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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-07
WE'LL KNOWN PASTOR DIES
AT HOME IN NEW CASTLE
Associated With Mt. Lake Park
Mission School for Many Years

The Rev. Job L. Stratton, minister
of the Methodist Episcopal church
for more than half a century, and as
ISOLATED with the Mt. Lake Park Sum-
mer School of Missions for more than
a quarter Of a century, died Sunday,
February "a, at his home in New
Castle, Pa.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday, February 81, with interment
in Oak Park cemetery, New Castle.
He was in the ministry for Sc
years, leaving every church he served
richer in the things that make for
character and good citizenship. He
was always ready to serve every good
cause to the extent of his strength
and ability. He was retired at the
time of his death.
Rev. and Mrs. Stratton have been
closely associated with Mt. Lake Park
for SO years, having missed but three
years in all this time. They both at
tended the Summer School of Mis-
sions last year and had plans made to
be there the coming season. Rev.
Stratton was one of the promoters Of
the Parks interests. The many
friends of Mrs. Stratton will remem-
Der her having closely associated with
the activities of the Park in all these
years, at the present time is presi-
dent of the Board of Directors Of
Thompson Rest Home, and has been
treasurer of the Board of Directors Of
the Summer School of Missions since
it's organization thirteen years ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-07
ROADS BOOKS AUDITED in
SLIPSHOD WAY, REVEALED
Dawson Testifies That Items
Properly Okayed We're Never
observation-disclosures Testify

State House, Annapolis, Md, Mar.
6-Slipshod methods of auditing the
books of the state vouchers and
checks of the State Roads Commits
sion, were placed before the legisla
tive committee and the Michigan Com
mission, sitting in joint session today
to continue their investigation of the
affairs of the roads body.
George H. Dawson, chief account
clerk of the roads board, who had
charge of the dual payroll bookkeep-
ing of the commission, testified that
nothing, properly okayed by the
proper person, was ever questioned,
and that only the most daring IL
regularity in vouchers would have
attracted his attention.
Ousted From State Service
And Immediately after he had con-
Guided this testimony and before he
had left the stand, it was brought
out that he had been ousted from the
state service. Under questioning by
Alexander Armstrong, one of the
counsel for the legislative committee,
he admitted that when he concluded
his vacation, which he is now on, he
was not returned to the roads office,
where he had been employed.
Williams was called to the stand
by ]. Allison Wilmer, members of the
committee and Republican floor lead
ers in the House of Delegates, and re-
peated the testimony that he had
made sometime ago before the Nelli-
gan Commission in Baltimore.
He said that he had been forced
to withdraw from the contract when
John N. Mackall, former chairman
of the Roads Commission, had sought
to force him to start immediate work
on the construction of the houses,
Williams claiming that there were no
piers in place at the time on which to
place the houses, and that the span
over which he was to move his ma
Continued on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-07
Rev. D. NJ. Funk Speaks At
Brotherhood Meeting

Rev. David NJ. Funk, former pastor
of st. Marks Lutheran church, Oak
land, was the speaker at the monthly
meeting of the Lutheran Brotherhood,
held Tuesday evening in the Sunday
school room of the church. Rev.
Funk chose for his topic, "Love's
service to lost world"
1t was the regular Lenten meeting
of the Brotherhood, and there was a
goodly number present, considering
the weather conditions. Stanley
Stahl, Bert WEIGH, w. E. Yutzy, and
Charles Reckard were named as a
committee to prepare for the next
meeting. Guy Yutzy, president, had
charge of the meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-07
DEER IN MARYLAND ARE
ELUSIVE, TRAPPERS SAY
West Va. Commission Hunters
Have Reached that Conclusion

Ralph Young, trapper for the West
Virginia state game and fish COM
mission, may be efficient when it
comes to catching foxes and other
predatory animals in traps and even
has a record for catching bob cats
bare handed, so the story goes, but
when it comes to coraling wild, I'M
tanned deer in the hills of Maryland,
it is another story. Young, who
some time ago succeeded in bagging
small buck while on one of his eX
petitions in the West Virginia high
lands, ran into difficulties in Mary
land where he had gone to capture a
number of deer which the West Vir
ginia officials desired to purchase. The
one lone spike buck which Young
captured in West Virginia was worn
and emaciated and put up little resis
lance when Young appeared-but in
Maryland the story was different.
Gives Up Chase
After chasing so deer over the
greater part of the state during last
week, Young and G. C. Hamilton,
game warden, ais employed by the
West Virginia commission, gave up
hope of capturing any animals, A
contract entered into between game
officials of Maryland and West Vir-
ginia stipulated that the Maryland
deer must be captured. That Young
and Hamilton proceeded to debut
didn't.
Ernest Angelo, chief game protec-
tor, sent Young and Hamilton to en-
trap the feet-footed animals.
Yesterday Angelo received short
note from Young which stated that
corrals had been built, countless miles
had been run and the total fruit of
their labor was one deer-which broke
its neck in a corral shortly after cap
ture so was totally useless to any
game and fish commission.
Deer Too Smart
Young stated that they had exper-
fenced no difficulty in constructing the
corrals, similar in design as those
used in rounding up steers, but that
these Maryland deer seemed to have
had previous experience with corrals
and avoided them.
The West Virginia state game and
fish commission has purchased and
distributed 81 deer since the first of
the year, Mr.. Angelo said. The deer
were distributed in game preserves in
Mingo, Tucker, Logan and Randolph
counties. They were purchased in
Minnesota and Kansas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-07
Congressman Zihlman Appoint
ed on Airport Commission

Congressman Frederick N. Zihlman,
representative of the sixth Congress
sional district of Maryland, has been
appointed by Speaker Nicholas Long
worth of the House of Representa-
tives as a member of the Joint Com
mission on Airports, which commits
sion is to investigate and report as to
the site of the proposed Air Port for
the City of Washington, D. c. The
first meeting of the joint commission
was held yesterday.
Congressman Zihlman was also re-
appointed a member of the National
Capital Park and Planning commits
sion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-07
SEVERE WIND AND SNOW
STORM HITS COMMUNITY
Automobile Is Wrecked on State
Highway-Many Windows
Broken

One automobile was wrecked and
many windows were broken last
night as the result of a severe wind
and snow storm which hit this sec
ton with considerable force.
A tree was blown across the State
road near Kings. hill, north of Oak
land, and a Thomas, W. Va, produce
truck struck it and turned over, about
l o'clock last night, it is reported,
The driver of the truck was not in
iured but the car was damaged con-
siderably.
What might have been a serious
fire was almost caused when the
chimney on the old Billiard property
was blown down about four o'clock
this morning. The greenhouses of the
H. Weber and Sons company were
damaged to some extent by the high
wind. number of the window panes
in the houses having been broken.
Windows in the store of G. A. Fra
ley and Sons, and in the homes of
Mrs. D. E. Offutt and F. A. Thayer,
and numerous others, were blown in
by the force of the wind, and parts
of roofs were blown from houses in
several instances.
This storm has proved to be the
most severe in this section this year,
and it is expected that many more
slight damages to personal property
will be reported before the end of the
week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-07
HERBERT HOOVER BECOMES THIRTIETH PRESIDENT OF
UNITED STATES BEFORE GREATEST INAUGURAL CROWD

ing throngs. They came from every
where, overran the stands built for
them along Pennsylvania avenue,
and crowded the sidewalk thickly
over the whole mile stretch from the
White House to Capitol.
Grey and threatening skies saw the
induction of the new administration
into office but Until the ceremonies
had passed their peak only a little
misty rain had fallen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-07
DIR. McComas Buys
Thirtieth Ford

DR.. henry McComas has pur-
chased his thirtieth Ford. The
sale was made during the past
week by C. c. Reckard, local
manager of the E. S. Evans ga
rage, who states that the doctor
has seemed more than pleased
with his new model.
DR.. McComas began purchasing
Fords in 1905, and since that time
has purchased one each year.
You'd never know the new Ford
belonged to the same family"
he said. DR.. M. C. limbaugh al
so purchased a new Ford dur
ing the past week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-07
Large Crowd Attends Terra
Alta Minstrel

A packed house witnessed the pre-
sentatiol of "The Sunshine Minstrel -
at the Maryland theatre last Thurs
day night. The show was composed
of local talent from Terra Alta, w.
Va, and was given for the benefit of
the Knights Of Pythias lodge of that
town. The minstrel was considered a
fair success, D. A. Caruthers, mana
ger, the quartet, end-men, and others
who gave special selections, being
well received. Prior to it's presenta-
ton in Oakland, the show was given
at Terra Alta and Kingwood.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-07

The Oakland Volunteer fire depart
ment held its regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday night at the City Hall.
Only regular business was transacted.
Mr.. Harry Edwards, manager of
Edwards Chevrolet Sales, spent Sun
day with his family at Grantsville,
returning to Oakland early Monday
morning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-10
Hunger Strikers Win
Release i'm Rumania

PARIS (By MaiD Thirteen
young workers were arrested by the
police in Paris fer distributing the
official organ of the French Young
G mmunist League, "L'Avant
Garde," which is quite legal. The
young workers were delivered into
the prison la Petite Roquette, where
they were treated as common Grim
inals. AS their protests were fruit
less, they went on hunger strike on
April 6. Their names are Bazeton,
Urtreger, Gourdon, DURAN, Thaboul,
Thauron, Thurian, Leca, Alvezard,
Ltievent, Camaret, Goudal and Mar
tin. The proletarian political pris-
oners in la Sante joined in the hun
ger strike as a sign of their solidar-
ity with their young comrades and
a tremendous agitation commenced
amongst the French workers. The
authorities have been compelled to
give way and all 10 of the young
workers have now been released.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-10

ADDRESS COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL


OPPOSITION TO CoMINTERN ADDRESS CONDEMNED
The following resolution adopted unanimously special
meeting the biggest District pittsburgh
ough discussion of the Address of the Communist International
accept pledge carry open
letter of the Executive Committee of the Communist International
the American Communist Party We
motions of Party Pocom the Open
The Open Letter shows confronting Party
the uncaiOn the Party
c. l. line
The greatest confronting Party Right
danger most sharply the time in resistance the
line the c.
for turning the Party work With the
tuon of the class contradictions with the growing mmnence
estimate the strength of American the
contradictions of American capitalism world
estimate American reformism underestimate the Right
theory of Excepionasm which reflection pressure
Of American eormsm the Party well the working class
While struggling against the Right danger
must also crush eounter-revolutionary Trotskysm.
condemn the opposition on the part Of Comrades Losone
selves struggle against attempt matter what they
We strongest against any leading
funconary Party and League who
cions the necessary carrying
Street Nucleus No. q Pittsburgh Pa.
FIGHT sPLITTERs" DEMANDS HARVESTER PLANT NUCLEUS
The resolution the Address
the members Of the American Communist Party by the Harvester
Plant Nucleus (Chcago) is follows:
Afer reading discussing membership
the American Party the membership the International
Nucleus District Chicago welcomes this for
building the Party and eliminating the disease
which for long has hampered and obuced the
Party.
We hold the mass Communist Party
only the basis of the line laid down by the Communist International
and that
ton and must be fought merelessy by the whole
condemn the refusal comrades of the delegation
the measures contained in the Address
1--WE declare that fight any opposition aconaI dis
oon of the Communist International line
committee to launch Immediately campaign for enlightenment
viii understand clearly the tasks that before the
lod and proceed with work for building Party
Long live the Communist International!
Down with the spltters and Right wingers!'
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-10
ARREST NEGRO
FLEEING MOB
To Hold Demonstration
for Parlen Defense

Richard Parlen. Negro worker, is
confined in the prison ward of Bel
levue hospital as a result of being
mobbed by group of drunken saw
ages who entered an East Side Cafe
and found Parlen enjoying himself
with a number of Italian workers
who were outnumbered by the in
vaders.
Parlen fought his way out of the
place with aid of other workers and
was escaping when a mobster over
took him and joined with several
other in almost killing him.
After this police arrested Parlen
instead of the mob members. The
cops claim that while Parlen was
escaping he ran over small child
who unfortunately was in the path
of his flight from the Kluzers.
This case demonstrates the mob
mind of Kluxers who lynched Joe
Boxley, IS year Negro worker a
few days ago. Negro workers and
members of the Communist Party
are arranging a demonstration
against lynching and will secure an
attorney to defend Parlen from the
evident frame up of police who want
to excuse themselves for not arrest
ing the would-be lynchers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-10
FIGHT OPEN OR COVERED OPPOSITION.

6F p (ew York; accepts
intellectually the Address of the Comine It's resolution reads
This letter interpreted victory group
lays the basis the struggle
the work and development of our Party.
1.-The resistance (Gitow Loveone),
mobilize the Party against this letter fight against the Comm
and therefore leads split Party.
Such struggle will only from the Right wing elements
who resist the Bolshevaon of the
tern carries a relentless struggle.
"The important membership fight against
the Right danger which found both former Party
We all members of this nucleus New district
bershp accept this letter not only in words but
oganzaon secretary for his opposition the Communist
ternaiOna Address and will the the Gee
orOusly all its the
I'VE pledge full support to the Comntern and pledge fight
without hesitation for the line and tasks that before
Pary-Unt OF. Section q District New York;.
CARRY OUT DECISIONS URGES NEW YORK UNIT
(New York;.
International Adj
dress to the membership accept the criticism and endorse the
ganizaiona measures of the Communist International.
also call the membership and all of the American
Communist Party to fully out these proposals and decisions
1--WE also and the
with regard to the Comntern Address"
URGE BUILDING OF MASS PARTY
The resolution adopted by Unit 2 New
York; follows
1--WE pledge support Comm
the only smashing the groupings
Party carrying out of the Address will
munist Party
1--WE splitting tactics Lovestone
1--WE endorse organization secretary
of District No. and condemn his opposition the
activities against it. Cancellation
Address must be condemned Cancellation the
rades is identical with opposition to the Address.
Because of the fact that Comrad Miller
the leading eacher
activities against the Comnn Address,
be expelled from the Party"
A recommendation as follows:
I'm view of theory of excephalm has played
such large role would that up
all the situation of Amer
lean imperialism Imperialism classes
should be compulsory that the membership
foundation of what is happening that intelligent discussion
held in the units
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-10
Negroes to Unite With
Office Workers Union
at Dance, Wednesday

Many Negro workers of New
York are expected to join the Office
Workers Union at its Roof Garden
Dance this Wednesday, June II, at
$3.50 at the Heckscher Foundation,
104th st. and 9Th Ave.
The Office Workers Union is ac-
lively engaged in building strong
union that will eliminate, among
other conditions, the discrimination
against black workers in offices.
Only by organizing the Negro work.
ers and by building the Office Work
ers Union can the ruthless system
of race discrimination be abolished.
The enterprising dance committee
is arranging for the best jazz dance
music by John c. Smiths Negro Or
chestra, and is prepared to liquidate
any irritations of the appetite by
a generous provision of ice cream
and cigarettes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-10
Buy South American Shares to Drive Ont British Empire
Dental Mechanics Tell
of Organization Gains
in Current Magazine

Encouraging organizational gains
are reported in the Dental Labors-
tory Workers Union in the current
number of the Dental Mechanic, Of
ficial organ of the union. Over so
per cent of the dental mechanics in
Greater New York are now active
union members, the magazine states.
One-third of the dental mechanics in
Newark were brought into the union
as a result of recent membership
drive.
Interesting notes on an impending
New York organization campaign
shatter illusions carefully dissemin-
ated by laboratory companies which
fear the advance of the union in
the industry. "Only a strong union
with every dental mechanic a class
conscious, militant union man" can
fight the efficiency and speed up
systems created with the rise of
the departmentalized shop and the
elimination of the small laboratory,
the article declares.
Shop correspondence and educa-
tional features complete the number.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-10
Hylan Forms Machine
to Fight Walker for
Keys to City Graft

John F. Hylan, former Tammany
man who founded an independent
group following a series of quar-
rels which led to his resignation
from the wider organized graft ma
chine, will have the support of a
complete assembly district organ
ization in his fight in the next may
orally campaign. Hylan's plans
were announced by an official of
the Better City Government
League" the group through which
Hylan and his supporters hope to
capture the municipal key to graft
by advancing popular "civic" slo-
gans against the present admins
tration.
Internal dissension in the opposi-
ton group is indicated in certain
designations which were passed off
by Hylan official as resulting in
the construction of a stronger or
ganization."
Under the usual pleas of "clean
administration" the Hylan machine
is continually on the alert to exploit
obvious cases of graft-government
on the part of the Walker city rul-
ers' irregularities" and administra-
ton in order to pave the way by
public opinion" to their own con-
troll of the source of the wealth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-10
FASCISTSFREE:D
IN RUMANIA
M os thy for Publicity
Abroad

BUCHAREST (By MaiD.-The
full text of the Rumanian CAM
nesty" has now been published. The
decree consists of four articles. of
which the first is obviously intended
for export and which reads as
though the Rumanian government
was being very generous. Article
I reads as follows: GAIL persons at
present in prison serving a sentence
for or awaiting trial for political of
lenses within the normal and ex-
traordinary laws, offenses having
been committed or attempted up to
Dec. 1, 1928, shall be amnestied,
ETC." Article II of the decree, how
ever, alters the picture somewhat
and defines those persons convicted
or accused of political offenses who
will not be amnestied.
Paragraph (a) of Article II pro-
vides that all political offenses ac-
companied by murder, cruelty, mu-
tilation, robbery, plundering, arson
and expulsions, shall not be amnes-
tied. This leaves the authorities a
fairly wide margin, wide enough in
fact to drive a coach and four
through the whole amnesty decree.
But that is not all, paragraph (h)
of the same article provides that the
amnesty decree shall not apply to
political offenses committed by state
officials.
And, in conclusion, paragraph (c)
of the same article provides that no
persons shall be amnestied who have
been convicted during the last three
years of any similar offenses and
sentenced to a period of six months
or more. Article III of the decree
provides for the amnesty of insti-
gators, etc, Of the respective of
lenses, as we'll as persons guilty of
collision after the offense, etc.
Article w provides for the exc
cution Of the decree. The whole de-
cree has been very ambiguously for
mulated, deliberately. of course, and
will permit the authorities to am
ncsty those persons who are less
dangerous and to retain the other
whilst at the same time making it
appear abroad as though very lii
eral amnesty had been granted. The
carrying out of this amnesty" will
show the real worth of it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-10
HAT BOSSES PUSH
ANT|-UNI0N DRIVE
Defend Union,' Urges
Progressive Group

Continued from Page One)
tiers of America have issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Warn Workers.
1--WE hatters are faced with the
situation of the introduction of new
machinery, speed-up under the
piece-work system which would.tend
to throw out many skilled workers
Of the trade. The demands of the
bosses grow out from this situation.
1.-THE demand of the bosses to
abolish union control of a number
of operations on the hat must be
taken very seriously by every hat
ter.
ITO give in to the bosses on this
demand would only lead to the wor-
SEEMING of the conditions of the hat
tiers, which are rotten enough as
they are at present. 1t would result
in that many union men would be
thrown out from the industry and 1t
would be first step to abolish
the union and the union conditions
in the hat trade. which the bosses
are very eager to do.
"The conditions of the hatters in
the last few years were constantly
going down. Hard pouHcingHA hard
blocking rotten hats and the speed
up under the piece-work system
makes the life of halter miserable.
"The national and local union of
ficials although collecting fat sal
aries for themselves have done al
most nothing to improve the condi-
tons of the hatters. No attempt
was made to organize the morgan
lied shops. No attempt was made
to raise the standard of the out-of-
town locals on an equal basis with
the New York hatters. On the con-
trary, the policy of our national of
ficials is to reduce the prices of
New York to those of the out-of-
town locals.
Urge Struggle.
We hatters never followed the
policy of the national officials. We
always demanded and received more
than the national officials wanted
us to ask for. And had we followed
the policy of the national officials
our conditions would have been
much worse.
"The present bill of prices pro-
posed by the union, even if signed
by the bosses, will not improve our
conditions.
"In line with their policy of
peaceful cooperation with the
bosses at the expense of the hatters
our officials will be opposed to these
demands.
"But we can no longer tolerate
this inhuman slavery under the
piece-work system.
"In our own interests and in the
interest of our families we have to
support, we must put up militant
struggle against the bosses for the
adjustment of piece-work and for
the establishment of the week work
system, minimum wage, 40-hour
week and the unemployment insur-
ance fund.
"The other workers won it. We
can also win it.
"But we must fight hard for it. ,