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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-07-10
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mrs. Jennie Freeland, of Deer Park,
was an Oakland visitor on Monday.
DR.. John E. Legge, of Baltimore,
spent Saturday in Oakland on bust
ness and pleasure.
The Owls Club will be entertained
this evening at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul B. Naylor.
Mr.. w. A. Gender is in Baltimore
this week receiving medical treatment
at one of the hospitals of that city.
Mr.. Stanley Sharpless, of near Sand
Flat, was a business caller at The Re-
publican office this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin C. Englehart
and children, of Meyersdale, Pa, are
here for visit with relatives.
Mrs. Berne Teter will entertain the
Thursday Night bridge club at her
home on Alder street this evening.
Mr.. Fred. Livenggood, of Grants
vile, spent yesterday in Oakland on
business, returning to his home last
night.
Mrs. Agnes Rasche Brooks and son,
of Chicago, ILL.,, are visiting the for
sme1's mother, Mrs. Kate R. Rasche,
in Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Thu asher, of
Washington, D. c., visited the latter's
mother, Mrs. Samuel Lawton, over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Whitehill
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown and
child, all of Salem, Ohio, are here for
a visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Hinebaugh left
here Monday upon their return to Ak
ron, Ohio, being accompanied by Miss
Eva Falkenstein.
Mrs. Harland L. Jones has returned
to Oakland from two weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. Zacharias, at
Chambersburg, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Burdette and
son, of Mount Airy, are here for a
visit with Mrs. Burdete's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph E. Harmed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver M. Smouse and
son returned to their home at Myers
vile Sunday after visit with rela-
tives and friends in and near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Weimer and
daughter, of Alliance, Ohio, were in
Oakland and Mountain Lake Park sew
eral days recently where they visited
relatives.
Mr.. Leo Lyon, of Clarksburg, ac-
companied by Mrs. Lyon and chill
dren, are guests at the home of DR..
and Mrs. w. Ravenscroft, near town,
for the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thompson, Of
Holidays Cove, West Va, returned
home Sunday after visit of a few
DAYS with the latter's mother, Mrs.
Anna Smouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert White, Cleve-
land, O.; Mr.. and Mrs. John Hart, Of
Washington, D. c., and Miss Rebecca
White, of Pittsburgh, Pa, are here
as guests of relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Kildow and
Mr.. ]. Ed. Kildow had as their guests
on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. George R.
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. John Swiger
and son, all of near Fairmont, West
Va.
"The Hunger of the Soul" will be
1.-THE theme for the morning sermon at
THE Presbyterian church in Oakland.
The pastor, Rev. W. B. Brock, will be
in charge of the service. All are most
cordially invited to attend.
The Frigidaire, which was awarded
to Miss Belle Prichard, of Mt. Lake
Park, Saturday night at the conclus-
ion of the joint celebration of the
American Legion and Oakland Fire
department, has been donated by Miss
Prichard to the Fire Department, a
member of that organization has an
nounced. a..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-07-10

Miss Anna Mae Naughton, Keyser,
W. Va, is the guest of Miss Bertha
Sauerwalde.
Mr.. S. o. Broadwater, of Deer Park,
was business caller at The Republic
can office Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Spedden, Fair
mont, W. Va, were weekend guests at
the William-James Hotel.
Miss Clara McRobie, of Pittsburgh,
Pa, is spending few weeks at the
home of her parents, south of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan limbaugh
and daughter Mary Moore, are here
for visit with DR.. and Mrs. Arch
ibald Moore and other relatives.
Mrs. John H. Carter left Tuesday
for Roanoke, Va, where she will visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Good
VIII, lOr d SHOFL ClIn0.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Moon and Mr..
and Mrs. James E. Lish, of the Ryan's
Glade section of Garrett. county, spent
last Thursday in Oakland.
Mr.. Roy Nordeck, New York City,
spent the Fourth of July and the
weekend with his wife and family, at
their home on Sixth street.
Miss Cecilia Lawton, Keyser, w.
Va, spent the Fourth of July and the
weekend at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lawton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellery Plots, of Pitts
burgh, were here over the weekend
visiting the latter's grandmother, Mrs.
Thomas Turney, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Davis and their
daughter, of Baltimore, are guests at
the home of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Davis, on Second
street.
Mr.. Loree McRobie, of the United
States Marine Corps, Quantico, Va,
spent the weekend at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Nc
Robe.
DR.. T. B. Symons, director of the
extension service, University of Mary
land, will be in Garrett county on
July 10 and II and will meet with all
oranges in the county.
Mr.. Robert Hoffman drove his sis
ter, Mrs. Arthur McDaniels, and her
two children to Akron, Ohio, on Sum
day, returning to his home in Oakland
early Tuesday morning.
Mr.. T. A. Kimmell, of Salem, w.
Va; Mr.. D. o. Kimmell and family, of
Clarksburg, w. Va, visited their
mother, Mrs. Harriet Kimmell, on
Oak street, over the Fourth.
Ralph Blake, who is attending the
Burroughs school of the Burroughs
Adding Machine company, in Detroit,
Mich, has been appointed as monitor
over his section of the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Lewis, Balti-
more, Mr.. Glenn and Myra Wright, of
Govans, and Mr.. Kurtz, of Anne
Arundel county, were weekend WISH
tors of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blake,
Oak street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus E. Newman and
two sons, Charles and Edwin, and
Misses Fannie and Winifred Newman,
Charleston, w. Va, spent the week.
end at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
]. Newman.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Jackson, OF
Buckhannon, and Mr.. and Mrs. Alvey
Kelley with>their son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Kelly, ali
of Grafton, w. Va, spent the Fourth
in Oakland seeing their numerous
friends.
Mrs. Victoria E. Rafter, of Kitzmil-
Ter, spent Saturday in Oakland. Mrs.
Rafter, a regular attendant at the
Mountain Lake Park camp meeting for
nearly half century, retains her in
terest in all public matters and is not
backward in expressing her convic-
itions, especially on the violation of
the prohibition law.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30
be ready 10 prove them. Otherwise it is scarcely worth while bothering anyone with them.
SENATOR WAGNER'S BILLS
 HAVE WIDE APPEAL

Senator Wagner of New York, d Democrat who believes in being re- turned to the Senate after his term ends-like all good Democrats and good Republicans-has gone a long way to insure his continuing popu- larity by sponsoring two measures which will appeal strongly to the rank and file in the start.
 In the first place, the measures are practical and they perform a nced-if finally passed into law. The Senate could do no other than act favorabIy upon them and the speed which this was done indicates that senators realize that this is no time to go counter to popular require ments.
 Senator Wagner's measures are for the sot-up of definite federal program for emergency construction, and a measure to provide for com plete employment statistics.
 The United States is the only civilized nation which gathers no employment statistics. England, France, Germany, Italy and other European nations know at the end Of any week just how many persons arc employed and how many are not employed. In our country we content ourselves with Guesses, and nobody at any time can do better than "esti- mate the number of the unem- ployed. Thus we frequently have the spectacle Of the estimates Of various officials varying by millions.
 Senator Wagner seeks to remedy this, among other things. He de- l serves 10 be encouraged.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30
THE SHINE BOYS

It wouldn't bother the ordinary male mortal if only one bootblack asked him about his shine" when he happened to be hooking the downtown streets. The irritation starts when at least six in row ask the same question. The average mortal dislikes to say mo- at least half a dozen times.
 And what happens when the man lets one of the bootblacks shine his shoes? Scarcely has he had an op- portunity to hand the youngster q nickel-sometimes a dime if the boy alleges he has no change-and he begins walking away from the scene Of bootblaCking when other young sters, without looking at his newly shined shoes, ask the same old qucs- ton.
 It's a nuisance all around.
 The attitude of Church street mer- chants, obviously, can be easily un- derstood Two or three boys doing a shoeshinins business at Church ana Main street would not be tremen- dousIy disturbing, but to have a doz- cn or two at a time is another mat ter.
 The Common Council in the past has offered deaf ears to all attempts 10 curtail the activities of the shine boys Their daddies and their mamaa have votes in the various wards, and it is too bad to arouse the voters thus involved. That's how democracy works when aldermen and council men think there is a possibility Of losing party adherence.
 But in the last election the major. fly of the winner was 2,G92, and hi, cohorts got in with relatively higf marks. That may make it possible for the party in power not to carC so much if a few votes are lost ii ] the shine boys arc interfered with Consequently their stock is down | Something is likely to happen. Any way, it's an even bet.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30
OWNING \ BIRTH CERTIFICATE
 IS WG:tTH WHILE

It turns out that q large number of youngsters, finding it necessary to prove their exact ages have been swarming into the city clek's office to obtain birth certificates, or dupii- cate birth certificates.
 Which reminds us that it is re- markablc how many parents get along without the birth certificates Of their offspring in the domestic strong box, filing cabinet, or what ever is used for the storage of fam fly papers
 Birth certificates are of critical value to everyone at some time in his life. They are the handiest things in the world to prove number of things to local, state and federal authorities; and there arc instances in life having nothing to do with the Governments activities when the presentation of a duplicate birth certificate is @ vast advantage.
 When travelling abroad, or in Canada, Mexico or other Latin American nations, nothing has the force of birth certificate, Along with other identification papers it answers all questions and makes the road one of ease and pleasure, like wise reducing the quantity of red tape that sometimes inundates indi- viduals.
 It is d good plan for parents to have duplicate birth certificates-or the real rhing-on hand for all the children. And when they become ot age the youngsters have something to own that will be of distinct value at some time or other.
 Recently a New Britain resident, having need of proof Of his birth in this country, and not having q birth certificate, hurriedly sent to the city where he had been born. To his astonishment he was informed that during the decades of his life the birth certificate had been mis- placed in the files, although there was a record Of it in the office entry book. Fortunately relatives were yet living in tho town who agreed to call at the city clerks office to swear out a new birth certificate for filing. Had this not been possible the New Britatnitc would have been gricyously embarrassed.
 Tho city furnishes birth cortjli- cates for the asking.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30
"EREE RENT, FREE FOOD,
 FREE EVERYTHING"

It may be somewhat difficult 10 follow the communistic doctrine Of free rent for the unemployed, free food, and free everything else. One would think the landlords supposed to provide the free rent would be entitled to something besides tine satisfaction of being philanthropists while paying taxes, and that the restaurant keepers would he entitled to something besides the knowledge they were feeding the needy. But that doesn't enter into the equation as put down by the Communists. The mere fact that q man is out Of luck IS enough 10 make him game for their blandishments.
 So long as this is a free country. however, there is nothing to prevent g. man from discussing free this and that, just as it Is no crime 10 discuss higher prices when the mar ket justi- ties them. What to pay for things, or what not to pay for them, is a per ennial topic of conversation in all households
 Obviously, when man IS entirely devoid of good fortune and he has not sou in his pockets or in the bank, society cannot permit him tu starve. That would be entirely too much punishment for q temporary affliction. Society, indeed, docs not permit anyone to starye. The city maintains public welfare depart ment which is efficient, and in these days of Hoover prosperity costs the city more money than it has for years. There are no longer soup houses in well-rcgulated cities, but there are what amount to dolcs for those who hced them, and our well fare workers can testify that tn y arc kept sstonishinsly busy. Why
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30

ed to improve his game. For the next few days he will watch Bobby Jones and Walker cup teammates hitting golf balls into the Atlantic ocean and perhaps assist them. He's going abroad on the same boat as the team. He played & pre-voyage practice round with George Won Elm and Leo Diegel.
 Paris-Colored dresses for tennis are disapproyed by the queen of the courts. Some girls intend to wear pastel shades at Wimbledon, but Mrs. Helen Wills Moody says: After all whites best"
 Great Neck, N. Y. - Until a real spring day, a novelty this year, tempted her recently, Thyra Samter Winslowask had not been on a bi- cycle since her girlhood in Fort Smith, Ark. Now she is laid up at home, her right foot in a plaster cast. She fell off and broke her big toe.
 Westfeld, N. J. - Mrs. Elizabeth Bellingrath, TS, has had her first air plane ride, all the more enjoyable because the pilot was her grandson, Robert Neitzel Buck, 16, who made his first solo flight March 15, got A license April 10 and then took dad up.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30
Observations On He Weather

Washington, April 30.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday; slightly warmer; moderate southerly winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday; not so cool in extreme south portion tonight ;omderate southwest winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Fair and slightly warmer tonight; Thursday cloudy.
 Conditions: High pressure covers the Atlantic coast from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Florida.
 A trough Of low pressure extends sOutheastWard from Alberta to Kansas and thence westward 10 the Pacific coast.
 Temperatures arc rising in the Ohio valley, the lower Lake region, the Middle Atlantic states and New England.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity increasing cloudiness with slowly rising temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30
PRISONS F|RETRAPS
 SPEAKER ASSERTS
MaCCorIniCk BIameS Poor Con-
 diti0nS for Recent Unrest

New Haven, April 80 (UP)-At least 200 prisons in the United States are firetraps, in the opinion ot A. II. MacCormict of the United States department of justice, who addressed the fifth general session and annual meeting of the Connecti- cut Conference of Social Workers here last night.
 MacCormicll cited recent prison disorders at Clinton, N. r., Auburn, N. Y, Fort Leavenworth, Colorado and Missouri. Clinton, he declared, is the Siberia of New York state" He charged Fort Leavenworth offi- cials endeavored to meet a deficit by serving poor food.
 Calibre of the guards was blame for the Colorado trouble and over crowding and filthy" conditions for the Missouri outbreak. At the the Missouri prison, MacCormick stated, he saw a woman in ball and chain and 25O0 convicts working in a shop with only one light for F machines.
 MacCormick said the contingency which resulted in the Ohio disaster should have been met 10 years ago.
 The conference adjourned after electing Dr. George $. Hawley, Bridgeport surgeon, president for 1881 and choosing Bridgeport as the next convention city.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30
PRINCE CAROL ID
 SEEK FORGIVENESS
RuInanian Former Heir t
 Throne Plans Reconciliation

Bucharest. Rumania, April 50 N) -Dashing Prince Carol, who sold the throne which was his birthrighr for life with a Titan haired manor ata may come back home from France and ask forgiveness of his wife. Princess Helen of Greece, who is mother of his son, King Michael.
 The newspaper Cuventul says it has confirmation of rumors that the former crown prince is attempting d reconciliation with his wife and that he has broken off with Mime. Lu- pescu, The prince is supposed to have written q letter conveying this idea to the princess at Easter.
 Professor Joga, Carols former tu- tor, also visited the princess to plead his cause. It is believed that he will carry her answer to her eXiled husband when he leaves shortly for London and Paris. It was said the royal family still was discussing the matter and that their attitude had not been decided.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30

There has been no overwhelming lush on the part of New Britain people to sign the petition addressed to President Mellen of the Consoli- dated railroad begging him not to discontinue the third rail system be- tween Bristol, New Britain and Hartford.
 A number of Polish emigrants arrived in this city Monday and more came here yesterday
 About ten members of the G. A. R. have died since last Memorial day.
 Undoubtedly there are many il this city who are not aware of the penalty imposed for shooting on Sunday or carrying a gun on the same day.
 The May festival to be held at the Lyceum is attracting universal attention not only in this city but il, nearby towns.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30
THAT CHESHIRE SITI 3TION
Says tho Waterbury American

Says the Waterbury American:
 1f Mr. White Of Cheshire has any detailed information tending to show that conditions at the state reforma- tory there arc such as to warrant a full inquiry, certainly he should lay it before the governor without de lay. For years there have been vague but persistent rumors Of mismana=r- ment, and Insinuations that "certaiu persons Onnumcdl Of high political authority arc deeply interested i'm keeping tho facts from being known: but thus far. we have got nowhere.
 Former Governor Tcmplcton said the other day that during his term he had learned O. circumstances which convinced him that 6 rcor- sanizatIon Of the institution had been justified, but he lacked tho authority 10 do anything definite. Mir. Templeton mentioned "ineN- cusable extravaganza" as one of the institutional ills Of the time.
 Governor Trumbull, however, has come 10 the conclusion there is no.l- ing to investigate
 Probably the governor is right. Tine critics or the institution should specify their charges m Golan and
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30
British Leader Present
 In Frontier TerritOr,

Mardinc, Turkey, April 80 (Pl-A report that Colonel Lawrence, fam. ous British Asiatic undcr-Covcr man is al Reyanduz,, q town near the Turkish frontier in the desert re- zion between lraq and Persia. is setting Turkish public opinion and tho Turkish press agog,
 "Is he planning an uprising m Persia or Turkcy"' scarchcads de mand, and the press asserts that the Turkish government is carefully watching the colonels whereabouts and doings.
 The proximity of Revanduz 10 Turkeys Kurdish provinces. seat of Sheik Said's revolt and home Of still unruly tribes, explains Turkish ncry- ousness anent the reported presence of the author of Revolt in the Dce. crt," who, according to Turkish opinion. is author of his subject in moro than the literary sense.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30

Cries a comedian in a Broadway revue: '"I'll be a dirty name-like Pittsburgh"
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 From a book review: Through out the entire story the American girl is pursued by two Partisan bounders who escort her every where with much lowing and hand kissing but she always has to pay the checks. It is difficult to know what to call them"
 If people wouldn't simply die laughing they might be called Il pair of French heels.
 Copyright, 1880, McNaught
 Syndicate, Inc.)
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30

The Hartford Board of Aldermen has done it's bit about prohibition by memorializing Congress to start re- pealing the 18th amendment. If enough councilmanic bodies, legisla- lures, quasi public and private or ganizations do the same, something may yet be done about it.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30
25 Fears Ago Today

The water commissioners hav- decided not to begin the building Of the Burlington auxiliary supply this season.
 A battalion drill will be held at the armory this evening, Captain A. II. Griawold of Company l. will be lu command.
 The trolley company is preparing 10 moNo its tracks on Jubilee street to one side Of the street 10 accom- modate thn sewer department.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30

For 300 years, we read, violin makers have striven in vain to equal the tone of the violns made by Antonio Stradivari. Fortunately, Mir Stradivari knew nothing at all about machinery and mass produc- tion.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30

Another sign of spring being young is the fact that building contractors and their help are forced to go
 through the annual discussion of what constitutes a living and luxury wage. No spring in the business would be quite complete without it.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-30
MAKING THl. FILMS "EOR CHILDREN ONIHn

-h5ulH lilt LHdISC IldS Dtcll Illdut that the movies are a "menaCc" to children. In order to remove this menace" to character building, it is asserted the pictures should Oc censored. All references to vice. crime, murder, indulgence, inso- briety, law defiance, the ridicule of honor and honesty or industriousness should be removed; also, there must be no obscenity, immortality and references to possible indecency. Iii other words, all the clashing dis cords Of human behavior are to be eliminated. And then, children could see the movies without the possi- biity of having wrong thoughts placed into their heads.
 Much as we think highly Of the millennium, and certain as we are that it cannot come too soon to suit our jaded tastes, it looks to us as if the elimination of all these sad re- factions of human conduct would leave the movies fit for children only.
 To the best of our knowledge no moving picture impresario has yet endeavorcd to make both ends meet by catering exclusively to children. The average such worthy tries to get both the children and the growups.
 The system has it's drawbacks. The grownup, paying his way into a movie palace on the assumption he is to sec and hear something in con formity with his enlarged intel ligence and understanding, finds that he has to sit through a few shorts designed especially for the immature mind. He might feel sat isfaction in noting how children around him like pollywoggle films and so-called cartoon films, but for himself, he would rather be almost anywhere else than to sit through them.
 The chief criticism against the films, from an intellectual stand point, has been that the tendency of Hollywood has been to appeal to morons only. Our reformcrs are the most talkativc factors in favor of that type of film. They would elimin- ate all the clements around which good stories, good literature, good drama, is built and substitute Polly anna stuff that will not injure the children.
 II seems to us that the way to solve this difficulty is easy. Films that are for groWnups need not be seen by children; and films that are primarily for children and re- formers need not be seen by the in telligcntsia. Two kinds Of theaters could be opcratcd-ouc kind for the tots, small and large; and another kind for the population which is willing 10 accept blood and iron in it's film diet, regardless of how many bad slices from life arc mixed In.
 This business of trying to run picture shows "appealing to every body has the danger of appealing to nobody in particular, not even the reformers. IL is astonishing indeed that Hollywood has been able to do as well ls it happens 10 have done. Let the rorormcrs take charge Of Hollywood and in six months all the films would hc first class nursery rarr, with lho general public taking to the public library to obtain a modicuu of mental cNcttcmcnts.