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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-10-08
ODDS and ENDS

Ford dealers all over the nation
are conducting a used car and truck
sale this month. AS a national UNI
it, this policy is an innovation in
the automobile industry.
The word vitamin comes from
VITA meaning life, and mine
from the chemical name "amines,"
for which vitannins were first con-
fused. The final 'se'' has been e.
lided in spelling the word.
Before using any kind of liquid
for cleaning cloth covered furniture,
try out the preparation on some
part of the upholstery that will not
show. That way you can learn II
the cloth will shrink or if the color
will run or bleach out
Radio Station KWSC, of the
State College of Washington, began
it's regular winter schedule, October
first. From $50 A. M. until $50 P.
M, the station will be on the air,
except Sundays holidays, and after
1880 p M, Thursdays.
Plants which grow we'll in the hot
dry air of homes are the succulents
which are members of the cactus
family and include old-fashioned
varieties, such as: live forever
"old hen and chickens" century
plant" and "stonecrop." There are
other, newer varieties on sale, how
4 ever
During July, sales of ordinary Life
insurance were six percent aheac
of the same month last year, with
some sections showing as much as
a sixteen percent jump. At the same
time, there has been decrease II
the amount of money paid out BY
those companies. meaning that bor-
TOWlllS dSduloU pOA1C1Co Ia O1A oAA>
wane. Yes, times are improving.
"Government in the United
States" a textbook written by DR.
Claudius O. johnson, head Of thu
department of history and politica
science at washington State Col.
lege, has gone into it's sixth print
ing. It has been adopted by fifty.
six colleges and universities of thu
nation ince it's first publication II
1888 ORA Johnson is now working
on a revised edition Of the book
Another of his books, "Borah of L
daho," is having a good sale. HI
first book was Garter H. Harrison
II, Political Leader" published II
1928.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-10-08
EARLY DAYS on the
COLUMBIA RIVER
Stray Leaues from Ross Co1's Diary
BY REV. JOHN PATE

his own method. It could not make
her worse and there was a POSSIBLE
ity of success. Having acquainted
him with the acquiescence OF the
lady, he Immediately commenced
operations.
He seized an i'll looking, snarling
dog, which he strangled, after which
he deliberately cut it's throat. He
then ripped open the belly and
placed the feet and legs of the pa
tient inside, surrounded by the
warm intestines, In this position
he kept them until the carcass be-
came cold. He then took them out
and bandaged them with warm
flannel, which, he said, was very
good"
Another dog lost it's life on the
following day and similar opera
ton was performed. This proceed
ure was continued for some time,
until every i'll disposed cur In the
village had disappeared because Of
the throat cutting knife Of the dog
destroying doctor and the fur trad
ers and citizens of the village were
obliged to purchase some of a SUI
perior breed.
While she was undergoing this
gruesome treatment, she took, in
addition. a small daily quantity OF
bark in glass of port wine.
In the meantime, the swelling
gradually decreased; the fingers lost
their corpse-like nakedness; the
hectic fushes became rarer; anc
"that most pure spirit>of sense" the
eye, gave evident token of return
ing animation.
When her strength returned, she
was placed on the carriage OF
"hoss' field-piece, supported by boil
sters, and occasionally drawn a mile
or two about the prairie. The In
dian continued, at intervals, to re-
peat the strange application Until
the swelling had entirely disap.
peared and she was once more en-.
abled to make use of her limbs
Thirty two dogs lost their lives II
bringing about this extraordinar,
recovery. Among them might tru
ly be numbered:
"Mongrel, puppy, wheep, and hound
And ours of low degree
She gradually recovered her ap
petite, and, when her husband ar
rived from Fort George in the all
tumn, for the purpose of crossinl
the mountains, she was strong e
nough to accompany him..
The next summer, on his journe.
across the continent, Cox met then
at Lac La Pluie! (Rainy Lake.. Sh
was in the full enjoyment OF goot
health and looking forward to man!
happy years of welded life.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-10-08
Ross Cos At The Okanog-
an Post. Extraordinary
Cure OF Consumption.

Sometime in the year 1914 one OF
the proprietors of the Northwest
Fur Company had taken, as a wife,
a young and beautiful girl whose
father had been one of the early
partners and whose brother was a
half-breed Cher grandmother hav-
ing been a fullblood Cree,) so that,
although not pure white, she was
fairer than many pure whites in the
centers of civilization. After the
marriage her husband had taken
her with him to Fort George; but
the change of climate from the dry
and healthy plains of Fort DIES
Prairies Portage La PrairieD Man
itoba, to the gloomy forests and IN
cessant rains in the northwest, was
too much for her delicate frame,
and she fell into a deep consump-
ton. AS a last resource her hus-
band determined to send her to O.
kanogan to try the change OF air
and requested Cox to procure her
accommodation at that place Tor
the summer. This he easily man
aged. She reached the fort, accom-
panied by a younger sister and an
old female attendant.
For some days after her arrival
they were in hourly expectation o:
her death. Her feet and legs were
much swollen and so hard that the
greatest pressure created no sensa-
ton. Her hair had fallen off in
such quantities as nearly to cause
badness. A sable shade surround
ed her deeply sunk eyes. She was
in fact. little more than skeleton
with scarcely any symptoms OF VI
tally and her whole appearance
betokened approaching dissolution
Such was the state of the unfor-
tunate lady when an old Indian
who had, for some days, observed
her sitting in the porch door, where
she was supported on pillows to en-
Joy the fresh air, called Cox aside
and told him that he had no doubt
of being able to cure the patient
provided she would agree to his
plan of treatment He insisted or
making the stipulation that hi
should not give any advance ex-
PLANTATION of the means he intend
ed to use, lest he be laughed at
The consent of all parties was to bt
given.
Accordingly, a consultation wa!
held, the result of which was tina
the Indian was to be allowed to us'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Public Library Receives New
Books

A number of new books have been
received by the Oakland Public Lii
brary within the past few weeks. The
books include the following:
NOn-Fiction
"North to the Orient" by Anne M.
Lindbergh; ga Princess in Exile" by
Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia;
"Mary, Queen of Scotland and the
Isles," by Stefan Zweig; "Seven Pill
lars of WISDOM" by T. E. Lawrence;
Discovery" by Admiral Byrd.
Fiction
"Green Light" by Lloyd Douglas;
"Vein of Iron," by Ellen Glasgow;
"The Strange Proposal" by Grace L.
Hill; eve Ride the Gale" by Emile
Loring; GIVES Orchard" by Marga-
ret Widdemer; Spring Came on
Forever" by Bess streeter Aldrich;
"Fair as the Moon," by Temple Bal
ley; "For Honor and Life" by VIM.
Macleod Raine; Shining Windows"
by Kathleen Norris; "Tales. of Lonely
Trails" by Zane Gray; "Tarzan and
the Leopard Men," by Burroughs;
Lords of the Coast" by Jackson
Gregory; Treasure of Aspen Can
yon," by Charles Ballew; mistress
Pat" by L. M. Montgomery; Stories
and Poems, by Rudyard Kipling.
Juvenile
Life of Kit Carson" by Charles
Burdette; "Wonder Books of Myths
and Legends; FAIRY Tales Every
Child Should Know" by H. W. Ma
bic; american Indian Fairy Tales"
Larned.
The Library is open every day ex-
cept Sunday. Hours on Monday, Tues
day, Thursday and Friday are from
$50 a. m. to 4:30 p. M; Wednesday,
$3.50 a. NJ, to p. M, and z to 9 p. M;
Saturday, 2 to p. M, and z to p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Students May Enter FrOstburg
Teachers College on February 3

The second semester at the State
Teachers College at Frostburg will
open on Monday, February 8. For the
first time in the history of the institu-
ton it is in a position to enter new
students at mid-year.
Seven new courses will be offered
in liberal arts work that will be fully
accredited by other colleges. The new
courses and instructors offering them
are zoology, DR.. Martin E. Hamrick;
English composition, Miss Carrie Ed
it'll Ricketts,; economics and European
history, Miss Louise Shafer; speech,
Miss Katharine Druse; music, Miss
Lucille Stockberger; physical educa-
ton, Miss Mildred Nelson.
The cost to resident students, which
covers room, board and tuition, is $3.50
for the semester. Committing students
pay only $50 tuition.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
DIED
EUGENE BAUMGARTNER

Eugene Baumgartner, 81, was found
dead in his confectionery store on Third
street on Saturday morning about 8
o'clock. His body was discovered by
Robert Lohr. Death was due to heart
attack.
Mr.. Baumgartner was born Febru-
airy 8, 1876, in Philadelphia, and had
been resident of Oakland for more
than 35 years, where he was engaged in
the store business and in later years in
the restaurant and confectionery bust
ness.
Funeral services we're conducted
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
home, Rev. D. C. Trimble, officiating,
Interment was in the Oakland GENE
terry, with members of the Knights of
Pythias lodge in charge of burial rites
Surviving are his widow and one
son, DIR. E. I. Baumgartner, Oakland;
also one brother, Emil Baumgartner
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
LOVELY GROUNDING WILL PROGNOSTTCATE SUNDAY AS
TOEXTENT OF WINTER WEATHER; BELIEVE IT OR NOT

Sunday will be February 2, Ground
hog Day, when according to an old
Spanish or American custom, said
Grounding will emerge from his win
ter home for a good stretch and an
inspection of the surrounding terrain.
If he sees his shadow, tradition says,
he will return to his burrow and there
will be six more weeks of winter
weather.
But if he doesn't see his shadow he
will remain in the open and will nibble
on little grass (try and find it) and
spring will be just around the corner,
where prosperity is still hiding from
lot of people.
Drawing the elements a reporter
wading drifts up to his shoulders
finally arrived yesterday at the home
of Arctomys Monax, Familiarity known
as Grounding, in the Sang Run cave,
and asked what the people could ex-
pect this year. The answer was prac-
tically the same as in previous years
as far as receiving definite informa-
ton was concerned. In fact he was
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
DEMURRER HEARD IN SUIT
OF M'MAHON VS.. BROWNING
Mcmahon Claims Latter Gave
False Election Information

A civil suit of Hugh Carey McMa-
hon against ]. Frank Browning, for
mer president of the Board of Elec-
ton Supervisors of this county, was
taken up in the court of Allegany
county on Tuesday before Judge David
A. Robb. .-
The case against Browning was in
stituted in Garrett county and remov-
ed to Allegany county for trial.
Mcmahon, who lives in Garrett coun-
ty near Grantsville contends that false
independent certificate of candidacy
information as to the time of filing
his papers as an independent candidate
for the Maryland State Senate, was
furnished him by Mr.. Browning as an
election official prior to the primary
election in September, 1884, and seeks
to recover $4,000 as damages. Nc
Mahon's name did not appear on the
ballot.
/ When the case was called for trial
at Cumberland Tuesday morning the
defendant in the action, through his
attorneys, filed a demurrer to the bill
of complaint and at the conclusion of
the argument over the following the
filing of the demurrer Judge Robb re-
served his decision.
Mr. Browning and his witnesses,
nine in number, went to Cumberland
Monday evening and was ready for
the trial when it was called.
w. R. Offutt and A. T. Matthews,
Oakland, and Albert A. Doub, Jr., of
Cumberland, are attorneys for the de-
PENDANT. Mcmahon is represented by
Col. Philip Roman and Carl Richards,
Cumberland lawyers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Marriage Announced

Word has just been received here
of the marriage of Genevieve Maxine
Martin, daughter of William C. and
Ada B. Martin, of Red House, to Mr..
Willard Leroy Blackman, of Wash
ington, D. c., where the bride has been
employed for the past three years as
a practical nurse.
The Rev. A. E. Austin performed
the ceremony on January 80, in St.
Johns Lutheran Parish house at
Washington.
The bride was attired in a navy
dress with accessories to match and
carried pink rose buds. The groom
wore suit of navy.
After the ceremony a wedding din
ner was served at the home of the
groom.
After March 1, the couple will re-
side at 1887 S St., N. w., Washing
ton, in which city the groom is en-
ployed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Baltimore and Ohio Establishes
Free Pickup and Delivery
Service

Free door-to-door pickup and de-
livery Of less than carload freight at
all pricipal agency points on its lines,
will be established by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad on April 1. There
will be no distance limitations and
the service will be furnished at these
stations on shipments to or from any
point in the United States.
Where shippers and receivers fur
nish their own drayage to and from
the stations at which the pickup and
delivery service becomes effective, an
allowance Of five cents on each hun
dred pounds will be made.
Under this new plan, shippers in
cities and towns served by the B. &
O. may notify the railroads agent
that they have goods to forward. The
Regent will then arrange to have the
shipment hauled to the station with
out additional charge to the shipper,
for rail movement to destination.
On incoming less than carload
freight the shipment is automatically
moved by the railroad from its sta
ton to the consignee's place of bus
mess.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30

rather irritable upon first being
aroused.
"My sagacity as a weather prog
lnosticator isn't any too well fixed any
more, as I have been fooling the peo-
pie during the past several years. I'd
be willing to give up my job if anyone
else wants to take over the worry.
"But since no one has volunteered
I'd suggest that the people of this
section keep their cellars stocked with
coal, keep the red fannels out of moth
balls, keep the snow shovel handy
and expect the worst. Then people
will stand a chance of being pleasant
Ily surprised.
cts much nicer to look for bad
weather that doesn't arrive, than tc
expect an early spring and get the
opposite.
"And now, if you are through in
.terviewing me, I'll go back to Mrs
Monax and take another snooze un.
til Sunday. I'd hate for her to awaken
and think had slipped away for ar
all-night party"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Achievement Contest to Be Held
Again This Year

The annual achievement contest
sponsored by the Oakland Rotary
Club for boys and girls of the county
is to be held again this year, accord
ing to the Boys Work committee of
the club.
No definite plans have been made
as to the classes of entries, time of
contest, etc., as the committee has had
no meeting for that purpose, but Ralph
Weber, member of the committee, said
the contest would be held at approx
mately the same time as last year.
which was during the first part of the
month of May.
An achievement contest has been
held for the past three years and grew
out of tn Boys Week celebration. Two
years ago girls were included.
There may be some changes in the
classes, it was stated. Last year these
included airplane models, boat models,
architecture, art, maps, metal work,
needle work, carpentry and other lines
of industry.
All boys and girls are urged to get
an early start on what they desire to
enter in the contest so that they can
do their best work. The contest will
be open to all boys and girls in the
grammar and high schools of the
county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
PASTEUR TREATMENT FOR
RABIES is INTERRUPTED
Weather Conditions Prevent Two
of County Receiving Attention

The Pasteur treatment to prevent
possible attack of rabies in two per-
sons bitten by mad dog, has been in
terrupted on account of the inclement
weather.
Mrs Earl Beckman and Joseph
Beckrnan, Jr., of North Glade, were
taking treatments which are supposed
to be given each day for period of
fourteen days in order to become eff
fective, but since last Wednesday it
has been impossible to continue the
treatments. DR.. E. C. Peck, health
officer, is unable to get to North
Glade, and the two under treatment
have been unable to get to Oakland,
on account of deep drifts.
Mrs. Beckman and Junior Beckman
were bitten by mad dog on Deem
Der IL, and it was not until a hog
died from rabies on the farm of Jo-
seph Beckman, that they felt any
alarm in the matter.
The incubation period of the disease
in human beings is said to be forty
days. A person may contract the di-
sease at any time after that up to the
end of six months.
DR.. Peck said yesterday that the
treatments the Beckmans had already
received would have some effect to
lessen the danger but that all four
teen treatments were necessary to
produce positive immunity. They have
had six treatments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Oakland High and Alumni CUNTS
To Play Friday Night

Oakland high school basketball team
will meet the o. H. S. alumni in game
at the school auditorium Friday ev-
ening.
Several of the alumni held a practice
session Tuesday evening and dozen
or more are expected to see action
during the game.
The high school team has been idle
for several days following meetings
with some strong West Virginia school
teams and is expected to be in fine
condition for Friday nights tilt. To
date the high school has not won a
game. The team will tackle Friends
vile and Kitzmiller, county rivals,
within the next week or two.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Farm Account Books Available

Farmers desiring to keep cost &C.
count records, may obtain account
books at the Office of John H. Carter,
county agent, Court House, Oakland.
Mr.. Carter has already distributed
rs of these books among farmers and
has ordered so more. By using this
book, farmer is enable to determine
the costs and receipts of various crops
raised and various enterprises con-
Quoted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
18-Inch Ice Saturday

Frank Schell, who resides in cot
tage on the shore of Deep Greek Lake,
was in town Saturday morning and
gave the information that just before
he came to town a measuring stick
showed that the ice covering the lake
was eighteen inches in thickness and
was then still freezing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
CAUSE OF PNEUMONIA is
EXPLAINED BY DIR. PECK
Health Officer Reports Six Cases
of Pneumonia During January

At this time of year there is always
an increase in the number of cases
of pneumonia, according to DR.. E. c.
Peck, County Health Officer. So far
six cases have been reported to the
health department. this month.
He continued, GAS in most infec-
tious diseases there are two factors
which determine whether or not the
patient will develop a case of the di-
sease, the state of his body and the
activity of germs which reach him,
In the case of pneumonia, the germs
are very much the same type as those
found in the nose and throat of most
people when they have cold, but
apparently some of these germs are
more active than others, and the pneu-
monia cases occur in groups where
one patient catches it from another.
"This must have happened in a
family of Washington Barnard, of
Bloomington, where recently the
mother of the family has died and
three of the sons have been i'll of the
| disease.
''This is not so common however,
as to have only one case of pneumonia
in family and all the other members
have nothing worse than cold. When
this happens it is probable that the
patient who develops pneumonia has
lowered resistance at the time and
so the infection spreads down from
the nose and throat into the lung.
Lowered resistance may be caused by
any long continued condition of bodily
weakness, so pneumonia is very COM
mon in little babies and very old peo-
pie and people who have had some
lingering disease.
Temporary conditions which make
person apt to catch pneumonia are
severe chilling or the breathing in OF
anything which irritates the lungs,
as poisonous gases, water in the lungs
of a person who is partially drowned
or even extremely cold air. Where a
person who is out in severe weather
struggles against the storm or works
so hard that he breathes deeply
through the mouth, and the nose has
no chance to warm the air before it
reaches the lungs, the person is apt
to catch pneumonia. People should be
especially careful about chilling in
this manner.
"Another thing which predisposes
to pneumonia is drinking alcoholic
liquor before the person goes out into
the cold. This makes person feel
warm, but he is actually losing heat
from his body more rapidly than nor
mally. The only time that alcohol can
be of any value to prevent pneumonia
is to aid in warming person up who
has come in the house after being ex-
posed to cold, and it is probable that
a cup of coffee would be just as val
uabIe."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Dance Tomorrow Night

The birthday ball for the president,
proceeds of which will go to help cure
infantile paralysis in the United
States, will be held tomorrow evening
in the Willami-James hotel. Dancing
will be from 9 until / and Reed Raines
and his orchestra will furnish the
music.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Telephone Rates For FOur-Party
Users Cut rs Cents a Month

Beginning Saturday telephone rates
for subscribers on four-party lines
will be reduced from $500 to $1.75
per month. This announcement was
made by the C. & P. Telephone Com
pany, which gives Maryland citizens
reductions totaling $4,000 a year. 1t
followed a two and one-half year legal
battle and the company filed new tariff
schedules without the public service
commission issuing any formal order
in the matter.
No reduction in the new rates will
be made at Kitzmiller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Bond CCC Officer Dies of Pneu
mOnia

Second Lieutenant Harold M. Stert-
eel, member of the Bond CCC camp,
died yesterday morning following an
attack of pneumonia. He is a sen
of Mrs. George w. Stertzel, of West
Lawn, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Almost Half Million Fish Dis
tributed In State In 1885

The State Conservation Commission
has reported that it distributed 448,-
253 fish in thirteen Maryland counties
during the year ended last September
80.
In Garrett county there were 49,
$40 fish distributed. The fish were
mostly brook trout, brown trout, large
and small mouth bass.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Feed The Birds

AS the birds are having difficulty in
procuring food, Richard S. Browning,
game warden, has requested any per-
son knowing of any Bob White, Quail,
especially in the isolated sections of
the county, to notify him and he will
see that feed is supplied.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
Fire Company Responds

The Fire department was called on
Monday afternoon at $3.50 to extin-
guish a slight blaze at the home of
Fredolen Wolfe, south of Oak street.
The damage was slight.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30

John McIntire, University of Mary
land student, is spending several days
at his home here between semesters.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30

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