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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06
TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES
FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES
Citizens Meeting to be Held To-
night at s O'clOck-ElectiOn
to be Held on Monday

Nomination of candidates for may
or, councilmen and treasurer of the
town of Oakland will be made at a
Citizens meeting to be held this even
ing in the City Hall at o'clock,
Mayor L. M. Fraley has announced.
Election for these offices will be held
on Monday, March 10.
It is requested by Mayor Fraley
that a representative group of citi-
zens be present and take an interest
in the municipal affairs by nominal
ing responsible men on the ticket.
It is understood that Mayor Fraley,
who has served in that capacity for a
period of six years, will not be can
didate for reelection. 1t is also gen.
orally known that Grover C. Stemple,
the retiring president of the Town
Council, will be nominated for mayor,
while Jesse Ashby and Ralph Thayer,
the other two retiring members Of
the council, will be renominated for
their respective positions.
AS yet no other ones have an
nounced their intentions of becoming
candidates, but it is felt that several
will appear at the meeting tonight.
In case of more than six candidates
for councilmen and two for mayor, it
was undecided whether or not all
names would be placed on the ballot
or cut down by vote of the citizens
present at the meeting. The latter
method has been used during the last
several years.
At the election the voters will elect
one person as mayor, three persons
as members of the Town Council and
one person for the Office of treasurer,
the mayor and councilmen to serve
terms of two years, and the treasurer
a term OF one year.
The polls will open at s o'clock a.
m. at the council chamber and will re-
main open until o'clock p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06
GOVERNMENT WILL OPEN
c. M. 7. CAMPS ON JULY 2
Month of Health, Education and
Patriotism Being Prepared for
$500 Boys i'm This Area

A month of health, education and
patriotism is being prepared for 1850
boys from Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and District of Columbia,
who take the opportunity to enroll in
the 1880 Citizens Military Training
camps, to be held from July 2 to
July 81. Garrett county's quota is
ten, and several are already plan
ming to attend. Last year Waller
Hoye, Ronald Lohr and Andrew Con-
der were members of the camp.
Prof. F. E. Rathbun is chairman Of
the procurement agency for Garrett
county with the following as mem
bers of the committee: j M. Bishop,
Kitzmiller; Katharine T. Conley, Oak
land; w. j. Glenn, Friendsville;
Joseph M. Gender, Oakland; Austin
A. Lamar, Accident; Asa Lewis,
Kempton; and W. Day Mullinix,
Grantsville.
Applicants from Garrett county will
go to Fort Eustis, Va, where 1880
boys from Maryland, Virginia and
District of Columbia and parts of
Pennsylvania will be stationed. A
boy must be II years old, and physic-
ally fit, before having his application
accepted.
The object of these training camps
is to bring together annually for a
months training, the best representa-
tive young American citizens from all
sections of the nation; to give them
the basis of military instruction and
that physical and moral development
that will fit them to become influen-
tial leaders in their respective cont
munities in time of peace and lead
ers for national defense in time of
war; to inculcate stronger patrio-
tism and a wholesome respect for
discipline and obedience to constitu-
ted authority; above all, to teach the
young men of this generation their
serious duties, responsibilities and
obligations to home and country.
There is work to be done in these
camps, a bulletin states, drills, field
maneuvers, marches, organized ath-
letics, school and indoor instruction,
but there will also be wholesome and
elevating recreation.
All who desire to attend camp are
requested to get their blanks filled
in and mailed as there will be a
waiting list long before camp opens.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06
Annual Track and Field Day To
Be Held Tuesday, May %

The fourteenth annual Garrett
county track and field meet, usually
known as county athletic day, is to
be held this year throughout the coun-
ty public schools, at the Fair grounds,
Oakland, on Wednesday, May %,
William S. Pitman of the Playground
Athletic League, Baltimore, has an
nounced.
Running events, high and broad
jump, shot put, relays, volley ball,
speed ball, and other athletic con-
tests will be participated in by prac-
tically all schools of the county.
Further details will be announced
later by Mr.. F. E. Rathbun, superin-
tendent of schools.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06
Ala MILES OF ROADS TO BE
RESURFACED BY STATE
Program for Year Provides for
Oiling in Garrett County

The spring road resurfacing pro-
gram of the State Roads Commission,
as announced by G. Clinton Uhl,
chairman, will embrace work on Ala
miles of highway throughout the
state. Bids for 1,279,821 gallons of
oil to be used in the surfacing work
have been called for by the commits
sion and will be opened on, March II,
the work to start before April 1, he
said.
The oil, which will be used with
tar or ashphalt and some chips or
gravel for the work, will be spread
over the surface of the entire Ala
miles by state road employees, Uhl
said. During the 1929 resurfacing
season, 400 miles of state highway
were treated, but the commission this
year will require a greater quantity
of oil per mile than last, it was an
nounced.. with the work to be COM
pleted by July 1.
In districts 1 and 2, including Tai
bot, Cecil, Caroline, Queen Anne's,
Wicomico, Worcester counties, 1914
miles will be treated; in district 3,
containing parts of Montgomery and
Prince Georges counties, 1888 miles
will be resurfaced; in district ga,
and 8, containing parts of Anne Ardn-
del, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Prince
Georges and st. Mary's counties, 49,
rs miles will be treated; in district A.,
containing Baltimore, and Hartford
counties, work will be done on 41.49
miles; district 5, containing sections
of Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Wash
ington and Montgomery counties,
62.57 miles will be resurfaced; and in
district 6, comprised of parts of AL
legany, Frederick, Garrett, and Wash
ington counties, the commission will
oil 101.59 miles of road.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06
HOME AND SCHOOL VISITS
MADE BY HEALTH NURSE
80 Percent of Defects Noted Can
Be Corrected, 1t is Thought

During the month of February 100
visits were made by the Public
Health Nurse of which Al were home
visits and II school visits. There
were 142 school children inspected
this month of which 124 were found
defective. Notices were sent to the
parents of all defective children in
forming them of conditions found.
1t is thought that 80 percent of these
defects could be corrected. These in
spections were given at Sunnyside,
Bray, Hoyes Run, Bear Hill and Jen-
nings 2 rooms. Schools visited for
other purposes were Oakland, Grants
vile, Crellin, Accident, Friendsville
and Mt. Lake Park.
Two school girls from Crellin were
taken to an eye specialist in Keyser
and fitted with glasses, the local Red
Cross financing these cases. Thru the
local Civic club child in the Grants
vile Children's Home received treat
ment for her eyes and was fitted
with glasses. A child living near Oak
land who has been out of school for
some time because of illness, was re-
ported to the Health department and
is being taken to a Doctor regularly
for much needed treatment. Dental
care was provided for High school
girl suffering from toothache.
A child from Crellin who has had
profuse drainage from assesses in
the back of her ear for several years
was placed in the Memorial Hospital,
Cumberland. She has had a double
mastoid operation and is now well on
the road to recovery.
Two patients from Friendsville
were placed in Hospitals in Baltimore
thru the Maryland League for Grip
pied Children. Another patient was
sent down tbs week.
The annual meeting of the Mary
land League Gor Crippled Children
held in Baltimore, was attended by
the Public Health Nurse. The people
of Garrett county should indeed be
grateful to this organization for the
work which they hare done for our
own crippled children.
A day was spent this month with
Mrs. Margaret Witcomb of Washing
ton, D. c., a representative of the
American Red Cross who visited
several points in Garrett county.
Glasses in home nursing have been
organized in the High schools at Ac-
cident and Friendsville. The Red
Cross text book, "Home Hygiene and
Care of the Sick" is used. There are
twelve girls in each class who ap-
parently are very much interested in
this course.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06
Express Overtakes Freight
Train in Binding Storm

Two engines were derailed, one ca
boose burned and several cars
wrecked Sunday morning near Alta
mont in binding snowstorm when
the eastbound express train overlook
and rammed a moving freight train.
No one was injured. The westbound
track was cleared in few hours, but
the eastbound track was not cleared
until early Monday morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06
The Boys and Girls Question
Box Starting This Issue

The Boys and Girls Question box,
a feature composed by local educa-
tor. is made up of number of ques-
tions which are simple, yet Of impor-
lance and usually hard to answer.
These questions will be answered
clearly and concisely by the author,
and both questions and answers will
be found on another page of The Re-
publican today. This new feature
will appear regularly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06
Scouts to Hold Inspection

The regular monthly inspection Of
Oakland Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts Of
America, will be held at the meeting
tomorrow evening in the Scout hall.
Scouts will be marked on their neat
ness, activity, attendance, and their
standing the troop in regard to dues,
obedience to orders, etc. 49,
Other matters to be taken up in
clude a discussion on contemplated
projects for summer camp and meth
DDS of raising funds for the expenses
involved.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06
Fire Department Receives Two
Donations

Two donations amounting to $129
were received during the past few
days by the Oakland Volunteer Fire
department in recognition of the ser
vices rendered during recent fires.
One was from Charles Ream, of the
Stanley Coal company, Crellin,
amounting to $75, and the other was
from number of citizens of Aurora,
West Va, amounting to $54.
These donations were gratefully re-
ceived by the department and the fire
chief stated that all anybody needed
to do was turn in an alarm and the
entire force would turn out for any
blaze in this vicinity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06
OPENING NIGHT AT HIGH
SCHOOL WAS AUSPICIOUS
Interesting Debate Occurred on
Tuesday-Other School Notes

The opening of the annex Of the
Oakland High School on Friday even
ing, February %, was most auspic-
ious occasion and was a very enjoya-
BILE affair as well. About a hundred
and fifty guests were present to in
spect the new building and to have a
part in the evenings pleasures. Dane
ing and cards were the principal fea-
lures of the program. Prizes in the
latter were won by the follows:
Mrs. B. I. Gender, Miss Lucille Nit
chell, Mrs. Stanley Bond, Mrs. Kerche-
val, Mr.. John w. Weber, Mr.. R. E.
Weber, at bridge, and Mrs. T. A. Con-
der, Mr.. C. A. Tower, Mrs. James
Treacy, Mrs. Edward Helbig, Mr.. Paul
Turney and Mr.. T. A. Gender, in five
hundred.
The Harmony Boys orchestra, bal
looms, favors, refreshments, all con-
tributed to the success of the opening
night. The expenses of the evening
were about $50, making it possible to
add about $40 to the school fund.
An interesting debate was held in
assembly hall Tuesday morning of
this week by the class in Problems Of
American Democracy. The subject of
debate was, Resolved, That Congress
should control and regulate child la
Dor and that there should be Consti-
tutional Amendment to that effect.
The debaters showed unusual enthusi-
asm and pep in their delivery. Those
taking the affirmative were Jacqueline
Lockyer, Villa Harvey and Helen
Fike, while the negative was repre-
scented by Lewis Wildman, Wilbur
Gnegy and Joseph Sollars. Helen
Sollars was chairman and the judges
were Miss Kochenderfer, Miss Rice
and Miss Fernald. The decision was
in favor of the affirmative side.
Last Thursday the biology class
held an interesting debate on the val
ue of stems and leaves. Those who
took part were Carroll Casteel, Betty
Broadwater, Wilmot Bowen, affirma-
tive, and Cecil Right, Logan Weber
and Wayne Fitzwater, negative.
The new monthly report cards were
given out Tuesday. These reports
will not replace the quarterly report
but the primary purpose of this one is
to inform parents and guardians more
frequently of the activities of the stu
dent in his or her high school work.
On Thursday, visitors day at tbs
school, the Freshmen girls gave tea
to the Senior class and the visitors.
This tea was attractive and was we'll
attended.
We wish to correct a statement
made last week. The boys absent from
the team were Sollars and Stemple in
stead of Maroney.
On Thursday there will be meet
ing of the Home Economics Club.
This will be the first regular program:
Song. ..... Work and Vitamin Song
Roll call and minutes of last meeting.
New and unfinished business.
Story. Helen Schlossnagle
Piano solo. 49,. .Genevieve Sweeney
Recitation. ...... Mary Susan Bell
Jokes. Northumberland. Martha Scott
Song. If You're Feeling Bad
SCHOOL REPORTERS,
Jacqueline Lockyer,
BERNARD Gender. .Ir.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06

Don't forget the Food Sale for the
benefit of the Gilbert-Brown Boys
Band, to be held at the c. & A. Gas
Office on Saturday, March 8. Some
thing good for Sunday can be found.
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
By GEORGE E. DURNO

LONG KEY, Fla, Feb. IL 1N.S)
Elated over the splendid luck
which came on his first day fish
ing in the waters off this island,
President Hoover prepared to re-
turn today to the gulf stream.
where he captured a 45-pound
sailfiSh soon after he arrived.
Mr.. Hoover'S catch was the
largest brought into this fishing
camp during the day. There
were five other big Sailfish landed.
but no member of the Presidents
party got any of them. LaWr 1nce
Richey, one of the Presidents S
secretaries, got two kingfish and
DR.. Joel T. Boone, the White
House physician, landed two
amberjackS. DR.. Boone described
his catch as pulling in two fight
ing hogs"
: The Presidents party enjoyed
its first night in Florida in
houseboats anchored a milo or
more off shore. The PreSl lent,
Justice Harlan F. Stone. kIavk
Sullivan and DR.. Vernon Kellogg.
slept aboard tho SHunterer.
Captain Allen Buchanan. the
Presidents naval aide. remarking
that he had % years of actual
duty on the sea elected to sleep
ashore.
The President is making the
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
CooHdges in Florida
Liked by Neighbors

MT. DORA, Fla, Feb. ii
G.N.Sl.-Mrs. Calvin Coolidge,
who is vacationing with her huS-
band at Lakeside Inn, on the
shore of beautiful Lake Dora. in
Central Florida, is as popular in
this little village as she is back
home in Northampton, Mass
Every one in town, and particu
larly the. women folk, say she is
lust wonderful"
When they asked her to dedi-
cate a Portugal cyprus tree at
the community building she was
glad to oblige. Her willingness,
her geniality, her smile for all
rich and poor-haS endeared her
to the villagers.
Each evening, as she sits in
the lounge of the Lakeside Inn,
she is the center Of an interested
and animated group. She is eX-
tremely democratic and few per.
sons, not knowing her. would sus
pect that only short time back
she was the first lady Of the
land"
She Is very honey" in her de-
meanog. Each evening she can
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

FORT MYERS, Fla, Feb. H.
Thomas A. Edison, world-famouS
inventor, declared today on the
occasion of his 83rd birthday
that the American people can ac-
compliSh more in the next year
by paying More attention to
engineers than politicians"
He said he thought the five-day
week 20. K.," and declared that
the field of chemistry and pnysics
offers the greatest field for orpor-
tunity. He expressed the opinion
that the London naval conference
will arrive at a sane compact to
bring about reduction of arma-
ment.
Edison. inventor of the electric
light, the phonograph. the motion
picture camera and numerous
other devices, was asked which
of his inventions he believed will
be in general and vital use 100
years from now and his reply was
that he did not know.
He seemed in excellent health
despite the fact that several
months ago he suffered a severe
attack of pnuemonia. Asked the
question, "how old do you feel?
he replied.
Generally about so years. but
lately some microbes have spotted
me and did some experimenting
with my internal machinery, so ]
feel about IS years"
Edison received a corps a news
paper correspondents in his prl
vate office. He had been fishing
and hc smiled benighly upon the
waiting reporters as he came r
and took a seat at his desk.
He gave q low whistle as he
surveyed the "a questions tina
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
F|GH 7 On
CROSBY
CROWS

With the White House and
War Department defending Presi-
dent Hoover'S selection of Major
General Herbert Crosby to sue.
ceed District Commissions Proc.
tor L. Dougherty. heads of various
civic and trade groups are pre-!
pairing to wage an intensive fight
against two military men" on
the Board of Commissioners.
Despite a statemen from the
White House that 20 to one letters
favoring General Crosby, have
been received E. J. Murphy. presi-
dent Of the Washingtc / Board of
Trade is continuing with his
plans for a joint meeting of trade
and civic bodies tomorrow after
noon.
The News. WaShington'S tabloid
afternoon newspaper, today edito-
rally opposed the naming Of Gen.
eral Crosby as District Commits.
SioneT.
With this publication all Wash
ington newspapers have voiced
opposition to the naming of a
military man as one of the civilian
commissioners. l. is believed one
of the few instances when all
w a sh ling ton newspapers have
agreed upon a highly important
public question affecting the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The Northeast Citizens ASsocia-
ton. Stanton Park Association,
Kalorama Citizens Association,
Chamber of Commerc Merchants
and Manufacturers Association,
Federation of Citizens Associations
and the Central Labor Union
have gone on record vigorously
opposing the Presidents choice.
One association, the Congress
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column s.
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
3 DIE, Il HURT
IN HOME FIRE

BOSTON, Feb. IL UNSO.-
Three persons were burned to
death, two probably fatally hurt
and IS others slightly injured to
day when fire swept the poor,
house at Brockton. 20 miles south
OF Boston.
The dead were: Mrs. Mary
Baker, 81; an unidentified woman
and an unidentified negro.
The fire. of undetermined
origir, started in the laundry
and ra. .'idly swept through the
three-Story wooden building. hous
ing so women and 20 men.
Scores were carried from the
burning structure In night
clothes by firemen. who made
repeated daShes into the flames
to rescue the terrified inmates.
Loss was estimated at 91OO, 900,
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
PARROT FEVER R
VICTIM GAINS

The war between science and
psittacoSis - parrot fever - had
come to a temporary Standstill
here today as DR.. Charles Arm
strong rallied slightly from the
malady, showing a brighter con-
dition and a lower temperature.
A congestion in the lung of the
brilliant physician who until Sat
urday had been directing efforts
to isolate the. organism which
causes the disease. showed signs
of breaking up, and an X-ray will
be taken later today to determine
its progress.
Naval Hospital and Public
Health Service physicians are
watching closely the effect of
SerumS prepared from the blood
of convaleScent victims of the
mysterious disease and admins
tered to DR.. Armstrong. They are
hopeful that his slight improve
ment today is due to the several
SerumS already administered and
that further administrations will
effect his recovery.
The SerumS were first tried wit 4
some slight success on DR.. Viii,
liam r. Stokes, bacteriologist If
the Baltimore health department.
who was also striken while en-,
gagged in fighting the disease.
In spite of their apparent eff
feet, however, DR.. Stokes died
last night in Mercy Hospital.
Baltimore. leav. lg his fellow
scientist, DR.. Daniel S. Hatfield
still a victim of psittacosis, but
apparently recovering.
DR.. Armstrong was admitted
to Naval Hospital with a sore
throat and a fever only a few
hours after his laboratory as
sistant. Harry Anderson. died fol-
lowing a two weeks siege of the
malady. His ailment was not
definitely diagnosed until yeste
day.
Both men had been WORKING
in the Public Health Service nv,
gienic laboratory with infected
parrots.
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
WILKINS HEARD
FROM AGAIN

NEW YORK, Feb. ii U.N.SD.--
After two weeks silence the miss
ing steamship William Scoresby,
with Capt. Sir Hubert Wilkins
and three members of the VIII
kinS Antarctic exploration party
aboard, has been heard from,
accordi-.g to a copyright dispatch
to the New York American today
from Deception Island.
The dispatch said the base radio
station at the island had received
message from one of the
whalers searching the vast ice
sea for the missing ship. stating
the ScoreSby had been heard
from.
No details were given.
At the base station. plans were
made at once to attempt to COM
municate with the Scoresby oy
radio. It was presumed Sir HUI
bert and his party are safe On
board the vessel, in which they
sailed to find a taking-off site
for the explorers proposed cross
sea flight over the polar cap.
First attempts to communicate
with the Scoresby by radio tdoay
were unsuccessful, the dispatch
stated.
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
APPROVAL
SURE FOR
HUGHES

Confirmation OF Charles Evans
Hughes as Chief Justice of the
United States was being held up
in the Senate today pending an
inquiry by Senator Cole Blease
CD Of South. Carolina. into the
health of William Howard Taft.
who resigned the high post last
week.
Blease announced ne would
fight Hughes confirmation and
for the return of Taft to the
Supreme Court if hi inquiry
showed the former Presidents
health would allow him to re-
sumo his judicial robes. Biease
initiated The inquiry after block.
ing confirmation Of Hughes.
Calls Taft Badly Treated
II want to find out If there is
any hope of Mr.. Taft's perlna-
nent recovery" Blease said II
there's no hope of his going back
to the bench. there's no use Of
making any fight, because I have
nothing against Mr.. Hughes. I
only think my friend, Mr.. Taft,
was badly treated. T his health
will let him return, propose to
make a real fight in the Senate
to put him back.
Il think his illness is eXag-
gerated. His dictor's reports In
the last few days indicate he's
getting along very we'll and that
he never was as sick as 1t was
claimed. l want to know the
truth about his illness"
Blease was to confer with DR..
Frencis r. Hagner, Taft paysl
clan. 1t appeared certain Haener
would tell him Taft can no 'onger
serve upon the Federal bepcE.
without endangering his life. In
formation was obtained by In
ternational News Service last
week that Taft's son and daugh-
ter influenced his resignation
solely in the hope of prolonging
his life.
Opposition Futile
The fight against Hughes con-
firmation by Senator George w.
Norris (RD of Nebraska, inSurgent
leader, and Henry L. Doherty,
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column y
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
PRIEST IS DEAD.
IN ALEXANDRIA
Times Staff Pho

ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 1.-THE
Rev. William A. McKeefrey, pas
tor of the St MaryS Catholic
Church since June 1927, died
suddenly today at the rectory
on Duke Street. Father McKeefrey
had yesterday returned from a
trip to Warrenton and was in
good health although he had
been suffering from heart attacks
for some time. He was IS years
old and born in Ireland.
Funeral services will be held
from st Mary'S Church Friday
at 10 o'clock and he will be
buried in Richmond.