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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-06
COMMENCEMENT

The strenuous-and glorious-days
of the commencement season are here.
At this time life for the graduates
is one continuous round of pleasure
BILE excitement and anticipation. For
the teachers and parents, days of anX-
iety and heartbreaking effort.
Young men and young women thru
out the nation are emerging from the
theoretical into the practical phases
of life. For long and wearying years
their instructors have labored day by
day, year in and year out, imparting
to them that knowledge which they
will soon find all important in fighting
life's battles. Many of the theories
and facts drilled into their minds in
school will perhaps lay dormant in
their subconscious minds for many
wears, until suddenly they will be
marshalled by some mysterious pro-
cess, we know not how, and aid to
solve some important problem Of life.
Just now class dinners, class plays,
musical entertainments, baccalaureate
services, commandments with grad
uating orations, diplomas, flowers and
general rejoicing come and go in dizzy
succession.
In the passing years, when the
cares of life bring greying hair and
furrowed brow, these will be the red
letter days, long to be remembered as
the happiest of life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-06

Mrs. Owen T. Treacy, who went to
Baltimore two weeks ago, returned to
her home here Sunday evening.
Mr.. James A. fowler, who spent
several days in Baltimore last week
on business, returned to Oakland Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. James fowler and Mrs. Nam
Meme 7. Offutt returned from brief
visit to Baltimore last Saturday and
were accompanied by Miss nellie Of
futt, a student at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y,
who will spend the summer months at
her home here.
A luncheon was given Tuesday at
noon by Mrs. Nanniene T. Offutt at
her residence on the Deer Park road.
The guests present included Mrs. D.
E. Offutt, Mrs. Scott T. Jones, Mrs.
BENZ. H. Sincell, Miss Grace Jones and
Miss Lottie Loar.
ooh, Kay" is the title of the Senior
class play to be presented by the Oak
land high school graduating class on
Wednesday, June 10, in the Maryland
Theatre, at 8:15 o'clock. The play is
comedy in three acts, mixed with
mystery and thrills.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson were
in Cumberland two or three days this
week, having been called to that city
by message announcing the sudden
death, from appoplexy, of Mrs. Will
sons brother, John H. Carscaden, 55
years old, at the Western Maryland
Hospital, Cumberland, early Wednes-
day morning.
Members of the Oakland Volunteer
Fire Department will take part in the
State Firemen's convention to be held
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-06
TEACHERS SALARIES ARE
BEING RAISED STEADILY
Except For One Year, Annual
Increase Has Been Shown In
Maryland Since 1917

With the exception of the year 1919
the average salary of teachers in the
white elementary schools in the coun-
ties of Maryland has increased stead
lily since 1917, although no change in
the State salary schedule has been
made since the 1922 session of the
Legislature, according to report is
sued Saturday by the State Depart
ment of Education.
Between 1917 and 1928 the in
creases, the report says, are explained
by the salary schedules adopted by
the Legislatures of 1918, 1920 and 1922
to meet changes in the cost of living.
AS a result of the World War, it be-
came extremely difficult to keep the
schools in session because of the many
remunerative opportunities available
to teachers paid low salaries and to
those high school graduates who, I'M
der ordinary conditions, would have
entered into the normal schools to be-
come teachers.
Schedule Is Fixed
Since 1922, the minimum State sal
airy schedule has remained fixed, the
report states. The increases in sal
aries are due to the appointment each
year of a larger number of trained
teachers. Whenever positions form
erly held by teachers holding lower
grades of certificates because Of mad
equate training became vacant, the
positions have been filled by the grad
yates of the normal schools and col
leges of the State.
The average salary of white county
principals and teachers for the last
+y,a1yo wears iS aS follows.
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elementary teachers.
In Elementary In High
Minimum Is $3.50

The State salary schedule provides
minimum salary of $3.50 for white
normal school graduate, but requires
that 500 additional be paid those in
charge of one or two teacher eler1en'
tary schools After three years Of eX-
perience, white elementary teachers
receive $500 additional After two
more years they receive $50 increases
and finally, after three more years
another $50, making the maximum
$1,150 for teachers in the larger
schools and 1850 for those in charge
of one or two-teacher schools, in the
ninth year Of service.
Principals of the white elementary
schools receive salaries which vary
with the size of the school, but the
maximum provided in the State
schedule for school with nine as
sistants and $50 pupils in average at
tendance is S1,750 after eight years
experience.
Salaries Are Increased
In white high schools the average
salary for county principal and
teacher for last year was 1854, or
$40 more than the preceding year.
The minimum salary for high school
assistants ranges between $3.50 and
81 ,450, the latter salary being paid
only after seven years experience.
Principals of county approved high
schools receive salaries $500 to $1,000
higher than the salary for assistant
teachers, depending on the size of the
school.
AS a result of the legislation in
1927 county teachers contribute from
four to eight percent of their salaries
each year to set aside funds for an
annuity which the State matches to
provide a pension.
A teacher may retire at 60 and
must retire at 70.
For those who have taught at least
thirty-five years there will have ac-
cumulated sufficient money to provide
a retirement allowance equal to one
half the average salary for the last
!, ten years of service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-06
DIED.
MRS. MARY ELLEN SWEITZER

MRS. MARY ELLEN SWEITZER
Mrs. Mary Ellen Sweitzer died May
25, 1929, at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Jennie Harvey, near Shallmar
She was aged Is years, 9 months, and
IS days having been born in 1850.
She is survived by six children,
Mrs. Melinda Tasker, VindeX; Martha
Dixon, Gormania, w. Va; Mrs. Jen-
ME Harvey, Shallmar; Cleave SWEET
yer, Donora, Pa, and John and Ed
ward Sweitzer, of Swanton. She is
also survived by Al grandchildren and
8 great grandchildren; two aged sis
tiers and one brother. Her husband
preceded her to the grave almost six
years ago.
Funeral services were held in the
M. E. church, Swanton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-06
DISARMAMENT NO NEARER

Now that the Geneva conference on
the limitation of ornaments has ad-
iourned and the alibis and counter
alibis have been for the moment, at
least, forgotten, one is forced to the
conclusion, after examining all the ev-
idence at hand, that little if anything
was accomplished in the matter OF
making prospect of limitation of arm
ament any roster in the near future.
All nations of course have subscribed
to the Kellogg peace pact, and all OF
them admit, publicly at least, that
they regard it as a good thing. But
the significant fact of course is that
nothing has been done by the nations
of Europe to put the theories and
good pretentions of the Kellogg treaty
into actual practice.
Europe is still an armed camp and
it will continue to be one so long as
each European nation has suspicion
that other countries regard it with
unfriendly eyes. There are many sore
spots in Europe, in the east and in the
south especially, and overshadowing
all of this is the great military men
ace of Soviet Russia where even the
women and children have been organ
lied for military purposes.
For these reasons nothing construc-
tive could be done in Europe and moth
ing can be done by the League of Ma
tons or any other human agency. The
the World War are anxious to keep
it and they have a suspicion that the
nations who lost territory are only
waiting for favorable moment to re-
coup their losses. Hence preparations
for war continue and would be even
greater were it not for the exhausted
condition of the various countries.
The situation was aptly summed up
in a newspaper article recently by
Frank A. Simonds, the noted Ameri-
can student of European affairs, when
he said:
Europe is not ready to disarm, it
is not even ready to consider real linn
itation of ornaments. This is the
fact, but does this fact mean that Eu-
rope is today planning new war
No. What it more clearly means is
that Europe is still under the shadow
of the last war and still fearful of the
next. No nation is visibly preparing
for aggressive war-unless it bt
Italy; but all the great continental
peoples believe that you must have
security before you can have limita
ton, much less disarmament. Ant
none feels that it has security save
through it's military establishment.
Thus, despite all the camoufag'
spread from Geneva, the best on
can say is that the whole question O
disarmament in Europe, even tn
more precise problem of limitation
has been postponed. The league ha
tried and found it insoluble in al
present time"
Now it will be noted that all of tn
jealousy, all of the suspicion and fea
of danger is in Europe. 1t is littl
difficult to see how the international
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into the cemetery. 1t could all be done
with very little cost to each individual
and the satisfaction of it would be
beyond measure.
If you desire to do your part ad-
dress note to The Republican and
meeting will be arranged in the near
future, not only to talk over our de-
sires but to arrange for permanent
improvements in the town.
A CITIZEN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-06
Why Not Make Oakland AS Attrac-
tive AS Possible By Clearing Our
Premises of Unsightly Outbuildings
and Cleaning Up Generally, Espec-


and Cleaning Up Generally, Espec-
tally at the Cemeteries.
To the Editor of The Republican.
Just a word for the good of our
community. We as citizens need to
awaken to the fact that summer is
here and that we must dress accord
ingly. First of all, clean up; dig out
the weeds, tear down the old shacks
on our premises. Then lend this copy
of The Republican to the neighbors
who have these unsightly places.
Let's make our town attractive. II
requires cooperation to do this.
How about the cemetery where oul
loved ones are resting? 1t would be
we'll if Decoration Day came at least
once a month instead of once year
Unsightly with it's weeds and briers
discredit rests upon each lot owner
who neglects his duty.
Why not have a meeting of all lor
owners and decide now, before We
must be placed beneath thes'
weeds and briers, to have a caretaker
have the whole place cleared and KEEP
in condition and also have water pipet
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-06

in Homecoming on June II, ID, and IA.
The local department will take the
new pumper truck to that city on the
18th, the day of the parade, and enter
it in competition with many others.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-06
FOR SALE

Triangle Lot junction of old
Pike and Bittinger Road near
Bridge on the Lake, formerly
part of the Blaine Wilburn farm.
Apply Box 572, Cumberland,
Md. 16-4t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-06

The average salary of teachers in
the elementary and high schools of
Garrett county during the past eight
years shows a decided increase in sal
aries for elementary teachers.
The Washington times., 1929-08-01
DRIVER IS FINED
AS RECKLESS

ut was one of the worst cases
of reckless driving I ever saw"
Policeman r. V. Sinclair of the
Traffic Bureau told Judge Gus A.
Schuldt as he testified in court
against William w. Taylor of the
1900 block Of Sixteenth st. N. e.
Sinclair said the defendant
endangered the life of a child cross.
ing New Jersey Avenue North.
west, last night, also that he sped
past the stop sign on Fifth Street
Northwest, made a right turn at
New Jersey Avenue on 4 red, light
and crowned all by speeding at
40 miles an hour.
Taylor pleaded guilty but said he
mad been working late and was
anxious to get home to his wife
who has been i'll.
That may be true but nothing
excuses that kind Of driving" said
the Court and fined Taylor sac.
lie was the only defendant TO be
ARA sgned today on reckless .driy-
Ing charge.
George NJ. Hawkins, of the 1900
block Euclid st. n. w. demanded
q jury trial and was held under
5000 on a charge of driving while
drunk. Traffic Bureau Policeman
e, e. o'Meara arrested him.
Out of 100 persons who placed
callateral at police stations yester.
cay and last night only 10 ap-
psared in Traffic Court. six who
were locked up and approximately
rs who received tickets" comprised
the remainder Of the days array.
The Washington times., 1929-08-01
First Purchase Is Made
OF Land for New Center

The first purchases or hand for
buildings IN the proposed Municipal:
Center will be made about August
s Major +. r. Atkins, Assistant
Engineer Commissioners, announced
this morning.
number ofsparcels 0f-land have
been inspected already and the
owners and District officials have
gotten together on the terms Of
sale.
aitogether $4,000. 900 win be ex.
pended for purchase Of land in the
center and II the plans, Of Major
Atkins 90 through the entire area
nseessafy win have been purchased
lthin the next few weeks.
The Washington times., 1929-08-01
Travel Needs

Transparent Garment Bags, ST
. Transparent Lingerie Cases, soc
Handkerchief Cases, 35c
Hat Covers, Soc
Satin-covered Folding Hangers, 81
Rubberized Tourist Cases, 81
Moire Rubber-lined Tourist Cases. SITS
Satin-striped and Moire Tourist Cases,
nj 50
Moire Rubber-lined Shoe Cases, $1.25
Poplin Jewel Pockets, soc
Moire Money Pockets with chamois
pocket, ,$1.50
Dresvelopes for packing garments,
for 81
Small Electric Travel Irons, S1.5O
Slumber Caps in boudoir shades.
.25c to 81
Sateen Shoe Cases with ties, Soc pair
Sunshine Polishing Sets, Soc
Kippy Kit in assorted colors, $1.25
Leather Sewing Boxes, fitted, $3.50
Leather Sewing Cases with hookless
fastener. $1.5O
Sewing Bags in assorted colors,
81 to SITS
Leather Mending Silk Cases. Soc
NOTIONS 1IsLEs II ana "a FIRST FLOOR
The Washington times., 1929-08-01

Vacation Ioi' 'etries
Tourist Bags, Upper and purse tops,
Tourist Cases, 81
Travelling Bottles, SITS
Cream and Powder Jars, 75c
Weekend packages Hudnut's Du-
Barry, 81
Marie Barlow, $3.50; Elizabeth Arden,
1885 to SIS; Primrose House, 81
Rubinstein, $3.50; Kathleen Mary
Quilan, SIS; Dorothy Gray, $3.50
Amolih DeOdOrant Powder, zoe and 4Oc
Mum, Zoe
Dew, 42c
Princess Pat Rouge, 4Oc
Pert Rouge. Soc
Ponds Skin Freshener, zoe
Williams Aqua Velva,. SOC.
LaBlache Powder, 45c
Houbigant Powder 55c and 81
Coty's Powder, S5c
Noxzema Cream, 1Oc, SOC and 42c
Daggett & Ramsdell's Cleansing Cream,
roILETRIEs. AIsLEs H. ls and 5, FIRST FLOOR
The Washington times., 1929-08-01

The same indispensable three-piece
suit which ordinarily is higher priced.
Firmly woven wool in stripes, novelty
Weaves and plain colors. Cardigan,
skirt and slip-over sweater with long
or short sleeves. Sizes Id to 40.
sPoRTswEAR THIRD FLOOR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
IS N0 Has But Three Men Left in French Hard Court Tennis Play
Wonen's Doubles Play Starts
IND. C.. Title Event Tomorrow

Fourth round). Fifth round matches,
pm, Judd VS.. Laid; pm, Mangan VS..
winner of HillS-YeomanS match; ONen VS..
Mitchell; Shore VS.. Charest.
Mems doubles, third round-l0 am, Judd
and Holt vs. Callan and Mesmer; 4 pm.
Seidel and Staubly VS.. Mitchell and Buch,
anan. Fourth round. pm. Mangan and
Considne VS. Trigg and Goldsmith;
Womens singles, fourth rounds pm,
Frances Krucof VS.: Dorothy kinssbury;
Phoebe Moorhead VS.. Mrs Charles E. Merry;
Duff Guilfond VS.. Corinne Frazier.
Mixed. doubles revised schsdulel, first
round-11 am. Atkins and Baetzner VS..
King and partner; Smith and Smith VS.:
Smelling and Deck; 8 pm. Judd and Judd
Considine VS.. Wymore and Hubbard; Frazier
and Hills VS.. WilhelmSen and Ober. Second
round, pm. Shepard and Shepard vs..
Crews and Crews; Sinclair and HowenStetn
VS.. Guilford and Seidel PM Meyers and
White VS.. Stoler and Goldsmith; pm, Nc
ton: Martinez and Martinez VS.. Moorhead
and Rutley.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Mems sinsles,. fourth roupd.o'Neil de;
staubly, i"s. e., 6-s; Ladd deated Haas.
a., 81; Shore defeated silva. s.. S.;
Mems doubles, third round-Mangan and
Considine defeated Deck and Richardson.
50; 81; Trigg IA, and ar Goldsmith DIS defeated
RatieY and Howenstein defeated Byrne and
cF Wome GH4' Singles singh third round-phoebe
Moorhead defeated Mary Ryan, 60. 6-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
BY SOL METZGER.

Two years ago when Glenna Col
lett failed to come through in the
United States women's champion
ship I asked a golf authority what
her trouble had been, believing her
the best of our players up to that
time. why, she gets her left foot all
out of position at the top Of her
swing" he replied, land as a result
can't get back into a firm position
as she hits"
But as Glenna has been clouting
tee shots from $50 to 240 yards
rather regularly for the past year
with remarkable accuracy in spite
of this odd position of her left foot
at the top, there cannot be much
wrong with her theory.
Glenna's left at the top is almost
in the position of toe dancers
feet when doing her stuff. She
claims it permits her to make full
pivot. How does she regain her
balance? That's the question. It's
easy, according to this woman
wizard. You simply slap the heel
back into place as you start down,
a la nut-cracker. And then you
have the braced left not only to hit
against but to prevent any swaying
of body or loss of balance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
SHARKEY LOSES MONEY
BY GARDEN CONTRAC7
BY TOMMY LOUGHRAN,

BY IOMM1 LOOOnnhIN,
Light Heavyweight Champion of the Worlc
L see that Jack Sharkey is be-
moaning his fate because he signed
up with the Madison Square Garden
Corporation, and cannot fight for
any one else until that contract
ceases next September. At the time
he signed Sharkey thought 1t excel
lent business. He got 100000 for
meeting Stribling in Miami, and is
to get 100000 for an opponent, so
far unnamed, in September.
Meantime he has nothing to do
and has plenty Of bids. They tell me
100000 has been offered him to
meet me in the SeSqui Stadium in
Philadelphia, and the same amount
to box me for Paddy Harmon In
Chicago.
Paddy is also willing to give him a
substantial sum to take on Otto Won
POrat. Boston wants to put on
fourth edition of Sharkey -Mal0ney
fight, and they say it would draw
100000 up there. Also Detroit has
asked for Sharkey- Risko bout.
Jack could keep himself busy and
make more than a quarter of a mil
lion dollars before next September,
but that contract keeps him from
doing 1t.
Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
ROY LEWIS, manager of the
new Harper Country Club, is
disappointed today because
n I,AIa 1@,,rro 81 tho


- new Harper Country Club, is
disappointed today because
1-a the new 9-hole course of the
club is not yet ready for play
as he and the board of governors had
hoped. He promises, however, that the
course will be formally opened with a
professional match either on June 10
or June II. Meanwhile, construction
work on the temporary clubhouse Is
rapidly going forward.
Walter F. Hail. who used to be the
instructor at Rock Creek Park, writes
us from his new berth at the Annapolis
Roads Golf and Country Club that an
informal opening of the new course is
to be held there today and that late
In June the course will be formally
| opened. At that time an exhibition
match, with four professionals playing
in it, will be the feature.
George Diffenbaugh of Indian Spring
visited the Annapolis course last week
and said the layout is one of the pref
tiest he ever has seen.
Some of the bunkers are as deep
as the golf shop at Indian Spring is
| high" Diffenbaugh said. IF you get
in them you'll have to hit and pray"
| Most of the pros who will go to
J Pittsburgh to play June 10 in the quail
/ flying rounds for the national open, plan
to leave Washington by train the night
of June in order to get in several
| practice rounds over the course of the
Oakmont Club before the qualifying
round. Those who will go to Oakmont
are j. Monro Hunter of Indian Spring,
Fred Mcleod of Columbia, Bob Bar
| nett of Chevy Chase, Alex Armour of
! Congressional and Arthur B. Thorn
of Town and Country.
Dave Thomson of Washington has
| joined the other local pros who will go
1 to Richmond to play in the qualifying
round at Hermitage. Others who will
| go include A. L. Houghton Of Harper,
Frank Hartig and r. Cliff McKimmie of
| Army, Navy and Marine Country Club,
and Mel Shorey of East Potomac Park.
, If w. Carlton Evans had kept up the
hot pace with which he started round
| at Columbia yesterday a new course
1 record probably would have been set.
| He started the roun4, 8, 4, 2, 4, against
! par of 4, 4, 4, 3, S. Three brides in the
| first five holes, and Fred Mcleod con-
I graduated himself he had stayed in the
| shop, instead Ct purchasing those
| brides. But Evans hooked a ball out Of
bounds at the sixth, and finished the
same figure for card of 70.
With his customary facility for dis
covering the unusual, Chairman Fred
Byrne Of the Bannockburn golf COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
ENGLISH GIRL SPENDING
100000 ON SPEEDBOAT

Betty Carstairs, the English speed
boat driver, is spending 100000 on a
new craft which is being built under a
veil of secrecy at Cowes, in which she
will compete in the Harmsworth Inter-
national Trophy race at Detroit during
the last week of August and the first
week in September.
The hull is 80 feet long with 9-foot
beam, and is built of sheets of mahog-
any sewn with wire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
AMERICANS TACKLE
CUBANS IN NET TILT
Hennessey Opposes Morales
and Van Ryn Faces VoII-
mer at Detroit.
BY PAUL r.. NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


~ ETROIT, May 3O-A youth
full, determined group of
Cuban net aces today
- blocked the straight march
of the United States on the long
trail that leads to one of the most
cherished prizes of amateur
tennis, the Davis Cup.
On the hard courts of the Detroit
Tennis Club they were ready to match
tennis artistry against Uncle Sans
forces over the f1ve-match route in
three days in the finals of the Ameri-
can zone play. The victors will meet
the winners of the European inter
zone finals for the right to challenge
France, present holders of the trophy.
Ricardo Morales. 22-year-old captain
Of the Cuban team, had as his rival
Johnny Hennessey of Indianapolis in
the first of the singles matches, while
GuStavo Vollmer, who at 20, has de-
veloped into one of the most sparkling
sensations of the tennis world, was to
meet Johnny Van Ryn of East Orange,
N. j., in. the other match today. Fol-
lowing Mese matches, one doubles will
be played tomorrow and two more
day. The winner of three out of five
matches will be the American repre-
sentative abroad.
Although the United States is heavy
favorite over the Cubans, Fritz Eugene
Dixon, non-playing captain, took no
chances of an upset. He chose his two
strongest players, Van Ryn and Hen
Messy, for the opening matches. In
addition, he summoned George Lott,
third ranking player of the United
States, to be prepared for duty in either
cinu1oc 0r doubles match
Capt. Dixon has not revealed his
lineup for the doubles match tomorrow.
pending outcome of today's tests. If
the Cubans threaten, he undoubtedly
will pair Lott and Hennessey in the
doubles and then use Van Ryn and
Hennessey or Hennessey and Lott for
the last two singles.