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Evening star., 1922-01-24
RENT COMP PLANTS
TO GET AN AIRING
Senate Committee wilt Place
Charges Before D. c.
Commission.

Numerous complaints which have
como to the attention of the Senate
District committee regarding the al
legged charging of exorbitant rents
here will be placed before the rent
commission when it appears before
the committee tomorrow.
Members of the commission, it was
said today, will be asked for an ex-
PLANTATION of these complaints, and
whether the commission has been un-
able or has failed properly to han
die them. The members of the COM
mittee would not disclose the details
of these complaints until after they
have taken the matter up with the
commission.
The committee is desirous OF know
ing the facts and particularly wheth-
er the rent commission is fully equip
ped to pursue an aggressive attitude.
it was said. Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor,
member of the commission. has been
in conference with both Senators Ball
and Gooding regarding the prospec-
tive appearance of the commission
before the committee tomorrow.
Sees Uphill Grind.
Senator Gooding, who was one Of
those who suggested the calling Of
the members Of the commission for
a conference as to conditions pre-
vailing here, said, following his talk
with Mrs. Taylor, that he realized
that the rent-regulating body had
an uphill grind here and that it was
not receiving much help. but on the
the other hand was having all kinds
of obstacles thrown in its path.
1t may be, he continued, that it will
be found that the commission needs
encouragement. The commission may
- lacking in appropriations which
would enable it to employ sufficient
stats to pursue the numerous in yes
legations necessary to bring about a
reduction in rents here. II this Is
true, the senator said, the commit
tee should be acquainted with the
facts and then 1t can act At any rate,
he said, the members want to know
the real conditions which brought
about the complaints that are being
received regarding the local rent con-
ditions.
Session Behind Closed Doors.
The. subcommittee will meet with
the rent commission at o'clock, to-
morrow afternoon. The session will
be held behind closed doors. AS the
senator's expect to go thoroughly in
to the whole question of rental con-
ditions here with the rent commission
members it is not probable that the
committee will get around to con-
sideratiop of any Of the bills now
pending oh the committee calendar.
Mrs. Taylor, following conferences
with senator's, suggested that the
commission had been hampered in its
work to some extent by certain ad-
ministrative difficulties which have
now been overcome and that in the
future 1t would be able to proceed
with its task with more dispatch.
Evening star., 1922-01-24
SPLIT ON CHECK LAW.

Conferees on the so-called bad check
law for the District Of Columbia were
unable to reach an agreement on the
measure, following a conference of
nearly two hours today 1t was de-
cided to hold another conference, to
which President King and Secretary
Charles J. Columbus Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association will be
invited to appear and explain certain
features, Of the bill.
Senator King Of Utah, one Of the con-
ferees, and strong opponent Of the
bill in the Senate. it is understood, in
sisted on his objections to the bill,
which made it a crime to do a certain
thing and then jabrogated 1t when the
offender made restitution.
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Appropriation Bill Recommend
ations Total $2O,397,779.8
$3,OOO.OOO Below Last Year.
REJECT s3,Ooo,OOO FOR CONDUIT;
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS SLASHED
Three New Buildings Provided for-6O40
Proportion Retained-Present Rate
of Taxes Continued.

Continuing the 600 proportion between the District and Fed
era paying bills of the National Capital the
District appropriation bill for the fiscal starting July next
1880 compared with 2OO6o7 appropriated for the
rent fiscal and estimated by the budget bureau
reported to the House today.
The budget recommendation for 100000 for continuing
work the construction Of water supply conduit
ected that the bill reported from the committee carries
appropriation whatever for this work. for the of which
100000 was appropriated for the current fiscal The COM
mee declares the proposed would be of assistance
should serious difficulty arise between the District line and
the present filtration plant to the area drawing
water from the reservoir the filtration plant
The appropriations committee also continuance
of taxes not less than ~
than per
Evening star., 1922-01-24
SENATE REJECTS CALL
FOR SHANTUNG NOTES At
ARMS CONFERENCE

The Senate. with little debate
and without a record vote. reject
ed today the resolution offered by
Senator Walsh, democrat. Mon
tana, asking the President for in
formation ~ to the conversations
relating to shantung being car
ried on by the Chinese and Japa-
nese arms conference delega lions.
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AGAINST
CUTTING OF ARMY
Administration Opposed to
Reduction Beyond Point Of
National Security.

That tho administration will never
countenance drastic reduction in
the size Of the American Army was
made plain at the White House today.
The President is known to be opposed
strongly to cutting the Army to, any
great extent, and that while he
might agree to some small reduction,
he and his advisers will oppose any
action of a drastic nature
The President Is known to have ex-
pressed the opinion that the Ameri-
can Army, as it stands today, is q
lowed by the other nations. would
naturally bring about better feeling
throughout the world.
Cannot Imperl Country.
At the same time. the administra-
tion expects that the Army will be
reduced, but not sufficiently to i'm
pair it's efficiency.
The President. however. does not
believe the Army should be reduced
to a point where the safety. of the
country would be imperiled, and he
hopes that the time will never come
when it will be found necessary to in
crease its present size.
In emphasizing his opposition to
any drastic cuts In the Army, as has
been limited, quite recently during the
lrecent sessions of the arms confer
ence, the administration explains
that the conditions in the world to.
day are such that 1t would be unwise
to reduce greatly the American Army
1t points our further that there is a
state of unrest throughout the world,
and there is no evidence in the near
future of being complete tranquility
among all the world nations, which
condition necessitates the United
States maintaining an Army suf1i-
GENTLY large to guarantee the safety
Of its people. 1t is pointed out that
the President and his advisers are of
the opinion that no sane government
would at this time think Of reducing
it's military forces beyond the point
Of national security.
Pariey Success Seen.
Discussing this today, President
Harding was represented as saying
he believed that the success of the
arms conference Is assured and that
while miracles have not been per-
formed, he is satisfied that the step
in the right direction has been taken
and the ten-year- naval holiday at the
end of that time will demonstrate the
wisdom Of such program. He is
convinced, it liz said. that when those
ten years are passed the nations par
ticipating in the naval holiday will be
so pleased with the result that they
will continue II indefinitely and prob
ably for all time
Evening star., 1922-01-24
OLES ASKS SUPPORT.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. January "a
Mayor George l. Oles, who has sus-
pended fifty policemen and-the police
chief, and has asked the police to
take a 10 per cent wage cut. last
night appealed to city council for
support in his policy Of reorganiza-
ton and economy in city affairs.
Gil was obstructing his plans.
No action was taken in regard to his
appeal.
Evening star., 1922-01-24

Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania,
successor of the late Boies Penrose.
today was given his first committee
assignment by the Senate. He was
made a member of the military affairs
committee, filling a vacancy due to
the resignation of Senator Freling-
huysen of New Jersey, who was made
a member of the finance committee.
At the same time, Senator Crow, the
other Pennsylvania member, was as
signed to the naval affairs committee
where q vacancy was caused by the
death Of Mr.. Penrose.
Evening star., 1922-01-24
Wants u. S. to Take OueI
And Sink Allies Napies
In Lieu of Var Debts

A proposal that the United
States offer to take over the en-
tire navies Of the allies Mt full
cost "as payment townrd the
billions they owe the United
States, and accept ON account
the allies other war equipment
mt "junk priees," and sail "this
grand armada to the Pacific and
there be SUNK ten miles deep
with all flagS flying" was made
to the agricultural conference
today by Herbert Myrick. editor
Of Farm and Home, Mt Spring.
field, Mass.
MIR. MyricE declared that all
the troubles OF the present era
could be ascribed to war. add
Ing that more progress had
been made toward pence In the
past two months than in the
preceding 1000 years. He pro-
posed reduction OF the United
States budget for it's Army and
Navy to the pre-war figure and
use OF the difference toward
paying the bonus for the former
service men.
Evening star., 1922-01-24
BRYCE 70 BE cREMATED.
Funeral Of viscount Will Be Held
Privately Thursday.

LONDON, January 24.-The funeral
of viscount. Bryce will be held
privately on Thursday, when the body
will be cremated at Golder's Green.
a suburb.
z Arrangements are proceeding for a
memorial service lin London.
Evening star., 1922-01-24
DISCUSS LAKE. WATERWAY
United States and Britain Talk Of
st. Lawrence Project. y,

Communications have been ex-
changed between the United States
and Great Britain upon matters in
volved In the proposed construction of
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence water
way, 1t was said today at the White
House.
Administration ofncials, It was indi-
Gated, consider that some interna-
tional agreement must be made in adj
vance of congressional action.
Evening star., 1922-01-24
SENATE REAL BAR
TO j. s. Joining IN
;. PARLEY At GENOA
"IsoIation Bloc" Serves No.
tice of Possible Opposition
to Arms Treaties. j..
AMERICA MAY AWAIT
EUROPEAN SHOWDOWN
Atmosphere Must Be Clearer, Is
Claim, Before This Country En-
tiers Economic Deliberations.

1t wns said mt the White House
today that the President was not
yet ready to make an announce
ment regarding the participation OF
the United States In. the Genoa
conference. 1t was indicated, how
ever, that the question Is receiving
such attention as may result In a
abatement being made later In the
week.
Evening star., 1922-01-24
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and probably tomor-
row: continued cold: lowest tempera-
ture tonight about 12 degrees.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest, 26, at
pm. yesterday: lowest. Is, at Z
am. today. Full report on page 8.
Evening star., 1922-01-24

For the free Public Library. includ-
.ng the Takoma Park branch. totai
- s77. 500 Is CARRIED fcy cciN-s'r.. ..'.. :....
Evening star., 1922-01-24
Exceeding Budget Proposals..

In, only single case. have the
committee recommended an appror
priation In excess OF the estimates.
For the minimum wage board. cre-
ated by the act approved September
19, 1918. the appropriation proposed
in the budget was. $500. or $1.70e
less than the appropriation fo~ .he
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SENATOR IS ASSIGNED.

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ACCIDENT

Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Ault were
shoppers in Oakland Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harmon, of
The Cove, were guests at the William
Miller home on Monday.
Mr.. Forest Speicher, principal of
the Bittinger school, visited his par
ents over the weekend.
Rev. and Mr. Arthur Scrogum were
Sunday dinner guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Speicher.
Mr.. Roy Spoerlein, a student of
the Garrett County High school, spent
Sunday at his home here
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin George and
family and Mrs. Albert Glass and
son were the guests at the George
Miller home Sunday.
Misses Edna Ault, Nellie Alexan-
der and Mary Broadwater were guests
of Miss Mary Speicher Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haney and Mr..
and Mrs. Schell Haney, of Oakland
were Sunday guests at the Dewitt
Reel home.
DR.. R. A. Ravenscroft returned to
his home here Saturday from Texas.
Being interested in the production of
oil, DR.. Ravenscroft spent about two
weeks in an oil territory where he
could study the business at first hand
Rev. and Mrs. Scrogum entertained
the members of two of the Sunday
school classes of the Brethren church
Wednesday evening at valentine
party. Several original games fur
nished amusement. Dainty refresh
ments were served at eleven o'clock.
Those present were: Misses Bertha
and Nellie Spoerlein, Anna and Nellie
alexander, Mary and Grace Speich-
er, Mary and Virginia Broadwater,
Ola King and Ada Miller. Messers.
Russell and Orus King, Walter, Ar
thur, Glenn and Colt Speicher ,Rcpert,
William and Fred Alexander, Harley
Spoerlein and Charles Miller.
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inson, from Bayard, and Rev. Lewis,
from Henry. Very excellent music
was furnished by the famous Boys
Band of this place We are sure ev-
cry one enjoyed the services very
much.
A very good report came in from
the Ladies' Aid on Sunday night
This organization is doing good WORK
with Mrs. R. S. Curry as its presi-
dent.
We are very glad to see Louis Dull
ing back among us again, for we
missed his excellent work in our
Sunday school.
Misses Nina Knabenshue and Stel-
la Gibson, of Kempton, attended the
teachers conference at Bloomington
Friday and visited at their respective
homes over the weekend
Miss Jessie Shillingburg, of near
White Church, is visiting at the
home Of Oscar Wolfe in Kempton
for a few days.
Fred. R. Curry is in Washington,
D. c., where he has secured a posi-
ton.
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MCHENRY
SSSSGGGGSSGSSSGG,

We have been having very nice
weather recently, reminding one of
the approach of spring.
Our teacher, Miss Bessie Griffith,
spent few days in Oakland and Crel-
lin last week.
Miss Dorla Glotfelty spent Satur
day evening with Miss Beulah Nc
Lean.
Mrs. Cyrus Stark and son Harry
and daughter Miss Marie, of Sails
bury, Pa, spent Saturday and Sun,
day here with Mrs. Walter Glotfelty.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Sisler and
daughter Mary Ellen were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Moo
NAV at this place.
Mr.. John Bowman was visiting a.
Mr.. Edward Hoye's on Sunday.
Mr.. Everett Savage and Miss Mar
garet Sebold were also guests at the
Hoye home on Sunday.
Mr.. Webster Turney, teacher of a
school near Cove, called at the home
of Mr.. P. A. Sisler on Sunday.
Misses Bessie Griffith, Beulah Nc
Lean and Dorla Glotfelty were Sun
day guests at the home of Mr.. John
Glotfelty.
There were quite a number of peo-
pie who visited the home of Mrs.
Martha Carr Sunday afternoon, who
is quite ill.
Mr.. Fred. Cropp, of Oakland, call
ed on Miss Hazel Randall here on
Sunday afternoon.
We are very sorry to note that
Mr.. Glover is still quite i'll, but trust
that he will have a speedy recovery.
Mrs. NJ. P. Smith spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Englehart,
at Accident.
Our school will render patriotic
program on Friday evening in honor
of Washington and Lincoln. The
trustees and patrons are especially
invited to be present.
c. NJ. Railey and family were Sun
day afternoon guests at the home Of
Mr.. George Sebold.
The services at the U. B. church
here on Sunday night were well at
tended.
Mr.. Nelson Brenneman and family
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-02-23
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK

The mild weather has brought the
ice harvest to a close, but during the
seasOnable weather for such work
43S car loads were cut and shipped.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
which corporation purcased the out
put, wants more ice if it becomes
sufficiently thick to suit their pd,.
poses. The cut shipped represents
nearly ten thousand dollars worth,
in addition to which the Associations
large ice house was completely filled.
A little daughter came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Long last Monday
morning.
Mr.. F. E. Baker, manager, was
here for a few hours last Saturday
planning more improvements to the
Park.
Mrs. A. V. Enlow, Mrs. F. R. Ut
terback and her son Bobby are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Graef in Baltimore.
The protracted meeting here was
brought to a close Tuesday night
with splendid results. There were
fifty-three professions and twenty
eight accessions to the Methodist
Episcopal church, while others will
affiliate with the church of their
choice. -, n
A boy scout organization was
formed here one day last week by
Rev. Burns, which has already lined
up the boys in helpful work.
The hammers of the carpenters
may be heard in different directions
hurrying on the work preparatory
for the opening of the season early
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-02-23

Death followed an operation to which
he submitted in Cumberland some
weeks ago. His home was at Heads
vile, West Va, to which point he
moved from a farm north of Oak
land a little over a year ago. The
funeral Of the deceased took place
from the Lynndale church, four miles
north of Oakland yesterday morning,
the remains having been brought to
this point from Keyser the same day.
Mr.. Nethkin served in the Union
army during the Civil war. He was
a grandson of the late Meshach
Browning of Garrett county. Mr.
Nethkin is survived by a number of
children, all of whom are grown.
-,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-02-23

The Court of Appeals of Maryland
has decided in favor of the town of
Westernport in the appeal of How
ard Springer, G. E. Springer, Peter
Felice, Peter Weisengoff and William
McNeal, who were refused a restau-
rant or near-beer saloon licenses on
the ground that they were not the
proper persons to conduct such
places. There had been protests
against their being granted licenses.
When the case came up in the Circuit
Court at Cumberland, an appeal, from
the action of the town authorities.
the late Judge Henderson, then occu-
plying the bench, concurred in the
action of the town officials, and the
plaintiffs decided to take the matter
to the higher court. In the mean
time the places for which licenses
were sought were kept open. Now
they will be obliged to close.
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ing the soil that has been lying idle
for so many years.
Capt. James A. Hayden, who has
been a resident of the Park since
its formation, more than thirty-five
years ago, has just passed his S0th
birthday and considering his army
experiences in the sixties he is well
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-02-23
THE STEPS TOWARD PEACE
WERE SURELY WORTHY
STRIDES.

certainly when nations, during
peace, get together and talk peace,
they are making some progress. Here
tofore nations did not concern them
selves with peace until war had made
peace desirable and when owing to
the passions necessarily engendered
by war they were not in proper
frame of mind eithe rto consider the
questions dispassionately or to frame
just and lasting measures.
The Washington conference met I'M
der most suspicious conditions. 1t
was convened at a time when, while
the necessity for taking measures
to secure the peace of the world had
not diminished in importance, the ma
lions had had time to cool off and get
into that frame of mind and dispo-
sition in which they could see more
clearly the need not only for making
an effort to remove incitments to war,
but also could better visualize the
proper means. Another great factor
IN securing action was the fact that
the conference was called by a nation
that is not involved in treaties of
alllence with other nations. that is
not an aggressive nation with for
eign ambitions to satisfy, but is a ma
ton that has no special axes of its
own to grind, and that stood willingly
at all times to do all-perhaps even
far more-than it asked any other
nation to do.
On paper the problems that came
up seems simple enough. When they
came up separately. it was soon no
tlced by those who followed as close
ly as possible the work of the confer
ence, that these individual problems
were not always so simple as they
seemed. Most of them were of a
complex nature, entangled with other
problems. Some of them seemed well
nigh impossible of solution. To the
United States only were these prob
lens simple, and this was because the
United States alone was not entan-
gled; while with some of the other
nations, it was very different; and
they had to be satisfied with a so.
luton, which, while it did not effect
US, did seriously affect them, or they
thought it did.
/ Really, only the delegation to the
conference on the limitation of argu-
ments who had to deal with all these
conflicting problems can. appreciate
the task they had to perform or
properly measure the value of the
accomplishments.
The most important thing, how
ever, is that as much has been accom-
plished as has been. A great pre-
cedent has been set. If the nations
do not forget, they have set a new
mark for goal-the goal of peace
instead of war. If the work accom-
plished by the nations in conference
is followed by faithful adherence to
the agreements, a new era will have
been entered upon. Thus, taking a
general view of the work of the con-
ference on the limitation or arma-
ments, the conservative methods
adopted and the results achiev-
ed leads to the hope and expectation
that from this beginning still great
er things will come, and that these
will come just as fast at the world is
ready to accept them and carry them
out. 1t would be futile to attempt
more at any one time.
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in the spring.

in the spring.
Inquiries are already being re-
ceived from parties in all sections
of the country concerning boarding
and cottages for next season,
Mr.. Tassie has selected a good
span Of horses so as to be ready at
an early date to begin work in till
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-02-23
KEMPTON

The District Superintendent, Rev.
Ressegger, held quarterly conference
here Sunday afternoon and night.
Very large audiences We're present
at both services. Among those in at
tendance were Rev. and Mrs. Hutch
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-02-23
THE KINGS BID
FOR VICTORY.

The King did not know the trouble
was in himself instead of in his sur
roundings. The last place we look
for the real cause of our defeat is in
our own selves. Luck has been
against US; equipment has been in
adequate; the times have not been
favorable: it is the rare man who
says, 81 have been wrong" Capt
ure the prophet and you kill his ide-
ais" was the creed of the King who
believed that bit larger force,
better strategy would solve the whole
situation. The Hebrew has been
beaten thousand times, he has been
scattered to the four winds, he has
been the sheer or the joke or the des-
pissed of the world yet his ideals are
more potent today than ever in his
tory and the call of David's Son lifts
submerged nations and submerged
men higher than all the armies of the
earth. Even the Hebrew found that
tho he stoned the prophet the very
stones took lips with which to pro-
claim the truth for which he died.
In the face of all this the liquor
crowd proclaim a three billion dollar
fund to defeat the 18th Amendment
and France pins her faith to a big
army and augmented submarines.
The king was merry not knowing
himself jest. Swiftly the chariots
sped on their errand of getting rid of
an ideal and in the darkness circled
Dothan chuckling at the ease with
which the whole matter was closed.
Never had Elisha slept more soundly
than that very night. Why should
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-02-23
MESHACH ALFRED NETHKIN

Meshach Alfred Nethkin died on
Monday evening at ten o'clock, at
Keyser, West Va, aged n years.