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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-17
BECCARS GO HOME RICH AFTER PLAYING UPON HEART
STRINGS AND SYMPATHIES OF WOMEN OF COMMUNITY

laden with clothing, things to eat and
whatnot.
A supply of clothing in the office Of
the public health nurse will take care
of any needs of the really distressed
of the county, is is said, but these reg
ular solicitors" won't go there for
assistance because they know that the
county health nurse has made a study
of their family conditions and knows
that they do not need help.
There is a city ordinance against
begging, and when any town officials
hear of these solicitors" they put a
spoke in their car wheel, Mayor L. M.
Fraley told the writer.
There are really only a few people
who need assistance, yet there are a
considerable number who are richer by
far than those from whom they beg,
The family unable to afford an auto
mobile, gives away clothing and food
to the Solicitors" who use it for mon
ey to buy gasoline for their car to
carry them on to the next "chicken-
heart"
It's a great game-a whole lot cas-
Ter than writing this story about it
and just as profitable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-17
SCHOOL BUS TAKES FIRE;
BLAZE is EXTINGUISHED
Four Students Escape Through
Front Door of Vehicle

A school transportation bus, owned
and operated by German Thayer, of
Oakland, became ignited while parked
on Liberty street Tuesday afternoon,
but the blaze was extinguished before
much damage had been done.
Four school children in the bus at
the time escaped through the door
before they had been injured, although
their hair, eyebrows and eyelashes
were scorched to some extent. The
children were Ronald Wagner, Harri-
son Wright, Woodrow Warwick and
Richard Trinkett, of Deer Park and
Swanton.
The Oakland Volunteer Fire Depart
ment was called and the fire was put
out by use of the chemical apparatus.
The fire started, it is stated, in the
forward part of the bus where the
gasoline tank is located and which
was being filled at the time. 1t is
thought that some gasoline dropping
on the heated motor, caused an eXplo-
sion and the flames were communi-
Gated to the woodwork of the car.
The bus is operated between Swan
ton and Oakland and carries quite a
number of students over the route
each day.
Repairs to the damaged vehicle will
be made in a few days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-17
VO-AG STUDENTS TO TAKE
PART IN STATE JUDGING
Garrett County Boys Leave This
Morning for Frederick

Pupils representing the vocational
agriculture departments of Accident,
Friendsville, Grantsville and Oakland
High schools left this morning for
Frederick where they will participate
in the State dairy cattle and corn
judging contests for Maryland vo-ag
boys. The contest will be held tomor-
row morning in connection with the
Frederick County Fair.
Oakland High representatives are
as follows; Dairy cattle judging con-
testants, Lawrence Bittinger, William
Spiker, George Porter, alternate
Corn Judging contestants, Hagan Fra
zee, Wellington Welch, Darrell Martin,
alternate.
The Oakland boys, accompanied by
their instructor, o. T. eraser, are be-
ing taken to Frederick by Dan Spiker
They will be joined by the boys from
the Friendsville, Accident and Grants
vile school enroute.
While at Frederick they will attend
a banquet as representatives of Oak
land Chapter, Future Farmers of Ma
ryland.
The Frederick Fair Association will
furnish passes to the boys for Friday
and will give four silver loving cups
and $3.50 in cash prizes. The re-
turn trip will be made Saturday morn
ing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-17
Solicitors Gather Booty and Cart
it Away in Automobiles-Com-
parativeIy Few Are in Need

A woman clad in rags, dirty, usually
carrying a child who is still dirtler,
knocks at the door of most any house
in Oakland.
"Have you any old clothes? | have
barely enough to cover my body and
those of my children. Or any food?
Thank you; this will keep me from
starvation until next Tuesday" and
with that she walks around the corner,
out of sight and deposits the clothes
and food in her automobile and drives
on to the next victim.
By this method of playing upon the
tender hearts of the majority Of Oak
land people a number of "beggars'
and Solicitors" are reaping harvest,
according to the public health nurse.
They don't seem content with reap
ing just one harvest, she says. but
continue their business" with clock
like regularity, and as often as they
come to town just as often do they go
home with their automobiles heavily
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-17
FOURTH ANNUAL BOWLING
LEAGUE TO START SOON
Series of Contests to Get Under
Way About November Is

The fourth annual series of con-
tests between teams of the Oakland
Bowling league will get under way
about the middle Of November, ac-
cording to Joseph limbaugh, mana
ger of the Recreation alleys, where
the contests are held. The teams are
made up from local churches and
organizations.
The opening of the season is being
delayed about 10 days due to repairs
to the interior of the building now
being planned, the manager stated.
A meeting of all those interested
in the various teams of the league
will be held in the near future at
which time the rules, regulations,
and membership, etc, will be decid-
ed upon. This year it is planned to
have six teams in the league, two
teams playing in one evening, games
scheduled for three evenings of each
week.
Last year there were eight teams
in the league, the merchants winning
the first round, and the Presbyterians
taking the second round and the
series championship. Last year
games were scheduled on Monady and
Thursday. evenings, with two con
tests stated each evening.
at is hoped that the plan FOR this
wears matches will meet with better
approval than that Of last year" Mr.
limbaugh said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-17
Northwestern Turnpike Is Now
Open To Traffic.

U. S. Route 50, the Northwestern
Turnpike, was opened for traffic last
Saturday afternoon at 500 o'clock.
The last stretch to be completed was
at point a short distance west Of
German in Garrett county.
The opening of this road affords a
continuous highway from Parkers
burg, w. Va. to Winchester, Va, dis
lance of PAL miles. Whether or not
there will be a formal opening of the
highway will be determined at meet
ing of the Northwestern Turnpike,
Inc, to be held in Clarksburg, Friday
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-17
SURVEY SHOWS OAKLAND
Is SUITED FOR INDUSTRIES
Textile Mills and Industries Re-
curing Female Labor Are Rec
commended In Pamphlet Issued

Conditions in Oakland point to it's
suitability for the successful operation
of textile mills and other industries re-
quiring large numbers of female labor,
according to the industrial survey of
the city recently completed by the
Craig P. Gilbert Co., Inc, industrial
representatives and now in the hands
of the Town Council of Oakland.
Conditions respecting location, pow
er, transportation and other industrial
essentials recommend it for mills pro-
ducing the following; Cotton yarns,
denims and shirtings, ducks and tick
ings, print cloth, rayon knit goods,
hosiery and underwear, shirts and ov-
erals, mattresses, house dresses, silk
garments.
The survey, in presenting in con-
crete form, facts concerning the indus
trial opportunities offered by Oakland,
includes population, transportation ia
cihties, freight and express rates, ac-
feasibility, climate, labor, wages, pres
ent industries, labor laws, natural re-
sources, electric power, fuel, water
supply, taxes, industrial sites and gen
eral conditions relative to civic life.
The survey recommends Oakland as
offering to manufacturers the follow
ing:
An ample supply of competent ma
tive labor at fair wages; an industri-
ally efficient and healthful all-year eli
mate; an unlimited supply of electric
power at low rates; transportation ia
cilities unusually favorable; an album
dant supply of good industrial water;
low taxation; raw materials adapted
to widely diversified industry health
full and pleasant community in which
to live; an attitude of friendliness and
sincere cooperation.
The report on the survey says m
part:
-- "Producers of coal tar products, ar
tifcial gas, coke, etc, will find Oak
land a favorable location due to near
ness Of coal mines.
"Small timber makes possible pro
duction of woodenware, novelties, chill
dren's furniture and implement han
dies. There is a valuable deposit OF
fire clay in the near territory, obtain
able under the most favorable condi-
tions.
Paper manufacturers, including
producers of paper bags and envel-
opes, should investigate territory.
Goal reserves are being widely de
veIoped at present in the Oakland re-
gion. Oakland leads as an agricul'
tural producer of staple crops. Dairy
farming is excellent and poultry farm.
ing is general. Buckwheat is one OF
the best crops. Vegetables are plenti.
full. The specialized manufacturer en-
tering Oakland will find ample oppor.
tunity for vegetable canning, cheese
products, coal by-products and meat
packing"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-17
PRIZES FOR HALLOWEEN
CELEBRATION ANNOUNCED
Cash Awards to be Made-HOme
of Witches to be Exciting
Feature of Merriment

Cash prizes for those participating
in the Mummers' parade on Hallow-
cen have been announced by men,
bers of the Oakland Volunteer Fire
department under whose auspices the
mammoth Halloween celebration and
parade are being held. Many other
prizes, yet to be selected, will be Civ
en- away that evening, A. G. Gortner,
a member of the committee, stated.
Cash prizes will be awarded as fol-
lows: S. for out of town fire COM
pany making best appearance; $40 for
most elaborate group of adults, s.
for second best; S. for most comic
costumed band, $3.50 for second best;
S. for most comic group of children,
$3.50 for second best.
Last year twenty-five prizes were
awarded to adults, children and or
CARNATIONS taking part in the num-
mers' parade, held under the auspices
of the Knights of Pythias lodge.
Prizes last year were for the most
elaborate costume, most cOmically
dressed woman, comic adult couple,
most comically dressed man, most
comic float, latest woman in the
parade, most comic clown, most comic
attraction, latest boy, biggest man in
parade, and others, and it was
thought that the prizes to be selected
will be given away to representatives
of these individuals or groups, the
same as last year
To Have Home of Witches
The home of the witches will be
another feature Of the Halloween eel
ebration. according to Mr. Gortner.
The witches home will be in tent
somewhere along second street, he
stated, and will be in charge of Will
liam A. Browning. There will be
many things of interest to everybody
and no one should miss taking look
into this tent" Mr.. Browning said.
Parade to Form on Alder
The parade will form at o'clock on
Alder street, between Fourth and
fifth, as in previous years, and the
line of march will include Oak street,
Third street, Pennington or Crook
street, and Second street. The pro
cession will end in front Of the First
National Bank building, where the
prizes will be awarded.
Oakland streets will be gayly deco
rated for the occasion by numerous
colored lights, corn shocks, etc, and
the majority of the merriment fol
lowing the parade will take place be-
tween Liberty and Alder streets on
/ second street.
There will be a masked ball and
dance in Fraley's hall during the
evening with prizes for the best cos
tunes. A cedar chest and contents
will be given away at 10 o'clock. This
chest is now on display at the offices
of the Monongahela system
A meeting of the committees was
held on Monady evening and plans are
progressing in good order, Mr.. Gort-
ner concluded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-17
GrantsvilIe To Have Halloween
Social.

A Halloween social, for the benefit
of the Grantsvillle elementary school,
will be held on Friday evening, Octo-
Der IS, in the Grantsville High school
building. There will be street parade
at TOO o'clock and special prizes will
be awarded winners who are costumed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-17

10 to IL hours in winter and to 4
hours in summer. Marylands posi-
ton with reference t. the usual storm
paths is decidedly favorable fcr a uni
form and abundant supply OF mois-
ture.
Sunshine and cloudine5s alternate
frequently. The average number of
clear days in a year is 119; partly
cloudy, 1922 cloudy, ia. Winds come
mostly from southwest, south and
northwest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-17

Miss Isabel Hamill will be hostess
at the Thursday night bridge club at
her home on Oak street this evening.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-16
TO HEAR EVIDENCE Of MRS. KENNEDY
Fireworks Expected Today in California Judse's Impeachment

Sacramento. Calf. April It R,- The deposition of Mrs. Minnie Ken nedy. mother Of Aimie Semple Nc Pherson. was ready for reading into the evidence in the impeachment trial of Superior Judge Carlos s. Hardy here today.
 Prosecuting officers who hoped to show by the deposition that Judge Hardy gave lega! services to Mrs. McPherson while her Kidnapping story was under investigation by the Los Angeles district attorney. sail the reading Of the document prob ably would be interrupted often by defense objections.
 The deposition, taken recently in Portland. declares that. in Mrs kennedy's opinion. Judge Hardy advice 10 Mrs. McPherson consti- tuted legal services. The document also deals with Mrs. McPherson S love offering Of s2,50o 10 the jurist. The money was given by check which bore the word legal. . Judge Hardy's attorneys maintained that Il was free will offering"
 Testimony Concerns Miss \
 More testimony about the Miss N angle of the McPherson disappear ance case went into the record yes terday during the cross examination
New Britain herald., 1929-04-16


 of Mrs, Lorraine Wiseman Geia6. Mrs Whenlan Si yian had tesftn3 that she had made atrangeIne1k with Judge Hardy and others -tU produce a womani who would pose as the compaRion of Kenneth G. Ormiston. former Angelus Temple radio operator. at Carmel. Calif. Mrs. MePherson was accused ot having been Omissions companisp during the time she said she was held by ktdnapers. st. 4.
 Mrs Wiseman- Sielaff testified that the Miss x" who made an affidavit admitting being at Carmel was Miss Rachel Wells of San Francisco apfl that the affidavit was ia lse. ~ Mrs. Wiseman- Sielaft also admit ted under cross examination that ,,p affidavit she had made in supp0vt of Miss Wells statement was fa lSe
 The witness further decia red that Judge Hardy had told her that Mrs McPherson and Ormiston had been very friendly" at Angehs Temple; that the evangelist often spoke 9n her radio operator through the Ini.' crophone on the temple platform and that their frie ndship had become .yi noticeable that he tHardy) had hean obliged to speak to them about iio
New Britain herald., 1929-04-16
THE BARKER' AT CAPITOL

See the freaks. They are all n force for 'The Barker" at the Ca api- tol today and Wednesday in the talking hit. The tattooed man, the bearded lady and the hula dancers.
 This new First National picture "a George FitZmaurice special pro- duction-stars Milton Stills and Dorothy Mackaill: and with Betty Compson, Douglas Fairbanks. Jr. and many others in important roles Sills is the Barker for the Hawa- ian concession with a travelling carnival. His son wants to join and finally does so. He interrupts a love affair with the hula dancer and the barker. The former is in dignant and gets Lou, d girl friend in the show. to vamp the boy.
 Lou falls in love instead and the two are welded. The barker is wild with anger. Tragedy looms, but eventually it is all strengthened out. It IS a whimsical tale of q queer vocation and is giving the audiences at the Capitol theater a genuine treat.
 On Thursday Mother Machree" will be offered sound syncronizel and with a cast that includes Belle Bennett, Victor McLaglen and Neil Hamilton.
 Beginning Sunday the Capitol will offer the first outdoor talking pig ture Tn Old Arizona"
New Britain herald., 1929-04-16
MCDONALD ID JOIN
 COLLEGE FACULTY
Former lheater Man to Direct
 Drama at Holy Cross

Irving T. Mcdonald of Long, meadow, formerly head of the Fox theater interests in Springfield and this city, and a frequent contributor to magazines, has accepted appoint ment to the faculty of Holy Gross to organize and direct department of drama He will leave Longmeadow' at once to assume his new duties. and will move his family to Worces- ter within a short time.
 The new department of which MT. Mcdonald will be the head will pre- sent a comprehensive program in- cluding the study of dramatic litera- ture, and the structural technic and production of both classical and modern dramas.
 Holy Cross has been notable for it's fine amateur productions of Shakes pesre. directed and produced usually by one of the clerical members of the college staff, but this is the first attempt on the part of Holy Cross to add to it's activities a department dedicated to the better understanding and production of the drama.
 MT. McDonald's plan is to continue in the classical tradition at least to the extent of an annual production of this type. but he will bring to his students an intimate knowledge of the modern theater as well. Produc- tions Of this latter type. according to Mir. McDonald, will depend largely upon the desire for them at the col lege. since the larger part of the course he will offer will be study of the drama as an art.
 Mir. Mcdonald has had wide expe- rience in the theater in both amateur and professional circles, as director and manager. He was he Springfield manager for the Fox interests. has been a vaudeville actor, writer for the stage and screen. and an acknowledged expert that took him constantly to New York for consult tation.
 In addition to his busy career in the theater. Mr. Mcdonald has found time for authorship. He has four books for boys to his credit. and is a constant contributor to the Con- monweal.
 A graduate of Holy Cross in the class of IS, Mir. Mcdonald has been active in alumni affairs and recently retired as president of the Connecti- cut Valley Alumni of Holy Cross.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-16
SIREN REMINDS GUESTS
 : 10 PEN THEIR LETTERS
Sounds Warning at Hotel When Air
 Mail Plane Apprlaches Chatta- /, njdga, Tenn.

Chattanooga. Tenn, April l6. Pl
 An electric siren to notify air mail uAtrons of the arrival and depart
 Te of mail planes has been installed at the Hotel Patten here.
 .Operated by wire through tele- phone switchboard at the airport. the siren is sounded here 15 min uses after the departure of the nprthbbund' plane from Atlanta. Warning that there is yet time to post air mail at the post-office. and get it aboard.
 ,The siren Is blown again 20 min- utes before the ship reaches here V signify fh&t only that mSch time iH left in which +to dispatch mail to the plane By special messenger.
 AThe same signals are repeated for tke southbound plane.
 ,Aifp6rt officials say they hope soon to make it possible for the pilots. of the air mail planes to sbund the siren by radio. Similar iits,ruments ars being set up at Nashville, Tenn. and Evansville. Ind. other points on the Interstate krmail. Inc, mail route.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-16
PRESIDENT FACES
 TRICKY PROBLEMS
DeYotine Little Thought to Other
 Than Immediate Measures

Washington. April if Pt-Presi. dent Hoover has three big prob. lcms at hand and s concentrating on these to the exclusion of other matters. the study of winch he be- lleNes may well be deferred until some later time.
 This accounts to large degree for the lack of reaction from the White House to suggestions for a consideration of relations with So- wet Russia, a new naval arms con- ference and other subjects within both the foreign and the domestic field.
 foremo ost- among the present proh- lens IS the redeeming of the party campaign pledges for farm relief and tariff revision, the chief sub- Jects with which the seventy first congress soon will begin to grappie at this, it's first and extraordinary session.
 or only slightly less importance is the completion of the reorganization Of the administrative machinery of the government, which has been in progress almost since March and still is far from an accomplished fact.
 Third in the list is the setting up or the law enforcement commission which Is 10 conduct an exhaustive study into the operations of en- iorcement machinery in all of its branches and into the working Of the prohibition enabling acts in par ticular.
 administration officials foresee lit- fle difficulty in getting through farm relief measure along the lines lad down in the republican party platform and in the campaign ad- dresses of the president, and they are hopeful that limited tariff revi- sion can be accomplished without undue delay and the special session ended within three or four months.
 Reorganization Planned
 They also expect that within that time administrative reorganization will be practically completed, Sub stantial progress has been made in that direction and announcements proba ply will be made this week of appointments Of the full personnel
New Britain herald., 1929-04-16
BLOOM CR|T|C|zES
 GOVERNMENT DEALS
Urges Inventory Of
 Federal Rea! Estate

Washington, April 16. (UP)-A demand that the government take inventory of it's real estate and re- wise it's method of handling real property was made today by Rep. Sol Bloom. dem., New York.
 The government is the only cor poration in the world that does not know accurately what it owns or the valuation of it's realty holdings . Bloom said. The United States should take stock Of it's property and keep the records up to date.
 Property owned by the govern ment is now worth about s2V,000,- ooo,000. That is fair guess as no one knows because treasury real estate is recorded in the treas- ury archives and the post office de- partment and every other depart- ment of the government keeps it's own records of it's holdings. What is needed is to keep all the records and valuations in one special realty account"
 Bloom said if the government took stock Of it's holdings many tracts of lands and buildings vir- tually useless from u federal stanl- point could be sold.
 ''The United States owns National parks. forests. desert lands, unin. habited buildings an1 every imagin- able type or property. II would be desirable to sell some of the prop erty, remodel some, improve some and make parks out of other tracts now standing idle.
 Had Bookkeeping
 'The governments system of keeping books on real and personal property is entirely wrong also" Bloom said Real estate property is not carried on the treasGry books as assets, neither is an accounting made for interest or depreciation on invested property
 Bloom explained that when the rents building ior S100,Uo0 year the expense is re- corded as government operating eX- penses, but when new $2,000, ,00o federal structure is erected to take the place of the rented building, there is no record kept of the rent which would have been paid.
 "An interest rate Of per cent should be charged against the new That would be Sl00. GOO and the correct way to keep the go%- crnment books for governmental ex- penses.
 Under the present bookkeeping system the people are fooling them selves and the treasury is fooling the people. The actual expense of run ming the government is not shown. If the books were correctly kept the government expenditures would te much greater than are now re- vealed."
New Britain herald., 1929-04-16
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 INVISIBLE zEM0

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