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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-27
ONLY A SPLINTER, BUT THE
RESULT WAS A FATAL ONE
Health Department Advises I'M
mediate Treatment to Pre-
vent ''LOckjaw''

A lively small boy down on the
Eastern Shore ran a splinter in his
toe; the toe became infected, but it
was not supposed to be anything seri-
GUS. Some days later alarming symp-
toms developed; he was rushed to a
hospital, where, in spite of all that
medical skill could do, he died of lock-
jaw.
Going to the records of the State
Department of Health, DR.. R. H. Riley,
Director of the Department, pointed
to other experiences which ended the
same way. There was the story of
riverman who ran a small nail into
his foot in getting out of his boat. He
applied home remedies, but did not go
to doctor, or to a hospital for care or
preventive treatment. He died within
a week of acute lockjaw. There was
also the story of the little girl who
jabbed a pencil into her foot. By the
time preventive treatment was start
ed, it was too late in her case also.
"All of these deaths might have
been prevented" DR.. Riley said, eff
tetanus anti-toxin had been admins
tered promptly" Tetanus he explained
is the medical name for lockjaw and
tetanus anti-toXin counteracts the ac-
ton of the germs that cause lockjaw,
in the same way that diphtheria anto-
toxin Overcomes the action of the
germs that cause diphtheria.
"Lockjaw (tetanus) is caused" DR..
Riley continued, "by a germ tina tbs
found in dirt from the street and
roads and particularly in dirt and
manure around stables. The tetanus
germs are inactive while they are in
the air. They begin to develop when
they are crushed into a closed wound.
AS they increase in numbers they
throw off very active poison which
causes the agonizing contraction of
the muscles characteristic of the dis
ease. The muscles of the jaw are
among the first to be affected, hence
the name lockjaw.
"The disease can be prevented by in
jecting tetanus anti-toxin into the
muscles. But it must be done at the
time of the injury and of course,
must be done by a doctor Any
'crushed-in' wounds, or injuries in
which the skin is broken, or punctured
or torn, should be opened thoroughly
and surgically cleansed, and kept open
in order that any tetanus germs that
have lodged in the wound may be ex-
posed to the air, which will be fatal
to them. The tetanus anti-toxin should
be given without delay.
"The size of the wound has nothing
to do with the possible serious out
come. The injury may be caused by
Just splinter or a nail, as in the
cases of which I have spoken. The dis
ease may develop from any injury in
which the skin is broken and dirt is
forced into the fesh-as frequently
happens in automobile accidents.
There is always danger of it devel-
oping, also, from gunshot wounds, or
from injuries from blank cartridges,
toy pistols and fireworks.
"When anything of this sort hap
pens the best thing to do is to get the
injured person to a doctor as soon as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-27
NORTHGLADE

There will be a miscellaneous party
and social at the church on Saturday
evening, November 5. Admission to
the party will be 10 cents per person.
The money will be used to help clear
the old repair bill which has been
standing for some time.
All are urged to come, bring their
friends and enjoy the evening. There
will be games for both young and old,
and prizes will be awarded. Refresh
ments will be on sale.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-27
For State Senator
Citizens of Garrett County:

Citizens of Garrett County:
You have honored at the recent primary by nominal
ing me as Democratic Candidate to the Maryland State
Senate am appealing to you for your continued sup
port in the coming General Election to be held November
1888 and if elected to this high office pledge myself
honestly my native county and all of it's citizens
the best of my ability and to work faithfully for the
following legislation:
Relocate portions, widen and improve State road, No.
29 enabling to obtain proper crosscountry connection
between u S. highways Nos 40 and So thereby further
aiding development of the Deep Creek Lake area and
other parts of Garrett County.
g. See that Garrett County its full share OF all
funds allotted for building and improving roads generally
g. Change the present tax law it works unbearable
hardship on great number of taxpayers especially the
farmer this law calls for payment OF taxes before ne has
marketed his crops
Place bounty on predatory animals thereby conserv
ing our game amend laws to propagate and
protect our game both in and out of season.
s. A systematic stocking of Deep Creek Lake with fish
natural to our waters and climate.
g. Erection of cattle crossing signs at farms desiring
such crossings making the motorst responsible Tor live
stock killed as such crossings.
T. Advocate rigid economy in state and county govern
ment
Respectfully yours
BERNARD l. GONDER.
Political advertisement authorized by the Candidate
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-27

Individual
right to set aside permanently
the of
fusa
ctions sound right
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-27

vey j. Speicher on Wednesday.
Misses Martha Houtari and Jean
Young were visiting relatives at Mon
essen and Pittsburgh over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Fike, Smock,
Pa, spent Sunday here with relatives.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-27

possible.
"The State Board of Health supplies
the tetanus anti-toxin for preventive
treatments free of charge for persons
who live in the counties"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-27

s"~ ~ NS~" ANS" SNJh A6 ~
Rear Ensembiel Graceful slop-
ing lines, which flow back to
tail-light in one smooth, I'M
broken contour, completely
conceaIthe new-type Dodge lug
gage compartment which is
273o Iareer than old trunk
style" compartment.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26
CRACKS IN CONCRETE

CONCRETE is likely to crack o from settlement and from va rious other causes. During warm weather, and aside from appear anceS, this may lead to no harm. In winter, however, water may freeze in the cracks, and then with the expansion that occurs, the cracks will become larger, and the damage is increased. This is espe- cially the case with stucco. What seem to be tiny cracks in stucco may be the beginning of serious injury.
 Cracks in concrete and stucco can be closed with a mixture of l part cement and parts clean building sand, with only enough water to make a workable mixture. A patch on the surface will do little or no good. To be effective, the patch must be forced into the crack: and the deeper it goes, the better. Mar row cracks should be widened with a cold chisel to make space for the patch. The edges of the cut should be rough. so that the patch, in hard ening will lock itself into place. Whenever possible, the cut should be made wider at the bottom than or the surface, to give the effect of dovetail joint In applying a patch, the old concrete should be well soaked with water, so that mosture will not be absorbed from the patch To gain full density. the patch should be kept damp for sev eral days.
 Small cracks in stucco can be closed with mixture of cement and water to the consistency of thick cream. This is put on with a stiff brush, the length of the crack, so that il is worked in, Before patch ing, the old concrete should be wet with water.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26
The Wealth l Possess By DOUGLAS MALLOCH

I'VE figured my blessings. I've counted my cares, I've balanced the book of my daily
 affairs, A column for credits. a column for
 debt, A place for unkindness I cannot for.
 get, And yet there were pleasures along
 with the pain, And seldom loss but had some
 little gain. find I have more than I ever have
 known, Astonished to note all the wealth
 that l own. I've figured my blessings but little,
 I fear; MJ cares I have counted each day
 and each year. Forgotten the pleasure. the pain l
 have kept Forever in mind. ev'ry moment l
 wept. The loss I remember. the sorrow
 recall, The happiness hardly remember at
 all, But now 1 have taken a balance at
 last. The joys and griefs of the present
 and past. I've figured my blessings, I've set
 them apart In book I am keeping. the book of
 my heart. I need not set down all the trouble
 and care, 1 find I already had written in there. But I had forgotten the love that is
 mine It took whole column. the hate but
 a line. The joy always greater. the griet
 always less, I'm really astonished the wealth l
 possess.
 Douglas Malloch.-WNU Service.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26
BEDTIME STORY Bu RNTON w. BURGESS
:. BU R q E s S

Unc' Billy grinned "Yo' could have asked fo' warmer weather" said he. "Ah done thought An was going to freeze to death An done wish a good many times that An was way down souf in or Virginny. An don like such long, cold winter"
 Did you call that a long winter and a hard winter?" exclaimed Paddy. Pooh! You ought to spend a winter up where I came from. I don't believe that Mistress Spring has reached there yet
 Then An don't want to be any nearer to it than am this very minutel" declared Unc' Billy. By the way. Br'er Peaver, have yo seen any strangers up this way? Br'er Jay and Br'er Crow done go crazy in their haids. An guess for all they can talk about is big black stranger who stands on two legs and walks on four legs and is as big as Farmer Browns Boy. They say they saw him somewhere up around here. Have yo'-"
 Unc' Billy didn't finish what he had started to ask. He didn't finish because the snapping of stick be. hind him made him turn his head. There stood the stranger in black, a s big as Farmer Browns Boy, stand ing on two legs and with the aWfulest big claws Unc' Billy ever had seen! It was all that Sammy Jay had said. Unc' Billy gave frightened little gasp and shut his eyes tight for just a wee little minute. hopin g that when he opened them again he would find that he was mistaken and that there was no great black stranger thare after all But when Unc' Billy opened his eyes he found
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26

that they had not been playing him tricks. The stranger was there. Worse still, he was coming straight toward Unc' Billy grinning in the most friendly way.
 But Unc' Billy didn't notice that that grin was a friendly grin. All he noticed were the great big teeth that showed He took just one look and then he started across Paddy's dam as fast as he could. which wasn't very fast because he was afraid of falling in. He didn't once look behind. and as he scrambled along he kept saying over and over:
 'Ah wish An done stay at home! An wish An done stay at home!"
 CT. w. Burgess.-WNU Service.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26

ings," which he sold to Kansas City moving picture theaters. He fol- lowed these with a series of fairy tales for local clubs and church gatherings.
 This modest success prompted him to try Hollywood. where he started in an unpretentious little building far from the big studios. There he created Oswald. the Rabbit" but after making 26 sub jects, he and his packer separated. The packer owned the rights to Oswald, the Rabbit" which is still being shown in the theaters, and Disney was left without his most promising character. Out of ths adversity was born I'M ckey Mousse and the Silly Sympho- nies."
 Today, Walt Disney employs staff of artists to draw his charac- ters but he is, himself. the voice of Mickey Mouse.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26
How Did Yo' Pass the Winter, Br'er Beaver?" Asked Unc Billy.

you will meet them in the most un- expected places. very busy doing nothing at all but looking around.
 So Unc' Billy Possum wandered along poking over sticks and piles of leaves. peering with his shrewd, sharp little eyes into every hollow log and stump. and watching for signs of nest builders for you know Unc' Billy has a weakness for fresh eggs. He just can't pass a fresh egg no matter who it belongs to. He always excuses himself on the ground that whoever laid it can lay another. and so no harm is done which, of course, is no excuse at all. But Unc' Billy seems to think it is, and whenever he goes out to walk in the spring he has his eyes open for new homes of his feathered neighbors.
 This particular morning he had the Beaver before he stopped to rest. There he sat down on Paddy'S dam to pass the time of day with Paddy, who was swimming about in his pond just as if he hadn't any thing else in particular to do
 How did yo' pass the winter Br'er Beaver?" asked Unc' Billy.
 "Very comfortably. thank you, Unc' Billy" replied Paddy politely. q had plenty to eat, a comforta ble bed. and plenty of time to sleep, What more could l ask?"
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26
WayBackWhe
 By JEANNE
WALT DISNEY WAS A MAIL
 CARRIER
By JEANN E

\X/HAT are the secret ambitions
 w of those who serve us, par ticularly those whose occupations are mechanical or lonesome enough to allow their minds to drift often into the realms of fantasy?
 Walt Disneyis an example. Born in Chicago in 1901, his first job was as a mail carrier there, at the age of sixteen. As little boy he liked to draw, and he liked to draw ami mals: but the famous creator of Mickey Mouse had to make a living delivering mail. He had no chance to express his creative genius un- til after the World war, when he obtained a job as commercial artist in Kansas City. In his garage, he experimented with animated newsreels called Local Happen
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26
First Aid Roger B. Whitman
 to the filling House

In the case of a crack between a concrete walk and foundation wall. patching can be with roofing cement. This has the advantage of being elastic. and of keeping the crack closed should the walk shift with movements of the earth. The cement is most easily applied by melting it and pouring it in. It may be necessary to make space for it by cutting out the crack with a cold chisel. This method can also be used for closing a crack between a cellar floor and side wall
 @ By Roger B. Whitman
 WNU Service.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26
Maybe She Should Have Worn Pumps Without Sh0estrings.

blows off. you tear your skirt, ana you get mad.
 It would probably be better to go with the thing united until you come to a convenient hotel lobby. But if you do that you must learn to walk as though you had on snow shoes so that you won't trip.
 Another possibility is to hail the first person you meet. ask him to hold your bundles for a minute and then boldly, with both hands free, gracefully stoop down and tie up the unwieldy bow.
 But we still think the best solution of all would be non-slip shoestring Come on, all you little Edisons get going.
 WNU Service.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26
UNC' BILLY WISHES HE HAD
 STAYED AT HOME

WHATEVER possessed Unc' Bill
 W ly Possum to go wandering off way. way into the deepest part of the Green Forest. he did not know himself. He just went. that was all. Perhaps it was something in the air that made him. It seemed as if everybody was doing a great deal of wandering about these beau tiful early spring days, It's way the little meadow and forest people have in the glad springtme- So
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26
MANN FRS OF THE MOMENT
By JEAN
Q By The Associated NevspAp.r,

NHY doesn't some one invent a W corrugated shoestring-or one made of Turkish toweling? Some. thing that won't come united just as you are rushing to catch train.
 We used to have the theory that the best way to handle an united shoestring was to tie it again. But without assistance the method is a flop. Your bundles fall to the sidewalk and get muddy. your hand
 bag pops open and scatters its con
 tents from gutter to gutter. your hat
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26
PICTURE MAGNATE WAS A
 FIDDLER

ITS fun for the young man who was born to be president of his rich fathers company: a month in the shop, a month clerking. and then general manager. But consid- CT the Encouragement and heart aches of the boy too poor for an adequate education. too poor for nourishing food or decent clothing, too poor to meet people with influ- ence. That such boys. possessing only courage. ambition and brains. can still rise in America is this country's strongest defense against fascism and communism.
 William Fox was born in Tulchva, Hungary. son of small shop keeper who extracted teeth as side-line The family moved to
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26
Where Tell Won Fame

It was at Altdorf, near the south end of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, that William Tell shot the apple off his sons head. Tell was born in Burg,en, mile distant from Alt dorf. Rossini composed most of his grand opera. "Guillaume Tell '" at Brunnen, Switzerland.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-26

America when William was nine months old, and settled in an East Side tenement district of New York e., His first job was at the age of nine, when his father. who was out of work, made stove backing in their small tenement and William peddled it from door to door in the neighborhood. Later he sold candy lozenges at the Third Street dock and al Central park on Sundays. A the age of fourteen, he was forced by poverty to quit school He obtained job in clothing firm and rose to be foreman in charge of lining cutting. at the magnificent salary of $8 per week. To augment his earnings, he bought umbrellas and peddled them in front of thea ters on rainy nights. With $l,6O0 savings accumulated through many privations, he started a cloth ex. amining and shrinking business, when he was twenty one, and at the end of the second year invested his profits in nickelodeon or five. cent motion picture house. Twenty. five years later he headed the great $200, 900, 900 corporation which bore his name. including a picture pro. ducing company, distributing agen- cies. and thousands of theaters throughout the United States.
 Who knows for what high posi-. tion that peddler who calls at your door may be preparing. William Fox rose from the same start.
 G-WNU Service
The Washington times., 1938-01-10
DR.. A. HENWOOD,
SCIENTIST DIES

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l0.-Dr.
Abraham HenWood, 66, chemist
and teacher of science, died here
yesterday in Roxborough Memo
rial Hospital following a brief i'll
ness.
A member of the science faculty
of Central High School, DR.. Hen
wood was formerly professor of
chemistry at both DreXel Institute
and HaVerford College. During
the World War he was assigned
tc the research department of the
Hercules Powder Company.
A graduate of Girard College
and the University of Pennsylvania,
he received the degree of Master
of Science at the latter institution
in 1915, and Muhlenberg College
conferred the honorary degree of
Doctor of Science upon him the
following year. Dr.. HenWood
contributed to number of scien-
tific journals and was a former
chairman of the Philadelphia Sec
ton of the American Chemical So
ciety, member of the Franklin
Institute and a fellow of the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science.
Surviving are a son, James B.
HenWood; a daughter, Mrs. Dana
M. Swan, of Providence R. l., and
brother, Charles E. Henwood.
The Washington times., 1938-01-10
Pollock
Dies Here
At 80

Mrs. May G. Pollock, prominent
member of the Covenant First
Church for so years, died Sat
urday at the Ethel Brown Nurs-
ing Home, 5437 Connecticut Ave.
N. w., after an extended illness.
She would have been 30 years old
this April.
Native of Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, Mrs.
Pollock came to Washington soon
after her marriage half a century
ago to the late Judge William C..
Pollock. Judge Pollock was for
many years connected with the
Indian Reservation, in the Depart
ment of Interior.
She was a member of the Busi-
ness Women's Council, Peck Me
mortal Chapel and Daughters of
the American Revolution.
Pallbearers will be the board of
deacons of the Covenant First
Church. Her body was to lie in
state until services this afternoon
at 4:45 o'clock. The Rev. DR.. AL
bert Mccartney, close personal
friend, was to officiate. Inter
ment will be private.
Surviving are a great-niece, Miss
Helene Hamm, of Washington; and
two nephews, Grant and Marsh
Poole, of Chicago,
The Washington times., 1938-01-10
'"NED" WELDON.
.EX-POLICEMAN,
DEAD IN CAPITAL.
District Man, 80, Drove
Garfield to Hospital

Saddened by infirmities of old
age, the man who drove the horse
drawn ambulance conveying NOR
tally wounded President Garfield
to the hospital shot himself to
death yesterday.
Detective Sergt. Richard Ned"
Weldon, 80 and retired since 1921,
ended his life with the .36-caliber
service pistol he carried during
an exciting career with the Metro
politan Police Department.
AT NIECE'S HOME
The tragedy occurred at the
home of his niece, Mrs. Anna
Jones, 81 Rhode Island Ave. N. w.
Mr.. Weldon had lived there since
the death of his wife eight years
ago.
AS a youth-and it was a favor
ite tale of his-Mr. Weldon helped
lift the stricken President from
the floor Of the old Pennsylvania
Station at Sixth and B Streets
and carry him to the
waiting ambulance. He would then
relate how he whipped up the
horses to rush the wounded PreSi-
dent to the hospital.
CRIPPLED BY AGE
For a year and a half advancing
age had incapacitated Mr.. Weldon
who had frequently complained
that he couldn't go" any more.
Funeral services for Mr.. Wee
don will be held at p. m. Wednes-
day at the residence of his niece,
Mrs. Jones. The Rev. DR.. Simpson
D. Daugherty, of the United
Church, North Capital
and R Streets, will officiate. Burial
will be in Congressional Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1938-01-10
Thieves Take
Cash From
Loft Safe

Weekend thieves rifled the safe
of Lofts candy store, 800 Seventh
st. N. w. Discovered standing
open early today by Gladys Will
liams, manager, the safe had been
robbed of $33. The safe was un-
damaged, she told police. Ap-
parently someone had solved the
combination.
Two doctors were among those
visited by thieves. DR.. Theodore
Abernethy reported bars on rear
window of his office at 1411 Twen-
tieth st. N. W., were removed and
a microscope valued at $75 and
typewriter worth $40 stolen.
DR.. Michael Levy's pet dog
a man with a limp"
caught tampering with the door of
a storeroom at his office, 1918 @
st. N. W., he reported.
Two men appearing from the
rumble seat of a car he had been
forced into near the State Depart
ment, aided in robbing Paul Viii
kinSon, 81, former Treasury clerk,
of a $50 wrist watch and ST. Will
kinson said the man driving the
car threatened him if he did not
enter the car. The robbery took
place somewhere in Arlington
county"
Elder Freeman, of 1857 Twenty.
second st. N. w., said he was
Strong-armed out of So by two
colored men, who walked out of
an alley in the 1900 block Of @
st. N, w,
The Washington times., 1938-01-10
DEATHS

George E. Penrose, 76. Walter Reed
General Hosp.
Annie Tucker, IS. ss1o Wisconsin Ave.
N. W.
Arthur Philip Greeley. rs. 2sS2 Gar
field st. N. w.
Johanna Hytonen, Sc. Georgetown
University Hosp.
Edwin Rose. 66. Home for Aged and
Infirm.
Charles Shepherd. SIS. 1880 K St. S. e.
Laura Locraft, 65, sibley Memorial
Hosp.
Chandos L. jackson, So. 144O R st.
william Orr Dickerson. SO. 1881 s
Henry weibking. so. Emergency Hosp.
Harry H. A. Dixon. IS. Providence
Hosp.
zllah H. Smith. SO, 1919 R st. ~ W.
FTederick H. Gauss, 4s. 1925 Thirty
Infant Hintze. minutes. Providence
Hosp.
Ella Hobson. 81. Gallinger Municipal
Hosp.
Henry Mason, Ss. 1900 block e St.
s. w.
John H. Butler. 55, Freedmen's Hosp.
Pinkey Rayford. So Gallinger NUM-
Sarah Merritt, So $40 Twelfth St.
N e.
Eva Dangerfield, 40. 1O6 Virginia Ave.
s. W.
Harriet Jones, ~. Gallinger Munich
pal Hosp.
Elsie Anderson, 4S. st. Elizabeth s
Hosp.
Mckinley Brown. AZ Casualty Hosp.
Mae johnson. "a. GallinEer Municipal
Hosp.
Claude Banks. %. Emergency Hosp
Pansy Conway, 21, Freedmens Hosp.
- Howard Simpkins. 3 mos, Children's
Hosp.
Infant Robertson, days. Children's
Hosp.
Infant Hines, days. Freedmau's
Hosp.
Charles Campbell, day. 42O First st.
N. W.