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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
TAPS AND REVEILLE RESOUND AS DICTIONARIES BLOW

When it's taps in one end of town,
it's time to get up in the other, while
in between, it isn't any time at all,
cause most of the legionaires are
still trying to shape their lips proper
ly to play the four notes necessary
on bugle, in order to get any music
out of it whatever, and they haven't
done much yet with assembly, mess,
or call to quarters.
1t is impossible to escape the mas
sacre of notes, you hear them al
most everywhere you go. And the
rat-a-tat-tat of the drums is waited
on the breezes where the buglers fail
to penetrate.
It's all caused by the drum and
bugle corps of the American Legion
post, just trying to get a start in
life. Neil Fraley and Julius Littman
keep Quality hill well covered, Fazza-
lari, Reckard, and Joe Gender keep
the center of town on edge; Ed. Kahl,
Nit Sincell, Betty Dawson, Nose Sim
cell, Dick Maroney, Ed. Lawrence,
Mike Liller and Hugh Teats are keep
ing the north edge of town in tune,
while Francis Cover, Frank Pifer and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
ENROLMENT FIGURES IN
OAKLAND HIGH INCREASES
New High Mark Is Reached This
Week With 4O5 Registered


Enrolment figures in Oakland High
school reached new high mark this
week when it was learned that 405
students had registered, an increase
of 80 over figures given out the first
of last week and an increase of "
over figures for the same period last
year.
Revised figures At Oakland Grammar
school show that 313 are enrolled
and divided as follows, seventh, AZ;
sixth, 80; fifth, A; fourth, 45; third
Sc; second, 40; first, Al. This makes a
total of 1888 students enrolled in Oak
land schools.
An interesting feature is noted in
the enrolment of boys and girls in
the High school. The greater percen-
tage of the freshman enrolment are
boys, but as they continue through
the four years they rapidly decrease
until finally there are twice as many
girls as boys. The enrolment during
the four years is as follows: Fresh
men, total 1876, IS boys and II girls;
sophomore, total 112, Sc boys and Sc
girls; junior, total 81, 25 boys and Sc
girls; seniors, total At, IS boys and
20 girls; postgraduates, total 9, 8
boys and 6 girls.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
Oakland High School Wins
VO-Ag Judging Contest

Oakland High School vocational
agricultural team won the annual
dairy cattle judging contest, at the
Fair grounds, Oakland, yesterday,
with score of $40, while its nearest
rival was the Accident team with 1856
Friendsville was third with 760
points.
Mr.. J. A. Conover, dairy specialist,
University of Maryland, acted as
Judge. The winning team was pre-
scented with silver loving cup. Each
contestant had to place and write
reasons on three classes of cattle
Jersey cows, Jersey heifers, and
Guernsey heifers.
Individual prizes were presented as
follows: William Spiker, Oakland,
first, $500; Ebert Bucket, Accident,
second, $500; William Harmon, Ac-
cident, third, $500.
The teams were composed of the
following: Oakland, Wayne Hamil-
ton, William Spiker; Accident, Ebert
Bucket, William Harmon; Friends
vile, Karol Rush, Glenn Fike;
Grantsville, Raymond Loechel, Clar-
ence Murphy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
BIDS OPENED ON SCHOOL
BUILDING AND ADDITION
Contract for Grantsville May be
Awarded This Week

Bids on the proposed addition to
the High school at Grantsville, and
the construction of a frame school
building at Shallmar were opened
and read at meeting of the Board of
Education; held Tuesday in the Court
House, Oakland.
The Fairchance Lumber company,
Fairchance, Penna., will probably re-
ceive the contract for the erection of
the Grantsville addition, the amount
of that company's bid being $16,950.
All bids on the Shallmar building
were higher than were expected and
this contract will probably be re-
advertised, according to F. E. Rath-
bun, superintendent of schools. Arthur
Cogley, Oakland, was low bidder on
this construction, with $4,260.60.
Eight bids were received for the
construction at Shallmar and are as
follows:
Arthur Cooley, Oakland, $4,26O.60;
C. C. Gnegy, Mt. Lake Park, $4,49O.-
90; H. W. Kahl, Oakland, $4,644.00;
VIM. T. Sigler Co., Inc, Piedmont, W.
Va, $4,79O.OO; J. C. Myers, Kitzmil-
Ter, $4,803.75; Fairchance Lumber
Co., Fairchance, Pa, $5,000.00; Snider
Brothers, Keyser, W. Va, $5,2OO.00;
William A. Petry, Salisbury, Nd,
$5,295.95.
Twelve bids were received for the
construction of the addition at
Grantsville. They are as follows:
Fairchance Lumber Co., Fairchance,
Pa, $16,95O.OO; James A. Critchfeld,
Somerset, Md, $17,575.O0; Snider
Brothers, Keyser, w. Va, $17,8OO.O0;
J. 1. Vandergrift, Cumberland, $751;
377.OO; H. W. Kahl, Oakland, $751;
751.00; Arthur Cogley, Oakland, $751;
925.OO; Sleeman Brothers, Frostburg,
$18,94O.OO; Frank Bolden, Meyers
dale, Pa, $19,7470O; William E.
Priest, Uniontown, Pa, $20,2O0.O0;
Charles Kampmiller, Uniontown, Pa,
$2O,623.OO; Olin L. Miller, Grants
vile, $24,34O.O0.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
(By Panama Ike)

In style on Monday, September Is,
out of style on Tuesday, September
1, and you haven't done thing but
wear the same straw lid on both days.
Now just why is that? Well, we
don't know either, but we did attempt
to find out from a few of the people
around town and they knew just
about as much concerning the straw
hat season as we did.
The thought that Tuesday was
September 16 was brought rather
forcibly to several Oakland people
when they had their favorite summer
headgear snatched, doubled fist, con-
nected on right arm, pushed thru
the top and the brim torn to shreds.
And the offender couldn't be arrested
for disorderly conduct or malicious
destruction Of property-because it
was September 16.
When asked why May Is to Sep
TENDER Is was stylish for straw hats
and dates before and after them con-
sidered not, here is what few Oak
land people thought:
H. C. Sincell-"I think the tradi-
ton was originated by a bunch of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
Community Show Held by
Pleasant Valley Grange

The annual community show of the
people of Pleasant Valley was held
last Saturday, September 10, at the
Pleasant Valley Grange hall. Agri-
cultural exhibits of all kinds were on
display. A number of ribbon prizes
and cash prize were awarded.
Boxing matches and horseshoe
pitching contests furnished the enter
tainment during the afternoon. Chas.
Ream was chairman of the evening
program which consisted of the fol-
lowing: selections by the Oakland
quartet; address by Rev. 1. S. Mid
daugh, Mt. Lake Park; w. w. Dawson
of Oakland made few appropriate
remarks and the Sanders family of
Crellin assisted in the entertainment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
MONDAY WAS OFFICIALLY LAST DAY FOR STRAWS

hoodlums."
Harold Dawson-"I'd blame it on
the manufacturers of felt hats"
Cot McComas-"Rowdyism must
have been the original reason"
Cecil Smith-"It's just an old Span
ish CUSTOM"
And after looking in the Encyclo-
pedia BRITANNICA under chats, "cus-
TOMS, traditions" "customes" and
Straw, we have also come to the
conclusion that it is lawful to break
up straw hats after the 18th because
Christopher Columbus, in his travels
around the North Pole on the good
ship Titanic, threw his straw head
gear out to the polar bears on that
date upon seeing the flag Of the
United States planted on top of the
world.
In spite of all this, we'll see straw
hats in Garrett county until the first
fall of snow, maybe later. Well al
so see them in March, the same hats.
And why not? City people consider
us original in good many things.
We might as well be original in this.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
SPEAKERS ARE SELECTED
FOR OPENING OF HIGHWAY
Plans Are Completed for Road
Opening Celebration at Kitzmil-
Ter on Saturday
OAKLAND TO FORM AT 10

Speakers were decided upon for the
road celebration which will be held at
Kitzmiller on Saturday, September 20,
and include Mr.. G. Clinton Uhl, State
Roads Commissioner; C. P. Fortney,
State Roads Commissioner of West
Virginia; Congressman Frederick N.
Zihlman, Mr.. David ]. Lewis, and DR..
Henry w. McComas, of Oakland, Re-
publican candidate for State Senator.
Plans for the road opening were
completed at a meeting of the joint
committees held at Deer Park on
Monday evening. The Oakland part
of the parade will form at the City
Hall, Oakland, at 10 o'clock and will
proceed towards Kitzmiller. They
will be joined along the way by people
from Deer Park, Wilson, and other
towns.
The parade will be formed again at
the top of the hill leading into Kitz-
miller, and will be Joined by the peo-
pie of Kitzmiller.
The Crellin Band, the Gilbert
Brown Boys Band, of Oakland, the
Oakland Troop of Boy Scouts, and the
Oakland Rotary club will be in line
of parade besides a number of auto
mobiles containing Oakland, Crellin,
Mt. Lake and Loeb Lynn people. The
parade will go to the school grounds
! where the celebration is to be held.
The West Penn Power company has
donated a bus to be used in taking
people from Oakland to the scene of
the road opening, and two large
school buses will be used to take the
two bands and scouts. 3d..
The entertainment and other details
are being taken care of by the Kitz-
miller Fire department and the Mayor
and Town Council of Kitzmiller. A
ball game will be played in the after
noon, and there will be carnival and
park attractions throughout the day.
The speaking is scheduled for 1
o'clock, Immediately after dinner.
There will be square and round dane
ing in the evening.
Kitzmiller is making plans to &C
commodate the largest gathering the
town has ever known, and plenty of
parking space is assured for those
who attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
FIELDBALL is ADOPTED BY
HIGH SCHOOLS OF COUNTY
To Replace VOlleyball For Girls
Soccer Schedule Given

At recent meeting of the high
school principals and coaches of the
county it was decided that fieldball
would be substituted for volleyball
this fall. 1t is expected that this will
be permanent change in the athletic
activities of the county schools. How
ever, volleyball will remain a spring
sport, it was stated.
Several other matters regarding ELI
gibility of players, scholarships and
certain regulations were also agreed
upon at this time.
Principal W. ]. Glenn, of Friends
vile, was reelected president of the
County High School Athletic Asso-
citation.
Below is the complete soccer and
fieldball schedule for the entire county
which will be followed with interest
by many fans in every section:
Sept. "a, Kitzmiller at Grantsville.
Sept. rs, Accident at Oakland.
Sept. 26, Friendsville at Kitzmiller
Sept. 80, Grantsville at Accident.
Oct. 3, Oakland at Friendsville.
Oct. z, Friendsville at Grantsville.
Oct. 10, Kitzmiler at Oakland.
Oct. IA, Accident at Kitzmiller.
Oct. II, Grantsville at Oakland.
Oct. 81, Accident at Friendsville.
Oct. "a, Grantsville at Kitzmiller.
Oct. 20, Oakland at Accident.
Oct. 80, Kitzmiller at Friendsville.
Nov. a, Accident at Grantsville.
Nov. 7. Friendsville at Oakland.
Nov. n, Oakland at Kitzmiller.
Nov. Ia, Grantsville at Friendsville.
Nov. 18, Kitzmiller at Accident.
Nov. 81, Oakland at Grantsville.
Nov. 25, Friendsville at Accident.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
AGRICULTURAL FAIR TO
END WITH FARMERS DAY
Fourteenth Annual Exhibit Will
Conclude Tomorrow-Has Been
Fairly Successful
WEDNESDAY WAS BIG DAY

The Fourteenth Annual Garrett
County Fair will close tomorrow
with Farmers Day, after fairly sue
cessful exhibition, according to Henry
M. Speicher, general manager.
There will be no parade on this
day, but all farmers are especially
invited to be present on this day and
look over the exhibits in all depart
ments.
"The exhibits have been above ex-
pectations this year,, Mr.. Speicher
said, considering the SUNNI e +
drought. 1 have visited several coun-
ty fairs this year and our exhibits will
compare favorably with any of them.
eve had a better quality of cattle,
sheep, hogs, etc., than in previous
years and there were more purebred
horses than formerly. There were
more entries in the poultry depart
ment than ever before, and the ex-
hibits of the All clubs and agricul-
ture clubs were very good.
"'The heavy drought cut down on
the quantity of farm products, espec-
tally in the corn and potato and grain
departments, but all other depart
ments were up to standard"
Judges have been busy during the
past two days in making awards and
they will be announced in next weeks
issue Of The Republican.
Members of the association are at
tempting to get Governor Richie here
for the final day of the Fair, it was
stated this morning.
Yesterday Was Big Day
Yesterday, September II, was the
feature day of the Fair. A parade OF
all school children of this vicinity
was held, with the Crellin Band, Oak
land Boys Band, and number OF
floats also in line.
Mayor w. F. Broening, of Balti-
more, Republican candidate for Gov
ernor of Maryland, was present dur
ing the afternoon, and it was esti.
mated that several thousand were in
attendance throughout the day.
Entertainment throughout the -four
days is being furnished by the Ameri-
can Exposition shows. The carnival
is said to be one of the largest to be
in Oakland in several years.
A number of business houses OF
Oakland have been decorated for the
occasion by Mr.. John Kiiffner, deco.
rator, of Cumberland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
Wayne Hamilton Wins In BandO
Calf Club Exhibit

Wayne Hamilton won first prize
offered by the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to the member of the Bando
Calf club for the best calf exhibited
at the Garrett county fair.
The decision of the judges was
based on the individuality and condi-
ton of animal and growth made, rec
ords of method of feeding, rations
selected, amount fed; written story OF
the feeding, care, management and
cost of raising heifer; and individual
ity and breeding of bull to which calf
was bred.
All calves of club members were
shown to good advantage, according
to ]. H. Carter, county agent. Will
Der Hollar was placed second, Burial
Frazee, third; Hagan Frazee, fourth;
Allen Kelley, fifth; Wade Frazee
sixth; and Paul Frazee, seventh. First
prize was $40.
Premiums on the same calves
offered by the Fair association were
won as follows: COW, years and over
Paul Frazee, first; Wayne Hamilton
second. Heifer, 2 years and under 8
Allen Kelly, 1; Burial Frazee, 2; Ha-
gan Frazee, 8; Wade Frazee, a; Will
Der Hollar, 5. All calves exhibited
were purebred Guerneseys.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
Pythians to Make Plans for
Winter Programs

Plans for the winter activities of
Garrett Lodge No. 113, Knights of
Pythias, will be made at the regular
meeting of that organization, to be
held tomorrow evening in Castle
Hall, Oakland, it has been announced.
An attempt is made to have an
interesting program each Friday
evening throughout the year, and diff
ferent committees are appointed to
see that these plans are carried out.
1t is urged that a large number will
be present.
A full report of the committee in
charge of the Labor Day picnic will
be made at the meeting tomorrow
evening. While not quite as large as
last year, the net receipts were con-
sidered satisfactory, member of the
committee stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
JAMES SANDERS is MADE
COUNTY SHOE CHAMPION
Defeats William Bittinger in
Tournament Finals Yesterday

James Sanders, of Hutton, won the
official championship of Garrett coun-
ty in horseshoe pitching by defeating
William Bittinger of Mt. Lake Park
in the finals of the contest held yes
terday afternoon in connection with
the agricultural fair.
Each contestant had won one game
and the third was tied at %, when
Sanders slipped on ringer to bring
his score to 26. The contest was held
under the auspices of the Baltimore
Sunpapers and the Playground Ath-
letic League of that city.
Paul WEIGH, last years champion
was eliminated by William Bittinger
one of the fnalists. There We're ap-
proximately 20 entered in the tourna-
ment.
C. w. Ashley, of the Playground
Athletic League, was the official
referee, while Charles A. Tower anc
W. E. Spoerlein, of Gortner, county
chairman for the promotion of the
tournament, acted as scorers anc
judges. ...
A silver loving cup was presented
to the winner by Mayor w. F. Broe.
ming, of Baltimore.
The champion from the several
counties of the State will go to Balti.
more on October Is to meet for the
State championship. During theil
stay in the city they will be the guests
of the Playground Athletic League
and the Sunpapers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
Essex Coupe Destroyed by Fire

The Essex coupe, owned by Dave
Hardesty, and which had just re-
paired following wreck Sunday,
September Z, at Kings Hill, became
ignited last Thursday evening on Big
Bear Creek hill, about two miles north
of Accident, and was almost entirely
consumed by flames.
Hardesty, noticing smoke issuing
from under the hood, Investigated and
found it blazing fiercly. The car was
brought to Kerins Bros. garage Fri
day morning. Flames reached every
point but the two front wheels and
tires. There was no insurance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
Youth Injured in CrelIin Mine

Freeman Uphold, IS years old
was injured in the mines of the Stan.
ley coal company at Crellin on Mon.
day when he was dragged for some
distance by mine car and severely
bruised about the hips.
His belt caught in one of the NOV.
ing cars and he was not able to ex-
tricate himself before he had beer
pulled along for quite a ways. Nc
bones were broken. DR.. H. W. Nc.
Comas, of Oakland, rendered medical
assistance.
The injured youth is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Uphold, Crellin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
Arrested for Refusing to Fight
Forest Fire,

Albert Howard, Bloomington, was
arrested Friday, September IL, by
Officer Jake Tasker, upon a warrant
sworn out by A. L. Sines, district
warden, charging him with refusing
to fight fire when ordered by the
district warden.
He was taken before Justice w. H.
Turner, who imposed a fine of $40,
and costs of $4.65.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
To Hold Harvest Service

st. Marks Lutheran church will
celebrate it's annual Harvest service
Sunday evening at 1880 with special
sermon and special musical number
by DR.. J. G. Robinson. The church
will be decorated with fruits, grains
and flowers. The community is in
vited to attend this old-fashioned
harvest service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Harmed
have returned home from a weeks
visit with their daughter, Mrs. HUI
bert Burdette, at Mount Airy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18

Attend the road opening Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-24
DECLARED
POLITICAL FACTOR
Senator Defends Appoint.
ment of Arthur Foran as
Port Controller.

The statement that religious preju-
dice" lay behind what were apparently
political attacks against the reappoint-
ment Of Col. Arthur r. Foran as con-
troller of the port Of New York, wa
made today by Senator Baird, Re.
publican, of New Jersey.
"Foran has met opposition in his sec.
ton Of New Jersey for many years be.
cause of his afilliation with the Catholic
Church, the Senator said.
Assistant Secretary Lowman said the
Treasury Department still had the
charges made by the Anti-Saloon
League under consideration. Follow
ing conferences yesterday with both
Foran and James K. Shields, New Jer-
sey superintendent of the league, Low
can said thorough canvass Of the re-
ports and their sources would be made
It was said that charges that Foran
was personally wet had been checked
and dismissed by the department.
DR.. Doran, prohibition commissioner
had under consideration q request from
Senator Kean, who yesterday sent the
recommendation of Foran for reap
pointment to the Treasury Department.
that the mysterious raid on Foran's
hunting lodge at Mount Airy, N. j., be
investigated. Kean said his conviction
that the raid on Foran had been In
spired by political enemies precipitated
his recommendation, which had been
held OF for several weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-24

CONTINUED From First Page0
the next few minutes we counted "a
houses that showed signs of life.
Far to the north and south we. could
see scores Of other cabins. all of them
cut of from the outside by ice and
water and some of them half sub
merged.
At Red Cross headquarters in the
Big Lake zone reports Of illness among
the marooned families were received.
80 Live In One-rOOm Cabin.
One rescue crew in a boat found 30
persons living in q one-room cabin. A
half dozen children were among them.
They were eating the last of their food
SUPPLY small strip of raw meat
On either side of the swollen Rose
land ditch could be seen cabins, in
sight and yet out of reach of the boats.
Three miles below Red Cross headquar-
tiers, ice blocked the boat Two crews
were chopping lanes through the ice.
But almost IS fast as the lane was
opened floating ice rushing down the
ditch would block tt and the crews
would be forced to turn and chop. their
own way out.
About 100 feet above the Red Cross
headquarters Is break In the levee.
Water rushes and boils through 1t
against the main bridge on the Blythe
VILE Jcnesboro highway. To the east
the highway Is blocked by q wan of
ice. To the west water Is rushing over
it at depth ranging from to. 9
inches. Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-24

NSOAl6uAuc0 = ASuA EaAbO IakC.I
light In the other.
There stood q panther in full view"
declared Gasch this morning.
Gasch, said he was afraid to shoot
at the animal while IL was in front of
the pigsty, fearing he might hit one
OF Fowlers hogs, so, keeping the fash
light on the animal, he Unanswered
to get his gun in position to fire. The
animal stood only fraction Of Sec
Ond in the full glare Of the lights, then
grabbed up q piece of suet that had
spilled from q swill barrel and, clear
ing the fence in one 1.-THE jump, made
of across field into pine thicket.
Gasch did not get a shot at the beast.
Fowler was called from his house
and the party trailed the beast about a
half mile to a back road, where the
trail was lost in the ruts Of the road.
The trail today showed plainly in the
soft snow which yesterday morning COW
cred the hard crust of the previous
snowfall. 1t was plain from the trail
that the beast had toasted on q stray
chicken before visiting the Fowler farm
for the second time, for q few hundred
yards from the pigpen the crackers
came upon the carcass OF the chicken
and O mass of feathers. The snow
about the feathers was pressed down
and revealed plainly the prints left by
the folds in the animals skin, as it lay
down to devour the fowl.
Panther" Trail Identified.
With the Department OF Agriculture
hunter today was B. X. House of New
market, Va, who reports he has hunted
panthers in the East and West. having
more than 20 pelts of the beasts to his
credit. He identified the trail left by
the marauder at the Fowler farm as
undoubtedly that Of panther" and
declared he would stick on the trail
until he got the beast.
Meanwhile the panther scare in the
Northeast section of Washington, about
Deanwood and Benning, was dying
down. Police Of the eleventh precinct
were getting back to the normal order
Of things as people in the district
haunted by the beast became less
'hySterical and stopped calling them out
every time big dog was sighted.