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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-02

his home, which he reached Before
sundown," October 4th.
General Washington's entries in
diary are usually very brief, but he
sums up the results of his journey
with long discussion Of his pet pro-
ject, the union of the East and West
by water route from the Chesapeake
Bay to the Ohio, via the Potomac.
"And tho I was disappointed in one
of the objects which induced me to I'M
dertake this journey, namely, to ex-
anime into the situation, quality and
advantages of the Land which I hold
upon the Ohio and Great Kanawha-
and to take measures for rescuing
them from the hands of Land Jobbers
and Speculators-who 1 had been in
formed, regardless of my legal and
equitable Rights, patents, etc., had
enclosed them within other surveys
and were offering them for Sale at
Philadelphia and in EUROPE say,
Notwithstanding this disappointment,
1 am well plased with my journey"
CHARLES E. HOVE.
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BI1'TINGER

Confirmation and communion SER
vices will be held in the village Luth-
eran church next Sunday morning,
and special Easter service in the
evening at eight o'clock.
The heaviest rainfall experienced
in this section for many months Wis
tied US last Saturday.
Thomas o. Hayes made business
trip to Jennings one day last week.
Edgar Stanton, of Grantsville, was
a pleasant caller in this village last
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. J. U. Stanton, of Grantsville,
visited her sister, Mrs. C. C. Beachy,
at the Beachy farm, near here on
Thursday of last week.
Merchant C. E. Ellithorp lost val
liable cow from his herd of milk pro-
iucers few days ago.
Galen Beachy, of Jennings, was a
pleasant business caller in Bittinger
few days ago.
Hartman Wilt and his friend, Mr..
King, of the North Glade settlement,
were callers in this village last Sun
day afternoon.
Frederick M. Bittinger spent a day
last week attending to business mat
tiers on the east side of Meadow
Mountain.
George Stark made business trip
to Grantsville few days ago.
Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Campbell were
shopping in Frostburg last Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Bannatyne, supervising teach
er for this territory, visited the pub
lie schools in this section during the
past week.
| Mrs. Charles H. Wiley and chill
dren returned from Baltimore Tues
day of last week.
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space in the paper to name them all.)
Passion Flower-Depends on the
fellow as to who this is.
Concentratin' Kid-Delbert Davis.
$3.50
Scandal!
During the past week and half
there has been more "dirt" uncovered
in Harned's drug store than all the
sewing circles of town could uncover
in month of daily meetings.
Those who have been revealing all
this dirt are none other than Uncle
Gum Coddington and his assistants,
Bill Butt and Rol Frazee. The Anal
gamates are holding meetings out on
street corners until the repairs are
completed.
The annual Lenten slump in the
bootlegging business is expected to
be followed by revival after Easter.
There's big boom on in Gortner.
Shorty has decided to enlarge his es-
Enlistment again. This calls for the
fourth moving of the cement gate
posts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-02
SCOOPS COLUMN
Notify Philly Athletics
By SCOOP-HIMSELF


This item is taken from the For
estry News Letter. Forest Warden
Dewey Sharpless states that one even
ing about dusk wildcat charged him.
Dewey is still baseball pitcher of no
mean ability and we understand that
he bounced a stone off the kitty's'
head which ended the fight" Page
Connie Mack, or some other baseball
manager. This fellow might do well
against the Chicago Cubs.
BUSY Hart and Jim Carney quar-
relied about baby,
Which l thought was a foolish thing
to do
Until 1 heard that the baby
Had just reached twenty-five.
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Final News Bulletin!

$50
Final News Bulletin!
Oakland schools will close for 1881
on May 10.
Shirt factory will locate here on
site donated by city.
$4,000 community house with gym
nasium will be started soon.
Four over-confdent Oakland boot
leggers were jailed today. More ar
rests expected.
Guy Yutzy is going to reduce.
Jim Painter and Harry Mickey de-
cided not to go fishing.
Frank Smouse, Lawrence Dixon and
Lawrence Fraley have formed a part
nership.
Scoop is tending to his own bust
ness.
Jimmie Fazzalari can't blow a
bugle, so he quit the drum corps.
Wellington Yutzy had a chance to
60 to Cumberland and didn't.
Bet. Dawson was silent for ten
minutes.
H. c. Sincell has turned optimist.
Grover Monk Stemple has declared
a town holiday on Saturday. No
stores will be open. Even The Re-
publican will close.
Bill Browning and Jud Loar eloped,
but not with each other.
Slim Shaw has lowered the electric
rate.
Nit Sincell went to work regardless
Of weather conditions.
The Boss Editor let this stuff 20
thru without changing it.
Archibaldson stayed home two
nights last week.
Tommie eraser bought something
without asking how much.
John Fitzwater has called off all
compulsory school attendance laws.
The commissioners are not making
any levy this year.
Cot McComas is moving shortly to
his summer estate.
George D. Sprague is giving away
half pints of ice cream on Saturday
at a. m.
Prof. F. E. Rathbun wants to sell
his boat house and boat.
Walter Dawson has run out of
Jokes and stories.
Neil Fraley has long office hours.
Bill Offutt has sworn off tobacco.
The Assembly authorized the
spending of 100000 for fencing off
Garrett county and consolidating
schools, and no referendum was at
tached.
The beer garden has gone into
bankruptcy.
The gambling hall of Oakland has
closed.
Another restaurant will locate here
soon.
The council is going to install a
white way.
The Civic club has given up the
Yard and Garden contest.
If you believe all this stuff you are
crazy.
APRIL FOOL
$50
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Try This on Your Piano

Did that fellow who went down the
street have on sporn trimmed hectac-
les, heck sporned rimmacles, him
rocked spornacles, or rim specked
hornacles? Wrong again. He had on
horn spimmed rectacles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-02

Constable ]. L. Ross, of Jennings,
was caller in this neighborhood last
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Add to Geography

Maryland is a monarchy, subdivided
into three other monarchies. The big
monarch of all he surveys is Governor
Richie, and his three subordinate
rnonarchs are G. Clinton Uhl, State
roads; Albert S. Cook, schools; and E..
Austin Baughman, motor vehicles.
And what they say goes-what laws
they want are made laws.
The vote of, by and for the people
put them there.
List of Previewed Pictures
Fisherman's Paradise-A private,
well stocked lake.
Under Cover-Dewey Harvey.
Wild Mans Land-Bear Hill.
Remote Control-The A. and P.
store.
Along Came Youth-Bus Imam and
Waller Hoye.
Men of the North-John W. Davis,
William Tillett, John Murphy, Law
renee Fraley, Ray Jones, C. F. Ham
mond, Lawrence Dixon and Ed. Offutt.
King of Jazz-Bill Gibson.
Lightnin'-Bill Butt.
Hell's Angels There's not enough
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S2,O|)3,3286D TOTAL
RAISED FOR CHEST
Annual Report Shows Gain
of IT Per Cent Over Sum
of 1880 Campaign.

Contributions to the Community
Chest In the 1881 campaign amounted
to $2,003, 328.60, or more than $4,000
over the goal of $1,950,0O0, making it
the most successful campaign in the
history of large Community Chests
throughout the country. John Poole,
president of the Chest, said today in his
annual report, delivered at the annual
meeting of the Community Chest at the
Willard Hotel. The luncheon meeting
was attended by approximately 500 peo-
pie.
The number of subscribers was 49,
$685. or $4,000 more than last year, Mr..
Poole said, and the amount subscribed
shows a gain of 81 per cent over the
amount obtained in the 1880 campaign,
a record for large Chests. All Washing
ton marched together, MIR. Poole said.
Government and n-government, Cath
Ole, Protestant and Jew, all classes and
all groups contributed to the great VIC
tory won by the Chest.
Year of Progress.
Mr.. Poole said that the year now
closing has been one in which, in spite
of the problems created by unemploy-
ment, the Community Chest and its
member organizations have made sub
stantial progress and improvement in
their methods.
Elwood Street, director of the Chest
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M'BR|DE PLANNING
DRY ORGANIZATION
Anti-SaIoon League Head
Holds Vets Gaining and
Urges Local Unit Drive.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March TO-
Plans for a gigantic, Nationwide or
ganization to espouse the cause of pro-
hibition were outlined today before the
Southern convention of the Anti-Saloon
League of America by DR.. F. Scott Nc
Bride, general superintendent.
He suggested formation of units OF
prohibition supporters in townships and
counties throughout the country to as
sist State organizations, which, in turn,
would correlate their work with the
national association.
IF we are going to take care of this
second campaign against prohibition"
DR.. Mcbride declared, I'VE must depend
largely on what is done back home in
the counties and townships in carrying
on our legislative program.
Hold VETS Organized.
"We cannot take care of such a plan
unless the people are organized; We
can't fight battle against any army
that is organized with an army that is
not organized
He said there are 10 more prohibition
advocates in the House and 10 more
in the Senate today than when the
Not only are there more drys in
Congress-" he added. but the dry sem
timent is even stronger.
Congress has been getting drier
every election since prohibition was
voted. In 1923 there were more drys
elected than at any other time and we
also elected a dry President.
Sees Constant PERIL
"In 1880, however, the vets have
taken an advance. Multi-millionsires
have taken advantage of dry inactivity
and have elected some wet Senators
who should have been defeated by drys.
eff three drys in each of 80 States
were to be defeated by three vets in
each of those 30 States, the majority
in the House would be wet, but we still
would have enough dry States to keep
prohibition in force. But whenever the
House has majority of vets there
would be mighty little comfort for us.
We must not merely hold our own, but
keep Congress and the State Legisla-
lures dry.
There has never been a time when
we need to keep up the fight like we
do today"
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that brought politics into these pro-
ceedings, Mr.. Lamar went out of his
way to solicit the application of the
Board of Trade"
Face Flushed With Anger.
At this point Maj. Lee was inter
rupted by Mr.. Lamar who jumped to
his feet, his face flushed with anger,
and shaking his finger in Maj. Lees
face, shouted, THAT statement Is not
true. You injected politics into this. "
AS Mr.. Lamar continued in violent
tone, Maj. Lee appealed to the chair
man:
Mr.. Chairman, would like to finish
what have to say. This gentleman
called me liar and I haven't called
him anything"
Then Mai Lee proceeded with the
statement that the committee was try
ing to keep out our people and let in
our enemies"
AS soon as Maj. Lee sat down Mr..
Morgan obtained the floor.
Il thought Brooke Lee was fairer
man." he vehemently declared, than
he has shown himself tonight. He is
the only man who has attempted to
bring politics into this federation, and
I am ashamed of him. If no action is
taken regulating Brooke Lees state
ment 1 win resign and walk out Of this
hall"
This statement was greeted with a
round of applause by the delegates.
The Lee amendment was put to a
vote and carried by As to IL. The
amended committee report then was
adopted unanimously.
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FIRM liked
VALUE, QUIZ HEARS.
U. S. Trade Body Accountant
Finds $50, 46e, 1859 Rise
in Merged Assets.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
r. E. Barnes, Federal Trade Com
mission accountant, testified today, at
a hearing into the affairs of the New
England Power Association, that he
found write up" of $40 ,469,857 in
series of consultations centering about
the Narragansett Electric Lighting
Co. of Providence, r. I.
Barnes said the write up" was
change in book value of the Narragan-
sett company and other related sub
salaries without an increase in capital
assets of the concerns.
During the mergers and consolida-
lions the United Electric Power Co., a
subsidiary of the New England Power
Association, was formed to acquire the
assets of the lighting company. Its
name, Barnes said, was later changed
to the Narragansett Electric Co. He
said the entire series of transactions
led to the control of the lighting COM
pany and United Electric Railways, also
of Providence, by the New England
Power Association.
Value liked S2O,OOO,OO
The ledger value of the capital as
sets acquired from the Narragansett
Electric Lighting Co., as shown by that
QUESTION, was $31 ,345, 25I.32, Barnes de-
clared, adding that these capital assets
were entered on the books of the Mar
ragansett Electric Co. on the acquiSi-
ton date at $51, 815, 108.89.
The total write up" of the capital
assets OF the old company, as shown by
the books of the new company, was
$50, 469, 657.57, Barnes testified. Barnes
said the electric plant investment of
the NarraganSett Co. was written up"
sis, 1902, 60858 the gas plant investment,
1894, 634.82, and the value of securities
owned by subsidiaries, $1,092 GAIT.
THE books of the subsidiary COM
panieS we're not changed" Barnes said.
Stock Issue Authorized.
Healy put into the record a decision
of the Rhode Island Public Utilities
Commission in 1927 which authorized
the issue of $43,860000 in securities
by the Rhode Island Public Service Co.,
one of the concerns involved in the
series of consultations.
Healy said subsequently the commits
sion authorized the issuance of more
shares and that this brought the grand
total in securities authorized to about
SAB ,000, 900.
Carl S. Hermann, treasurer of the
New England Power Association, issued
a statement in which he said that the
commission accountant has not
brought out fully the transaction in
question"
THE commission fixed the value of
the assets in authorizing the issue
of securities by the new purchasing
company. after a public hearing"
Hermann added that Barnes found
that the annual dividends of the New
England Power Association upon its
entire investment in Rhode Island has
not exceeded 7l2 per cent"
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Protests Jail Treatment
FORMER REPRESENTATIVE REsENTs PRISON EXPERIENCE.

BY the Associated Press.
~ ALTIMORE, Md, March 10
Manuel Herrick, former Okla
homa Representative in Con-
gress. sentenced last October to
six months in jail on charges
that he helped make noonshlne liquor,
made a protest here yesterday about the
treatment he said he was ACCORDED at
the Centerville, Md, jail.
Herrick was released Sunday. The
food was bad and the bedding dirty, ne
asserted. and added that he was denleo
many privileges other prisoners enjoyed.
Herrick told District Attorney Simon
E. Sobeloff that the other prisonersWere
permitted to stroll to the post office for
their mail, attend motion picture shows
and to take walks in the country. But
he said he was not permitted TO leave
the jail.
Silent on Plans.
The former representative, who
served one term in the Harding admin
lstration, was given transportation to ST.
Mary's County in Southern Maryland,
where he was arrested last summer
while working at a still as SIS week
handy man.
He would not say what his plans were.
William F.. Airey and Plus B. Ennels,
the latter colored, sentenced along with
Herrick, also were released.
Herrick asserted at his trial here that
he took the job at the still to obtain
evidence, but Federal prohibition OIL
Gals at Washington denied that he had
been given a commission as an under
cover man.
Herrick said he lost as pounds during
the time he was in Jail. Continuing
his allegation, he asserted zone pris-
oner. privileged character, got the
other prisoners down on me. They
would wash the walls with my clean
shirts and put rotten eggs between the
sheets on my bunk"
JailOrs Deny Charges.
"They'd throw wadS of wet paper at
nv head, and a boy living nearby used
to shoot nails at me from his air rifle.
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VICTIMS ALLEGED SUIT
LANDS SUSPECT IN JAIL
Louis T. Miller, Charged With
Wearing Stolen Apparel, Held
in $500 Theft.

Louis T. Miller, 20 years old, Of 808
Twelfth street, was arrested by Detec-
tive Sergt. Larry ODea last night and
charged with grand larceny in connec-
ton with recent robbery at the home
of Richard Ridgeway, 1919 Seventeenth
street.
Ridgeway was having dinner in a
Ninth street restaurant when Miller
walked into the establishment in suit
which Ridgeway said he Immediately
recognized as one stolen in the robbery
at his residence, along with $500 worth
of wearing apparel.
The victim of the burglary telephoned
police headquarters, and Detective Sergt.
ODea responded and placed Miller I'M
der arrest when Ridgeway pointed him
out.
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outlined plans for improved services
during the year 1881.
With the largest number of accounts
to handle of any firm In the city, Mr..
Street said that the Chest Is pledged
to the utmost economy in order that
the largest possible amount may be
passed on to the use OF the member
organizations for service. Mr. Street
also pledged the Chest to carry on q
program of interpretative information
for the new membership of the Chest.
the increase in contributors being more
than 40 per cent, and also declared
that in view of the fact that the bound
aries of the District do not include the
community Of Greater Washington,
that the Chest would make plans to
extend the service of member organi-
cations, where necessary, 20 cover these
sections, with the possibility of includ-
ing them all in the Chest next year.
improvements are planned in every
department. he said.
Gave Financial Review.
Robert v. Fleming, treasurer of the
Chest, gave financial review of the
year.
Other reports were made by Ernest
5. Johnston, chairman of the Puublici-
W Committee; Joseph D. Kaufman.
chairman of the Speakers Unit; Allen
Pope, for services rendered by depen-
deney agencies; DR.. Charles P. Nell, on
services rendered by character building
agencies: E. @. Graham, on services
rendered by health agencies.
President Poole presented the BAN
nerS won by the various organizations
in the last campaign.
Frank r. Jelleff, chairman of the
Nominating Committee, read the list Of
members of the Board of Trustees, rem
resenting contributors on the board,
elected in the mail ballot. He also Of
Sered the names of a number of others
to I'LL vacancies, which were approved.
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MRS. MARY WATTS DIES
FROM INJURIES IN FALL

Mrs. Mary Watts, 10 years old, 2l20
G. street. died at Emergency Hospital
early last night as a result of injuries
received the night of February 81 when
she tripped over a loose brick in the
sidewalk near Twenty-first and streets.
Mrs. Watts, severely shocked and her
left hip injured, was taken to the hos
pital in passing automobile. She was
the wife of F. G. Watts. Coroner j..
Ramsay hewitt and police of the third
precinct are conducting an investfga-
ton of the accident. An inquest may
be held to determine the question of
responsibility for the accident.
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for national defense than is developed
In our commerce." he asserted.
national arterial system of railways
that must not be permitted to be
weakened from any cause whatever"
and the principle Of experimenting rail-
ways with trunk-line highways, were
explained by Col. Taylor as two recog-
nized policies of the War Department
as vital to national defense"
These two systems, he said, appear TO
set up competition in long distance
transportation which, If not controlled,
may develop an Ineconomic situation. !"
Motor transport, he said, is the logi-
cal collecting and distributing agency in
any co-ordinated plan of transporta-
ton, and how far it should extend into
the field of the railroads is up to the
latter.
Railroads, themselves, should be en-
couraged to enter this field, he thinks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
WALKER SHUNS CAMERAS
IN STARTING HIS VACATION
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 10.-Dispensing
with the usual ceremony of reporters
and photographers, Mayor James ].
Walker motored over to Jersey City
this afternoon and boarded the 2:20
pm. Baltimore g. Ohio train for the
West, bound for a months vacation
in Palm Springs, Calf.
Ordinarily when the mayor takes a
vacation, there is much jocular inter-
viewing, and the Walkerian wisecracks
are plentiful. Today the time and
place of his departure were kept secret
until he was aboard his train.