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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-26
SERVICES FOR ACCIDENT
VICTIM HELD SATURDAY
Mrs. Anna Hess, Killed on High
way Near Cumberland Wednes-
day, Buried At Deer Park.

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
Virginia Hess, so years old, formerly
of Deer Park, who was killed Wednes-
day evening near Allegany Grove, on
the National Highway, near Cumber-
land, by an automobile, were held
at her home at 1880 o'clock Friday ev-
ening, Rev. Thomas M. Dickey, pas
tor of the Park Place M. E. church of
Cumberland, officiating. The body was
removed from the home to Deer Park
Saturday morning. The funeral left
the Cumberland home at eight o'clock
and upon arrival at Deer Park SER
vices were held in the Methodist Epis-
copal church at that place with inter
ment following in the village ceme-
terry.
Driver Of Car Held for Manslaughter.
Herman Steppe, 26, of Cumberland,
who was held on a manslaughter
charge for the action of the April
grand jury on recommendation of a
coroner's jury Friday night in connec-
ton with the death of Mrs. Hess, was
released on $1,000 bond Saturday af-
ternoon. Relatives were his bonds
men.
The coroner's jury found that Mrs.
Hess had received an injury producing
a fracture of the SKULL which caused
instant death, and that Steppe was not
operating his car with proper care at
the moment of the accident; that he
disappeared from the scene without
making any effort to render assistance
or report the accident to the proper
authorities.
The two women were enroute tC
Park Place M. E. church to attend the
evening service at the time of the &C.
cident, it was stated. Five witnesses
testified. 1t was brought out that
Steppe's driving license had been re-
voked on May 80, 1927, when he had
= been convicted on drunken-driying
charge.
Steppe had been held in Jail follow
ing his arrest after his automobile
had struck Mrs. Hess and Mrs. Philip
Miller, neighbor, standing on the
side Of the roadway Mrs. Miller was
knocked down but escaped serious in
jury Mrs. Hess was hurled to the
side of the road and physicians who
examined her body said she had been
killed instantly.
The Hess family moved to LaVale
from Deer Park several years ago
Besides her husband, Philip R. Hess
the deceased is survived by eight
children. Her father, George Mar
ley, ST., now more than ninety years
old, a brother, George Marley, Jr.
two sisters, Mrs. Daniel Hinebaugf
and Mrs. Robert Thrasher, of Deer
Park, also survive.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-26
STATE GRANGE WILL HOLD
ANNUAL MEET in OAKLAND
Dates Set For August IA, Is and
16 At a Special Meeting of
The Executive Committee

That the annual meeting of the
State Grange of Maryland for 1928
would be held here on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, August IA,
Is and 16, was decided at a special
meeting of the executive committee
of the organization held at the Rem
merit Hotel, in Baltimore on Monday,
January 16, according to J. L. Nc
Clone, who extended the formal in
vitation to the committee and also to
the members of the Grange at its re-
cent meeting held on the Eastern
Shore.
Mr.. McGlone, in his invitation, as
sured the members of the Grange and
those of the committee that the citi-
zens of Garrett county were all wish
ing for an opportunity to entertain
the annual meeting and that the bus
mess and professional men of Oak
land were deeply DESTROYS of being
hosts to the men and women who at
tend the meeting.
The members of the executive COM
mittee to whom Mr.. McGlone ex-
tended the invitation were State Sem
ator A. G. Ensor, master; Mrs. En-
sor, Ceres; John Black, former state
master; Howard Price, overseer; Mrs.
Maude Hudson, secretary; 7. Roy
Brooks, organizer; Mrs. NJ. E. Hop
kins, D. G. Harry and Homer Rems-
burg.
Also Presented at Conference
The invitation was also presented
at the County Agents conference held
at College Park on January 1920.
Mr.. McGlone told the members at that
meeting of the great natural beauties
of Garrett county, of the hospitality
the grangers would receive here and
of the advantages which all would re-
ceive by making Oakland the head
quarters for the three-day session this
year.
Immediately following the State
Grange meeting at Easton last fall,
when Mr.. McGlone first made mention
of the fact that Garrett county would
be delighted with entertaining the
next annual meeting, the Oakland
| Commercial Club and Mayor Law
renee Fraley both extended written
invitations to the executive committee
and Senator A. D. Naylor assisted by
writing a personal letter to Senator
Ensor asking that he use his influence
to bring the meeting to Garrett coun<
ty.
Would Bring Many People Here
The meeting will bring over three
hundred people to Oakland for the
three-day session, it is estimated, and
committee, appointed by the presi-
dent of the Oakland Commercial Club,
T. A. Gender, consisting of Howard
P. Stuck, c. n. McIntire and George
D. Sprague, has made plans to secure
accommodation for this number Of
visitors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-26
Oakland High to Play Cumber'
land Team Tomorrow Night.

Oakland High School basketball
team will meet the Green Street Ju-
Nor High team of Cumberland to-
morrow evening at MAYORS Hall in
Oakland. The Green Streeters de-
feated Oakland at Cumberland on
Tuesday week ago 1926, and the
locals will attempt to avenge this
defeat. There will be a preliminary
game between the sophomore girls
and the senior girls of the local high.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-26
Home Demonstration Agents
Schedule.

Monday, January 80, organization
meeting, Oakland Junior All Club,
at the Grammar school, Oakland, 400
o'clock p. m.
February /, Grantsville Women's
Club, 2:30 p. M, with Miss Dorsey.
February 3, Red House All Club at
800 p. m.
February A, Mt. Lake Park-Loch
Lynn All Club at 200 p. M, at Aid
Hall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-26
Car Is Partially DESTROYED

A car, belonging to Albert L. Lee,
treasurer, was partially burned on
Sunday morning at 1850 o'clock, at
his home on the State road just north
of town. The Oakland Fire depart
ment responded to the call. The dam
age was slight, according to report.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-26
FIRST ROUND OF THE CITY
LEAGUE ENDS ON TUESDAY
Catholics Win First Division
With No Defeats.

The curtain of the first round of
the city basketball league will be
drawn on next Tuesday evening when
the Presbyterians will meet the high
school, and the opening of the sec
ond round will get under way the
same evening when the Mountain
Lake Park team meets the Catholics
in the second game of the nights en-
tertainnment.
The Catholics won the first divis-
ion with four victories and no de-
feats, with high school in the second
place. The Presbyterians broke even
with their games, the Lutherans won
one of their four games and Mountain
Lake lost all four of their engage
ments.
The Catholics decisively defeated
the Lutherans last Thursday night
1915, and Mountain Lake was beat
en- by the High School quint, 1910
The Catholics seemed to find the bas-
ket from all angles of the floor and
couldn't be stopped. Douglas Helbig
and Nally scored six and five field
goals respectively and were the main
cogs in the offense. In the Mountain
Lake-High School game, Bill Nero
bic played best for the Park, while
Stemple was the leading scorer for
the High School.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-26

The regular business meeting of
the Oakland Civic Club will be held in
the women's waiting room at the
Court House on Tuesday afternoon,
January 81. Miss Kinnick, grade SUI
pervisor, will address the members of
the body.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-26

Suhstitutions, Stanton for Tower;
Dodge for Murphy, Field goals, Wei
ling, |; B. McRobie, 3; Weber, l;
Stemple, 3; Stanton, 2; Sanders, q
Fouls, Stemple, l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-26
Catholics-3S

Field goals, D. HeIblg, 8; NaIIy, .;
Rice, 8; C. Helbig, 2; Maroney, 3;
Graves, 2; Hoffman, l; Kahl, /; Hanst
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
~
TUSf LIKE SUM MER HON Z

JUST LINE SUMMER HON +
IN CENTER OF CITY.
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efficient 24-hr. elevator and switchboard serv-
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Buildings occupy entire block and five acres
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RENT HOIJsES-FuRNiSHED.

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RENT-sTORES.

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BRICK. STORE ON BALTIMORE PIKE
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Suitable for any business, 49,
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M,,.ANT 4 HONE ::

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

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RE>T'..-~SIORies.

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2al0 l4th ST NW~-siSn pET MO HAS
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lawn, garage, The house Is os the nn ees
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interest. JAMES g, ROGERS. owner. Phone
HyattSvtlle S21s -
-FOUR h-RoOM HOLLOW TILE RuNGA.
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sAilG---iAprS.

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ave.-~Nine rms stone & frame, h-w.h:. OIL
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SALE--HOUSES.

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-22
A BAD START

The truth about a disreputable
sheet known as Politics" which Is
published in Washington and which
has been extensively circulated In
Minnesota is now known. The sheet
was started in January for the pur-
pose of attacking Herbert Hoover.
Testifying before a Senate investi-
eating committee Monday, its editor
was forced to admit that the paper
had only one hundred paid subscribers.
A sample sheet is gotten out and then
submitted to managers Of candidates
opposed to Hoover yho buy it for cir
culation in their particular state. The
testimony showed that Claude Nc
Kenzie, manager for Lowden in this
state, bought thousands of copies for
Minnesota distribution. The exposure
reflects no credit upon Mr.. Mckenzie.
He ought to resign as National Com
mitteeman as by virtue Of his office
he will be called upon to manage the
campaign of Herbert Hoover this sum-
mer and fall and having been a party
to the outrageous lying about Hoover
as was done in the sheet, he cannot
be honest with himself and continue
as the republican national campaign
manager in Minnesota. Mr.. Mckenzie
should resign.-Long Prairie Leader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-22
VALUE OF BORDER PARK.

Ernest C.. Oberholtzer in talking on
conservation of the Superior National
Forest and the Quitico National Forest
in Duluth recently spoke as follows:
Whether or not the Rainy lake
watershed containing public values
of the highest economic and cultural
importance shall be kept for public
use and development or granted as
subsidy to a flourishing corporation
is a profoundly vital question to the
people of the Arrowhead country" Mr..
Oberholtzer said. "Yet from the be-
ginning the interests seeking control
of the region have assumed that the
public are either willing to relinquish
their rights or are helpless to protect
them.
I'VE believe that no artificial
changes of levels can be had outside
of present developments in any of the
lakes and streams of the Rainy lake
watershed without serious impairment
of their scenic and social values, and
that the economic gain will be in ad-
maintain that this area is already
largely devoted to public uses, that the
intention from the beginning was to
consolidate and enlarge Superior ma
tional forest, and that any other pri-
vate use of the region is violation
of these purposes. Only greater
public need for power development
could Justify the sacrifice of any of
these present or potential uses for
forestry and recreation and game pre-
servation.
1.-THE Arrowhead country would be
throwing away a marvellous oppor-
tunity to neglect the present country
wire response to the plan for co-opera-
ton between the two countries in pro-
tecting our border lakes. The best
authorities the country over, recognize
that this is probably the greatest con-
servation proposal ever before the
American people. It will inaugurate a
constructive plan of conservation with
out precedent anywhere in the world
one that we believe will bring un-
told economic and cultural benefits
and will make a great step IN friendly
international relations. As the Tor
onto publicist, Arthur Hawkes., re-
| Gently said here, we shall have AN
outdoor university with campus OF
IA, 500 square miles where our children
forever can experience the original
America and learn the lessons that
made America great. The very appeal
that brought President Coolidge to
the Threshold of this region for his
summer vacation is the appeal that
the American people feel must be pre-
served forever for their children
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-22
THIS is AWFUL

The Washington Post makes the
announcement that hereafter 1t will
publish the names and circumstances
on every occasion in which a member
of congress or the senate who votes
dry on every occasion appears at
session of the house or senate OBJ
yiously under the influence of liquor.
This is awful, and something will
have to be done about it If the Wash
ington paper really intends to carry
out its threat. Are the members OF
the two legislative branches of our
federal government to be allowed no
privileges at all? Are they not to be
allowed to vote dry and drink wet,
without having their actions broadcast
to the public through the columns OF
a newspaper? If such thing as this
is allowed to 60 on, the next one knows
the members of congress and the SEN
ate will be expected to vote according
to their real convictions instead of as
they believe will drag them down the
greatest number of votes.
For years the votes of our congress-
men and senators have been governed
by the probably political effect they
would have, not by what they might
consider right, and if their personal
conduct was directly at variance with
their vote, nothing was thought of it,
at least nothing was said of it, which
is more important.
1t is said that several of our con-
gressmen and senators, who have been
consistent dry voters, have appeared
in the halls of congress in a condition
of drunken helpiessness which was dis
graceful, but this was considered all
right, and they have continued to re-
ceive the support of the Anti-Saloon
league, SO long as, by their votes in
congress, they were supporters of the
worlds greatest farce, American pro-
hibition-Ironwood Record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-22
v-Swanp Land Findings

BY JOHN STONE pARDEE

ment was not supposed to have the
right to engage in public works OF
any sorts Therefore the states along
the Mississippi could have the swamp
and overfowed lands if they would
make them worth something. BY the
time Minnesota was admitted, swamp
lands were granted to the state as
matter of course.
AS Ramsey pointed out, these were
not overfiowed lands to be protected
by extensive levees. Reclamation
could be left to the owners, and that
is how so much was given to rail-
road companies. And that is one rea-
son why there are no swamp lands in
southern Minnesota The grants to
railroads completely exhausted the
nearby swamp lands and had to reach
out into northern Minnesota in some
cases, where the lands were more ex-
tensive and claims were less pressing
AT the outset the option was given
to the state to accept the government
plats and field notes as conclusive or
to check the surveys for the state.
Ramsey advised the legislature to
take the government designation and
his recommendation was adopted.
Now in those days they used to
say a conscientious surveyor would
climb a tree and spot the swamp lands
in four townships. If he was less
conscientious he did not climb the
tree. And a good deal of swamp land
turned out to be high and dry when
the woods were cut off,
We got along pretty well under
that arrangement until fearfully
honest and terribly suspicious COM
missioner of the general land office
arrived whose name was Andrew
Jackson Sparks. He stopped all deliv-
cries of patents under the swamp
land grants, declaring that every sur
vey made since 1880 was fraudulent
and was designed to turn these val
liable lands over to the state for the
benefit of pine land thieves and other
land sharks. 1t was years before a
decision was made returning to the
original rule and by that time the
lands which might have been swamp
were pretty well gathered in. So the
land grant finally stands at 4,711 900
acres.
But large part of the swamp lands
are underland by peat boys which
should be valuable in the future. And
considerable areas are good agricul-
tural lands-in southern Minnesota
some of the latest lands of all were
old lake beds, originally designated as
swamp. Other large areas will pro-
duce spruce and cedar and sometimes
pine. Still other tracts cover deposits
of iron ore.
Minnesota lost 100000 acres desig-
mated on the plats as swamp, and
gave away without much benefit near
ly 100000 acres more-still what is