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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
COUNTY MINISTER'S FORM
ORGANIZATION ON MONDAY
Rev. Trimble Chosen President
Next Meeting January 10

A county ministerial association
was formed Monday at meeting OF
ten ministers of this vicinity, the or
ganization to be known as the Noun
tain Top Ministers Association.
The association will include minis
tiers of Western Maryland and near
by towns in West Virginia.
Following lunch at the Central
Hotel, Oakland, Rev. w. B. Brock
presided as temporary chairman and
the following officers were elected: D.
C. Trimble, president; W. o. Disc,
vice-president; C. A. Shilke, secre-
tary-treasurer. Rev. Brock addressed
the association on the Nativity u
Churches represented included Pres
byterian, Episcopal, Lutheran, Metho-
dist, United Brathren and Baptist.
The next meeting will be held Mon
day morning, January 10, at 1890
o'clock. Rev. Bernard Gibbs, Terra
Alta, w. Va, is to be invited to make
the address.
The purpose of the organization is
for fellowship and education and at
the same time to take on matters OF
moral and spiritual benefit to the
people of the community.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
MOONSHINE PLANT RAIDED
AND LIQUOR CONFISCATED
Plant Found In Laurel Thicket
Near Black Hawk School By
Local and Federal Officers
LOG STRUCTURE USED

A we'll equipped moonshine plant,
located in a laurel thicket near Black
Hawk school near Bittinger, and
housed in specially constructed log
building, was found least night by
Deputy Sheriffs Joy Griffith and Rich
ard West with Federal Agent Harold
B. Hall, of Cumberland.
That the plant was being operated
was divulged to the officers on Sum
day, but it's location was hard to de-
termine in the thick laurel under
growth of the swamp land surround
ing it until the officers caught sight
of the structure where they found the
reputed owned, Floyd Bittinger, ply
ing his trade over a still of about 80
gallons capacity. In the building the
officers also found fifteen gallons of
manufactured liquor and $50 gallons
of mash, all of which was destroyed
except a sample of the spirits which
will be used as evidence against Bit
finger at the next term of court.
Bittinger was brought to Oakland
following the raid and is now in the
Garrett County Jail. .
He was convicted in the local court
about four years ago after he had
been indicted for manufacturing and
selling liquor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
OAKLAND HAS COMMUNITY
TREE; WILL GIVE TREAT
Rotary Club to Present Riddles
With Candy and Oranges

A community Christmas tree for
Oakland was erected yesterday after
noon at the corner of Second and
Liberty streets by members of the
Oakland Volunteer Fire department,
and will serve as a symbol of the
towns spirit throughout the holiday
season.
A treat for all boys and girls of the
town has been planned for the after
noon of Wednesday, December "a.
The Rotary club has instructed its
committee, George D. Sprague, Emroy
Bolden, A. T. Shaw and H. w. Nc
Comas, to purchase candy and oran-
ges, and these will be given away at
the tree.
The electric lights are being placed
by the West Maryland Power COM
pany. The Boys Band will be present
and furnish the musical entertain
ment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
% RECEIVE CREDIT AT
ANNUAL TRAINING SCHOOL
Closing Session Is Held Last
Friday In Lutheran Church

"a Ky
A special service last Friday even
ing marked the closing of the annual
Leadership training school, which had
been in session in St. Marks Lutheran
church since December 7.
Twenty-eight of the 80 who regis
tered received International credit.
Those who received credit in Miss
McCormick's class included Mrs. E. P.
Kahl, Mrs. William Frazee, Mrs.
James Bell, Mrs. Timothy Moon, Vir-
ginia Weeks, Pleasant Refs, Lola
King, Virginia Wolf, Mrs. L. E. Beck
man, Rev. and Mrs. w. E. Waybright,
Thelma Wolf, Mrs. B. H. Sincell,
Elizabeth West, Mrs. Paul Naylor,
Eva Compton, Marie Lantz, Mrs.
Alex. Lantz, Bernice Sanders, Marie
Ashby and Francis Nethkin.
Those receiving credit under DR..
John A. Wood were Rev. D. C. Trim
BILE, Rev. and Mrs. Shilke, Elizabeth
and Marion Leary, Bert Welch and
Lee Rodeheaver. A series of resolu-
tions were offered by Rev. Shilke
which were adopted. Plans for the
next school are already being laid,
and will be held next spring.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
GLEE CLUB TO PRESENT
PROGRAM OF CHRISTMAS
Entertainment Will Be Given
Friday Evening In 0. H. S.

A Christmas program, under the
direction of Miss Norma Bland, music
instructor, will be given Friday even
ing, December 10, at 8 o'clock, in the
Oakland High School auditorium.
Members of the glee clubs of bota
Grammar and High schools, will par
ticipate, the Grammar school taking
Part 1, and the High school taking
Part II.
The Grammar school students will
present Christmas Round Table, .
dramatization of Christmas in other
lands, and will include "Yule Log of
England" Scandinavian Christ
mas, French Christmas, and me
gro Christmas.
The High school students will give
the candle-light program of America.
No admission will be charged but
silver offering will be taken. All
are invited to attend the program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
ROAD COMMITTEE MEETS
TO DISCUSS PROPOSALS
G. Clinton Uhl, Chairman Of the
State Roads Commission, I'm
able To Be At Conference
NEED MORE GOOD ROADS

For the purpose of investigating
and adopting means and methods for
submitting to the people of the county
proposals for the construction of i'm
proved highways for 1881 and years
Immediately following, a meeting of
the county road committee composed
of residents from all parts of the
county appointed at the dinner given
by the County Commissioners on No
vember %, was held Saturday after
noon at the Court House IN Oakland.
. G. Clinton Uhl, chairman of the
State Roads Commission, who was to
have been present and discuss the
matter of funds arising from the gas
tax and post roads as these funds
become available from 1881 to 1888,
and other matters from financial
standpoint, was unable to be in at
tendance, but letters explaining his
proposition were read. The probable
amounts available from these sources
as set forth in Mr.. Uhls letters are
listed at the conclusion of this arti-
Gle.
His letter expressed that both in
his opinion and that of the Assistant
Attorney General, the suggestion to
pass a bond issue and then use some
portion of the money thus secured to
pay the interest as it accrued, was il
legal and out of the question.
In discussing the road situation in
Garrett county, Mr.. Browning, County
Commissioner, stated that there were
approximately seven hundred miles
of dirt roads in the county. About
$4,000 is appropriated annually for
the upkeep of these roadways. An
additional amount totalling $4,000
for a special road fund which is used
for rock roads and permanent i'm
provements on various roads and in
addition about $4,000 from the con-
tingent fund, making a total sum OF
100000 per year. Unless some of
the roads are hard-surfaced as the re-
suit of a bond issue, it will be neces-
sary to spend $125,OOO instead of the
$4,000 per year, he said. The amount
of interest the Commissioners could
pay on a bond issue would depend, he
said. on how much would have to be
paid for other items, including the
Board of Education for the operation
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
Prof. E. C. Smith Speaks At
Brotherhood Meeting

Prof. E. C. Smith, commercial in
structor of Oakland High school, was
the principal speaker at the Christ
mas meeting of the Lutheran Brother
hood, held Tuesday evening. There
were fifty present to hear his mes
sage on Christmas and the Christ
mas spirit as linked with the home.
Following the address Santa Claus
appeared and distributed gifts to
those present. Refreshments were
served by the committee in charge.
The next meeting will be held on
January 20, and the committee in
charge of the program includes ]. M.
Falkenstein, Stanley Stahl, George
Hanst, Wellington Yutzy, and H. w.
Kahl.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
More Red Cross Subscribers

Thirteen names were added to the
list of Red Cross Roll Call members
during the past week by local chair
men and others. The. names include
those of Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Bittle,
Fred. G. Gearheart, Mrs. Grace Gear
heart, James S. Gearheart, Edith Boil
den, Mrs. w. W. Grant, Mrs. Law
renee Dixon, Mrs. Lawrence Fraley,
Mrs. E. Ray Jones, D. Edward Offutt,
Guy Hinebaugh, Mrs. Daniel E. Of
futt. A check for $40 was received
from DR.. Logan Carr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
ANNUAL BAND CONCERTO
BE HELD ON DECEMBER 20
Progress of Boys Band to be
Shown in Program at Theatre

The fourth annual concert of the
Gilbert-Brown Boys Band of Oak
land will be given in the Maryland
theatre on Sunday evening, December
%, at $50 o'clock, Immediately fol-
lowing services in the different chur-
ches, R. R. Gilbert, director, has an
nounced.
Practices on special music for the
occasion have been held for the past
few weeks. Christmas, 1927, was the
first public appearance of the Boys
band and since that time it has been
an annual affair so hat the improve
ment of the members might be noted
by the people of Oakland.
The use of the theatre is being do
mated by Mr.. Bernard 1. Gender,
manager. No admission will be
charged. Mr.. F. E. Rathbun, county
superintendent of schools, will make a
few remarks at the concert.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
LARGE SUPPLY OF WATER
IS FOUND IN new WELL
Test Must Be Sent To Health
Department For Analysis Be-
fore Being Used
WELL is 1873 FEET DEEP

With the acquisition of what
promises to be very productive well,
the starting of another reserve well,
and plans for the erection of another
reservoir for storage of water, to be
used whenever needed, the Mayor and
Town Council of Oakland, under the
management of it's water committee,
will eliminate any possibility of a
water shortage for years to come, ac-
cording to Grover C. Stemple, mayor.
A large supply of water was struck
in the new well last Friday, at a depth
of 1873 feet. 1t is estimated that the
well produced more than 10000 gal
Ions of water per hour, which is more
than both wells, now in operation, can
send into the reservoir. Water in this
well, which has a 6-inch bore, comes
within six inches of the surface. To
reach the supply it was necessary to
drill through 70 feet of solid limestone
formation, into a formation of Pocono
sand.
In. the Pocono sand formation are
found the Big Injun sand, the Squaw
sand, the Weir sand and the Berea
sand, all oil producing formations in
West Virginia, a geological book
states.
After two or three days pumping a
test will be taken and sent to the
State health department for analysis,
but it is felt by town authorities that
the water will be absolutely pure,
coming from such depth.
The digging of the well was under
taken BY Mr.. Jenkins, of Kingwood,
w. Va, after it had been given up at
depth of IA feet.
Starts on Reserve Well
Mr.. Jenkins is starting Immediately
to dig reserve we'll at point on the
towns property, formerly known as
the old Bradley farm, about 600 yards
northeast of the spring.
If successful here, this we'll will be
used as reserve.
Plans for an additional reservoir
are only tentative at present, accord
ing to Mayor Stemple, but the council
is expecting to erect one with as much
capacity as the one now on Crook
Crest, which holds 100000 gallons.
"Oakland's normal daily consumption
is approximately $4,000 gallons, it
was stated. By conservative use of
water by the citizens it has been pos
sible to bring the water supply five
feet above the fire reserve level in
the reservoir, and it was thought that
few more weeks of care by the peo-
pie would relieve any danger of a
shortage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
Another Thursday Holiday

Christmas, year 1880, like Thanks
giving of any year, has no respect
for printers and publishers, and falls
on Thursday, the regular publication
date for The Republican.
Therefore, in order to spend Christ
mas as a holiday, The Republican will
be issued on Wednesday, December
"a, and it is requested that all CORES
pondents and advertisers send in
their copy one day earlier than usual
to insure it's publication.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
A. H. Green Appointed POstmas'
ter at SwantOn.

Mr.. Arthur H. Green, member of
the House of Delegates during the
1927 and 1929 sessions, has been noti-
fled by the Postoffice Department of
his appointment as postmaster at the
town of Swanton. Mr.. Green will take
charge of the office upon receipt of his
commission from the Department. The
appointment dates from December
18th.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18

at ten o'clock.
At the Sunday morning service at
HOO o'clock Miss Norma Bland will
sing the famous Christmas solo,
"Cantique De Noel" An unusual pro-
gram is being arranged by the pastor
and the choir.
Members of the young peoples soci-
cites of the churches of Oakland will
sing Christmas carols early Christ
mas morning as has been their usual
custom for the past several years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-22
.wELvE heads NODDED muteIy.

TWELVE heads nodded mutely.
i did any or all Of you touch
the-body, or things in the room?'
Mr.. Sprague TOUGHER her hair,
and-and lifted one Of her hands
Penny contributed quietly. But
you know how it must have been!
We can't any Of us tell exactly every
move we made, but there was some
rushing about. The men, mostly
looking for-for whoever did it"
Mrs. Marshall, did you see any
one any one at all-in or near
that room when you entered it?"
The white-faced young wife lifted
her head, and looked at him daz-
eddy. There wasn't any one in-in
that room, I know" she faltered.
4 felt horrible-being in there
With-with her-an alone"
But near the room? In the main
hall or in the little foyer where the
telephone is?" Dundee persisted.
"I-don't think so. can't
misunderstanding any one. g.
Oh, Hugo!" and again she crouched
against her husband, who soothed
her with trembling hands that
looked anonymously old against her
childish fair hair and face.
Where were the rest Of you
exactly where, I mean?" Dundee
demanded, conscious that Captain
Strawn had entered the room and
was standing slightly behind him.
There was such a babel of answers
given and then hastily corrected,
that Dundee broke in suddenly:
Il want a connected story of the
events leading up to the tragedy
And wart some one to tell it who
hasn't lost his-or her head at
ALL"
He looked about the company, as
if speculatively, but his mind was
already made up. Miss Grain, will
you tell the story. beginning with
the moment I left you and Mrs.
Dunlap and Mrs. Selim today?"
Ito Be COntinued)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-22


when BONNIE DUNDEE intrudes
on PENNY GRAIN, the district attorneys
secretary. she tells him she IS going TO
the Saturday bridge luncheon Of the
Forsyte Alumnae Bridge Club. given BY
an honorary member. JUAFTTA SELIM
Dundee learns that Penny vas forced
20 work because Of her fathers busi-
ness failure and disappearance.
Nita is renting the house Grain had
built from JUDGE MARSHALL. who,
Penny hints has fallen for Mia. Dun
ace drives Penny 20 the luncheon, and
Mia. at hrst very friendly IS frightened
on hearing he IS q detective.
Late that afternoon Mia Is murdered
A. the Sehm house. where CAPTAIN
STRAWN IS already IN charge. Dundee
Sees Nita bowed over her dressing table.
where she had been shot through the
heart. as she powdered her face
Dundee objects 70 Strevn's theory that
he was shot through the window
Etrawn agrees TO let Dundee question the
guests, and he goes into the living room
Penny introduces him to them all.
heMtsting slightly over the name Of
DEXTER sPRAGUE. typlcally Broad
way and obviously alien. on asking II
everyone invited 8 there, Dundee learns
that RALPH HAMMOND. once Penny
property but annexed by Mia, Is missing.
now GO on WITH THE STORY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-22
ROY v. WRIGHT HEADS
ENGINEERS SOCIETY
New York Man Is Chosen President
of u. S. Mechanical Group.

New York Man Is Chosen President
of u. S. Mechanical Group.
By Times Special
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Choice of
Roy v. Wright of New York as
president for 1881 of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers,
the largest Of the nations engineer
ing organizations, is announced.
Wright succeeds Charles Piez of
Chicago, and was chosen by mail
ballot Of the society's 10000 mem
bers.
He will be installed at the fifty
first meeting of the society, which
will be held in the Engineering So
cities building here, Dec. to 5.
More than 1000 engineers, indus
trialists, scientists, economists, ed
ucators and representatives of other
groups will attend. Hundreds of
papers and addresses are scheduled.
Delegates from the Society's six
teen divisions and seventy-one Sec
tons located in the principal in
duStrial areas of the United States
will take part.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-22
Waterway Body Elects

BIZ JHtteU PfeSS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov o.
Marcus A. Sonntag, Evansville, is
the new president of the Wabash
Maunee Waterway Association, hav-
ing been elected in the annual meet
ing of directors here. Other officers
are James S. Meeks, Danville, first
vice-president; G. H. Hale, New
Harmony, second president;
John. Mitchell, Mt. Carmel, third
vice-preSident; T. w. McNamee,
Wabash, fourth president; Mrs.
Virginia Jenckes. Terre Haute, Sec
rotary, and Richard Edwards, Peru,
treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-22
By Ahern
BY Blosser
Crane
BY Martin

The march led along the base Of the noun
tains and presently upward across the rising
slopes at the west of the Wiramwazi range.
Tarzan's position was at the rear Of the line Of
prisoners. at the end of which marched
Lukedi Who are these people?" Tarzan asked.
The ghost people Of the WiTamvaz." Lukedi
replied
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-22
Ohio Man Killed
By United Press

by UUtL6U PT658
WOLF LAKE, Ind, Nov. o.
Frank Christion, 70, Newark, O.,
died in Luckey hospital here of in
juries suffered in an automobile
accident. He was being driven to
Niles, Mich, to consult an eye
specialist, when the car was forced
from a road and crashed into a
bridge abutment. A man named
Emerson, about 80, also of Newark,
riding with Christion, was taken to
The hospital unconscious. The chauf-
feur was uninjured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-22
Night Hunters Fined

By JHitcu PT65S
LEBANON, Ind, Nov. 22.-Boone
county is overrun with rabbits this
season, but two visiting hunters
paid more than 81 each for fifteen
cottontails that retail for IS cents
each dressed. While hunting after
dusk on a county highway. Henry
Owen, North Salem, and his son
Virgil Owen, Ladoga, we're arrested
They we're fined $50 each on charges
OF shooting on public highway
and hunting with a searchlight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-22
Hospital Bound Couple Hurt

- 4 tHtco cpttfut
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Nov. o.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown, hurry
ing to hospital where their
daughter Nancy was to submit to
an operation, we're injureL when
their automobile collided with
another car. Brown suffered a
fracture of the right arm and Mrs.
Brown received severe cuts and
bruises.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-22

: Miles pointed to the table nearer
the arched doorway, and she said,
Good heavensl Is it half past five
already? I've got to run and make
myself pretty pretty for just such
great big men as you, Tracey"
Tracey, darlingl" Judge Mar
1 shall corrected, with a chuckle that
sounded odd in the tensely silent
room.
Tracey Miles flushed a salmon
pink, and his wife's fingers clutched
at his hand warningly ooh, Mia
called everybody darling, and didn't
mean anything by it. guess" he
explained uneasily. Just one of her
cute little ways"
Well, any way, she came up to
me and Strengthened my necktie-
another one of her funny little ways
and said, Tracey. my own lamb
won't you shake up the cocktails
for poor little Nita?' . You know,
a sort of way she had of coaxing
! people"
Yes, 1 know" Dundee agreed,
with a trace of a grin. Go on, as
rapidly as you can, please
Il thought you wanted to know
everything!" Miles was little peev-
ish; he had evidently been enjoying
himself. "Of course, I said I'd make
the cocktails-she said everything
was ready on the sideboard.
That's the dining room right be-
hind this ROOM" he explained I'M
necessarily, because the French
doors had been thrown open.
We'll, Nita blew me kiss from
her fngertips, and ran out of the
room. Now, lets see" he rurni-
mated, creasing his sunburned fore
head beneath his carefully combed
blond hair, that must have been
at exactly $50 that she left the
room.
Il went on into the dining room,
and Lois-I mean Mrs. Dunlap
came with me, because she said she
was simply dying for cavairair
/ sandwich and a sip of-of-"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-22

The three white men Immediately approached
Tarzan and questioned him, but they could not
make their language understood. The COM
mander issued some instruction and turned
away. The result was that Tarzan was not
chained to the file OF black prisoners, but
though he again wore the iron collar, his chain
was held by legionary.