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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-28
COUNTY HORSESHOECHAMP
WILL BE CHOSEN AT FAIR
Tournament Being Held This
Year Under P. A. L., Baltimore

A champion horseshoe pitcher of
Garrett county will be chosen again
this year who will be eligible to COM
pete for the State championship hon.
ors, it has been announced by Grover
Stemple, mayor, who received word
from the Playground Athletice League
of Baltimore, sponsor of the tourna-
ments.
The horseshoe tournament for Gar
rett county will be held during the an
nual agricultural fair, at the fair
grounds, near town, and an official
referee from Baltimore will decide the
winner. Last year Paul Welch, of
Gortner, was crowned Garrett county
champion, but was eliminated in the
State tournament at Baltimore.
A meeting will be held Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock in the City Hall,
Oakland, for all those interested, Mr..
Stemple stated, and the county chair
man will be selected at that time.
Entries will be received at the meet
ing or may be sent to Mr.. Stemple.
"Now is the time for everybody to get
busy and practice ringing the peg"
Mr.. Stemple stated. Ladies are not
barred from entering into compe-
tition."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-28
Robbers Enter Loeb Lynn
Store

Tuesday night the store of Harvey
& Ream, Loeb Lynn, was entered by
thieves, who got into the building
through rear window. They were
evidently frightened away before Sc
curing any loot, as careful check
failed to reveal anything missing. The
cash register, which contained only a
small sum of money, was not dis
turbed. 1t is thought that the secur-
ing of food was the chief object of the
visit, as the door between the ware
room and the main room was carefully
locked by the thieves on the wareroom
side, in order, it is presumed, to insure
the safe loading of truck with flour,
meat and other staple articles stored
therein. There is no clew as to the
identity of the party or parties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-28
l. o. o. F. Anniversary Cele-
brated at Loeb Lynn

The thirty-fifth anniversary of the
organization of Oak Lodge No. 8, I.
o. o. F., and the sixty-fifth BIRTH
day of Mr.. ]. H. Sims, charter
member, were celebrated last Wednes-
day evening at Loeb Lynn, in the To-
cal lodge rooms. Mr.. Sims is the
only charter member remaining in
the lodge.
After the regular session number.
of the members made short talks,
the principal speakers of the evening
being Rev. E. R. Hauser, Clearfeld,
Pa, a member of the local lodge, and
Rev. S. A. lessee, pastor of the U.
B. church. Refreshments were served
by the committee. A large birth
day cake was presented to Mr.. Sims
by Rev. Hauser in the name of the
lodge, in a happy congratulatory
address.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-28
Barn and Contents Destroyed
by Lightning

Fire, caused by bolt of lightning,
entirely destroyed the barn belonging
to John w. Herman, Republican can
didate for the Board of County Com
missioners, at Fort Hill, five miles
from Swanton, early Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr.. Herman was able to get all the
horses and cows out in plenty of time,
but quite lot of hay and oats were
consumed by the flames. Insurance
on the building amounted to $1,000, it
was stated.
Aid was summoned and the small
outbuildings and house were saved.
The total loss will be about $4,000,
Mr.. Herman stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-28
LARGE NUMBER EXPECTED
FOR LABOR DAY PICNIC
To Be Held Under Auspices Of
Local Pythians-Parade To
Feature Morning Activity.
PRIZES TO BE AWARDED

With plans matured for more pre-
tentious parade than ever before,
more amusements, distinguished and
widely-known speakers and other at
tractive features, everything is in
readiness for the Eleventh Annual
Labor Day picnic, to be held in Hell
big's Grove, at the north edge of town,
Monday, September 1, under the aus
pieces of Garrett Lodge, No. 113, K.
of p, at which thousands from ada
cent states and hamlets are expected.
The parade, scheduled for 10 a. M,
will open the days activities and a
number of prizes are being offered
this year in order to make it interest,"
ing to the participants as we'll as to
the onlookers. Alvey R. Martin, in
charge Of the parade, announces the
following prizes: Best drum corps,
$25; most artistic float, $40; most
comic attraction or float, SIS; best COM
ic group, S.; best clown, So; second
best clown, So.
The parade will consist of Grand
Lodge officers and speakers, members
of the Knights of Khorassan and local
lodge members, the Oakland Troop Of
Boy Scouts, the Terra Alta and Oak
land Fire departments, the Gilbert
Brown band and two other bands, a
number business floats and trades
display. 1t will form on Oak street,
facing west and will proceed along the
principal streets Of the town.
Following the parade, which will
disband at the picnic grounds, there
will be number of band concerts.
Public speaking will begin at two p.
m. Among those who will make adj
dresses are Hon. Samuel A. Kendall,
of Meyersdale, Pa, who is scheduled
as the principal speaker, while num-
Der of the Grand Lodge officers of the
Knights of Pythias of Maryland are
expected to make short addresses. The
Grand Lodge officers who are expected
to be present include S. T. Brotemar-
kle, Grand Chancellor; Jos. D. Boan,
Vice-Grand Chancellor; C. Thomas
Summers, Grand Prelate; A. Elwood
Martak, Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal; Nelson A. Russler, BENZ. H. Nc
Kindless and Reno S. Harp, Supreme
Representatives; George R. johnson,
Joseph W. Snyder, John S. Strine and
Carroll Pierson.
Park amusements of all kinds are
scheduled for the entire day. The
Weaver Park Attractions of Pitts
burgh, consisting of a merry-go-
round, Ferris wheel, chair plane,
whip and number of games of skill,
will furnish the entertainment. A Ford
automobile will be given away at five
o'clock and there will be display Of
fireworks in the evening.
There will be ample parking space
provided for automobiles and the local
Boy Scouts will assist in parking the
cars.
Those in charge of the picnic this
year include Edward P. Kahl, general
manager; A. R. Martin, parade chair
man; Walter Hardesty, secretary and
treasurer; C. F. White, assistant treas
uerer; Charles W. Ream, A. 7. Mat
thews, w. w. Dawson, A. G. Gort-
ner, Charles Reckard, H. L. Stemple,
M. w. Mann, Olin Hardesty, David W.
Walter and others, on various COM
mittees.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-28
Contest Entrants Urged To
Clean Up Grounds Before
Final Inspection

All entrants in the Oakland Yard
and Garden contest are being urged
by members of the Oakland Civic
club to clean up their yards and
gardens for the final inspection of
the judges which is to take place in
the near future.
1t was pointed out that if the clean
up was attended to Immediately the
entire town would look more presen-
table for Labor Day, September l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-28
HARMONY MEETING HELD
AT ACCIDENT YESTERDAY
Leading Democrats of County
Met In Convention for the Pur-
pose of Naming Local Ticket
3 OF COMMITTEE RESIGN

With a reported attendance
varying from Is to so, and with
nine of the fifteen districts of
Garrett county represented,
Democrats assembled in the high
school building at Accident yes
terday afternoon for a harmony
meeting and for the avowed pur-
pose of naming a full county
ticket.
Mr.. U. O. Blocher, member of
the County Committee, called
the meeting to order, stating that its
object was for the purpose of nomi-
mating local ticket give the county
committee authority to fill vacancies
on the ballot and above all to harmon
ize the differences existing between
the two wings of the party and pre-
sent a solid front at the fall election.
! Former Senator John w. McCul-
Tough was named presiding officer OF
the meeting and Mr.. w. A. Gender, of
: Oohlollu1 was ShOoCl 40 1Lo OCSICIdl
With the organization of the con-
vention completed, nominations of
candidates for the various local offices
was declared in order, but before the
motion was adopted Mr.. Blocher ten
dered his resignation as a member of
the county committee and withdrew
his name as a candidate for re-elec-
ton as a member of the committee.
His action was Immediately followed
by the resignation from the committee
by w. R. Browning and Robert w.
, Sheckells as members of the commit
tees and also as candidates to succeed
themselves on the governing body of
the organization.
Nominations for candidates for the
State Senate was then taken up and
the following nominated, all of whom
declined: John w. Mccullough, VIM.
Miller, Norval Speelman, w. H. Hine-
baugh, E. A. Browning, Fred. P. Mil
Ter, Charles F. White, U. o. Blocher.
For House of Delegates candidates
J. Ebert Michael, of Bloomington dis
trict, Erwin Stanton, of Grantsville,
and Mrs. Thaddeus C. Hinebaugh, of
Oakland, were named. AS in the case
of the Senatorial nominees, these also
! declined to become candidates.
Charles A. Bender, of Grantsville,
was nominated for County Commits
sioner. With two other Democratic
candidates from the same district who
filed their certificates with the Board
of Supervisors of Elections several
days before the time expired for the
filing of such papers, District No. 3
has three persons on the party ticket
for this office.
Mr.. C. Erwin Stanton, of Grantsville,
was named as the candidate for Coun-
ty Treasurer, and U. o. Blocher, of
Grantsville, as a delegate to the Dem
ocratic State convention.
With the adoption of a resolution
empowering the governing committee
to fill all vacancies on the ticket, the
convention adjourned.
For the purpose of carrying out the
instructions of the convention rela-
tive to naming candidates for the
vacancies now existing, the committee
will meet in Oakland on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 2.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-28
Mr.. Burruss to Address ROtari-
ans at Inter-City Meeting

Mr.. w. B. Burruss, inspirational
sales counsellor, a summer resident
of Hemlock Hollow, near Oakland,
will be the principal speaker at the
Inter-city Rotary meeting, to be held
this evening in the William-James
hotel, Oakland. Morgantown, Terra
Alta and Oakland clubs will take
part in the meeting.
Franklin Randcroft Hips, of the
Byron King School of Oratory, will
be on the program, and ]. L. Grimes
will entertain with the banjo.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Burruss gave a
dinner party at their summer home,
Hemlock Hollow, on last Friday even
ing at which Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Thomasson, Monte Vista; Mrs. Fred.
Hoffman and Mr.. and Mrs. d. Ed
ward Offutt, of Oakland, were guests
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-19
G OL ] r !! ND
 IN N [ ' \ ] 4
 \ 3 | N AN Z 4
DISCOVERY OF ORE SPRINKLED WITH FREE GOLD AT WHITE
 BLOTCH MOUNTAYS

LAS VEGAS, Nev, May 1T, tH9- The newly discovered mining ols- trict near White Blotch Mountain, 80 miles north of Indian Springs, continues to attract general inter est and a number of parties from this city have joined in the rush.
 Among those who have returned from the strike is c. D. Keeler of the Las Vegas Age staff, and Jack Archer, both of whom secured fay- orably located claims
 The deepest hole in the camp, according to Mr. Keeler is about four or five deep on the property of Pine and Poplin They are now sinking on their Antelope claim, so named because an antelope came running across the ground while they were stalking their claim Here 1t is said, are found some high values on the surface, one sample sprinkled with free gold being es- timatd at $6,000 per ton in values
 Ira Mcfarland of Indian Springs, one of the first beside the original discovers to reach the strike, also had some good looking claims He was in Las Vegas and exhibited a small bottle in which numerous "colors', some of them of good size, taken from the strike.
 MessrS Pine and Poplin state that they desired to keep their find a secret for about two weeks longer while they attained greater depth in their workings in the hopes of striking high grade, which they be- lieve would more readily assure good camp, but in some mysterious way the news of the strike was Broadcast and the influx of claim hunters started at once.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-19
EXCURSION FOLDER

The Gateway is in receipt of a number of folders complimentary from Ernest Walker Sawyer, re- lative to the excursion to Alaska which is to be made by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce June to g of next month. The folder is attractively illustrated with many little photos of Alas ka and gives detailed, day by day description of the tentive timer ary to be followed by the party. Much enthusiasm by the members of the Chamber who are to make the trip seems to be in evidence, judging by the completeness of the folder
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-19
LOCAL COUPLE LEAVE

John Osbakken, popular young man who has been in the employ of the local office of the Standard Oil Co.,, was an outgoing passenger on the steamship Alaska, where he will take up his new position with the Standard Oil Co. which came with his promotion to the Seattle office. With him was his bride, the former Miss Mary Kath- erine Dawson, primary teacher They plan to make their home in Seattle.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-19

Dr. Fryer, of Kodiak, who has been attending the Valdez court session left for home on the steamer Starr
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-19

Try the Alaska Shop CHOCO- LATE ICE CREAM.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-19

G1o3o, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
 Company, winston-Saiem, ". C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
INCREASE IN CROP
ACREAGE EXPECTED
U. S. Figures Indicate z Per
Cent Gain in Planting
for 1880.
BY FRANK /. WELLER

Unless bad weather or some other
factor interferes with the farmers in
tentton to plant, the crop acreage in
1880 will be about 2 per cent larger
than last years.
This estimate, prepared by the Bureau
Of Agricultural Economics, does not in
clude cotton. The Federal Farm Board
is supporting a determined campaign
to slice 100000 acres OF the usual
cotton acreage.
As compared with acreages grown last
year, reports from 10000 farmers indi-
cate q per cent increase in corn,
az In oats, ~ in fax, IL in rice, 8 in
grain sorghums, 3 In potatoes, In
sweet potatoes, In tobacco and is per
cent in beans.
Presumably the durum wheat acreage
will be reduced Is per cent, and the
peanut acreage per cent. The intend
ed wheat other than durum is about
the size Of last years.
Farmers carried over into the new
season q moderate stock Of food and
feed crops, which was encouraging in
itself, but agricultural economists are
generally agreed on the risk involved by
the declining commodity markets OF
early Spring and the feeling Of economic
uncertainty.
Secretary Hyde warns that produe-
ton already is running ahead Of world
requirements.
George z. Roberts, vice president Of
the National City Bank Of New York,
says that an attempt to maintain the
same population on the farms Will mean
an Increasing surplus Of products, &C
companied by falling prices.
Expansion of capacity to produce, be
says, has resulted in fewer persons be-
ing needed on farms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

port subsidies would now presage dump
ing German surplus foodstuffS upon
neighbor markets and further increase
the danger Of reprisals upon German
exports Of manufactures.
The severe freight tonnage tie-up IN
German ports Is apt to hasten further
shipping fusions. Following the Hapag-
Lloyd agreement, the fusion Of all six
Of the leading German lines Is rumored.
Already interlocked, they include the
Hamburg South America, Hansa, Woer-
mann and German East Africa lines.
German exporters are winning sue
cess in India. An order has recently
been placed by the Indian Railways,
hitherto utilizing primarily British ma
terials, for "a German SchwarZkopf To-
comotives, which are expected to keep
that company occupied till Autumn.
Italy.-Further reduction of the bank
rate to 6 per cent from 6lh per cent is
expected to exercise psychological,
more than a practical, business effect.
In itself, 1t is only mechanical adj
justment Of the bank rate to already
existing monetary conditions, but 1t Is
interpreted as symbol Of restored cur
rency stability. The effect on business
sentiment Is reflected In the stock mar
ket's favorable reaction, both to the
bank rate reduction and to Mussolinis
emphatic reafirmation Of q policy Of
systematic reduction Of Italy's public
debt, which he called the mortmain of
italian finance, whose servicing Is now
requiring no less than one-quarter of
the total revenues. He also gave as
surance that bonded debt maturities
beginning next year would be met.
informed that Isotta Ford negotiations,
which were reported abandoned, are be-
ing actively continued. with hope for
contamination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
u. S. Officials Aim
To Promote Firm
Demand for Labor
Railroads Set Example in
Modern Plan to Stabi.
lie Employment.
BY J. C. ROYLE.

Even the best informed statisticians
are uncertain as to just what the en-
ployment situation Is today in the
United States. Comparisons with sta
tistics of previous years not only are
"odious" but entirely misleading.
declare the conflicting opinions as to
the industrial situation have come
about as a result Of inability to adapt
old figures and old ideas to present
conditions.
There Is no question that the rail-
roads, for example, are doing more con-
struction and repair work than they
have done in the last decade. This does
not, however, indicate that larger
number of workmen are employed by
the railroads. Through the use of
modern machinery it Is now possible,
according to railroad men, to do five
times the amount of work done in past
years with the same number of men.
On one division OF q big trunk line
territory carrier a gang of so men, in
Guiding q foreman, removed the old
rails and the tie plates and laid 637
thirty-nine foot rails, weighing 100
pounds to the yard, in one 8-hour day.
That is equivalent to 12,421 track feet
or about ga track miles. Under the
old system the same crew would have
placed 135 rails of the same length
but Of considerably less weight and
would have constructed about O half
mile Of track.
The same situation applies to every
type Of employment and every industry.
Ethelbert Stewart, commissioner Of la
Dor statistics, said yesterday that this
country does not need flve times as
much railroad construction now as in
1920, nor does 1t need i've times as
many buildings as 1t did 10 years ago.
He declared there Is not enough capital
to finance such volume Of work, and
it would be useless II it were done.
Is not going back to the old methods
Of production. The trend toward mod
ernized machinery will continue. This,
according to Mr.. Stewart, Will mean q
shorter working day and shorter work.
ing week. The Industrial Conference
Board declared that to discharge en-
ployes Unfortunately has ceased to
be q policy of American industry. The
board advocates the StabfliZing Of en-
ployment to obviate seasonal nuctua-
lions in the demand for labor.
One way suggested for doing this is
to determine In advance the probable
amount Of output required over q year
and then distribute the production fairly
evenly over the IL months. This Is
more feasible than Is generally sup
posed, even in the handling Of perisha-
BILE raw material. In such materials the
problem has been simplified by new
methods Of storage and refrigeration.
Another stabilizing method suggested
Is for the employer to manufacture an
other product which utilities the same
machinery and personnel which turn
out the major product. The third meth
cd suggested Is intensive advertising and
sales effort.
(convrisht ioao)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
TOBACCO GROWING
CONTEST is PLANNED
Maryland Associa ton to Hold Com
petition for Boys in All
Clubs.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May 3.-To promote
the interest Of young agriculturists IN
tobacco raising, the Southern Maryland
Tobacco Growers Association has an
nounced o tobacco-growing demonstra-
ton for youths from II to 81. belong
ing to All Clubs.
A trip will be awarded at the end
Of the season for the best quality to-
bacco grown by q contestant on a half
acre tract. Planting, cultivation, har-
vesting and stripping all must be done
by the contestant, who also must write
an account Of his work.
There is no restriction on the amount
Of tobacco a contestant may grow, but
only the yield from q half-acre tract
will be considered In awarding prizes.
The prize in each Of the i've tobacco
growing counties is free trip to the
annual meeting Of the Tobacco Crow
ers' Association and the Maryland Farm
Observation-Disclosures Society meeting in
January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
STEEL HOLDING NEAR
OLD RECORD MARKS
Production Rats Being Well Main
tanned in Most Important
Centers.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTSBURGH, May 3.-The review
ers and business doctors have given the
public the impression that general
that the only thing to do Is to watch
and wait for improvement. They re-
port very carefully the respiration,
temperature and pulse Of the patient
and make comparisons from day to day,
but they do not name the disease or
suggest a remedy.
The course Of steel does not indi-
cate that there Is much In this view of
the situation. Steel did particularly
well in 1928 and altogether exception
ally well In the first half Of last year,
yet 1t Is OF only q little by such a
Short-range comparison. It Is above q
Of tonnage up to 1928, with allowance
for growth at the previous rate, and 1t
is only slightly below trend line con-
structed by including the last two years.
The steel trades habit, however, is
to take the highest record made and
then expect to equal or exceed 1t; hence
average conditions are disappointing
conditions. Also, on account of con-
stantly increasing capacity, the same
tonnage demand involves greater price
competition.
Steel production has decreased
slightly In the Chicago district and in
the East, also at Buffalo. The Pitts
burgh district maintains its rate and
seems well fortified to continue for
several weeks. The general rate Of
steel ingot production Is of to q point
or so and Is at slightly under 80 per
cent Of full present capacity. Apart
from the showing made in the last two
years it has been considered normal
and seasonal for steel production to
begin decreasing by the end Of March,
and by that view seasonal decrease
has begun about o month later than
usual.
Some Of the trade reports exagger-
ate the weakness in steel prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
ADDISON IS D. C.. SPOKESMAN
AT BANK COUNCIL MEETING
Security Savings Official Was
Named at Montauk Point
Convention Last June.
Native of Maryland Is Grad
uate of Local Schools and
Active Financier.

Francis G. Addison, IT,, vice presi-
dent Of the Security Savings & Com
mercial Bank. will represent the Dis
trict Of Columbia Bankers Association
at the Spring meeting of the executive
council Of the American Bankers Asso-
citation, which opens tomorrow at the
Chamberlin- Vanderbilt Hotel, Old
Point Comfort. Va. With the exception
of the annual convention in the Fall,
this Is the most important meeting Of
the kind held during the year.
Mr.. Addison was elected q member Of
the A. B. A. council at the meeting Of
the local association last June at Mon
tauk Point, Long Island, to serve for
three years. He is former president Of
the District Bankers Association, has
served on the associations most i'm
portant committees and Is now chair
man of the committee on law and leg
islation.
Born in Prince Georges County, Md,
Mr.. Addison obtained his education in
the public schools, specialized in busi-
ness courses and later graduated from
the Georgetown Law School. He has
lived In Washington since 1904 and re-
sides in the Georgetown section of the
city. He is q director in the Security
Savings & Commercial Bank, treasurer