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Alexandra Society
Calendar Schedules
List of June Brides
Six Betrothals Announced
With Early w e d din g
Dates Annexed - One
Couple Married Wednes-
day, May 4.

The announcements of two engage
nnents made known last week are of in
terest here where both prospective
brides, who are cousins, have number
OF relatives. Mr. Stuart Bowe of Rich
mond announces the engagement OF
his daughter Edith White, to Mr.. Will
liam Garland Richardson, also of Rich
mond. the wedding to occur in June,
and Mr.. Charles Conway Bowe OF Ash
land. va, announces the engagement
Of his daughter Jane to Mr.. Camillus
Albert Nash Of New York City, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Fitzhugh Nash
Of Norfolk The latter wedding will
take place during the coming Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Quinn an
nounce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter Pauline Mary Jennings to Mr.. VII
liam Cleveland Jolliffe of Washington
The wedding will take place Wednesday,
June 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Heller Of Green
vile, Va, announce the engagement OF
their daughter Celia to Mr.. George
Brown Miller. The wedding will take
place late in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Martin Of
el6 Prince street announce the engage
ment of their daughter Mary Virginia
to Mr.. william Bremen. The wedding
will take place next month.
Mrs. John Stephen Lewellyn Of Hal
flax, Va, has announced the engage
ment Of her daughter Laura to Mr..
Elbridge Gerry Coles Of Chatham. The
wedding will take place next month.
The bride-elect is sister of Mr.. John
Llewellyn, jr, of this city.
Former Mayor and Mrs. William Al
bert Smoot and their son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ansley
Smoot, we're recent guests of the younger
Mrs. Shoots parents. Rev. and Mrs.
Dudley Boogher, In Fredericksburg.
Mrs Dalton Taylor and Miss Ruth
Taylor are home from visit to Miss
Lucy Cardwen in Hanover, Va.
Mrs. s. Cooper Dawson has returned
from visit to Miss Lucy Cary and Miss
Alice Cary in Gloucester, Va.
Mrs John Sinclair Munce, jr., went
to Richmond Wednesday for the first Of
a series of bridge dinners she is con-
ducing at the Country Club of Viz
ginia, starting with that evening.
The Rev. Pierce S. Ellis left Monday
for New Orleans to attend the annual
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meeting Of the Southern Baptist con-
vention which opened its sessions on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Brouse Burke and Miss Eliza
beth Barr were week end guests OF the
latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Barr, in winchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Iddings OF
Peru spent last week with the formers
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
r. C. Bowton.
Mrs. Gordon Hitkiff of Providence. r.
T., is the guest of her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rhodes, on South
washington street
Miss EVELYN Lewis Pickett enter
tanned at bridge Friday evening, May
9, in her home on Prince street.
Mrs. G. D. Rodgers Of Los Angeles
is the guest of Mrs. H. c. Linn.
Mrs Henry Meyer of Baltimore was
the week end guest OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Nelson Tayloe Snyder, jr.
Mrs. Gardner L. Boothe sailed from
New York Saturday, May 10, and will
spend the next month in Oxford. Eng
land, with her son, Mr.. Armistead
Boothe, who is a Rhodes scholar. Mrs.
Boothe and her son will travel In
Europe during the Summer.
nounce the marriage of their daughter,
Russell Irene Bowling, to Mr.. Watson
p. Morgan of Washington Wednesday,
May Z. Following the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Morgan left for Florida by
sea, and on their return will live in
this city.
Mrs. Henry Sampson and her niece.
Miss Beverley Fontaine Quarles, went to
New York last week where Mrs. Samp-
son unveiled bust of Patrick Henry,
her great-grandfather in the Hall OF
Fame.
Miss Constance Boush, Miss Helen
Chapman Calvert and Miss Esther
Green have returned from Danville,
where they attended the annual con-
vention Of the Virginia Federation Of
Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Charles Elicit Cabel entertained
the Afternoon Bridge Club Thursday
in her home on Cameron street.
Mrs. F.. E. Steele of Boston is the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Gray.
Mrs. Walter Roberts has returned
from a visit to her son and daughter
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Walker
Roberts, in Norfolk.
Mrs. George Roat of Washington was
the guest last week of Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Bayliss on Duke street.
Mrs. Charles Cole left Monday for
her home in Hartford, Conn, after q
visit with her sister, Mrs. Albert Muller.
Mr. and Mrs. John Simpson are at
home after a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Davis in Oakton, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Dennis and
Miss Juanita Dennis have returned to
their home in Washington after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Kelly.
Mrs. r. E. Eagle and Miss Ruth Ellen
Eagle have gone to their home in Toms
Brook, N. j., after visit to the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Butts.
Mrs. Coleman B. Spilman was the
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a visit with her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Karl H. Noe.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. z. Connerly left
Thursday for q trip to San Francisco
and the West coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Waters have re-
turned from visit to relatives in New
York City.
Mr.. William KeeYer or Williamsport,
Pa, is the guest Of his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Keefer, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley Eccles Of Salt
Lake City are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
G. H. Deaton.
Mrs Louise c. Hall of Amherst, Va,
is the guest of Mrs r. j. Currie.
Mrs. Justin Miller has gone to her
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Mr.. Charles M. Shepperson, jr., and
Mr.. Tom Moncure were week end guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Aldrich Dudley In
Middleburg.
Mrs. Hugh Miller Dudley of Rap
pahannock County has been the guest
of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Fl. Dudley,
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home in Buffalo, N Y, after a visit
to her son, the Rev. Henry ]. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Beattie have re-
turned from a motor trip to Marietta,
Ohio.
Mrs. william Anderson and Miss
Catherine Anderson Of New York City
are the guests of the formers brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Oliver.
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Mrs. Robert w. Schneider is home
from a visit with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor
Lewis, jr, In Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F. Kennedy, Mrs.
George H. SchwarZmann and Mrs.
William B. Davis returned Thursday
from q motor trip to Norfolk.
Miss Elsie Williams of Quantico was
a recent guest of Miss Ethel Fairfax.
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The Thames River Of England Is be-
ing heavily restocked with perch, dace,
Dream, roach and gudgeon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
A DISCREDITED REMEDY

It will be difficult for anyone who
has followed the activities of the Fed
eral Farm Board over the course of
the last twelve months to regard the
suggestion of Senator Capper that the
government "buy 100,000,000 bushels
of grain" as anything other than a
step backward in our farm-relief pol
icy. Financial support either in the
form of loans or outright market pur-
chases may have some efficacy in cases
of temporary overproduction. When
cverproduction becomes chronic, how
ever, such remedies are worse than
useless. They are far more likely to
aggravate than to allay the malady
toward which they are directed.
A. year ago the Farm Board was
formed under the direction of Alex
ander Legge, hard-headed business
man, but man with an intense, al
most belligerent sympathy for the far
mer. The powers of the board were
virtually limitless; and its financial
backing was on the same ultra-gen-
erous scale. For year this organi-
cation has sought, to the accompani-
ment of deep misgivings in many
quarters, but supported by an almost
unbelievable patience on the part of
the public as whole, to apply first
aid to the suffering wheat farmer.
First, it lent him money at unprece-
dentedly low rates of interest to ena-
BILE him to "carry" and market" his
surplus crop; then, this device prov
ing failure, it openly entered the
grain market and bought wheat to
support the price of that commodity.
This second experiment has been no
more successful than the first, and
only Monday wheat touched the lowest
level reached in sixteen years.
As former President Coolidge so
cogently pointed out few days ago,
the last twelve months experimental
ton IN farm relief may, after all, not
have been wasted if thereby the Farm
Board "has demonstrated that even
the United States Treasury cannot
maintain fixed price for farm pro-
ducts"
The one important lesson that has
been brought home to the Farm Board
as result of its attempts at price
fixing and "stabilization" is that our
wheat surplus is due to chronic, and
not to temporary, causes, and that re-
lief can be afforded only by a major
operation in the form of acreage cur
tailment. To talk at this date Of
buying more wheat is to ignore this
lesson, learned at the cost of year
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
nN.DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

Among the delegates to the Gar
rett County Sunday School conven-
ton at Mt. Lake Park, was Amos
Broadwater, who came a distance of
80 miles on horseback through the
rain. He was "a years old and had
IL living children, 80 living grand
children and So great grandchildren.
To the energetic efforts of Maurice
Thomas, Oakland was indebted for its
electric lights, Mr.. Thomas having in
terested local capital in the building
and equipping of the plant. .
Charles Newman, employed at King
wood, returned to that town Monday.
Deer Park was the scene of a bril-
liant wedding and it was said the only
wedding that was ever held from this
famous hotel. The contracting parties
were Miss Matte L. Davis, niece of
Hon. Henry G. Davis and Col. Thomas
B. Davis, of West Virginia, and
George F. Downey, son of Major Geo.
M. Downey, U. S. A., of Salt Lake
City. Rev. Clarence Buell., of Cum
berland, and Rev. Lewis Brown, OF
Piedmont, performed the ceremony.
There was widespread complaint
among Garrett county farmers about
the failure of their crops. There was
an abundance of hay, but it could not
be sold at paying prices. The oat
crop was injured by some kind of an
insect unknown in the region and was
cut off at least one half. The heavy
rains for more than two weeks rotted
the potatoes and that crop was nearly
destroyed.
AS officers of the Garrett County
Sunday School Union, the following
were elected for another year: VIM.
D. Hoye, president; J. A. Enlow, vice
president; G. S. Hamill, treasurer; A
F. George, Hiram Frazee, c. ]. Otto,
George L. Michael, Daniel Hinebaugh,
George E. Bishoff, William Hinebaugh,
Edwin w. Miller, DR.. J. W. Laughlin,
]. F. Robinson, executive committee.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Senator Harvey J. Speicher and H.
M. Speicher, of Accident, with former
Sheriff Austin Brown of Oakland,
planned to leave for New York from
which port they were to sail for Eu-
rope the following Tuesday.
Local talent, under the direction OF
Frank L. Davidson, the well known
comedian, were practicing to present
Robinson Cruso" in Beckwith's The
atre for the benefit of the Oakland
Concert Band. Those composing the
cast included Misses Mary Broderick.
Veronica Rasche and Edith Ault; Will
liam Lawton, James E. Verina, Law
renee Fraley, Charles A. Tower, B. F.
Selby and Bonnie Kildow.
Andrew Gender had rented store
room fronting on Alder street in the
First National Bank building which he
fitted up as a lunch and pool room.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18

To the Voters of Garrett County, both
Women and Men,
1t makes me happy to think that
you remembered me by giving me the
large vote you did on September 9Th
for Judge of the Orphans Court. It
makes me thankful to think that
have lived among a great many of you
for eighty years and you have elected
me to office four times if you choose
me in November. Of this I feel sure
and shall attend to the duties of the
office in the future as 1 have in the
past.
l have no hard feelings toward those
who did not vote for me and when I
leave you all I am going to my heav-
emily home to meet my friends on the
other shore to part no more. l hope
we may all work for that home, for
we shall not stay on this earth. At
the longest life is short.
Thanking you all in advance for
your support on November A.
T. W. CASTEEL.
advertisement 31-1t*
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
An Interesting Fact
SELF GOVERNMENT-THE FIRST
STEP,

The name "Free State" was be-
slowed on Maryland not without sound
reason, and we need only to turn to
the proceedings of the First Assembly
held February 26, 1885, to learn one
suggestive interesting fact in this con-
nection.
For the right perspective one must
bear in mind that the Seventh Section
of the Charter specifically delegated
to Lord Baltimore and his heirs the
authority and power "to ordain, make
and enact all laws y with the ad-
vice, assent and appreciation of the
free men of the same Province, or of
the great part of them, or of their del
egates, or deputies"
Notwithstanding this provision, the
First Assembly, composed of Leonard
Calvert, eutenant-General, as chief
executive, and all the freemen of the
Province, believing that it was essen
tial that all Legislation should be d.
rected by the people, initiated a code
of laws and thus took the first step
in local self-government-one of a
series of acts which eliminated nearly
a century and half later in absolute
separation from the mother country.
1t must not be understood, however,
that Lord Baltimore took kindly to
this independent attitude of the Colo
nists, for we read that he objected,
not to the laws themselves, but to the
fact that the action of the Assembly
was contrary to the provisions Of the
Charter.
Correspondence on the subject must
have been voluminous, for we find that
il was not until three years later (Jan-
uary, 1881 that Lord Baltimore di-
rected his Governor to call another
Assembly in which, owing to the fact
that settlement had been extended and
many of the planters could not or did
not attend, freemen were permitted to
be represented by proxy. Still the
Colonists contended for the principle
of self-government and at this second
Assembly succeeded in passing num-
Der of bills which were initiated by
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THEME SONG OF THE DEM
OCRATIC PARTY.

1t has not been an easy matter for
the Democratic party to find an issue
for the Congressional campaign this
year. The leaders seem to be guided
by local conditions in various parts of
the country. They try one thing and
then another, but nearly always they
end in attacks on the Smoot-H awley
Tariff bill. This might we'll be called
the theme song of the Democratic
party. No matter how far afield they
stray, they always come back to that
one topic, in spite of the fact that they
pretended to be in accord with the Re-
publican principle of protection to
American industry in the last Presi-
Dental campaign.
Thus Senator Barley of Kentucky,
just returned from Europe, attempts
to discredit. the tariff law with regard
to its possible effect upon the matter
'of foreign debt settlements with the
United States. He raises the old cry
that in placing protective duties upon
imports we have made ourselves I'M
popular with the nations of the Old
World. Possibly; but he forgets to
mention the fact that most of these
countries have their own tariff laws
and that such legislation is for the
protection of their own workers just
as our law was intended to safeguard
the interests of ours. In other words,
he takes the side of the foreign work.
man against that of the American,
whose prosperity depends upon the
success of our mills and factories.
And the Democratic party expects to
win elections with an issue like that!
Under-Secretary of the Treasury
Mills points out that the statement of
the Senator from Kentucky is merely
a rehash Of the glittering generalities
that were used so often in the Senate
discussions last winter and spring.
They would not stand the test then
anu tIlcy CdHIlOC AlOW' uuAs MILLS says
this critic forgets the magnitude of
our cash dealings with foreign coun-
tries and Of the many individual fac
tors that enter into the balance of in
ternational payments. To many fig
ures are confusing in discussion of
this kind, but the Treasury expert de-
clares that the favorable trade bal
ance of $734,0O0,O0O last year could
have been financed by the expendi-
lures of American tourists abroad;
the net yield of investments could have
have been financed by our underwrit-
ing of new foreign securities; and the
war debt payments could have been
financed by immigration remittances
or by payments for ocean freights."
~ Most important of all is the fact
that the effect of our new tariff on
world trade is comparatively slight.
At least 72 per cent of the dutiable
items remain unchanged. The infiu-
ence of the changes on farm products
is very small, as most of these exports
go to Canada or Mexico. In word, the
balance Of trade in general is not eff
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
HANDWRITING ON THE
WALL

For many years the Kelly-Spring-
field Tire Company, New Jersey
corporation with headquarters at
Springfield, was strong competitor
in the automobile tire industry of the
United States, with substantial for
eign market. 1t was purely an Ameri-
can institution, financed by American
capital and giving employment to
hundreds of skilled workmen and COM
mon laborers. 1t was one of the units
in a series of manufacturing plants
that could be relied upon to do its
part in this period of alarming de-
preston and unemployment. But ap-
parently, according to number Of
newspapers, its day is past-just
another American institution crowded
to the wall by the memorable law of
changing business methods.
1t was stated in a New Jersey court
in recent hearing on an application
for a. receivership for the company,
that the corporation had lost more
than thirteen million dollars since the
year 1928. The whole situation seems
to have been summed up in 'the fur
Their statement that the company
could not compete with mail-order
houses. This makes for condition
which must be given serious con-
sideration by home merchants and by
every citizen in every community. It
may possibly be true that the mail
order house and the chain store, in
some instances, sells an article few
cents cheaper than the HON e
merchandise man upon whom rests
the success or failure of your COM
munity. But what of the future? Is
it not possible that with the great &C.
emulation of capital and concentra-
ton of buying power, the mail-order
houses and chain stores may secure
absolute control of merchandising and
supplant the individual mercahnt? In
that event, would it not be entirely
possible for the foreign-capitalizedcor
porations to place such price on their
commodities as they see fit? And is
it at all likely that those prices
would be on as close a margin of
profit on which they now claim they
are doing business? QUO VADIS?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
DIED..
AMBROSE ]. BEVANS

Ambrose ]. Bevans, aged "a, retired
merchant of Grantsville, died at his
home Monday at 2:3O o'clock of heart
trouble. Mr.. Bevans for many years
operated the Victoria hotel there. He
was the son of the late Walter and
Martha Bevans and was born on the
Ridgely farm near Grantsville.
The deceased leaves two - sons,
Clarence A., of Best Plains, ILL.,;
Raymond, of Chicago; one daughter,
Mrs. C. ]. Klock, of Grantsville, and
one sister, Miss Ella Bevans, at home.
The funeral was held from St.
Stephens Catholic church on, We'd
nesday morning at o'clock with Rev.
Father Charles, o. M~Cap., of Cum
berland, officiating. Interment was
made at Ridgeley farm. 81, ... ...
: MARY SUSAN HARVEY
Mary Susan Harvey, aged more
than 81 years, died at her home near
White church, Wednesday. morning,
September 10, after long illness.
She was the widow of the late
Michael Sims Harvey, Civil war
veteran. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey came
to live in the Ryan's Glade settlement
while it was part of Allegany coun-
ty and could relate many interesting
incidents of the development of the
country after the Civil war.
She leaves one son, Scott Harvey,
one daughter, Mrs. George thinner
man. Three children, George and
Grant Harvey and Mrs. George M.
Brown, preceded her to the grave.
One brother, Mr.. Thomas J. Moon,
survives, besides seventeen grandchil-
dren, seven great grandchildren and
a host of friends and relatives.
Funeral services were held at the
White church with interment in the
family plot in the White church
cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18

To the voters of Garrett county.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
wish to extend my sincere thanks
for the vote which l received through
the entire county on Monday, Septem-
Der 8. If 1 am successful on Novem-
Der a shall feel it great privilege
to serve the citizens of the whole
county who gave me such loyal vote.
Sincerely yours,
OHIO S. FIKE,
Adv. Silt. District No. Is.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
THANKS VOTERS

To the Republican voters and friends
of Garrett county:
l wish to express my many, many
thanks for the splendid support CIV
en- me at the primary. While 1 was
not one of the successful candidates,
1 made by announcement only three
weeks before the election. I feel
deeply grateful to those who raj
lied to my side. I beg to remain,
Yours respectfully,
Adv. Slit. ALBERT GROVES.
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Ross Shaw May Swim Garrett
County Lake

Ross Shank, of Oldtown, and his
uncle, J. C. Carder, of Frostburg,
were Sunday guests at the summer
cottage of Walter Wittig, of Frost
burg, on Deep Creek Lake, near
Oakland. Mr.. Shank discussed plans
for swimming the lake from one
bridge to the other next summer. At
present the record is held by Miss
Regina Howsare, of Zihlman, who &C
complished the feat several weeks
ago.
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fected to an extent to cause a ripple
on the current of world commerce, and
the effect on individual countries in the
long run will hardly be noticed. Eu-
rope is recovering from the World
War, while we are protecting the fu-
ture of our own workers. That is the
truth in a nutshell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
COMMISSIONERS MEETING.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
the Board of County Commissioners
of Garrett county, Maryland, will hold
regular monthly meeting at it's Of
fees in the Court House, Oakland,
Maryland, on
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1880, a
for the purpose of transacting routine
business and taking action upon such
matters as may be properly brought
before them.
W. G.. MEYERS, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
An interesting display of coin

An interesting display of coins
and currency from twenty-six foreign
countries may be seen in a window
at the Farmers Bank in Oakland. The
money is the property of Robert
Sprague, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
D. Sprague, who is home on visit
on months leave-of-absence from
the U. S. S. Wyoming, and was COL
lected by him while his vessel was in
foreign ports. Along with the coins
and currency are exhibited three hand
wrought electric lamps, which were
made by the exhibitor and which have
attracted considerable attention.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18
NOTICE.

l wish to state that the accusation
that l was working against the Re-
publican party in the recent primary
is absolutely false. 1 expect to sup
port the nominees of that party in the
coming election and from that time
on. Respectfully,
HARRY H. McROBIE,
Swanton, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-18

the freemen themselves. Finally, in
August, 1888, Lord Baltimore yielded.
From thence on the proprietary had
to be content with the power of veto.