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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-15
WHAT THE LEAGUE
DOESN'T DO

An interesting sidelight on what
the League of Nations is doing, and
again is failing to accomplish, is con-
tanned in a recent editorial in the
newspaper LaPrensa, published at
Buenos Aires, in the Argentine. The
South American newspaper declares
that the League has been failure so
far as pursuing world policies is con-
cerned, that it has been sidetracking
major problems and contenting itself
with minor affairs.
The newspaper declares that the
League has been failure in any eff
forts to bring the nations of the world
closer together and that it has not
only failed to help but has even ag-
gravated difficulties between Europe
and the countries of the Old World to
such an extent that the nations of
Latin America no longer send dele
gates regularly to the principal con-
ferences held under the auspices of
the League. When such delegates are
sent, and the American viewpoint is
presented, LaPrensa continues, the
discussions are such that international
relations are hurt rather than helped
so far as an understanding between
Europe and America is concerned.
It is declared that as a result,
various nations are compelled to make
agreements among themselves and
there is no longer any hope of getting
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T1I.i D
A Greater Poppy Sale

When the people of America go to
the cemeteries on Memorial Day this
year they will find more; than $4,000
soliers' graves which were not there
the year before. For the last year
World War veterans have been dying
at the average rate of 10 a day., a
large part of them from the results of
their war service. These men are just
as truly victims of the war as those
who were killed in battle and the pop
pies which we wear on Poppy Day will
honor them as well as all the other
Americans who sacrificed their lives
for their country.
It is estimated that rs per cent of
the veterans who have died in the last
year left families, averaging two chill
dren to the family. This means that
nearly 10000 dependent children have
been added in the last year to the
thousands whose welfare must be
safeguarded by the Legion and Auxil-
larry. In addition to the children OF
the dead, there are the children of the
disabled. An average of $500 vet
Grams entered the government hos
pitfalls each month during 1929, very
many of them leaving dependent
families at home. These facts explain
why the welfare work of the Legion
and Auxiliary is increasing steadily
and why we must sell more peoples
this year.
As every Auxiliary member knows,
the funds from the poppy sale are the
principal means of support for our
vast program of relief and rehabilita-
ton work. Without the dimes, quar-
tiers and dollars which come to us
trough the poppy sale we would be
.orced to watch helplessly the distress
of the disabled veterans, the struggles
and privations of the families of the
dead and disabled, and the sufferings
of little children deprived of their
fathers support by the war. The
poppy sale gives Auxiliary Units an
opportunity to build up their relief
funds against the demands of the
year ahead. On the success of the
sale depends much of the success of
the Units work in child welfare and
rehabilitation.
The primary purpose of the poppy
sale, of course, is to pay tribute to the
World War dead. The wearing of the
poppy is a beautiful custom. There
is no finer way of showing that the
people of America still remember and
honor the service and sacrifices of the
men who gave their lives for the
country. We want every person pos
sible to have this little red symbol of
sacrifice on his coat on Poppy Day.
When we realize that the poppy
sale is not only means of paying
honor to our war dead but also
means of helping the living victims
of the war, the double incentive for
giving our best to the effort comes
home to US.
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Roads and the Panama Canal

The Panama Canal cost $370,00O,-
900, according to an article in the
Weekly News Letter of the American
Farm Bureau Federation. We have
been spending, each year, half this
amount for road building. Yet 95
per cent of American farmers still
live on dirt roads and there are 1884,
822 miles of unimproved roads in the
country.
This situation retards farm pro-
gress and is a menace to agricultural
prosperity. According to new figures
prepared from records in the state of
New York, the farmer on dirt road
uses his truck 20 per cent, or 725
miles, less each year than the farmer
who lives on a hard surfaced road,
and his automobile LOO miles less.
Agriculture, though it carries
large share of the national tax bill,
has not been accorded its share of
good roads. Billions of dollars have
been spent on trunk highways which
go from city to city by the shortest
possible route, leaving rural areas
untouched. 1t has only recently been
recognized, in progressive states, that
for every mile of main highway,
eight, ten or twelve miles of feeder or
farm-to-market roads should be con-
structed at the same time.
inexpensive, yet efficient, modern
surfaces make it possible to construct
year-round, long-wearing, water
proof rural highways at a low cost.
AS long as an overwhelming majority
of American farmers live on roads
which are impossible during many
months of the year one outstanding
agricultural problem will remain I'M
settled. aa>
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Honemakers' Column
BY Miss ELSIE M. BENTHIEN,
Home Demonstration Agent

Sandwiches for Spring Time Parties
1. Gingerbread, cut thin, buttered
and filled with cream cheese and
chopped nuts.
2. Whole wheat bread, buttered,
filled with chopped celery and nuts.
3. Toast, buttered, filled with chop
ped crisp fried bacon and grated
cheese.
a. Rye bread, buttered, filled with
tuna fish, minced pickle and mayon-
naise.
5. Bread, buttered, filled with
mayonnaise, chopped hard-boiled
eggs and chopped lettuce or water
cress.
And if you wish colored butter, try
these suggestions: For red, add Glove
of garlic to can of tomatoes, boil
down, drain off any remaining juice,
cool, rub thru fine sieve and add just
enough to color butter.
For green, cream butter, add finely
chopped parsley.
For Lunch or Sunday Supper (fOr g.
Three hard cooked eggs, 1-3 lb,
mushrooms, 2 tablespoons butter, "
teaspoon minced onion, 2 tablespoons
flour, cup milk, dash paprika, "
tablespoon minced parsley, 1 table
spoon chopped pimentoes.
Wash, peel, slice mushrooms; saute
with onion in butter minutes; stir
in flour, salt, pepper. Add hot milk.
Cook over water, stirring constantly
until thick. Add sliced hard cooked
eggs, parsley, pimentoes. Serve in
warmed cream puff cases, ramekins,
or croustades of bread, or on crisp
toast. For variation, substitute 1
quart of oysters, peas, or dried beef
for eggs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-15

Scoop is Just an Ordinary American
Boy with the Idea that the World is
a Great, Big Playground-And He
Did Buy a Dog-But as for Love!
Amt 1t Grand?
To the Boss Editor of The Republican.
Your last issue indicated that
Scoop had been all broken out with
the rash, and although they had doped
him with boneset and sassafras, it
evidently went in on him and devel-
oped bad case of poetry. Or was it
a case of bad poetry B.? Shades of Will
lie Shakespeare! Scoop poet! Tell
us, boss, is Scoop in love? If he is
so afflicted, then may we expect him
to take his Tyre Che being newspa-
per man, should we change the spell
ing?) HE himself to the maiden's
bower and in the outpouring of his
poetic soul give to long waiting
world a new balcony scene from Ro-
meo and Juliet. To show our appreci-
alton of his immortal genius, why
not place him on the county ticket as
the sole candidate for the post of Poet
Laureate of Garrett county? OF
course, our Constitution does not pro-
vide for such an office, BUT, in the
experience of the past ten or twelve
years, what is the Constitution among
friends?
There is point, however, that must
be first settled. Now, boss, answer
truly: DID SCOOP BUY A DOG?
And is it a hound dog? Did he imi-
tate Amos? If not, then why does he
scratch his head so much as though in
deep thought?
Answer truly; let there be no eva
sion. Remember the guilty FLEA.
The last one will make him scratch.
VOX POP.
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agreements as to tariff or disarma-
ment through the League. That au-
gust body, if it desires to continue as
world institute, must find new
means of increasing the international
spirit of amity among the nations.
All of which is interesting in that it
gives us the South American view
point, or at least one South American
viewpoint. 1t is true, however, that
the League very likely owes its con-
tinued existence to the fact that it has
not attempted a settlement of the
problems among nations. AS mat
ter of fact the League is made up of
so many different nations ofavarious
races, colors and viewpoints. to say
nothing of national traditions and ma
tional ethics, that it would be impossi-
BILE for it to accomplish anything effc-
tive in an international way and con-
tinue its existence. The very fact
that it is a League of Nations makes
it so cosmopolitan an affair that it
cannot accomplish the things which
it's originator hoped it might accom-
-
plish. '
So far as the United States is con-
cerned we have no desire that the
League or the League Court have
anything to do with tariffs, especially
our tariffs which we are capable of
handling for ourselves. That is one
big reason why we have been careful
in making international agreements.
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died at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Clyde Shope, at Harnedsville, Pa,
last Wednesday evening, May z, aged
Al years, 1 month and % days.
The deceased, whose home is in
Hopwood, Pa, was assisting his
brother Ernest near Mill Run, Md,
with a sawmill when taken suddenly
i'll on Friday. He had suffered with
an ulcered stomach for the past sever
al years which later developed into
cancer. He met with serious acct
dent while riding on a motorcycle
near Uniontown nearly two years ago,
from which he never fully recovered.
He is survived by his wife, formerly
Rebecca Wright, of Addison, Pa,
and seven children, Maxine, Glenn,
Nancy, twins Dane and Dorothy,
Helen, and Mary Lou. He is also sur
vived by his mother, four sisters, Mrs.
leila Slope, Harnedsville; Mrs. Ethel
Lowdermilk, Selbysport; Miss Bessie
Griffith, Cumberland, and Mrs. Eva
Ringer, Confluence, Pa, and six
brothers, Asa, Braddock, Pa; Ernest
and Merle, of Guard; Curtis, of Bar
ton; Bert, of the Cove; and Ray, of
Akron, Ohio.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Shope home Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock, Rev. Russell, Somerfeld,
and Rev. Jamison, Confluence, oficiat-
ing. Interment was made in the Addi-
son cemetery. The deceased was born
near Selbysport and spent all of his
boyhood days in Garrett county.
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WILLIAM H. KNEPP

. Funeral services for William H.
Knepp, aged 70 years, II months and
20 days, who died at his home at Red
House on Tuesday, May 6, were held
from the Red House church on Friday
morning at 1920 o'clock, Rev. W. E.
Waybright officiating. Interment was
made in the Red House cemetery.
The deceased had been ill for a
number of months. He is survived by
three sons, Henry c., Uniontown, Pa;
James E. and Benjamin F., of Red
House. Mr.. Knepp was born. in this
county, near Red House, and spent
his entire life in that community.
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To Give Operetta

The ,Kitzmiller High School Glee
club will give the operetta, polished
Pebbles, on Friday evening at the
Maryland theatre, Kitzmiller, begin
ming at o'clock p. m.
The cast of characters includes La
Mark Moore, Anna Mae Strachan,
Mildred Moore, Mary Vodopivec, Mary
Strah, Doris Fichtner, Justin Aronld,
Ralph Campbell. The cast will be sup
ported by a large group of boys and
girls composing the chorus. Admis-
sion will be 25 and so cents.
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Tubs" and "Plug Uglies."

Tubs" and "Plug Uglies."
1t was then that the shoemaker's
awl was most effectively used for a
purpose for which it was not origi-
nally intendtd.
Banners were carried through the
streets having printed thereon such
sentiments as "The awl is useful in
the hands of an artist" "Come up and
vote; there is room for awl," and ''The
Third Ward is awl right" These had
their significance. Those who went to
the polls with Know Nothing tickets
were allowed to pass with cries of
"Make way for the voters" but when
the citizen who had selected an I'M
marked ticket approached the voting
place the cry of "Meet him on the ice"
was one of the signals for the gang"
to rush the prospective voter land
bring into play the shoemaker's awl,
which was plunged into his anatomy.
This, we surmise, was a very potent
argument and tended to make the
voter "see the light" and vote in ac-
cordance with the wishes of the party
in control of the voting places.
This awl has been designated the
Original disappearing gun" for the
reason that il. was attached to rub
Der band and promptly vanished up
the sleeve after it had served it's pur-
pose on the anatomy of the enemy
voter approaching the polls.
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ANN GU nee M E N IS

Announcements of candidates for
political offices will be published in
The Republican at the following rates,
the cash or its equivalent to accom-
pany all orders for insertion of the
advertisements which will appear in
each edition of the paper until the
date of the primary election:
State Senator, $25; Members of the
House of Delegates, SIS; Clerk of the
Circuit Court, $25; States Attorney,
$25; Sheriff, 500; County Treasurer,
500; County Commissioner, SIS; Clerk
to the County Commissioners, SIS;
County Surveyor, S.; Judges of the
Orphans Court, S.; Register of Wills,
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To the Republican Voters of

To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County:
I am hereby making my announce
ment for the nomination of County
Treasurer on the Republican ticket,
subject to the primary to be held in
September.
1t is always with heartfelt graft
tude that / look back to 1921 when
you elected me with such a splendid
majority to the Office of Sheriff of this
county and I feel confident that my
friends will rally to my support once
more.
Very respectfully yours,
JESSE J. ASHBY, JR.
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To the Republican Voters of Garrett

To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County
The undersigned announces his can
didacy for the Republican nomination
for the office of County Commissioner,
subject to the result of the Republic
can primary election to be held in
September, and respectfully solicit
the support of the voters in all Sec
lions of the county.
If nominated and elected 1 shall
give the office the attention it's impor-
lance demands, and due consideration
to the needs and Requirements of
the citizens of all parts of the county.
Very respectfully yours,
HENRY M. SPEICHER.
District No. 5.
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FOR SHERIFF.

To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County, Maryland:
I hereby announce myself candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for the office of Sheriff of Garrett
County, subject to the result of the
Republican primary election to be
held in September, and respectfully
solicit the support and influence of
my friends in all parts of the county.
Very respectfully yours,
G. M. RAILEY.
District No. e.
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Oakland, District No. 7.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County:
1 hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the office of County Commits
sioner, subject to the result of the
Republican primary election.
I feel that my former experience
in this important office qualities me,
if nominated and elected, to render
good service to the people of the
county.
Soliciting your support at the pri-
mary election, am,
Very truly yours,
GEORGE D. BROWNING.
District No. AZ
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candidate for the nomination for
County Treasurer on the Republican
ticket to be voted in September, do
so with feeling that am fully COM
petent to discharge the duties of the
Office efficiently and impartially and
trust that I shall have the support of
my friends at the polls and promise
that if 1 should be nominated and
later elected to this responsible posi-
ton shall strive to give every atten-
ton to the business of the office.
Very respectfully yours,
MRS. ALBERT L. LEE.
Oakland, Md, March ~, 1880.
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IN DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

Davis and Son, G. o. Miller and H.
J. Mayer have had attractive awnings
put up in front of their business
houses.
A special meeting of Crook Post,
No. 35, G. A. R., was held in Sturgiss'
hall last week.
Professor Newman was selected to
conduct the Oakland Normal school
this summer.
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FOR JUDGE OF THE ORPHANS
COURT

I hereby announce myself a Repub-
lican candidate for Judge of the Or
phans' Court, subject to the decision
of the September primary election.
If renominated and reelected, / will
discharge the duties of the Office to
the very best of my ability.
1 solicit the influence and support of
my friends in all parts of the county.
Very respectfully yours,
HOMER FRIEND.
Election District No. q
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To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County:
I hereby announce my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for the
office of County Commissioner, SUBJ
primary election. If nominated and
elected, I shall endeavor TO serve the
people throughout the county to the
best of my ability.
Soliciting your influence and sup
port at the primary, am,
Very respectfully yours,
BRUCE FRIEND.
District No. 2*
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The residence of Mr.. Sarsfeld,
Fourth street, was discovered on fire
but flames were extinguished before
much damage was done.
The residence of D. E. Offutt pre-
sents the finest appearance of any
residence in Oakland since it has been
painted canary yellow with white and
dark trimmings.
Joseph Beeghly, near Accident, and
Miss Catherine Shepp, formerly of
Flatwoods, were married on Sunday,
May a.
President of the United States
Harrison contemplates passing a por-
ton of the coming summer at Deer
Park. II
In the report Of the Grand jury it
was stated, eve found but one inmate
in the Jail who reported good treat
ment at the hands of the sheriff and
his family.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
The three-year-old son of Mr.. STAN
ley Jacobs was burned to death when
the home of William H. Jacobs, dis
trict II, was consumed by flames.
DR.. John E. Legge had his arm
fractured Tuesday evening at Deer
Park when he attempted to crank his
automobile.
The freeze of last Thursday morn
ing when the thermometer registered
% degrees F., blasted the hopes of a
fruit crop.
AS Miss Lottie Loar was descend
ing the front steps at the residence
of Mr.. A. D. Naylor last Monday she
lost her balance and fell headlong
down the steps to the cement pave
ment below striking both elbows from
which she suffered severely.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Helbig was knocked down by
a team of horses at the intersection OF
Liberty and Green streets last Satur-
day. The child was not run over by
the vehicles to which the horses were
attached.
Messrs. Joseph E. Harmed, G. A.
Fraley and John w. Hart were re-
appointed as trustees for the Oak
land schools.
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To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County,
1 hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the nomination for County
Treasurer, subject to the result of the
Republican primary to be held in Sep
TENDER next. Your support and in
fuence is most respectfully solicited.
WILLIAM M. FRAZEE.
oakland District No z
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To the Republican Voters Of Garrett

To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County:
/ hereby announce my candidacy for
the nomination for the office of Coun-
ty Treasurer of Garrett County, SUBJ
ject to. the decision of the Republican
primary election in September.
With this announcement earnestly
solicit the support and influence of all
my friends in every part of Garrett
county and assure them, should be
successful as the nominee, I shall give
the Office the attention it requires.
Very respectfully,
CHESTON H. BROWNING.
Oakland, Nd, April 16, 1880.
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To the Republican Voters of Garrett


County:
At the solicitation of a number of
my friends I hereby announce myself
a candidate for the office of County
Commissioner, subject to the result Of
the Republican primary election to
be held in September. If nominated
and elected to this important office, l
shall endeavor to fulfill the duties in
cumbent upon me to the best of my
ability.
Very respectfully your,
GEORGE w. HARVEY.
District No. 81
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Oakland, Md, April "a, 1880.
FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES

To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County,
The undersigned announces his can
didacy for the Republican nomination
for the office of Member of the House
of Delegates and respectfully solicits
the support of his friends at the pri-
mary election to be held in Septem-
Der.
With my former experience in this
office feel that am qualified 70 give
the people of Garrett county more eff
ficient service than if l We e unac-
quainted with legislative Procedure.
Very respectfully you,
ARTHUR L4WTON.
Election District No. Ia
To the Republican Vc.--rrs of Garrett
( County, MIDI
At the solicitation g many friends,
1 announce my cane .acy for the Re-
publican nominaticn for the office of
member of the I-Juse of Delegates,
subject to the result of the primary
election, and NEST respectfully solicit
the support and influence of my
friends in the county.
If nominated and e'octed a member
of the General Assc .nbly 1 will en-
deavor to render to the people of the
county efficient service.
Very respectfully,
OHIO S. FIKE.
District No. 15.*
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County:
In making this announcement as q
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hereby announce my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for the
office of County Commissioner, subject
to the result of the primary election,
and solicit the support and influence
of my friends throughout the county.
JOHN W. HERMAN.
Swanton. District No. L.
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DIED

CHARLES VICTOR GRIFFITH
Charles Victor Griffith, son of Nan
~ G. and the late Walter w. Griffith,
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FOR STATE SENATOR

At the solicitation of friends in all
parts of the county and after careful
consideration, I announce my candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination
for the office of State Senator from
Garrett County, and respectfully So
licit the support and influence of my
friends and fellow Republicans.
Approaching the fact that this office
is one of great responsibility and one
that requires monetary sacrifice on
the part of the nominee, I enter the
primary free from any promise to
any person or group of persons in any
section of the county of which I am
native.
Verv resnaotfnl1v vo,1rs
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FOR COUNTY TREASURER.

To the Republican Voters of Garrett
County:
In making this announcement as