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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27
CONTAGIOUS SICKNESS ON
INCREASE IN PAST YEAR
There Were 56,123 Cases Of No
tifiable Diseases In State
During 1887

Provisional figures issued by DIR.
r. H. Riley, Director of the State De-
partment of Health, show an increase
in the total cases of sickness in the
State from contagious or infectious
diseases in 1897 over the. number re-
ported in 1886. .,...5'.
There were Sc, 1913 cases. of "'notifia-
bic" diseases reported to the State
Department of Health in 1887 in COM
parison with 47,261 in 1885,, SO, 487 in
1885; 63,089 in 1884, and 39,781 in
1888. The total in 1887 was divided be-
tween Baltimore City and the counties
as follows: Baltimore City, 35,185; the
counties, 20,938. 4sts.
The increase in 1887 was due large
ly to an epidemic of measles during
the first five months of the year and
to a flare of influenza during January
and February. There were over $500
more cases of measles reported than
in 1886, total of 12,225 cases in 1887
in comparison with 7,640 in 1886, and
nearly 1900 more of influenza, a total
of 3,442 as compared to 846 cases in
1886. Other increases over the totals
for 1886 were as follows: Whooping
cough, from 4,337 cases in 1886 to
5,061 in 1887; the venereal diseases,
from 1880 to 1859; and tuberculo-
sis from 2,766 to 1871. Typhoid with
327 cases reported had less favora-
Bile record than in 1886 when 273 cases
occurred; poliomylitis with SO cases in
comparison with 38, in 1886, reflected
the nationwide increase. Scarlet fever
dropped from 2,727 cases in 1886, to
2,057 in 1897.
Forty-two cases of undulent fever,
81 of Rocky Mountain spotted fever
and typhus, % of tularemia (rabbit
fever), II Of malaria, and 1872 of Vim
cents angina (trench mouth, were
reported in 1887 in comparison with
Al of undulant fever, SO of Rocky
Mountain spotted fever, 81 of tulare-
mia, % of malaria and 142 of Vim
cents angina in 1886.
Over nine-tenths of the total sick
ness from catching" diseases re
ported in Maryland in 1887 was divid
ed among three groups of diseases.
The so-calIed children's diseases
measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough,
diphtheria (510 cases) humps, and
chicken pox were charged with more
than so per cent of the total The ven
ereal diseases, including 9,941 cases
of syphilis, were responsible for over
"a per cent. The pneumonias with
1869 cases reported, tuberculosis with
3,191 and influenza with 3,442 cases,
accounted for IS per cent Of the total.
The remainder were scattered among
the rest of the 'notifable" diseases.
The list of such diseases includes
about 40 diseases that are communi-
cable or Catching" in some way. Ply
sicians in attendance are requested to
report the occurrence Of such diseases
among their patients, to the nearest
health officer, DR.. Riley said, in order
that the health department may know
what diseases are prevalent, and in
what community they are occurring,
so that measures to prevent their
spread may be instituted without
avoidable delay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27

liver, kidneys, heart) and cod liver oil.
Since one of the important vitamins,
vitamin C, is easily destroyed by ordi-
nary cooking it is wise to use some
raw fruits or vegetables each day.
eff these iron and vitamin-contain-
ing foods are used literally there will
be no need for sulphur and molasses,
nor for any other special tonic in the
spring"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27
Boys Win From Bayard, But
Girls Lose Game

Oakland divided a double header
with Bayard on the local court Friday
evening, January 81, the boys winning
20 to IA and the girls losing "a to 80.
Tho 1icaype.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27

Jesse Merrill and family spent Sup
day in Frostburg with the formers
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Gilbert Mckenzie.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27
A WELL BALANCED DIET
BEST WAY TO KEEP FIT
Is Effective in Developing Pow
ers OF Resistance To Disease

One of the most effective ways of
keeping fit through the winter months
and of developing the powers of re
sistance to disease, according to DR..
r. H. Riley, director of the State De
partment of Health, is through the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-27

FIeId gOaIs: FIeTus z; UI0JIeTIy 8,
K. Duling 4; R. Duling 8; Polling 2.
Foul goals: Lawton IA; Fields 2-3;
Glotfelty IL; K. Duling "a; R. Dull
ing ii; Polling ga
Sub-Oakland, Hartzell, Weber;
Bayard, Ridder, Gather, B. Layton L.
Pifer, Baer.
The Washington times., 1938-10-08

At
, BRICKS
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24
MORE EXPORTS THAN
IMPORTS BY UNCLE SAM

The United States is now export
ing over 300 times as much corn
and over 5000 times as much
wheat as it is importing, accord
ing to figures from the Depart
ment of Agriculture in Washing
ton. In April, corn exports were
20,698,O00 bushels which is more
than the United States has ex-
ported in any full year since 1929.
Imports of corn during the same
month were $1,000 bushels. April
exports of wheat were S,166, 1000
bushels, while 1000 bushels of
wheat were imported. The Unit
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24
EVILS OF REFORM
SCHOOLS EXPOSED
Crime School, Is I'm
usual Picture Coming
To The Maryland

That is the significant question
posed and answered by
Crime School," the Warner Bro
theirs picture which comes to the
Maryland Theatre Monday with a
brilliant cast headed by that eff
fective aggregation of youthful ac-
tors who became famous as the
Dead End" boys, Humphrey Bo-
CART and a talented newcomer to
the screen named Gale Page.
The title, Crime School, is in
itself sufficient indication of the
point of view of Crane Wilbur
who wrote the original story upon
which the screen play, prepared
by Wilbur in collaboration with
Vincent Sherman, was based.
Franklin aligning itself on the
side of the modern methods of
dealing with juvenile delinquency
which are designed to avert the
formerly inevitable progression of
bad boy to bad man, the motion
picture gives thorough expose
of the evils of the old reformatory
system-still in vogue in some I'M
progressive communities
The six Dead End Boys-Billy
Halop, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall,
Leo Corey, Bernard Punsley and
Gabriel Dell-prove that the sue
cess they won in their first screen
appearance was no accident, for
again their acting is so true to
life that the spectator is utterly
convinced that they are the boys
they seem to. be.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24
POINT HIGHER

The May Is index of prices re-
ceived by Maryland farmers for
farm products was one point high
er than last month, "a points be-
low the index on the same date a
year ago, and 1913 per cent of the
5-year august 19O9-July 1919 av-
erage according to the Maryland
Crop Reporting Service. The
ratio OF prices received to prices
paid was SO.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24

They Groom While They Spoon
Rudy Vallee and Rosemary Lane
are carrying on very melodious
romance in Gold Diggers in
Paris" the new musical film
opening at the Maryland Theatre
next Thursday for a three day
showing.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24
LEWIS STARTS CAMPAIGN

The first gun will be fired in
the Maryland Democratic Senator
ial primary campaign in Cumber-
land tomorrow night when Repre-
sentative David J. Lewis speaks
in City Hall Square on "Old Deal
or New Deal-Which?"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24

The New York Players are
pleasing audiences in the pre-
sentation of stage plays at the
Franklin Court Auditorium, West
Franklin street.
The players are experienced
actors and take their parts with
ease and realism. The play now
on the boards is Its Wise
Wise child" This is an outstand-
ing comedy success, presented to-
night and Saturday night with
Matinee on Saturday.
The theatre is located in the
building of the Washington Coun-
ty Building & Loan Assn, is air
cooled and furnished with con-
Portable seats, all assuring an
evening of rare entertainment to
all who come.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24
HERE FROM THE WEST

Mrs. Mildred Calvin and four
children, of Seattle, Washington,
are visiting Mrs. Calvin's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willoughby D. Coff-
man, TAB Summit avenue.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24

A Girard, Kan resident was
sentenced to six months in jail
when he used his federal relief
allotment to buy whisky.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24

ed States resumed it's normal po-
sition as an exporter of wheat
and increased exports of corn
above normal because Argentine
farmers had only a half crop.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24

states
for There said u Do hundred New
of them within miles sf Manhattan.
asked in his will that he be buried golf clothing with
equipment buried with
January disinterred
his hand
Records found GlenmOral CASTLE GasgOw, ~ that
800 accurately predicted the
British
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24

In Perfect Form! = Ann Sheri-
dan, the screens loveliest red
head, puts her own brand of
glamor in Little Miss Thorough
bred" now at the Academy.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-24

In magistrates court in
Coney Island, N. Y, Mrs. Paula
Vance was arraigned on a charge
of Withholding set of false
teeth and pair of spectacles
from Mrs. Anna Cohen, formerly
a boarder in the Vance home
The one prudence in life is CON
centration.-R. w. Emerson.
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
"Fail in Duty"

Roosevelt's attack upon the
Dies committee is, indeed, a
cheap act of political demagogy.
and truly characteristic Of him.
He is resentful because the reve-
lations before the committee re-
garding Murphy are in reality an
indictment of himself, because
he was responsible for the fail
ure of Murphy to uphold the
courts, enforce their orders, the
law of the land, and maintain
the authority Of the govern
snent.
The sitdown strike, which was
engineered by the Communists,
was lawleSs and revolutionary,
and in defiance Of every prin-
ciple upon which orderly society
rests, and led to social chaos
in the State of Michigan. It
was the duty Of Governor
Murphy under his oath Of Of
flee and duty to society to use
every resource Of the State to
uphold the law and enforce
recognition Of the authority Of
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
government, and the orders Of
the courts of the State.

government, and the orders Of
the courts of the State.
Governor Murphy, under the
influence and advice Of RooSe-
velt, failed in the discharge OF
the highest duty that can rest
upon a public official clothed
with the authority, duty, and
means to uphold the law and
protect society. He showed weak
ness, cowardice and incompe-
tence, but in mitigation it may
be said he was influenced in
his course by Roosevelt, who has
never yet uttered a word in con-
demnation Of the activities OF
these Communists or in support
of law, order and governmental
authority.
The Dies committee is giving
everyone an opportunity to ap-
pear. It is the privilege Of Gov
ernor Murphy to go before the
committee and explain and jus
tify, If he can, his conduct.
AMERICAN.
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
"Miraculous"

"R. 81: Is your article in a
recent Voice merely q suggestion
to our traffic squad, or is 1t your
way of saying that something
should be done?
In the West we have type
of people who are not as rushed
as we are. There are not as
many tranSientS among them.
They are used to a quiet life and
they know their laws.
In the District Of Columbia
people from every State, every
nation and every other place In
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Your |. O..
sy SHIRLEY SPENCER

By SHIRLEY SPENCER
There seems to be a universal
desire to give advice, especially
about how to cure a cold, etc.,
and the saying is that every man
would like to be his own lawyer.
Try your knowledge Of the law
on these questions. Score 10 for
each question.
/. Habeas corpus means: Ca
That the prisoner is not guilty;
(b) bring forth the body; (c)
release the prisoner.
2. what kind Of a will is num-
cupative will?
3. An I. o. U. is a promisSory
note for it is a promise to pay
money. True, false.
4. Treason is a crime, but is
l. classified as either a misde-
meanor or as a felony?
S. Why were the Laws Of
Draco said to be written in
blood?
6. The exact meaning of the
word bandit in law is (a) one
under a ban (b) one of a band
of robbers, (c) a robber who
wears a kerchief or band as q
mask.
Z. Match the following law
terms:
a-Nolle / o existing mere
prosequi ly by virtue of
b-Consen- acquiescence
sual 2 o Unwilling to
c-fierifa- persecute
cias 3 o the impound-
d-Pignora- ing of tres
ton passing cattle
until payment
is made for
damages done
4 o a writ of exc
cution com
man ding a
levy on goods,
etc, to satisfy
a Judgment
ANSWERS on Page 16)
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black witches flee on every side;
the rain stops in the time it
takes to snap two fingers to-
gether; the Grampians, a mo-
ment ago bathed in torrents Of
water, are now bathed in bril-
liant sunshine. And across the
heavens sweep a cavalcade of
rainbows, all seven colors clearly
etched in each one. Then the
black clouds crash forward again
and war is renewed.
7 NEVER knew, until my first
visit to northern Scotland,
that the Highlands were not
discovered by what we term
civilized people until long after
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
Rollin' Along
By W. A. s. Douglas

ID AIN struck something pretty until l saw
~ the water down in the Highlands of Scotland 1t
will pet you with fury equally drench you with soft
fa-which tickling you The clouds put on
sort of wild with the first noticed the
battle 1 riding Braemar, of the annual
Scottish games The broke passing through
dip in the Grampian mountains Around historic
peaks-Ben-yGoe and Benin Derg, Ben MacDhui, Cairn
Toul and Carn CORN; and towering above them ALL Loch
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

means anything.
The present Mexican fandango
began last March, when President
Lazaro Cardenas seized oil prop
critics belonging to American,
British and Dutch capital in Mex
leo. These properties could not
have been built up by the Mex
leans, who didn't have the money
or the technical skill. Cardenas
made vague talk about paying for
them some day in some kind of
scrip.
The Mexican situation has now
come to this point:
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

Then there is usually a section
Of several pages devoted to
some subject of current interest
and varying features. OF
course, current news, both do
mestic and foreign, is the great
est factor in all our lives. No
time is wasted that is spent in
studying or reading a news
paper"
Miss Villette Sullivan, Secre-
tary, 1920 Rowland Pl. N. w:
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
Guns for the CCC

Three cheers for that editorial
"Why Not Teach the CCC Boys
How to Shoot?" It is about
time somebody woke up to the
fact that the CCC boys are beg
ging for rifle practice. We want
to be ready for emergencies. A
wager says we get them-I
hope, I hope. G. r.
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

"A telephone call,
in my opinion, is
the best value up
to 10 cents. It will
keep you in con-
tact with friends
whom you have
not seen for some
time. OF course, it
is always a stand
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

valS in be-
tween either
gray strips or
b r ig h t blue
avenues. All
of a sudden
the sun fights
its W ay for
W ard; the
darkness goes
as tho ug h
waved awaV
with a magic
W a n d; the
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
Home To Hitler

If, American Worker, you con-
slider Herr Hitler such a great
fellow, and like the way he runs
Germany, why don't you pack
up and go there, and help
make room for the millions WHO
want to be able to live, learn
and breathe freely in this coun-
try, not to be told how to live
and how to think?
w. M. M.
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

car or bus, for a dime. Besides,
transportation, whether it be
street car, bus or taxicab, cost
ing one only 10 cents. is great
value when you stop to think Of
the saving you can make in
tailoring bills. particularly in
bad weather."
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

electrical equipment, the cost
of which sometimes does not
average more than 10 cents
day. Then there is the radio.
One can sit in q comfortable
chair and spend an entertaining
evening at home listening to
the radio. A man can
shave with an electric razor
and it doesn't cost him even
10 cents. Ten cents worth Of
electricity gives illumination
that prevents many accidents" I"
X
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Grimes,
clerk, 918 M st. N. W.:
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

food for them would be the
greatest value that can be got
ten for that amount. Ten cents
actually will buy a dried vege-
table that is not only healthful,
but will feed a whole family"
y
w. Stafford Carson, engineer,
172S ST NJ w.
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

Columbus found the United
States. Less than 200 years ago
this great tract Of land was in
habited by tribes who acted and
lived at that recent date exactly
as did the Saxons under Alfred.
the Irish under Boru, the Scots
under Macbeth!
"The heads Of these tribes"
wrote Lord Macaulay, held
miniature courts. in each Of
which a petty prince, attended
by guards. by armor bearers,
by musicians, by a hereditary
poet-laureate, kept rude state,
dispensed rude justice, waged
wars, concluded treaties"
have seen the castle Of the
Macneill of Barra, whose trump
eter, after the chief has dined,
GOES onto the ramparts. blows q
long, loud call, and then pro-
claims:
"Ye kings, princes and poten-
tates Of all the earth, be it
known unto you that Macneill
of Barra has dined. The rest Of
you may dine now."
That's the Highlander for you
"a courageous fighter, proud as
Lucifer, a very honorable man,
a lover of whiskey, q generous
host, a staunch friend, a loyal
subject down through the cen
turies. Where else but in the
Highlands of Scotland would
you find men toasting q ghost
whose earthly body their an
cestors followed to glorious de-
feat almost 200 years ago?
ITO the King over the water!"
THE first King over the
water" was the exiled James
Edward Francis Stuart. son Of
King James II. The Old Pre-
tender, as he was called. could
have ascended the English
throne had he renounced Cath
olicism. This he refused to do
and the Highlanders armed in
IT'S to win it for him by
force. They lost. Thirty years
later the Old Pretender's son.
Bonnie Prince Charlie, tried
again-and, as before, the High
land clans rallied around him
only to be crushed forever as
a force to be reckoned with at
the Battle of Culloden Moor.
The Highlands today are just
a vast deer park where the rich
Of the world, particularly those
Of America, 60 for the grandest
of all sports. Those chiefs who
never owned any deer-country,
or who lost it after Forfar and
Culloden, still carry on in ragged
state. Their pride is all that
is left to the most of them
and what a tremendous pride
it isl
They tell the story Of a High
land laird who got into an
argument in a London club. He
was getting the worst Of it
when suddenly he sprang to
his feet, hurled his chair be-
hind him and shouted:
why, damn it, I'm a Cam
eron. So ye can all go to hell. /"
And with that he strode from
the room.
Copyright. 1928. by The Washington
Herald-Times)
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

a means of bringing the peoples
in the universe closer together.
Besides that, think of the bust
ness deals that can be trans
acted more quickly with but the
use of an air-mail stamp"
X \ X
Phillip BlaisdeIl, Government
employe, 606 Twenty-first st.
NV:
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

"Ten cents worth
Of charity is the
greatest value in
the world. It so
happens that I
have recently seen
some very unfortu-
nate families, and
I believe that 10
cents worth of
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

Electricity. Just
think what can be
gained by 10 cents
worth of electricity.
The average house
wife can do her
S e W ing, washing,
ironing, cook ing,
v a c uum cleaning,
all in a day with
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

by in the case of ar emergency
and also saves many needless
steps. I firmly believe that
there is no value at the price
that can compare with tele-
phone service"
X
Mrs. ROSalie KOOnin, house
wife, $40 Randolph st. N. W.:
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

The s un d a y
paper. 1t is educa-
tion a |. amusing.
and besides, I find
out what date it is
once a week! The
editorial S e cti on
always gives opin-
ions Of several we'll
known writ r S.
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

1T ranSporCaClon,
I believe, is the
greatest value that
one can get for 10
cents in Washing
ton. For instance.
a person can ride
from one end of
town to another,
on either a street
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

the world are the pedestrians,
and the motorists, too, as well as
our own residents.
How anyone can make laws
stand UP under that condition
is miraculous. For most of them
1t is here today, gone tomor-
row."
I presume you are a working
man, but do you know that when
most men finish the days work
they want their homes, wives
and children? What man is
going. to get out and do traffic
duty unless he has to? It is no
cinch standing in the cold, wind
and snow or the hot sun.
"OFFICERS' FRIEND"
The Washington times., 1938-10-29

The pos t a g e
stamp. For 2 or 3
C e is, one can
bring a lot of cheer
and good news to
people. A postage
stamp up to 10
cents will carry a
letter to any part
of the world. It is
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
A Lost Fare

I never did approve Of q girl
riding in the front seat Of q
taxicab. But seeing a driver
kiss his sweetie in the down
town section, right in front Of
the Capitol Theater to be exact.
is something far beyond me.
I was really waiting for a
cab. I could have gotten in
this one the lady was alighting
from. But did I? I should
say not. Don't ask me why.
I really don't know. But some
how I Just did not feel like tax
ing that cab.
A TIMES READER,
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
LiUe and Let LiUe

Let me express Jewish
sympathy for the plight Of the
Catholics in Austria. Religious
persecution Of any kind in any
country is to be condemned.
]. l.
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
Dec11NIcz>t<k1eA O.
People
JOHN LEDYARD
BY Frank Romer

DARTMOUTH College
= enrolled Ledyard for
a free education, but he
slipped away to a wander
er's life in a handmade
dueout on the flooded
Connecticut River. First
American to see our Pa
cific Northwest, he trav-
eled with Captain Cook or
alone to more parts Of the
world than any man then
alive.
Copyright. 1898. by F. Romerl
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January /, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
OUerhcGd Exhousts

There ought to be less carbon
monoxide on the roads from
automobile exhausts. How
about automobiles with the ex.
haust pipes leading through the
roofs?
RESPECrTFTJT, READER.
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
Our NeighbOr to the South

WE can only describe recent news from Mexico as
w fantastic-and calling for prompt and Wig
orous action in Washington if the Monroe Doctrine
The Washington times., 1938-10-29
RESPECTFUL READER.
\ = 1
"SoOner or Later"

Personally, I'm more than
glad to see peace arranged be-
tween England and Germany.
This means that sooner or later
Hitler, along with Italy and
Japan, will be better able to
tackle Red Russia, which is,
mark my words, still hell-bent
on q worldwide revolution.
EDWARD B.