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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29

Mrs. Dorsey Bealle, all of Grafton, W.
Va, and Mrs. Ethel Boyce, of Tunnel
ton, w. Va; alos nine great-grandchil-
dren.
Mrs. Shawen and her mother, Mrs.
Tattersall, lived in Oakland many
years ago, where they conducted mil
linery store. Mrs. Tattersall died in
Terra Alta February 20, 1892, while
Mrs. Shawen's father died at sea Sep
TENDER 9, 1860.
Funeral services were conducted on
Sunday, April 25, from the home of
Lawrence NJ. Fraley, Second street,
Oakland, Rev. William A. Ashley, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church, Off
ciating. Interment was made in the
Terra Alta cemetery. Mrs. Shawen
was a member of the Presbyterian
church at Terra Alta for many years.
Pallbearers were Harland L. Jones,
Edward C. Lawrence, Carroll A. Ell
lott, Hugh Echard, Robert Lohr and
R. E. Fraley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29
MRS. JEANETTE SHAWEN

Mrs. Mary jeanette Shawen, 80, died
at the home of Mrs. Harry Kiser, in
Mountain Lake Park on Friday, April
%. Mrs. Shawen had been in failing
health for several years but always
bore her sufferings with fortitude. She
had returned just two days previous to
her death from the home of relative
in Tunnelton, w. Va.
Mrs. Shawen was born at Philadel-
phia, Pa, on May 20, 1847. She was
married June %, 1868, to James C.
Shaver, at Portland (now Terra Alta,
W. Va.). Her husband died several
years ago.
Surviving are a son-in-law, G. A.
Fraley; three grandchildren, Lawrence
NJ. Fraley, Neil C. Fraley and Mrs.
Frank A. Smouse, of Oakland, and the
following ep-grandchildren, Ray and
Burr Spring, Mrs. Harry Locke and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29

Mr.. Hook was born near Friendsville
and spent his entire life in this section
with the exception of a few years in
Kansas.
He was deacon in the Rush Baptist
church and member there for many
years. Surviving are his widow and
three sons, Paul, of Acosta, Pa; Wayne
and Charles, at home; also two sisters,
Mrs. Harry Jones, Pittsburgh, Pa;
and Mrs. Noah Frazee, of Friendsville.
Interment was in the Blooming Rose
cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29
SELBYSPORT

Rev. J. F. Hockenberry delivered an
excellent sermon here Sunday morn
ing from Gen. 9:13.
The social held at the school house
on Saturday evening for the benefit of
the M. E. church, was a success, both
financially and socially. Among those
attending were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
B. Calls, of Cumberland. Mr.. Calls
was former teacher here in the pub
lie school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Liston and two
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29
KEMPTON
Ladies' Aid Society


Mrs. G. P. Smith entertained the
Ladies' Aid Society at her home on
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Guy Wilson
conducted the social hour activities,
which consisted of a Bible contest.
Mrs. A. ]. Wotring won the prize for
correct answers. The hostess served
refreshments.
Bridge Breakfast
Mrs. Estel Ashfield entertained with
a bridge breakfast on Tuesday, follow
ed by two tables of contract. High
score winners were Mrs. E. P. Dice
and Mrs. L. W. Duling. Mrs. Thomas
j. Day was awarded the consolation.
Other guests were Mrs. Albert King,
Mrs. G. P. Smith, Mrs. Ray Reed, Mrs.
Leslie Ryan, Mrs. G. A. Aronhalt.
Personals
Mrs. Oscar Roth, of near Red House,
who recently underwent an operation
at Philippi hospital, is critically III.
Mrs. Asa Lewis has been ill of ton
silitis this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Povish an
nounce the birth of a son, who has
been named William Robert.
Mrs. A. L. Outright is spending the
week at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. George Evans, in Thomas.
Miss Margaret Willis has returned
from City Hospital, Elkins, where she
had been called to render professional
services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Strimel have
returned from a weeks visit in Chi
cago.
Joseph Nelson, Cumberland, was
a weekend guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. P. Smith.
Principal Asa Lewis attended a high
school teachers conference in Hagers-
town on Wednesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29

by two children by former marriage,
William D. Edgar, Grantsville, and
Mrs. J. A. Miller, Trenton, N. D., and
by eight grandchildren.
He was a member of the U. B.
church at Thayerville. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday afternoon
from the Deep Creek Baptist church,
with Rev. W. H. Gilmore, pastor of the
Mountain Lake Park M. E. church, of
floating, assisted by Rev. C. W. Fra
ker, of McHenry. Interment was made
in the Thayerville cemetery. Pallbear-
ers were A. C. Winters, C. w. Shipley,
John Fitzwater, A. T. White, NJ. L.
Calhoun and Ernest Wotring.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29
WILLIAM HENRY EDGAR

William Henry Edgar, aged 72, died
suddenly at his home in Mountain
Lake Park on Friday, April %, fol-
lowing heart attack. He had been in
failing health for three or four years.
Mr.. Edgar was born on September
II, 1864, at Deep Creek, son of John
and Maria Edgar. He resided on a
farm at Deep Creek for many years,
moving to a small farm on the out
skirts of Mountain Lake Park twenty
four years ago where he continued to
reside until his death.
Mr.. Edgar is survived by his widow,
who was Miss Addie Pysell, and also
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29
MRS. LULU BELLE LORAW

Mrs. Lulu Belle Loraw, II, widow of
the late David M. Loraw, Crellin, died
at the County Hospital, Morgantown,
W. Va, Friday, April %, where she
had been patient for three weeks
suffering from a fractured hip, sus-
tanned in fall at her home at Cor
NTH, west of Hutton, on March 10.
Mrs. Loraw was born near Fair
mont, W. Va, August 81, 1865, a
daughter of Eugene K. and Julia
Stansberry, but had spent most of
her life in the Corinth community.
Surviving are four sons, Walter R.
and Ernest w., Tunnelton, w. Va;
Lloyd NJ, Grafton, and Chester, at
home; also one sister, Mrs. Elvira Gas
kin Barnett, Morgantown; nine grand
children and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services We're conducted by
Rev. Paul Maness on Sunday after
noon at 2:30 from the Corinth M. E.
church, of which she was a member.
Interment was in the Terra Alta GEM
etery beside her husband.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29
MRS. A. III. SIMMONS

Funeral services were conducted at
Maple Springs church of the Brethren
for Mrs. A. H. Simmons, 70, of Kemp
ton, on April 81, with Rev. Ezra Fike
in charge. Pallbearers were grand
sons and fowerbearers were grand
daughters of the deceased.
Surviving are her husband and the
following shildren: Glen, of Silver
Lake; Claude, Wilson; Charles, Henry,
W. Va; Lester, Bayard; Earl, Graf
ton; Carl, Eglon; Mrs. Nina Sines and
Mrs. Ira Cassiday, Kempton; Mrs. Will
liam Martin, Red House; 40 grandchil-
dren and 18 great-grandchildre
The deceased had been a member of
the Church of the Brethren for 81
years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29
DIED
MRS. ORVIS resi-

Mrs. Orvis Resi- died at her home
near Bittinger on Thursday evening,
April %, following a protracted and
nainful illness. Funeral services were
held on Sunday morning at 1890 in
the Maple Grove Brethren church near
Grantsville. Mrs. Resi- is survived by
her husband and five children, all of
whom are at home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29
CHARLES QuINTER HOOK

Funeral services for Charles Quin-
ter Hook, 62, Friendsville, were held
at the Blooming Rose NJ. E. church on
April 81, 1887, in charge of Rev. Les
ter Barton, pastor of Rush Baptist
church, assisted by Rev. Hockenberry,
Blooming Rose, and Rev. Ryan, retired
Methodist minister. The Knights of
Pythias, Friendsville, of which the de-
ceased was a member, attended and
participated in the final rites.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29

children, of Confluence, were Sunday
visitors here.
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Miller were Rev. and
Mrs. Arthur Scrogum and two daugh-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-04-29

tiers, Accident, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thad
Glotfelty and two sons, of Davistown,
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Fisher spent Sun
day with relatives in Listonburg.
Evening star., 1937-10-23

momenter drops to 80 degrees F. A
few species, such as coleus, do not
endure 80 degrees and are injured by
exposure to 35 or so. Tropical horti-
culturists state that certain species,
such as the banana, are badly hurt at
40. so it is not surprising that tender
species. such as coleus, do not tolerate
near freezing.
On the other hand, the hardy plants,
such as pansies, forget-me-nots,
pyrethrums, primulas and columbines,
appear to really enjoy low tempera-
ture and are now growing vigorously in
preparation for next Springs show OF
flowers. . 1t is pleasure to work
with these semi-hardy species
Pansies and forget-me-nots and their
kind may still be planted to advantage.
Do not make the mistake of inserting
these plants in small holes in the hard
soil, but spade deeply and work
bone meal or shredded COW manure
into the beds The soil should be
drawn in carefully about each plant
rather than simply opening a hole
Will VIC tlONCi anu PioAisiie NhNAA OAAN
stroke. Pansies, forget-me-nots and
the like will benefit from pine boughs
laid lightly over the beds about
Thanksgiving time or little later.
Too many boughs may iniure the
plants, but light cover will keep the
ground frozen and the plants from
heaving out Of the soil in Midwinter.
Japanese Anemones.
THE anemone is an interesting genus
of plants. found in its various
species throughout the north temper
ate region. Most of the species flower
in Spring, but one at least, Anemone
Japonica. is now in bloom or coming
into bloom and, when in good condi-
ton. is truly lovely flower. The
blooms are borne on strong branching
stems or feet in height and make
an attractive addition to the perennial
border. The colors are pure white,
rose pink and rosy red. Queen Char
lotte, one of the best known varieties.
has large. semi-double, delicate pink
blooms. The flowers are valuable for
cutting keeping for several days. A
protection of pine boughs and leaves
in Winter is helpful in maintaining
the plants through the Winter. when
Evening star., 1937-10-23

resistance and, at the same time, de-
sirable colors and growth habits. The
problem appeared solved and nursery
men took up the commercial increase
of the new seed stocks.
Then, unfortunately, just as the
problem seemed to have reached
successful conclusion, the supposedly
resistant strains began to go down
with the disease. There are evidently
two or more strains Of the disease it
self and it becomes necessary to de-
velop snapdragcns resistant to the
several strains. This has been accom-
plished with certain grains and may
well be accomplished with the snap
dragon.
The Garden Clubs.
ON NEXT Monday night Ivan w.
Anderson, we'll known landscape
gardener, will discuss "A Succession
of Bloom Throughout the Year" be-
fore the Takoma Horticultural Club
meeting in the Takpma Branch of
the Public Library. The meeting will
open at pm. and the public is
cordially invited to attend and secure
suggestions as to how to make the
garden more lasting and more beau
tiful. Marion L. Boat. chairman of
the Takoma clubs Purchasing Com
mittee, is now completing the dis
tribution of a large order of Spring
bulbs, including many new varieties
that will give added beauty and in
terest to next Springs gardens.
The Woodbridge Garden Club is
preparing to hold its annual chrys-
anthemum show, the eighth show
of the year, next Thursday evening.
The place will be the Sherwood Pres
byterian Hall, Twenty-second street
and Rhode Island avenue northeast.
In addition to the usual classes for
large -fowered, pompon and garden
varieties, classes are provided for
dish gardens (so-called japanese gar
dens), terrariums and hanging bas-
kets. Copies of the schedule can be
obtained from the show chairman,
Ward E. Bower, 1927 Jackson street
northeast decatur 5107-W).
The Woodbridge Garden Club ex-
tends general invitation to enter
the show and also to visit it,
The National Capital Dahlia So
Evening star., 1937-10-23

alternate freezing and thaWing are
much more harmful than continued
cold.
The Snapdragon.
FORMERLY one of our most desir-
able garden ANIMALS, the snap
dragon has had a rough existence in
recent years due to widespread attack
of plant disease known popularity as
rust. This disease has not yielded to
spraying and has been so destructive
that gardeners have given up the
growing of this beautiful plant. Infor-
nation in the new 1887 Yearbook of
the Department of Agriculture throws
light on the problem and gives gen.
uine hope that the disease may be
eliminated and the snapdragon re-
stored to its proper place in the flower
garden. According to the article, in
1922 Purdue University investigators
found two plants which displayed some
resistance to rust. BY selection and
self pollination, there were developed
strains of snapdragons possessing high
Evening star., 1937-10-23

ciety, which held such successful
show at John Burroughs School Sep
tember 25 and 26, is already looking
ahead to next years show. This
date was decided as September "a
and 25 by committee which met
last Tuesday at the home of Frank
Goetzger, Mount Rainier, Md. The
committee also discussed a revision
of this years schedule, allowing for
more opportunities for the small
grower to enter his blooms. Glasses
will be provided for those growing so
dahlias or less, which should prove
an inducement to the newcomer in
the dahlia field.
With next years date and schedule
known, it is hoped that many more
amateur and commercial dahlia grow
ers will definitely plan to enter next
years exhibition.
Evening star., 1937-10-23

"HE September number of Lawn
Care, pamphlet published
by large grass seed company
u reports that in soma sections
of the country lawns were injured
by the excessive Summer rains
1t is explained, however, that mois-
ture was not the primary cause but
rather poor drainage, which permit
ted the lawn to remain water logged
A saturated condition forces all the
air out of the soil, with the result that
the grass roots cannot obtain the
necessary amount of oxygen. The
writer said the ideal natural slope for
the lawn is to II inches per 10C
feet. Where there is An opportunity
to install tile drains, these will re-
lieve the situation but must, of course
have outlets below the line of tile.
The first effect of excess moisture
is the yellowing of the grass despite
abundant fertilization. If water
logging continues, the grass may be
killed out completely. Poor drainage
may also result in thick Spring
growth which is susceptible to various
diseases, such as mildew, damping of
and leaf spot.
Sometimes there are depressions in
the lawn that serve as catch basins
for rain runoff. These should be lev
eled off with good topsoil and seeded
Lime is often used in vain attempts
to correct the bad effects of poor
drainage, but such treatment can give
only a temporary benefit and, if ap-
piled excessively, actually may dc
harm by developing soil reaction
! that favors crabgrass
The Rose Bed.
GARDEN roses of the hybrid tea type
are not fully hardy in this re-
gion. Often the plants come through
the Winter with no protection, but
there is occasionally year that kills
unprotected plants. The simplest kind
of covering is that of ordinary sol
mounded up about the plants to g
depth of 6 to inches. This
should be done in November before
lIlc sui lidS iiODNtl OdG idOC SlioOSi
to find the plants in nearly dormant
condition. Occasionally one uses peat
moss for the same purpose, but this
is less likely to stay in place.
1t is we'll to prune the plants back
to feet or more in height in late
November for two reasons: The long
shoots usually freeze anyway; and,
if left full length, they toss in Win
ter storms and may loosen the crown OF
the plant SO that water collects about
the stem and Injuries the bark when
freezing and thawing. One should
prune rose plants in early March and
will then remove the long ends any,
way.
New rose plants usually arrive in a
partially pruned condition and, in
this case. the entire plant may be COW
cred with the mound of soil. In
March the soil or peat moss mound
should be Ieveled down and worked
into the surrounding soil. In bank
ing the roses it is not advisable to
leave holes in the beds in which water
will collect. If necessary, it is bet
ter to bring in extra soil from some
other part of the garden.
Low Temperatures.
WITH the coming of frost in Oc-
tober one has an opportunity to
compare the various garden plants as
to resistance to low temperatures
There are several species. such as the
annual SALIVA. the dahlia and mari
gold that succumb when the ther-
Evening star., 1937-10-23
BY ]. w. WELLINGTON.

September number of Lawn
Care, a pamphlet published
by a large grass seed company
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-16
Mexico u. Is Puzzle to
United States Students

Mexico City.-"Well, so long, I've
got a class at Is o'clock"
That method of telling time after
noon is one of the two things Amer
lean students attending summer
school at the National University of
Mexico find it difficult to adapt
themselves to. The other thing is
class room lectures delivered in
Spanish.
"When they start talking about Is
and 16 o'clock, it sounds as though
they are referring to next week, or
something" says Joan Andre, CO.
ed from Luxembourg, Wis.
More than 500 Americans from 81
states are enrolled in the university
this summer, most of them to learn
Spanish.
Startling to the visitor from the
United States is the chorus of hiss
ing that occasionally arises from
his Mexican fellow students. They
are not kissing the professor how
ever. A couple may be talking too
loudly, or there may be too much
shutting of feet, and the kissing is
for silence.
The professor does not have to
keep order. 1t is kept for him.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-16
Relates the
Sad Tale of
Jack Black

Texas. Jack Black is sad story.
He succeeded as writer, lived hon
estly and usefully for years, won
friends everywhere and disappeared
a few years ago-unquestionably a
suicide.
Abe Ruef, fallen San Francisco
boss, wrote admirably in prison,
helped win freedom with his type
writer, and is now doing we'll. But
he is in a different category.
To 60 back to Douglas, the poet,
he was saved by his sweetheart.
She waited years for him and mar
ried him the day he came out. They
have one child.
There have been a thousand vari-
ants of the "Ballad of Reading
Gaol," written in California pris-
EVERYBODY talkin' about China
~ amt goin' there. That seems
to be the attitude of the State de-
partment and the attorney generals
>, office iowa d
Hearn's Army "General'' Russell
to Stay Home Hearn's volunteer
IL Decides army. 1t is limited
that Mr.. Hearn's
10000 eager recruits are more like
ly to 60 to Jail than China. His
headquarters are in Los Angeles.
A Camden, N. j., boy, young
Hearn boarded a cattleship, when
he was fifteen, and went to the
World war in the French ambu-
lance service. He took hand in
the Mexican revolution, under Huer-
ia and Escobar, and campaigned
in Nicaragua under SANDING. He
was an intelligence officer for Mar
shall Chang Tso-Lin, the "old mar
shaT' of North China, who was as
sassinated.
He's a husky-looking chap, thirty
five years old, with brown hair and
brown, closely-cropped mustache.
He doesn't look as if he were spoil
ing for a fight, but hates to miss
any Grade A ruckus. 1t is said he
put in two years in the Foreign Lee
gion, after the World war.
g Consolidated News Features.
WNU Service.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-16

a writer is to go
to Jail in Califor-
MIA, Ernest Booth,
in prison off and
on for % years, is
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-16
Fond of Death Emblems

Henry III was fond of death en-
blems and ordered the deaths
head and cross-bones to be intro
duced on the bindings of his books.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-16
What's the
AnsWer?

spokesman for the administration?
Further, can the President afford
politically to strike at the very heart
of the Democratic party by permit
ting even secretly the political de-
struction of such brilliant men as
Wheeler, Burke and O'Mahoney.
The answer to those questions, as
far as I can see it, or as far as I
have been able to gather opinions
on the point, must inevitably lead
in the direction of a party purge.
By that I mean, the President and
his closest New Deal advisers must
be seeking to drive out of the Demo-
cratic party, the machinery OF
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-16
StrayPoen,
byPrisoner
Opens Gates

and swung open the prison doors.
Having been standing by at the
time-somewhere around 20 years
ago-this writer remembers a few
lines of the poem, called Garden
of Death:
In old San Quentin's garden,
The morn is sweet ,Uith bloom.
a little square of Gods pure air,
Amid a thousand ton,bs.
And in the fountains mirrored depths
As you are passing by,
Bare, n1ocking ,ualbs on either hand
Seem reaching to the sky.
And through that glimpse of Paradise
A youth ,Uas led to die.
Donald Lowrie, a native of Texas,
literally pried himself out of prison
with a fountain pen. His was the
most authentic gift of the prison
writer's, barring Jack Black, whom
New York knows we'll for his book
'You Can't Win"
Outside, Lowrie found friends,
yNH
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-16

WHO'S NEWS
THIS WEEK.,
By Lemuel r. Parton
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

NEW YORK.-Many California
~ convicts have toppled prison
walls with words. 1t would almost
seem that the best way to become
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-16

~ convicts have toppled prison
walls with words. 1t would almost
seem that the best way to become
- writer is to &c
Felons ype to jail in Califor-
Their Way mia, Ernest Booth,
0u.ofIo;I in prison off and
on for % years, is
the latest to typewrite his way to
freedom. His many attempts to ,es-
cape swept away his credits, but a
manuscript, struggled out of the
prison, was more effective. His
short story, "Ladies of the Mob"
was made into film.
Folsom prison officials relented.
His Stealing Through Life" at
tracted wide attention. He became
a model prisoner, with the first sue
cess of his writing efforts. Now he
is free, after serving II years of a
25-year sentence. The total of all
his sentences would have stretched
beyond a life term.
He is now thirty-nine years old.
His criminal career began in Oak
land in 1914, with petty thievery,
which kept him pretty steadily in
jail thereafter. In 1914, he was the
notorious ammonia bandit of Oak
land, finally taken in daring bank
robbery. His loss of credits barred
him from writing for a long time,
but this was lifted after his numer-
GUS fiction stories began to get at
tention.
Most of California's prison writer's
came to grief, after they were re-
leased, as I recall it. There was
only one who made "clean
break" He is a bit of a mystery
man, his real name carefully con-
cealed by the prison authorities. He
is now living happily in California,
his past forgotten, earning his liv-
ing and highly respected in the COM
munity.
In his writing, he used only the
name Douglas" which was not his
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-16

he was a hopeless
recidivist, physi-
cally and mentally
ill. He died alone
and destitute in
Evening star., 1937-07-24
RHODE ISLAND GARDENS

23O R. l. AVE. NE.
Elevator and secretarial telephone
service, electric refrigeration on house
current, See resident manager
r, k. din 6 bath. $3.50 to S6l 30
r. k din d. bath 80
Evening star., 1937-07-24
THE PARAMOUNT

500 QUINCY ST. NV.
Corner Quincy st. and Georgia Aveo
Modern, flve-story elevator build
ing Gas. electricity and electric re-
frigeration included in rent Resi-
dent manager on premises TWO
and porch.
Evening star., 1937-07-24
1445 SPRING RD. NV.

GUST OFF 10Th ST.
Convenient to car and bus lines.
Electric refrigeration on house cur
rent. Resident manager on premises.
2 rooms. kitchen. din. alcove,
dressing room and bath -$57.5O