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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-07-30

Mr.. and Mrs. George Herd, of Rich
wood, W. Va, and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Williams, of Camden, Arkansas, were
guests of the Welch's over the week
end. Mr.. and Mrs. WEIGH and family
and their guests and Mr.. Joseph Fea-
theirs attended the Cramer reunion
at White Oak, West Va, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. lido Yoder and
daughter Mary, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wenger, of Meyersdale, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Nissley, Hutchinson, Kan
san; and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lapp,
Lancaster County, Pa, were weekend
visitors at this place.
Miss Amanda Brenneman, of Iowa,
Mr.. Click, of Lancaster, Pa, and Mrs.
Gallon Fike and children, of Mason.
spent Friday with Miss Mary Lichty.
Mrs. Archie Davis and son Warren,
of Cumberland, arrived Wednesday
and are visiting Mrs. Davis uncle,
Mr.. P. P. GortEer, anu other relatives
and friends.
Mr.. John Wilson, accompanied the
Wolfes, of Oakland, to Grantsville on
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Spoerlein, Mr..
D. L. Swartzentruber and family, Ross
and Mary Lichty, Mr.. Jacob Swartzen-
truber and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Beeghley and children, attended the
Brethren Sunday school convention at
Aurora on Sunday.
Miss Emma link, of Cumberland,
is staying at the home of Mr.. P. P.
Gortner this week.
Miss Opal Hardesty, Messrs. Bush
and Oliver Hardesty, of Loeb Lynn,
and the Misses Hicks, of near Pitts
burgh, Pa, visited Mr.. and Mrs. D.
w. Dodge on Monday.
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GORTNER

There will be church services con-
Quoted here next Sunday morning. All
are invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey Bittner, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Killius and daughter,
Virginia, of Mt. Lake Park; Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Slabach and son and Mr.
Spiker and family, of Uniontown, Pa,
were supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Slabach on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey Roth and the
Dodge's were visiting relatives at
Hauser on Sunday. The former were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Shaffer,
and the latter spent the day with Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Shaffer.
The Swartzentruber's, Mr.. and Mrs.
Yoder and daughters Fannie and
Amelia, and Messrs. Walter Newman
and Doval Dannahue were picking
buckle berries east of Mt. Storm on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. P. Gortner enter
tanned the following guests on Sun
day: Mr.. and Mrs. William Shaw, Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Zimmerley and
daughter Leoda May, Miss Emma
link, of Cumberland, Mrs. C. ]. Nor
row, nee Nell Bowman, Long Island.
N. Y, Mrs. Joseph Gaslinger and two
sons, of Harrisburg, Pa.
Mrs. Clayton Sosia, and children, of
Detroit, Mich, who spent several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Artie Dodge, re-
turned to the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lathrum, at Cumber-
land.
Mrs. Catherine Frazee, of Sunny
side, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Sisk and
daughter Emma Florence, of Oakland
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. S.
w. Slabach.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-07-30

AS told by A. T. Shaw, manager of
the local Monongahela West-Penn
Public Service Company's office, in
the July-August number of the organ
ization's magazine, Courtesy and
Service"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-07-30

partment personnel, and in Oakland,
like other cities with volunteer de-
partments, old men and young, are
anxious to become members, so that
the waiting list is long one. The
city's most prominent citizens are
members of the department.
The roll: George T. Kerins, chief;
Emroy Bolden, assistant chief; Grow
err Stemple, second assistant chief;
Milton Sincell, captain; Fred Peddi-
cord, president; A. G. Gortner, vice
president; w. w. Dawson, treasurer;
S. L. Townshend, secretary.
L. R. Mason, P. Frantz, R. R. Gill
bert, R. L. Wolfe, H. P. Stuck, M.
Maroney, Frank Blake, Leo Helbig,
Wilbur Davis, G. A. Whorton, Arthur
Hinebaugh, James Kerins, James
Lewis, Arthur Lawton, Ernest Town
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KEMPTON


DANSS "a
Mrs. R. D. Tahe entertained with a
Bridge Party on Friday afternoon in
honor of her guest Miss Josephine
fowler. Guests from Thomas in at
tendance were Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Mar
shall, Mrs. Conneway and friend from
Kentucky, Mrs. G. P. Smith and Mr..
Eugene fowler.
Miss Mary Liller gave party on
Thursday night in honor of her guest
Miss Margaret Smith. A delightful
evening was spent by the young folks
and refreshments were served. Those
present were the honor guest and
Misses Mary King, Stella Turek, Va
leria Pifel, Virginia Bowser, Beatrice
Wilson, Lucille Sewers and Virginia
Tomikel, Messrs. Roy McMannus, Ar
thur King, Charles King, Pierce War
saw, Richard Ryan and George Hoop
engardner.
personals
Mr.. G. P. Smith spent Sunday at
Jenningston, West Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Seymour
and daughter Sara Lillian, of Wash
ington, D. c., former residents of
Kempton, were visiting friends here
on Sunday.
Mrs. E. E. Sollars and daughter
Mary were guests of DR.. Sollars on
Thursday.
Mrs. George Sewers, ST., Mrs. Otto
Sewers, Misses Cornell Proud and Luz
ellie Sewers and Frank Strimel left on
Friday to visit relatives in Baltimore.
They took with them little Cora Tenn
pie, who has been spending the sum-
mer here.
DIR. E. E. Sollars went to Mt. Lake
Park on Thursday evening to attend
the Baltimore Epworth League con-
vention. While there he visited Rev.
W. T. Jarboe, of Forrestville, Md, a
delegate to the convention. He and
DIR. Sollars were schoolmates at Char
lotte Hall thirty years ago.
Miss Josephine fowler, of Farms
vile, Virginia, who has been a house
guest of Mrs. R. D. Tate, left on Sun
day for her home. She was accom-
panied to Oakland by Mr.. and Mrs.
Tate.
Miss Audrey Sewers, who has been
the guest of relatives in Baltimore,
returned on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Martin and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin, of Red
House, were guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Martin on Sum
day.
Mrs. E. P. Dice and children are
spending their vacation with Mrs. S.
R. Duling at Hartmonsville, w. Va.
Mrs. j. R. Harvey visited her niece
at Cheat Bridge on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Lantz and chill
dren were weekend visitors to Au-
rora, West Va.
Jack Goblin is a guest of relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Miller, an
nounce the birth of a son, Virgil Ray
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-07-30

AS Colo by A. L. SHAW, manager OF
the local Monongahela West-Penn
Public Service Company's office, in
the July-August number of the organ
ization's magazine, Courtesy and
Service"
And now Oakland, Maryland,
speaks for it's volunteer department,
described by all who have seen it in
action as one of the most efficient or
CARNATIONS of its kind in Mononga-
hela System territory. The Oakland
Volunteer Fire Department has been
organized for five years and scores Of
times every year it has demonstrated
its great worth not only to Oakland,
but to surrounding communities.
During 1880, for instance, the fire
ladies answered % calls, and nine
were outside communities, including
four to Mountain Lake Park; two to
Crellin and one each to Aurora, Deer
Park and Gortner.
Modern equipment protects the
homes of the Oakland territory, be-
cause the volunteer fire fighters, in
their desire to offer the soundest fire
insurance in the world, a completely
equipped and well-organized depart
ment, have from time to time discard
ed the old and slow trucks and re-
placed them with trucks that are the
latest word in fire-fghting. The de-
partment started it's career with a
Ford ton truck, carrying 140-gallon
chemical tank; 800 feet of three-quar-
ter inch chemical hose and 300 feet of
two and half inch hose. Later a
Dodge truck was purchased and the
equipment transferred to it. In De-
cember, 1926, Locomobile truck, car
rying a 50O-gallon pumper and 800
feet of two and half inch hose was
added, but four years later both of
these trucks were discarded.
Oakland now has two most modern
fire engines, both of American La
France make. Truck No. has a 1876
horsepower motor, $50 gallon pump,
80 gallon booster tank, 200 feet Of
three-quarter inch booster tank hose,
ladders, hand extinguishers, foamite
extinguishers, extra nozzles, smoke
helmets, buckets and safety kits.
Truck No. has a SO horsepower
motor, 500 gallon pumper, 100 gallon
booster tank, 200 feet of three-quar-
ter inch booster tank hose and other
auxiliary equipment. There is 1850
feet of 21a inch hose distributed be-
tween the two trucks. The trucks
and equipment cost $4,000, which
Oakland considers money we'll spent.
Five men in the department, R. R.
Gilbert, Fred Peddicord, Lee R. Ma
son, Emroy Bolden and George 7.
Kerins are versed in first aid work,
and many times are called upon to
treat accident victims, not only at
fires but in many other cases.
Thirty-five men compose the de-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-07-30
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
REPORT MADE ON STATE
Measles and Influenza Response
BILE For Half of Sickness

Measles and influenza were respon-
sible for more than half of the sick
ness from communicable diseases re-
ported to the State Department of
Health during the first half of the cur
rent year, according to the records of
the Department for the six months
ending June 80.
Altogether, 49,863 cases of notifia-
BILE diseases were reported, 1881
from the counties and 31,512 from
Baltimore City. This was an increase
of 10000 over the total for the cor
responding period of 1880 when 49,
IT'S cases were recorded, 1887 from
the counties and 1,441 from Balti-
more City.
Of the notifable diseases reported,
measles led with 20,218 cases, of
which 5,293 occurred in the counties
and 1925 in Baltimore City. Infiu-
enza came next with CLIP cases, 4,510
in the counties and 1902 in Baltimore
City. During the corresponding period
of 1880, LOTT cases of measles were
reported and 812 of influenza.
The pneumonias showed the in
creases usually observed in connection
with outbreaks of influenza and OF
measles. During the first six months
of the current year, LAT cases OF
broncho pneumonia and 1,348 OF lobar
pneumonia were reported in compare
son with 1888 of broncho pneumonia
and 1892 of lobar pneumonia during
the corresponding period Of last year.
There were LAS cases of whooping
cough. 421 reported from the coun-
ties and 725 from Baltimore City IN
comparison with 1,O43 during tne
same period of last year, when $50
were reported from the counties anu
5O7 from Baltimore City.
There were decreases in scarlet
fever and in diphtheria, but IN potn
instances the reduction was more
marked in Baltimore Ciyt than IN the
counties. There were 1882 cases Oh
scarlet fever reported, 1,O11 from tine
counties and 971 from Baltimore Guy
in comparison with 2,275 during tne
fret six months of 1880, when oo5
were reported from the counties ana
100 from Baltimore City, and 40
eases of diphtheria, 223 from tne
counties and POP from Baltimore City
in comparison with $40 for the cor
responding period of last year wnen
DIG cases were reported from the
counties and 1913 from Baltimore Cltv.
There were 100 cases OF typholo
fever reported, ten fewer than during
the corresponding period OF 1881; o
cases of malaria in comparison with
7 in 1880; 16 of undulant or Maiea
fever. an increase of two over the
number reported in 1880; cases Oh
rabbit or tularemia, the same num-
her reported in 1880; 7 Of typhus
fever: 6 of Rocky Mountain spotted
fever; 7 of pellagra and l OF leprosy'
There were no cases of smallpox
The total deaths from all causes re-
corded in the State during the SIX
months ending on thirtieth Of June
was 117s1, of which 5,426 occurred
in the counties and 6,3O5 in Baltimore
City, in comparison with 11'o8S dur.
ing the first six months of $780, OF
which 5,211 occurred in the counties
and 5.877 in Baltimore City. June
with a total of 4,27s cases of commun-
icable diseases and 1900 deaths from
all causes, had the most favorable rec
ord with regard to both sickness ana
deaths.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-07-30
WHITE ROCK

Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Riley, Cheat
Haven, Pa, were visiting at the home
of James Riley this week.
Mrs. Lloyd Beatty was visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Riley who has
been very ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burch, Alas
ka, W. Va, spent last Sunday with
the latter's sister, Mrs. A. B. Riley,
returning to her home Sunday even
ing.
Oliver Sisler, GAINESVILLE, w. Va,
was calling at White Rock Sunday.
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mond, on Thursday, July %.
Rev. d. L. Strader, former pas
tor here and who taught the past year
in southern West Virginia, was a
guest of DR.. E. E. Sollars on Monday.
Mr.. George Evans has moved to
Henry, West Va.
Mr.. Foster Helmick, of Beryl, W.
Va, visited his family here over the
weekend.
Messrs. r. D. Tate, L. W. Duling
and Robert Gibbs were business visit
ors to Oakland on Thursday.
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Worry

Oh, If religion can only rid us Of
this cursed habit of worry, what a
blessing it will be! And Paul says it
can. He is writing in the shadow
Of a prison. "Be anxious for nothing!"
What song to sing itself through
prison bars James l. Vance.
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The Cross

The cross is the real measure Of life.
You either stumble over it to spiritual
death or you rise on 1t to newness of
life.-P. T. Forsyth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
WANT MEDICAL AID

Mayor Earl N Dinner, of Pe-
 tersburg, has written the Delegate stating that many of the smaller boatmen in his section are. jn- quiring just why the men on un- registered boats are not entitled to the same medical aid as is ren- dered the men working on regist- cred boats. The question was taken up with the Public Health Service, of the Treasury Department, and Acting Surgeon General Taliaferro Clark states that the law does not provide for medical aid to the crew of unregistered vessels in the Alaska fishing service. The Act oi March 3, 1875, authorizing the Public Health Service to furnish medical treatment for seamen oi the American Merchant Marine
 defines the term "seamen" to in- clude any person employed or
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
LOWER HEMP YARN RATE

The Seattle firms of Mittet Line 6 Net Co. and the Hamar & Wicks Co.,, were represented in Washing ton recently, before the U. s. Tariff Commission. by MT. Mittet, Mir Wicks and tariff consultant Thos. O. Marvin, formerly a mem Der of the Commission. These two firms supply practically all of Alaska and most of the Pacific coast with tarred hemp yarn, and they sought to convince the Tariff Commission that they should have lower tariff on the material, in order that they could profitably compete with the manufactured product sent from Italy and other countries. The gentlemen left for Seattle on Friday satisfied that they had established their claim and that a recommendation would be made to the President for a reduction in duty on Imported hemp yarn, SO that the domestic manu- facturers could continue to sell to Alaska fishermen and compete with the foreign product, with nc increase in price.
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MEMORIAL DAY FLOWERS

For the accommodation of thos wanting flowers and plants fo MEMORIAL DAY our store vii be open until NOON TOMORROW May 30th.
 JUNEAU FLORISTS, (advD Third Street,
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PLAYERS ARE
 INSPIRED BY
 NIGHT GAMES
More Professional Pride Is Shown Under Lights,
 Says Official

CHICAGO, H., May 29.-N g h [ baseball puts the player Ion the stage" and inspires him to per- form with more professional pride, says M. H. Mike" Sexton, presi- dent of the National Association ot Professional Leagues.
 Sexton, whose organization em- braces all of organized baseballs says that more than half of the clubs within it's sphere have been equipped for night play this sea- son, and that many of the minor circuits will be 100 per cent noe turnal as soon as summer weather sets in.
 The National Association is in almost entire sympathy with the movement for night baseball. As matter of convenience, comfort and satisfaction to the patrons, Sexton says, it has proved in many places better than the daylight game.
 The audiences at night include more family groups, and evening games also prove attractive to groups of fans driving into the cities from outlying towns and viii lages. :
 Regarding thc belief of many that major league clubs owning minors have prohibited the lattet from playing at night because il might hinder the development ol recruits the majors would wish te use later in daylight, Sexton says he knows of no case where this has been done.
 Every city where night baseball was played by league teams lasi summer reported decided increases in attendance, Sexton says, ane players generally seem to be satis- fled with playing conditions.
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note for Alaska, when he said:
 The Territory Of Alaska is big enough to deserve the fullest pos sib,e development. Its resources will still be available for our grand children even if used to the utmost now. The Alaska railroad was an experiment designed to help this thinly populated country to grow. It costs nearly million dollars year to run it but the investment will justify itself in the future of this empire. Our present problem is to develop present industries which can furnish traffic to help bear the burden of opening the country. We have available a qu- arter million dollars to make a study of the mineral and other resources of the region near the railroad
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
BIC TRAIL AT
 COLISEUM HAS
 GREAT SCENES
Epic of American Frontier Portrays Stirring
 Times of West

"The Big Trail which opened at the Coliseum theatre last night. will be shown again tonight at the popular playhouse.
 "One Mad Kiss" will be presented only tomorrow afternoon and to- morrow night.
 "The Big Trail is an epic of the American frontier Retrace the steps of your forefathers; trek along with the pioners of a cen tury ago; march westward with them over prairies, deserts, moun- tains; join in their battles with swollen rivers, blinding blizzards, savage Indians and share with them the joys of their success as they finally arrive in the valley of their dreams. aa
 Presents Stirring Scenes
 Raoul Walsh's "The Big Trail viyidly re-enacts these stirring in- cidents in the lives of the early settlers, as they fought their, way West in search of new and more fertile homeland. It is a picture for fathers, mothers, sweethearts and for kiddies. It is picture which quickens the heart beats.
 More Than 2000 Players l More than 10000 players enact this gigs ttic Fox Movietone. Sev- en hundred and twenty-five Am erican Indians shout their wal whoops and shoot their flaming arrows at the train of 185 pioneer wagons. Heading the cast of prln- cipal players are John Wayne, Mar guerite Churchill and Fl Brendel The story is by Hal G. Evarts.
 Director Walsh filmed his picture entirely on location. The scenic beauties Of California, Arizon @ Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Utah form a gorgeous back ground for the different events.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
DELEGATE AT |. c. OF c.

Interesting sessions of the gen. eral congress of the International Chamber of Congress were held in Washington. Alaska was repre- sented by Delegate Wlckersham.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
NEW FREEZING
 METHOD MAY BE USED IN NORTH
Reindeer In du stry May Benefit from Birdseye
 Patent Method

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(Spec-
 ial correspondence)-It will be int
 eresting to Alaskans to know of the formation of the Pacific Frosted
 Foods, Inc, by the General Foods Corporation and Ihe Standard Oil
 Ccmpany of California. This com
 pany is being organized, with un- limited capital, for the commercial development of the Birdseye quick freezing patents on the west coast and Alaska. Ernest Walker Sawyer has been giving much attention to the development of the new com
 pany, realizing that it's methods will prove of great value in the
 advancement of the Reindeer pro
 duct of the north, and as a con- sequence furnish much additional freight for the Alaska Railroad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
CAPITOL HAS WESTERN PLAY
 WITH HAYNES
Added Attraction Flow CT Garden" Miniature
 Follies Revue

High plateaus, wide deserts, rocky crags and the ancient pueblo homes of the Hopi Indians form the background for Wm. Haines talking comedy, Way Out West, J showing at the Capitol theatre.
 Scenes of cattle-ranges and cow boy activities with the comedian seen as a self f-confident newcomer from the East constitute the theme of the play, and Haines is gradual ly made to realize that he has a lot to learn about Western GUS toms.
 Assisting Haines in furnishing laughs is a large cast which in- cludes Leila Hyams, Polly Moran Cliff Edwards, Francis X. Bush man, Jr., Vera Marsh, Charles Middleton, Jack Pennick, Buddy Roosevelt and Jay Wilsey
 The comedy was directed by Fred Niblo from an original story by Byron Morgan and Afr g d Block.
 The added attraction at the Capi- tol is Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Flower Garden"
 Animated flowers, in the persons of pretty dancers, vivid spectacles in ballet and chorus ensemble, com- edy by Cliff Edwards and colorful song hits characterize Flower Gar den"
 The new revue is miniature Follies, in which a complete vaude- vile bill is packed into two reels of natural color, talking film.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
LAND TITLE

Duke E. Stubbs in 1924 staked and recorded a tract of land at Mckinley Park, for fur farming, trade and manufacture. He has lived there ever since, erected buildings and raised fur bearing animals Last year he sought to purchase the tract, but has net succeeded in doing so yet, because of technicality It seems that in 1927 one Logan w. Varnell hap pened along from the outside and made an entry on Dukes land. The matter has been taken up. with the General Land Office and Varnell has been given 60 days in which to maintain his entry. It is net expected that he can do this as he failed to comply with the nec- Assarys requirements, so that 1t is expected MT. Stupos will soon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
WANT FISHING RIGHTS

The Natives of Nickolsky village have sent in a petition to the del- egate, asking that their fishing rights in Umnak river be restored to them, under the impression that the river has been closed to them for several years past. Comm issioner of Fisheries Henry OMal- ley, who recently returned from an extended trip to the west coast states that there has been no clos ure, and that there is nothing to prevent the Natives from taking salmon in this river for local food requirements or use for dog feed They are not allowed to fish foi exportation purposes.
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be allowed to purchase the acreage upon wich his farm is located.
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BROADCAST ON ALASKA

Once a week member of the Presidents cabinet broadcasts over the radio the activities of his par ticular department of government. One evening recently Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur gave a very in teresting talk on how the nations resources under the Department of the Interior were being develop ed. His talk carried an encouraging
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29

board in the care, preservation or navigation, or in the service on board of those engaged insuch care, preservation or navigation, of any rsgissered, enrolled or licensed veS- sels of the United States. The Surgeon General states that it is for this reason that the Service is without authority of law to pro- vide medical treatment for those persons employed on other than registered vessels.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-29
ALASKA POPULATION

The Bureau Of the Census has announced that the 59,278 popu- lation of Alaska comprises 35,- 764 males and 23,514 females. Of these 28,64o are ~ .hite persons, 29,983 Indians, z.o Japanese, 164 Filipinos, 136 negros, and IT of other races.