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But now he wants to stop.
And come home to Gerda and
be q good boy. But will the
lady let him? She win not!
She's having Mysteries al over
the lot, and "just can't give
him up!" And we're willing to
bet our new lace mittS that it
will be many a weary day be-
. fore Pop goes chasing againl
Dear Elsie:
81 am the wife Of one Of
the pals OF your column, and
I've seen a lot lately about
women falling for married men
and I want to say word
in defense of the men.
"YOu see, / have been mar
ried for several years, to . mau
whom / love, and who loves
me, deeply and dearly. We've
been through some real trials
together and Weathered
them all including an at
fair he had with another wO-
man.
Dick is bitterly sorry for
what he has done now, and
wants to make q new start. I
have forgiven him, and want to
keep him, and he wants me. We,
have the dearest baby on earth,
and we both worship her. And
we have . lovely home, and
we're good pals. And We could
be very happy now, but for the
fact that this woman absolutely
refuses to accept the situation
and leave Dick alone. She seems
to have fully determined to
leave nothing undOne to Sepa-
rate us and get him, whether
he wants her or not. This
my husband says she will never
do. But she just hounds and
nags him and wayIays him and
calls him on the phone until
she's almost driven him mad.
Knows What She's Doing
"NOw, Elsie, when q married
woman has an affair with q
married man, she knows what
she is doing. No married WO-
man is so dumb that she doesn't
know her way around. And il
seems to me that If a woman
has any SeIf-reSpect at all, and
really loves the man instead of
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ATTRACTIVE
BASKET

A pretty waste basket made
especially for the children will
prove, an incentive to them to
keep the floor neat when they
are cutting paper, says q writer
in Successful Farming. Espe.
cially is this desirable IL the
family living-room must also
serve as playroom. Such q has.
ket may be made with the ex-
penditure Of only q few cents,
or you may have all the neces-
Sary materials on hand. The
one ] saw was made from q 20
pound peanut butter can. It
was enameled black. one coat
was sufficient. Bright pictures
Tare glued on the outside to
add q decorative touch. These
can be cut from magazine COW
ers, advertising pages, or scraps
Of wall paper. A coat Of Shellac
adds much to the appearance
and makes the basket more
durable.
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mistakes and live q clean life,
and he happy in our home, rs
we were, and as we intend to
be- again And we love each
other and our baby, and I
think we ought to be allowed
peace. Don't you? Can You
help us? What can we do to
defend ourselves from this
harpy? What aiIs her, any
way?
"GERDA."
Gerda . Good Sport
Before I answer, I'm going
to hand you a big, shiny medal
for being the best sport I've
met in years, Gerda. Not one
wife in a thousand would have
had the courage and kindness
and common sense, to do as
you have done-and il your
husband doesn't appreciate you,
he's missing on at least five.
But take a tip from a
friend, sister!
Don't overdo this charity act!
If yeu fuss over him much
more-and get much more
worked up about this Hysteri-
cal Hettie of hiS-you'll have
him thinking he's one of the
worlds great martyrs, instead
of the common, garden variety
of sap which he is.
Be loyal and loving-but
don't try to fight his battles
for him. Let him suffer q little.
He has it coming to him. He
started this ring-around-a-roSy.
Let him finish it. IF it finishes
hard. so much the better. He
won't be so eager to pick an
other little playmate.
Yes, I know that seems hard
hearted advice, Gerda. But it
isn't. Many q woman has
spoiled a perfectly good huS-
band by trying to protect him
from the consequences of his
own idiotic acts. Your Dick
seems like a Regular Guy. But
it would take very little to
make a firSt-rate cad of him.
And if you keep on kissing the
bumps and calling her a Horrid
Little Girl, that's exactly what
will happen.
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Irony of Fate

Money? Money can buy, but
It cannot guarantee more than
q temporary ownership at best.
It Is the irony of Fate that to
those who sell themselves baSely,
the very prizes for which they
entered into shameful bargain
lose all value once the prizes
ere possessed. Ellsworth BoSart.
He was one who sold, and now
stPove to repudiate the bargain.
But beauty. Beauty was diff
ferent. Beauty was omnipotent.
Beauty took Bill johnson
away from Lily" Raquel whis-
pered to herself. Beauty made
Jack Farrell lend me the money
50 ] could get out of HermoSa.
That stupid conductor-do you
think he would have let me
ride to Phoenix without pay
Ing If I had been ugly, or
even just plain?"
Yes, There could be no doubt
Of 1t. Beauty ruled the world.
Well. then, beauty might still
be made to rule Mrs. Dexter's
husband. He had it, in the wo-
man like q beautiful serpent the
woman Mrs. Dexter had told her
about. But he would be ready
for a new. q different kind OF
beauty. He was like AlphonSe.
A humming bird. seeking fresh
flowers.
"She can probably get him
back" Raquel said aloud. mot
that she deserves to. She de-
served exactly what she has. AS
I would deserve what I'd get If
] had stayed on in the desert
and let that great devil Of q
Pancho sell me to Bill Johnson"
She felt q slight twinge of
conscience over her bald ar
raignment Of Panclo. Not be-
cause he was her father, and she
had blasphemed against him;
rather because she knew that in
the beginning she herself con-
ceived the idea Of selling herself
to the man who was in q posi-
ton to make the highest bid
she might expect.
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miss HardbOiled' : Of = 1AnE BDo,
She Played Ruthlessly the
Game of Love

fiattering they might be? She
was offended.
Now, now Alphonee soothed.
II meant no offense. It Is that
you cannot help being as you
are. To one who is attuned to
beauty, especially to exoticism,
you are as q goblet Of rare
wine. Sparkling wine, ruby red,
from the cellar Of an epiclire."
To you, perhaps" Raquel
was Modified by the tribute.
TO all men," Alphornse would
brook no exception to his judg-
ment. Besides. I know Dexter.
He is a conncisseur Of beauty.
Or rather, he was. am sorry
for his wife. for Madame Dex-
ter. Yet / cannot blame her
husband"
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In His Eyes

Nor can /, said RaQuel.
AlphOnSe gave her O long
look. There was something like
regret in his eyes. Under
standing and regret.
"No. You wouldn't" he said.
"You could never be o Madame
BoSart. You are too-Sensible." "
Raquel was sure he meant to
say too hard" and had caught
himself In time.
After Raquel had said her
adieus to AlphonSe that eve
ning-it was nearly midnight
she passed q woman in the cor
ridor outside the suite. The
woman eyed her boldly, almost
belligerently, as they passed.
"She looks as IL she'd like to
bite me-" RaQuel thought.
There. she's turned and is COM
ing back. She's upset about
something"
The suite was in darkness.
That was strange. A light was
always left burning, the amber
one on the table. ,Greta must
have forgotten and turned it
out.
"RaQuel." A voice swished
through the darkness. THAT
your"
It was Greta. Greta was in
this room.
yes, Of course. Turn on the
light"
mo, no. Don't touch it.
Did you notice a woman in the
corridor when y ou came IMP"
Why, yes"
A low moan from Greta.
Keep quiet, for the love Of
Pete. / got a friend in here
with me. We're hiding from
the woman out there"
But, Greta-"
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tcOntipued from Yesterday,
CHAPTER "a

GAAE &1s 9E
''What Is wrong with women,
anyway" RaQuel asked herself
that night after she, had re-
turned the coral earrings to
their cache in the cheap leather
.coinpurse and, with troubled
mind, disposed herself for sleep.
This Mrs. Dexter, for ex-
ample. Torturing herself be
cause she can't have what she
has virtually thrown away. I'll
bet she wears flannel night
gowns and does her hair in .
braid"
She wanted to whip up com.
passion for the woman who
suffered so poignantly. To put
Ardor, determination into the
business of making Mrs. Dexter
ready for what was to be q
campaign Of reclamation. She
could find no heart in the task.
Didn't she know he was not
her property, body and soul,
forever. just because she got
him Once2 She should have.
She must have seen, often
enough, what happens to her
kind. There isn't q man. not
Une, who can't be coaxed away
Il he's left to run loose or If
he's fed on nothing but cold
potatoes or IlolaSses. or chilli
peppers at home. Nothing win
bold them, once they're fed up"
Love? Love is beauty. Love
thrives on beauty. EtaTve 1t,
and love dies. AS Dexter's love
for his wife was dead.
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YOUR RULING.
STAR
BY William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday i,
June 81

For Those Whose Birthday Is
June 81
II today is your birthday dur
ing the coming year you may
gain financially and benefit
through pleasant conditions
around you. There Is quite
an indication that you may
suffer through extravaganza or
carelessneSS In money matters.
Important dates: Avoid ex-
cesSeS Of all kinds, take no
risks and maintain routine
from July l to 9, September %
to "a, October 2 to 10, Decen-
ber 81 to 20, December 80 to
January s. March 90 TO April
6. Good for general affairs,
make efforts to advance your
interests from June q to so,
July "a to %, September / to
S, October % to "a, Decenber
80 to January 8, February II
to 10, April 90 to May 4. Con-
Trajectory dates show two op-
posing influences.
A CHILD born today viii
have plenty Of enthusiasm and
determination to forge ahead.
He will need to show some
caution and practice discrimi.
nation. He should be able,
however, to accomplish much
and to gain a position Of
Importance.
TENDENCIES FOR TOMOR-
ROW (June 22): The vibra-
tions for the day are fine for
religious and philanthrOpic !
work. The Sun is in close
favorable aspect to the planet
Neptune. which, bestows good
fortune. It Is most beneficial
for meditation and serious con-
temptation. It gives intuition
and inspiration.
The Washington times., 1930-06-21
SYNTHETIC
DIAMOND

Producing synthetic diamonds
from various combinations Of
iron filings and sugar is the
claim Of DR.. j. willard Hershey.
head Of the Mcpherson College
department Of chemistry. The
mixture is liquified in an elec-
trio furnace to a minimum tenn
perature Of $500 degrees cent?
grade, 10 times hotter than or.
dinary fire. The melted con-
tents then are plunged into q
vat of ice cold salt water. DiA-
monds form in the center Of
the mass.
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BY FAY KING
TELL IT TO ELSIE!

When Pop sidesteps the fire
side and decides to be a reg'lar
devil with the ladies' who does
the real pursuing-Pop or the
other woman?
Gerda's right here to tell you
that it's the female of the
species, and none other. And
Gerda should know. For her
particular Pop has Just foeen
through it.
Yes, maybe he did start it.
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BIZ Elsie Robinson

him like this one has. And
there Is certainly nothing to be
gained By herself /" except,
perhaps, the contemplate salts
faction Of having ruined him
or any of us, by her
keeping up this silly perform.
ance.
my husband has all the
faults Of the average human,
but he also has a profound
desire to make up for his
The Washington times., 1930-06-21

herself and her power over him,
she should be good enough
sport to allow him to be the
man he wants to be, and not
play on whatever weakness she
imagines he has. In order to try
to hold him to her. Don't you
think I'm right?
There is nothing more dead
ly to q mans success than to
have a woman stOOp to hound
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CORRECT
MANNERS
MRS. Cornelius Beeckman


Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
have been going about
with a young man for two
years. I am not engaged.
Would it be correct for me to
give him a watch chain for
his birthday? / am troubled
about this problem, as my
friends say it is not proper to
give jewelry unless engaged. j.
Your friend is absolutely
right about this, and you would
be wise to take her advice.
The Proper Manner of Eating
Asparagus
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
1-Will you kindly tell ME
the proper way to eat aspara-
gus?
2I~ it proper for a lady
when shaking hands with a
glove on to say, Pardon my
glove? A. B.
Asparagus should be eaten
with q fork, and should not be
taken -drippingly-in the fin
gers. It is, for obvious reasons
often too obvious-not a fin
ger food.
2-No. It is not required that
a woman remove her gloves be-
fore she shakes hands, and
therefore she does not have to
mention the fact that she is not
removing her gloves.
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What DO You KnOw.?
Questions On Editorial pags).
ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST

Questions On Editorial Page).
J. ArESgton. g. Spain 4 Thermopylae s italy
american evangelist. Z Chewing food g. Venus
70 One quarter Of the time from moon
H. Because the air has been Between Lake S
peior and Lake Huron lS Byron L. Is The vocal
The Washington times., 1930-06-21

which can undo all that their ability and ambitions might
accomplish Sometimes is unreasonable temper Some
times periodical weakness for drink and dissipation Or
they lack discipline and reliability
There usually good reason for failure where success
should be.
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These interesting candleSticks
and candle SnufferS have q re-
markable history. When VIII.
liam Penn built his brick house
in Philadelphia and settled down
as ruler of Pennsylvania
Pcnn's Woods-these articles
formed an important part of his
household equipment. Today
they are owned by Mrs. Nina
D. Reichard, of 100 Third st.
N, E,
The Washington times., 1930-06-21
This Day in History

This is the anniversary Of the capture Of Louis
XVI, in 1871, by French patriots, who brought the
monarch and family back to Paris. II
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-29
UNDERWOOD

Rev. LESSEE will preach at the I'm
derwood chapel on Sunday, June 1, at
II o'clock a. M; Sunday school will
be at 10 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rea Peterson have
moved to Crellin in the house lately
vacated by Mr.. Lester Steiding.
Mrs. Lizzie Sims and Miss Jessie
Sims were calling on Mrs. Sam Bark
man on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. McMurray and
Mr.. Lloyd McMurray, Deep Creek
were Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs
L. C. Nine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Runner and
daughter, Brookside, w. Va, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Runner
on Tuesday evening
Mrs. Harry Nicholson and two sons
were visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Barkman on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Nine, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Sims and family were near
the White Church on Sunday where
they were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Abraham Mersing.-
Mrs. Rea Peterson and Miss Leona
Peterson were callers at the home OF
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-29
Pension Bills Passed

Congressman F. N. Zihlman intro
duced special act pension bills for the
following persons and was notified
that these measures had been signed
by the President on May 10.
Mrs. Ella E. Tasker, Deer Park,
was granted an increase from $40 to
$50 per month. Mrs. Tasker is an
invalid apd requires the constant care
and attention of another person.
Mrs. Jemima White, Steyer, was
awarded an original pension of $50
per month. Mrs. White was ineligi-
BILE for pension under the general
law because she married the veteran
after 1905 but prior to 1915, thereby
becoming eligible for pension under
Special Act of Congress.
Mrs. Mary A. Bittinger, Accident,
was awarded an increase from $40 to
$50 per month. She is an aged widow,
requires the aid and attention Of an
other person and has no other means
of support.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-29
Lutheran Conference To Be
Held Here On June Is

A conference of Lutheran church
councils on stewardship and benevo-
lence will be held in st. Marks Luth-
eran church, Oakland, on Sunday,
June Is. Rev. C. E. Butler will be the
leader and will preach the morning
sermon. The afternoon will be de-
voted to discussion of plans and pro-
gram for benevolence.
About sixty men are expected from
he1churches in this section including
the three Lutheran churches of the
Accident Parish, three of the Bit
finger Parish, three of the Eglon
Parish, and three of the Aurora Par
ish; one from Keyser, Westernport,
and Oakland. Members of the church
councils of the various churches are
expected to attend with others who
will come to discuss this vital
question.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-29
Oakland High School News

Mr.. w. R. Ballard of the University
of Maryland gave the student body
an interesting talk on horticulture on
Tuesday afternoon, May 27.
On Wednesday, May %, the Seventh
Annual Field Meet took place at the
Fair grounds where the county schools
participated in the various events.
On Friday, May %, Mrs. Booth, an
artist, from Detroit, Michigan, visited
the o. H. S. and entertained the
pupils with lightning sketches. She
also displayed many pictures she had
painted and which had taken prizes
at art exhibitions.
The Junior-Senior Prom on May
%, turned out to be great success.
The Marylanders furnished the music
for the evening. Balloons and gifts
were presented to the guests. Prizes
were given to the three most graceful
men, and to the three Senior girls
who won in the races.
Joseph Sollars won first place in the
o. H. S. debate on Monday evening.
He will represent Oakland High
school in the County Debate. Lewis
Wildman won second place in the de-
bate contest and will serve as alter
nate in the County Debate.
o. H. S. Wins A Thriller
On Friday afternoon, the o. H. S.
boys baseball team journeyed to
Thomas where they defeated the
strong Thomas High School team by a
score of 81.
The superb pitching Of Don Colaw
and timely pitching of Carskadon and
Ashby accounted for Oakland's runs
Thomas scored a lone run in the
first inning when Suder McClain got
2 of Thomas 4 hits and Shakan was
hit with a pitched ball. When Quat-
ito got a walk one run was forced in
for their only score of the game
Colaw then frightened up and struck
the next three batters. Oakland got
to Prishmont for runs in the third
inning when Don and Dennis Colaw
got successive hits and Carskadon
followed up with two Dagger which
brought both men home.
SCHOOL REPORTERS,
Jacqueline Lockyer,
Bernard Gender, Jr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-29

Justice of the Peace ]. B. Emory,
of Bittinger, was an Oakland visitor
Saturday afternoon.
Messrs. R. L. Hamill and B. F.
Paugh, both of the Park, were bus
mess callers at The Republican Office
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Montford and
Mrs. ]. o. Lantz, of Hartmonsville,
West Va, spent Sunday in Oakland
where they visited Mrs. Louis Bush.
Mrs. Thomas Maybe and daughter
Bernice, of near Grafton, w. Va, re-
turned to their home Saturday after
brief visit with friends and rela-
tives in and near Deer Park.
Mr.. C. R. Broadwater and his two
fine looking sons, of near Bittinger,
accompanied by Mr.. Glenn Murphy, of
the Dry Run section, were callers at
The Republican office on Friday of
last week.
Word has been received in Oakland
of the sudden death of Jeff Taggart,
who left this section many years ago.
His death occurred at his home in
Nampa, Idaho. He is survived by four
sons and two daughters. His wife
died about six years ago.
Rev. and Mrs. B. T. Trevey spent
Tuesday and yesterday in Terra Alta,
West Va, attending the Morgantown
District Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, which was held in
that city. DR.. Archibald Moore, Of
Oakland, attended the sessions yes
lterday.
Circuit Court will convene in Oak
land on Monday, June 2, at which time
the grand jury will be in session, pet
it jurors presence will not be required
until Wednesday. The Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners will also meet on
Monday for the purpose of transact
ing general routine business.
In the Orphans Court Tuesday B..
F. Knepp qualified as executor of the
last will and testament of his recently
deceased father, the late William H.
Knepp. Francis E. Kershner was ap-
pointed administrator of the estate Of
his recently deceased father, the late
James B. Kershner, and qualified as
such.
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35 FROM GARRETT LISTED
IN MARYLAND HONOR ROLL
Publication Gives All War
Deaths Credited to Maryland

The World War Honor Roll of
Maryland, the first publication of this
character of any State in the Union,
which has just been distributed to the
public, shows the names of 35 Gar
rett county boys who gave their life
for their country.
The Honor Roll gives all the war
deaths credited to Maryland by the
Army, Navy, Marines and the Coast
Guard, and the compilation was made
by the Maryland War Records Com
mission.
The plans adopted by the commits
sion in the erection of a War memoir
ial in Baltimore, included the inscrip-
ton on the walls of the auditorium, all
the names of those citizens of Mary
land who gave their lives in the Great
War, and this preliminary publication,
the World War Honor Roll, was made
in order that any errors or omissions
might be discovered and rectifed be-
fore the inscription is made.
The following are listed from Gar
rett county:
Corp. Percy P. Kildow, USMC;
Corp. William C. Stanton, USA; Wag.
Grant Wrightsman; first ella S S
privates Orem R. Engle, Robert R.
Glotfelty, Philip Polidoro, Frederick
L. Sellers; privates Marshall S. Ba-
ker, Sheridan C. Broadwater, Ralph
G.. Browning, Allen Burdock, Earl M.
Calhoun, James A. Chisholm, Charles
S. Craver, Sherman B. Custer, Day.
ton H. Dewitt, James A. Edgar, AL
bert M. Enlow, Harry E. Enlow, Owen
F. Friend, Oran H. Friend, Charles L.
Harvey, William Hickman, Eugene u
Kerns, John D. Little, Grover c. Loh<,
Charles T. Michael, John H. Oester,
Arts C. Roth, Earl R. Savedge, WILL
lam P. Smith, George H. Zimmerman,
Earl Trimbley, John A. Younkin, all
USA; fireman, second class, Henry
KEEPER, USN.
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Civic Club Meets

At the regular meeting of the Oak
land Civic Club held in the Court
House Tuesday, May 81, Miss Lottie
Loar, president, reported on the visit
of w. R. Ballard, extension horticul-
turist of the University of Maryland,
who was in Oakland Tuesday. His
suggestions for improving and plant
ing the old Oakland Hotel grounds
were encouraging and work will begin
on this piece of land in the near fu-
ture.
The usual business of the club was
transacted after which the meeting
adjourned. 1t was decided that the
meetings would continue during the
summer months at the homes of the
members.