Edward Beachy; three sisters,
Mrs. Christina Unziker, of Elkhart,
Ind, Mrs Mary Custer and Miss Kate
Beachy.
The funeral was held Sunday
morning from the Casselman Memo
mite Church, of which she was mem
Der. The church was crowded with
friends and relatives of Mrs. Oren-
dorf Rev. N. E. Miller and Rev.
Milton B. Miller officiated.
The pallbearers were: Roy Kin
singer Bruce and Dan Folk, Stewart
Stahl, Irwin Baker and Clarence
Beachy. Interment in the Folk ceme-
terry.
Misses Miller House Party
Misses Alverta and Mary Martha
Miller entertained the following mem
bers of the Alpha Uphlison Chi So
rority of the University of Maryland
at a weekend house party at their
home, Stone House Farm: Misses
Isabel Dyras, Felisa Jenkins, Louise
Babcock and Dewitt Feaser, Of Chevy
Chase, Md; Miss Roselle Bishotf, Oak
land; Misses Ruby Dahlgren and Doro-
thy Edwards, Gordon Boucher, Clyde
Dahlgren, Casper Loechel and Paul
Livengood, Of town.
Death of Mrs. HOllada
The funeral Of Mrs. Priscilla Hol-
lada, wife of Zenas Hollada, who
died at her home, Casselman, was
held from the Maple Glen, Brethren
Church. on Friday. Mrs. Hollada was
born October %, 1856, was nearly 73
years of age. She is survived by her
husband and the following children:
Mrs. S. J. Davis, Mrs. j. G. Davis,
Mrs. D. H. King, Milton, Russell, An
drew and Marshall Hollada. Also
three sisters: Mrs. Ellen Wright, Mrs.
Mary Alice Decken, and Mrs. Malinda
Marker.
Rev. George L. Detwerler officiated,
assisted by Rev, Coffman and Rev.
Peck. Interment in church cemetery.
Speicher Reunion
The family of the late Austin Spell
cher held reunion at Lloyd Ramps
sugar grove on Sunday. The occasion
was in honor of the return of DR.. A
F. Speicher, his wife and daughter, Of
Los Angeles, Calf, former residents
of here and we'll known in the county,
who are spending several days on
their return from Europe, with the
doctors sisters, Mrs. Louis Kamp,
near Grantsville; Mrs. Josephus Glot-
lefty, BlIllngef, Mu., MIS- 4hllIoll 1911
er, Accident, Md; and other relatives.
There were one hundred and TWEEN
ty-hve relatives present, from Johns
town, Meyersdale, Salisbury, Pa,
Cumberland, Oakland, Accident, Bit
finger and Grantsville, who all en-
ioyed bounteous picnic lunch and
the reunion of old friends and fami-
lies.
Personals
Mrs. Emmons Younkin and mother,
Mrs. keenan,, Pittsburgh, spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Younkin. Emmons Younkin and son,
who had spent two weeks here, re-
turned home with them.
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Nogales international., 1929-11-08
Boxing Matches
Sunday Afternoon

Several interesting bouts are
booked for Sunday afternoon at the
Sonora theater, in Nogales, Son.,
when fighters from this country
and Mexico get together on the
stage at 3 P. M. Mexican time.
The feature of the event will be
when Evaristo Casas, of Cananea,
and Kid Velez, of Cajeme, come to-
gether in the ring. Both men are
evenly matched and each has a
ring record to be proud of.
Jackie Stewart, the colored whirl-
wind of Tucson, will meet Gilberto
Contreras. of San Diego, in an eight
round bout, which should be full
OF action every inch of the way.
Kid Serrano, of Mazatlan, and Kid
Lucero, of Ell Paso, will match box
ing skill during which the two kids
will, as usual, afford an entertain
ment for the fans well worth the
price of admission.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08

Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Garrett were
here Monday from Tubac attending
the Pruitt trial.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08
Four More "Rateros"
Captured By Police

Cooperation between the Noga]es,
Sonora, and Nogales, Arizona, po-
lice resulted in the capture In a
cabin in Nogales, Sonora, about
o'clock Tuesday morning of four
more "rateros" who had been rob-
bing Nogales, Arizona, homes for
several weeks.
The four taken into custody were
Jesus ParadeS, Alberto CardenaS,
Benito Saenz and Miguel Soto. Car
denas was Unidentified as the burg
lar, who, with Gilberto Villa, rob-
bed the home of Mrs w. NJ. Co.
burn, 101 Quarry street, Saturday
night. Villa was captured on the
American side of the line early Sun
day morning.
SaenZ and CardenaS have both
served terms in San Quentin prison
in California.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08

Mrs. Eliza Atwood, wife of John
G. Atwood, manager of the Nogales
Tourist camp, who underwent g.
serious operation some days ago, is
now on the road to recovery.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08
ALLEGED BAD CHECK
ARTIST ARRESTED

William Hibbard, a handsome 18
year old boy, who has been in and
about Nogales for the past three
years, and formerly a resident of
Philadelphia, was arrested Tuesday
at Tombstone upon telegraphic ad-
vices from the local sheriff's office
and brought back to the county
jail here to stand trial on charge of
passing $53 worth of alleged worth
less checks at two local stores. IIib-
bard was formerly employed at the
Bird Yoas ranch and at the store in
White House Canyon.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08
FINED FOR SPEEDING

S. s. Wade was fined $25 yester-
day by Justice of the Peace Charles
E. Hardy for speeding.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08

j. A. McGimsey, well known busi-
ness man of Cajeme, has been
spending a few days in the city.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08

Former Sheriff Weldon Bailey of
Pima County was in town Tuesday
from Tucson.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08
State Fair
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represented at the State Fair.
1t is in the entertainment pro-
gram, however, that this years
Fair will make it's strongest appeal.
From 10 to 81 horses are entered
IN every race, and there are from
eight to eleven races scheduled for
each day except Saturday, when "a
OF the fastest dirt-track drivers cam
pa1gning the American Automobile
Association tracks will race for pur-
ses of $25O0 in six separate events
In addition to this there will be
daily circus acts and vaudeville in
front OF the Grandstand, Boy
Scout pageant, and spectacular air.
plane stunts, with added attractions
Tor each special day of Fair Week.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08

Mrs. o. A. Serrano of Los Mo-
chis, formerly of Nogales, has been
spending a few days in the city.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08
LOCALS
POLICEMAN SOTO'S
AUTO is ROBBED

The car of Policeman y. M. Soto,
Jr., of Nogales, Arizona, was ran
sacked and blackjack and two
wrenches stolen while the auto was
parked near the Nogales, Sonora,
jail early Tuesday morning, during
the time that Soto was participant
ing in raid made by American and
Mexico officers which resulted i'll
the capture of four burglars.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08

A chimney fire in house owned
by Joe Wise and occupied by Roy
Harmon, called out the fire de-
partment Wednesday forenoon. It
was eXtinguished after damaging
the house to the extent of 500. The
department was considerably delay
ed in arriving at the scene of the
fire due to the condition of streets
and detourS.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08
LOCATES IN NOGALES

Gus Ramirez of San Francisco
IN expert commercial operator, has
oeen engaged to handle the key in
;he office of the Postal Telegraph
Co., soon to open here. Mr.. Ramirez
is making preparations to send for
his family who will make Nogales
their permanent place of residence.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08
WATCH RECOVERED

A 500 watch and Elk charm stolen
by burglars at the home of E.
Frankenpohl on Morley avenue
were recovered this week by the po-
lice. They were found at a shop
in Nogales, Sonora, where they had
been pawned by the burglars.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08
TO BANKERS CONVENTION

A. M. Gillespie and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Kerr will attend the annual
convention of the Arizona Bankers
Association at Phoenix today and
tomorrow.
Nogales international., 1929-11-08

Paving having been completed in
that part of town, Ellis street from
Grand avenue to the second j. c..
Tovrea house at 215 Ellis street,
Cardwell from Grand to Potrero,
and Potrero from Cardwell TO the
top of the hill, were opened to traf-
fic last evening.
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they favor boil weevi or what they do favor
and to know If they are good for persons to
swallow"
THEN, occasionally, there Is question
which, If the department had to assemble
the information for a reply, would take scores
Of employees months Of work to answer. please
supply list Of all publications in the United
States. daily, weekly and monthly" was one Of
this type Of queries received. j..
1t may well be imagined that with $4,000 900
living in the United States and its possessions,
there are enough individuals to form stable
clientele for any question -and-an organi-
cation, and when that organization Is q de-
partment Of the Government, the volume
naturally is increased proportionately. It Is
viewed as an omniscient source Of information.
As one might expect, the food Of corre-
spondence received in the Offices of this Gov
eminent question box' is tremendous in VOL
4 ume. The average number of letters pouring
into this departmental unit is $500 day.
From every State in the Union they come,
asking for information on topics Of religion,
politics, science, current events and along
many other different lines that at times would
be difficult to fit into an exact classification.
The correspondence of the governmental
question box" is not confined to America.
it for information they believe to be in this
country.
One should not get the idea from some Of
the strange queries which are propounded that
a bulk of the correspondence brings tricky
questions to which sensible answers cannot be
given. Far from it. On the contrary, there Is
vast preponderance Of interrogatory requests
that are not at all to be claSSed as curioSities.
Especially is this true Of the ones sent in from
abroad. They come largely from scientists
and educators who have q very profound in
terest in a particular subject about which
they are seeking greater clarity concerning
some definite phase
Many Of these questions must be referred 10
other departments Of the Government. Is is
true of those received from correspondents In
the United States. But an earnest endeav0r Is
made to answer all to which q satisfactory
reply may be given. II the problem can be
solved by bureau Of the Department Of Ag-
riculture, 1t is handled within the department.
IT, however, it is one directly pertinent to the
work of some other division Of the Govern
ment, it Is routed" to destination where
solution may be found. A considerable proper
ton of the questions received Is disposed Of
this way -.,-.-e e..
Queries, however, do not all have to be
answered by letter. There are numerous bulle-
tins published by the Department Of Agricul-
ture and these are sent in answer to q great
many requests for information. Correspond
ence Is handled so as to divide letters which
may be answered by sending bulletins from
those which require spontaneous reply.
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american Confidence Wisdom Of Department Of Agruure Brings Flood Of Letters
Conceivable Suiea-SMoar abroad Make Use Snve-1ung Must
Bulletins AIwa Hand-Diet

since he writes infrequently and wishes to
take full advantage of his occasional attempts
at corresponding. While ne is asking for an
effective defense against hog cholera, he Is very
likely to include in his missive q request for
some literature that will assist "the missus" in
her baking or for advice concerning the re-
painting Of the big barn in the Spring.
Questions however, do not all come from the
rural districts. On the contrary, many arise
in the minds of the city dweller. Nor are
they of an impersonal character, as evidenced
by the correspondent who put this poser to
the department:
Gould you cite me to lady who needs q
good home? I am wdower living alone and
patching. I own a farm Of 1O4 acres, well
equipped, and a good house furnished with all
but cook. You may have sister, mother or
aunt that wants a nice place"
Some OF the QueStiOnerS give the department
rather large order sometimes, as did one who
wrote: Please send me your latest book and
all the free literature on ocean and air cur
rents"
The women write. too One, who wrote for
"the bulletin published on the divorce law in
Arkansas" may have had an Interior motive in
desiring to know how to take advantage of the
information contained in the bulletin requested,
though she didn't state the purpose.
Though one might expect questions addressed
to the Department of Agriculture to be con-
fined to agricultural topics, much the opposite
is true Of the correspondence that pours into
the publications office. Such q subject as
remote from farming as the BARRIERS minis
trations was the topic of one letter in which
the department was asked to state what equip
ment to lay In and how to arrange the fur
nishing of a barber shop.
Some letters have an air of mystery about
them, as did that of the person who wrote the
following:
There IS hidden treasure In the family
that have been unable to find Please give
me some information as to how I can find it.
If you can, will thank you in advance for your
kindness"
Then there IS the occasional request for such
material as your bulletins of the people who
died and left large fortunes, stating their bank
account and real estate owned" Another cor
respondent wanted book on the technique of
the latest dances.
The weather occasionally arouses the writing
proclivities of individuals who either seek in
formation about it or wish to level some scath-
ing criticism at the department for believed
errors of the Weather Bureau. One such irate
letter writer protested against the activities Of
the 'thieving Weather Bureau" declaring the
department was connving with the bureau in
robbing the Treasury
please send me your bulletin about vita
MINIS" was the request Of another seeker after
knowledge, who said II have read many times
of vitamins but have never seen q person
that could tell me anything definite about
them. I would like to see photo to see If
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the land the very definite notion that this par
ticuar arm of the Federal Government Is an
infallible Sir Oracle. Many thousands OF per-
picked citizens of the Republic now know that,
at the cost OF q 2-cent postage stamp they
may place their perplexities before this fount
OF information. And in an amazing proportion
of instances, although innumerable queries
have nothing to do, as might be supposed. with
farm problems, their confidence OF assistance
Il promptly rewarded.
As a governmental question box, the diVi-
sion is bombarded day after day with queries
that cover a range as wide as the ingenuity OF
the mind of man can make 1.-THE area of the
Gulf of Mexico, the population OF Vladivostok,
the national debt of all the allied nations at
the end of the World War, the number of per-
sons who failed to pay their income tax in
certain year. where to find wife, what medi-
cine to give the children, the date OF birth and
death politics, vocation and other personal in
formation concerning the lives of the Presi-
dents and, possibly, their wives besides thou
sands upon thousands Of other questions on
economics, history, law geography, cooking,
agriculture. to say nothing of the requests for
informa ton that may be cassed merely as
statistical curioSities.
It may be a bet whose outcome rests upon
whether the Mississippi River is wider along
its entire length than the Amazon which
prompts a correspondent to write to Washing
farmer who knows the devastating effects Of
the early blight" on his potato crop is puz-
zled over some fungus which has made its
first appearance on his holdings and finds him
entirely unaware and mystified over the situa-
ton the remedy
In still other instances demand may come
from city dweller who is not exactly clear
upon some point and seeks what he knows Is
authoritative information.
In all cases the request arises when some
hquSitive American reaches for pen. ink and
paper. A few days later the Department of
Agriculture receives its request for the desired
Information.
It is q case of TASK the Government" about
any all topics that may prove to be bit
puzzlng. The inquiry may be a partial ar
raignment of an individual or a group sup
pOsedly responsible for an apparently unwhoe-
some condition of the body polite. A politi-
cal party may be excoriated or a bureau Of
the Government may be taken to task for its
alleged share in some situation which has irked
the writer
IF THE correspondent is that individual
known as the farmer he is likely to make
his letter a request for varied information,
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THE method of approach used Ivy corresponds
ents varies. There is great number Of
persons who ask for information direct. but
there also are many who seek 1t by proxy, as 1t
were, by asking their Representatives in Con-
gress to aid them in obtaining the depart
ment's expert advice on multiplicity of sub
jects.
Then another group still appeals to Con-
gressmen even after they have been informed
that one or more bulletins will supply the
data desired. To keep all satisfied to the
highest possible degree IS where the need for
diplomacy and tact becomes stable factor in
the administration Of the of6ce and there are
times when even the greatest tact fails to avert
the storm when the trend Of events just natu-
rally reaches bad break"
An irate inquirer may write in and find that
the edition Of a greatly desired bulletin has
been exhausted temporarily, or a member OF
Congress may receive the same reply stimuli
taneously with the delivery to one of his neigh
bors in the Senate or House once Buildings
of goodly supply Of bulletins. It requires no
stretch of the imagination to understand that
an explanation is expected.
There is, of course, that other class found
inevitably among those who do business with
the Federal departments. 1t comprises pers
sons who are Enthusiastically fault finders,
These do their bit to make life less monotonouS
for the publications Office Of the department,
as well as for other divisions of the Govern
ment
AS well might be imagined, the work OF
answering the enormous correspondence Of
$500 letters day or more Is q tremendous
job It calls for huge publishing business in
which the Government Printing ONCE plays
the chief role. Bulletins must be kept i'm
stock as far as that is possible, and as soon
as editions are exhausted they must be re-
plenished at once, If the indication is that tho
demand for that particular bulletin is to
continue.
To satisfy this Unsuitable avidity for knowl-
edge, it is necessary to keep 10000, 900 copies
Of bulletins in stock at all times. Logically,
the bulk of these pertain to farming topics,
but since the farmer Is only the largest GUS
toner of the department and not its only one,
by any means, 100000 copies are carried to
answer queries that are not essentially agri-
cultural.
One might ask why the Department of Agri-
culture should concern itself with topics not
definitely of farming character. 1t can be-
cause there are many subjects on which the
department is able to give expert advice other
than matters purely and entirely agricultural
and still function as an institution primarily
for the farmer.
There Is the farmers wife to be considered.
She wants to know how to jar fruit, select
foods keep the house clean, bake wholesome
bread and do scores of other tasks within the
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