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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-04
B. & o. Landscape Gardener
Makes Suggestions For Park

Mr.. C. E. Barklage, landscape gar
dener for the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, inspected the Washington Park
during the past week and gave sug-
gestions for improving and beautify-
ing the grounds by cleaning up and
planting shrubs, bushes and trees.
Before any real Identification can
come, the grounds must be thoroughly
cleaned up, he stated. After this has
been done Mr.. Barklage said he would
come to Oakland again at any time to
do all he could to help with the pro-
ject.
The Identification project is under
the direction of the Oakland Civic
Club.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-04
DEER PARK

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Borgess. Visited
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Hinebaugh re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Friend, of
Triadelphia, w. Va, were here re-
Gently visiting relatives.
Miss Mae Hess, Cumberland, visited
relatives here few days ago.
Mr.. Green and family, Morgantown,
were recent visitors at the home of
E. Knox.
Visitors at the Rodeheaver home
on the 30th included Mr.. and Mrs. Par
ker Rodeheaver, Mrs. Prudence Daw-
son and Paul Calderwood, all of Ia
coma Park, D. C.
Mrs. Thelma OFT and daughter, of
Piedmont, W. Va, were here Satur-
day and Sunday.
Visitors of Mrs. F. N. Refs Satur-
day were Frederick w. Refs, Balti-
more; 1. M. Lipscomb and family, of
Pierce, w. Va; Mrs. l.. H. Rodeheaver
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-04
All Radio Broadcast Scheduled
For Saturday, June 6 s..

The regular monthly All Club ra-
dio broadcast will be held on Satur-
day, June 6, from 1890 to 1870 p. M,
conducted by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture in coopera-
ton with the State agricultural COL
leges.
The program will include number
of selections by the U. S. Marine
Band and talks on how club work
helps parents, what All dairy clubs
can do to help community dairying,
and the farm boys and girls All Club
camp.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-04
Knights of Pythias to Elect
Officers for Ensuing Term

Election of officers for the ensuing
term will be conducted at the regular
meeting of Garrett Lodge No. 113,
Knights of Pythias, Friday evening.
Candidates will be chosen for chancel-
lor commander, vice-chancellor, prel-
ate, keeper of records and seal, master
of finance, master of work, master at
arms, inner guard and outer guard.
All members of the lodge are re-
quested to be present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-04
In Hospital With Gun Wound

Howard Marshall, superintendent of
the Shallmar Coal Mining Company
at Shallmar, this county, is in the
Keyser hospital suffering with a
wound accidentally self-inflicted on
Monday night when revolver he was
handling exploded. The powder burn
ed the flesh on his abdomen and the
bullet emerged a short distance from
the point of it's entrance. No serious
after effects are anticipated by the
attending physicians.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-04
Pays for Letting Forest Fire Get
Beyond Control

M. M. Thomas, near the Pennsyl-
vania State Line, has handed over
$26.S5 to the State forestry depart
ment as suppression cost when he let
a forest fire get beyond his control,
according to A. L. Sines, district war
den.
Mr.. Thomas was using tractor in
a field during April when it back
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-04

treasurer, and William F. DeBerry,
tester.
The Dairy Herd improvement asso-
citation was organized June 1, 1880,
with nine members. One hundred
thirty cows are tested each month
with the average test for the associa-
ton 303 pounds butter fat, and $500
pounds of milk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-04

fired and ignited grass. Before the
fire was controlled it had burned 40
acres in Maryland and go acres in
Pennsylvania.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-04
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80 minutes checks cold the first day,
and checks Malaria in three ddys.
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Evening star., 1931-06-20
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

thus derived Is generally more than
ample tosdefray the expense incurred
in maintaining these clearing houses of
missing things.
+
Campaign Launched
Against High House Rents.
The Manchuria Daily News. Dairen-
The Manshu hippo, our leading vernac-
ular contemporary. has instituted o
crusade against the existing high rates,
such as house rents, coal prices. tele-
phone charges, and electricity and gas
rates that have more or less monopolistic
flavor. The strong cry taken up by the
japanese journal has created a general
and profound sensation all over the
city, and the Dairen Chamber Of Com
merce and Industry is going to indorse
the same stand in the sll-important
consideration of public interest.
The Manshu hippo lays stress on
the lowering of prices of all daily
necessaries, piece goods, imported sun
dries, and even jewelry. by as much as
20 to 30 per cent. pointing out that,
compared with year ago, various other
articles are quoted at so per cent less.
Quoting the same paper. the stiffest
rates obtaining in Dairen are house
rents, which are decidedly above those
even in Toxic. As far back as 1928, the
Dairen civil administration. after in
vestigation, found that the rents for a
shop in the city averaged 4 yen per
mat Il. e.. per room''l, as against 217
yen per mat for dwelling After eight
years, these rates are only slightly lower
The house-owners might peg their ex-
cuSes on the different style of construcs
ton from that in Japan proper, but. all
the same. building materials now cost
only about half as much as at the
height of economic imitation.
Evening star., 1931-06-20

make It In less time than Lindbergh
Her ship Is nearly n hundred miies an
hour faster than the Spirit of st. I.ouis.
And 1t has been proved time and again
that women are capable of setting up
endurance records Of twice the number
of hours that 1t viii take Miss Nichols
to complete the Paris trip.
Miss Nichols will undoubtedly achieve
much personal glory for being the first
woman to ny alone across the ocean
But Is 1t worth the possible glory when
death almost surely awaits the slightest
miscalculation? TO most persons 1t
would not be, especially In view OF the
fact that outstanding prominence in the
women's field Of aviation has been
obtained and can be obtained by efforts
far less spectacular and hazardous and
OF mulch more scientific value. Miss
Nichols should abandon her attempt
II she does not, the only thing left to
do is to wish her Godspeed on her
journey.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
Mexican Case Stirs Demand
For Reform in Use of Firearms

as a result Of nervous apprehension or
oyerzealouSness on the part OF peace
or prohibition ofhcers.
Embarrassing to the washington
Government" is the verdict Of the Flint
Daily Journal, which states as to the
parties to the incident: The Mexican
youths unqueStionably were violating
the law in having arms and ammuni-
tion in their automobile. although they
may not have realized they were COM
nitting any serious offense. In view
of what they must have known about
American outlawry It Is conceivable
that they were afraid of attack and
might have thought they were ac-
coeted by hoodlums posing as ofncers.
It Is apparent also that the Oklahoma
deputies might have been JUSTIFIED in
acting in what they believed to be self
defense"
Maintaining that 1T is q principle OF
international law that nations are re-
Sponsible for reasonable protection to
aliens while they conduct themselves in
accordance with the laws OF the land,
the st. Louis Post Dispatch concludes:
I'VE paid Italy $25,000 indemnity for
the lynching OF IL Italians IN New Or
leans in 1891, after diplomatic reia-
tions had been severed in protest. The
italians were killed by mob while
they were in jail in connection with
the murder Of New Orleans mayor.
For acts Of violence against Chinese
in the Northwest, we paid several
hundred thousand dollars. Perhaps II
there were some way of forcing the To-
cality In which an act Of brutality
toward aliens occurs to foot the bill,
we should have fewer incidents Of this
nature"
The effect on international relations
IN pointed out by the Charlotte OBJ
server, the Salt Lake Deseret News and
the Boston Transcript. The last mem
toned thinks "the highly unfortunate
incident should have an effect to make
officials more careful in their treat
nent of all Mexican citizens"
The Chattanooga Times says IN a
review OF the case: "Inasmuch as peo-
pie are frequently murdered on public
thoroughfares in this country by Of
iacers on the slightest pretext, there
seems to be nothing unusual about this
AFFAIR except its international aspect.
Gov. Murray penned, however, most
extraordinary statement In directing
County Attorney Shilling to make q
complete investigation. The Oklahoma
chief executive wrote: owing to the
standing Of the Mexicans and the in
ternational aspect with neighboring
republic. 1t is essential that you make
q complete and unprejudiced investi-
CATION Is one to infer from this that
Oklahoma murder cases are handled
according to the standing Of the vic
tins? Are Oklahoma of1cials less DILL
gent in their enforcement Of the law
against killers Of obscure persons than
against slayers of person of proni-
nence? It Is a dangerous philosophy
Of law enforcement that shines through
Gov. Murray's statement. II is con-
trary to the American idea Of equal
protection under the law, and II It is to
obtain what hope have the poor, the
obscure and uninfluential?"
Evening star., 1931-06-20
The Dallas Hanging"

From Dallas, Tex the other day
came blood-curdling story. A preacher
had been found bound, and hanging
from the chandelier Of a church above
the pulpit where he had preached. He
was living, but In sorry state. When
taken down he told q tale Of horror.
He was accosted near the church by
a band of men who took him into the
building, stripped him of his clothing
and tied him up. intending to kill him.
but they relented Sufaciently to leave
him partly suspended In the condition
m which he was found after some
hours.
Various speculations as to the cause
Of this outrage resulted from the dis
closure, It. was suggested that the
murderous attack had been due to q
rancorous quarrel In the congregation
over the length and quality of the
preachers sermons. The suspicion was
also voiced that the clerical victim had
been guilty of unclerical conduct.
Now the mystery Is solved. The
partially suspended minister has pub
licly, ayowed that his tale Of kidnap-
lhg and assault and hanging was Q
fake. He had In fact, he confesses
undertaken to commit suicide, but altar
he got the rope fastened and his hands
bound he experienced a change Of heart
and decided TO cling TO life. Then he
could not release himself, and when
found he gave forth the cock-and-bull
story Of attack. Which still leaves
ground for speculation, although II
clears the matter somewhat.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
Divorce Veto.
From the Scranton Times.
Pennsvlua lnin for q n.l,i11

FROM the scranton Times.
Pennsylvania for a while at least Is
not to enter actively into competition
with Nevada and several other Western
States for the doubtful divorce honors
of the Nation. Gov. .Pinchot has just
vetoed bill which he says would open
the way to great fraud in the granting
Of divorces. The measures. sponsored
by Representative Strickler of Lancaster,
would permit service by advertisement
Immediately upon the return OF the
original subpoena. Gov. Pinchot says
that the only purpose of this change in
the law was to shorten the time within
which divorce can be granted.
AS matter of fact excepting for
residence qualification. divorce Is COM
paratively easy under PennSylvania laws.
1t is required that applicants mustbe bona
fide residents for at least one year, and
in case Of deSertion two years must
have elapsed from the time of abandon
ment until application for the suit. The
law permits divorce for a number of
reaSons-too many we believe
Occasionally a divorce ring is un-
earthed In some part of the state
Some few years back quite q business
in getting divorces for residents of other
States was exposed in Bradford County,
where non-residents came in and pre-
tended to establish a residence while
actually continuing to reside in their
home community. vigilant Judge can
do much in breaking up this sort of
thing
Gov. Pinchot's action in vetoing the
Strtckler bill is highly commendable.
Pennsylvania divorce laws instead of
being made easier should be revised
with the idea Of making divorce more
difiacult.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
Judicial ,Absurdities.

American judicial procedure Is re-
plete with absurdities, growing out Of
the retention of ancient forms of law
and rules Of practice. Sometimes these
absurdities cause defeat Of Justice. Now
and again they result in mistrials when
the guilt Of those standing before the
court under accusation is patent.
A cease in point is that of the trial
Of four officers of the Bank of the United
States in New York, accused of
felonies in the misapplicatiof Of funds.
After twelve weeks Of testimony taking
and arguments and instructions the
jury retired Friday afternoon. An hour
or so later they came out with re-
quest They wanted the indictments
and list of the defense exhibits. The
judge, with Considerable asperity," ac-
cording to one report, denied their plea
'Thfee, times have interpreted the in
dictment to you," he said sternly; "it
IS not in evidence, and you are not en-
titled to have It. Twill read it TO you,
though. It. is phraSed in legal terms,
and you have to take my Interpretation
of it." .e .sr- ~
Under a strict Interpretation of the
lawEof evidence the indictment, tho
very basis Of the procedure. the very
charge itself, was not available to the
jury. It had been read in their hear
ing; it had been analysed by counsel
and finally by the Judge, but 1t was
Evening star., 1931-06-20
.Co.operation in Planning.

Ratification by Arlington and Fairfax
Counties of the cooperative agreement
for trafic counts and highway inyesti-
CATION in the Greater Washington area
will permit the study to begin July l,
as originally planned. 1t will continue
for one year. representing the most
exhaustive effort ever undertaken to
base the future highway plan of the
Greater Washington area on facts and
figures, instead of contours and scenery.
Much good should come Of the survey,
and Arlington and Fairfax Counties
are to be commended for having pledged
their aid, without which the scheme
would have fallen through.
The parties to the agreement for
conducting the survey are the District
Of Columbia, the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, the Virginia
State Highway Commission, the Mary
land State Roads Commission, the city
Of Alexandra, the Maryland-N National
Capital Park and Planning Connnis-
sion, Arlington County, Fairfax County,
Prince Georges County, Montgomery
County and the Bureau Of Public Roads
Of the Department Of Agriculture. Un-
der its terms each Of the parties agrees
to shoulder definite part Of the cost
Of the work, the Bureau Of Public
Roads putting UP one-haf,, or twenty
thousand dollars, and supplying the sta
tistical personnel; the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission fur
nishing ten thousand dollars. and the
balance Of the amount apportioned
among the remaining signers. Airing
ton and Fairfax Counties did not feel
able, In the beginning, to make the
necessary outlays. Arlington officials,
In addition, took the point of view that
they already knew where trafic was
going-which was toward the four
bridges into the District of Columbia.
But to prevent failure of the plan, they
have agreed to shoulder their share Of
the expense.
The. data accumulated in the next
year, dealing. with relative density Of
trafnc along the highways now in use,
the origin and destination of trafic,
are to be used in the development of
a, priority program of highway con-
struction and betterment in the Great
er washington area; in deciding upon
the locat ation and connections of suitable
belt lines, relief roads or necessary re-
locations or extensions OF existing
roads. This undertaking is merely one
CT series of cooperative tasks that
face the various separate political
units comprising the Greater Washing
ton area. Refusal by any one of them
TO join in the plans may react to the
disadvantage of everybody.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
Ruth Nichols Should Reconsider.

Miss Ruth Nichols, one Of Americas
premier woman flyers, has come
cropper on the first lap Of her ambitious
transatlantic flight attempt and it is
the fervent hope of many Of her fellow
countrymen that this nishap, trivial as
it Is, will result in reconsideration Of
her plans to essay the long ocean trip
alone. Miss Nichols was making the
short hop from Clarence Chamberlain's
factory in New Jersey, where her plane
had been put in shape for the ocean
trip, to the Floyd Bennett Field on
Barren Island, of Brooklyn, where she
was TO take on additional fuel for the
fight to Harbor Grace, Newfoundland,
the spot she has selected for the At
lantic take-off.
big plane was not loaded to its capacity,
she came down so hard ct the Floyd
Bennett Field that the tail-skid cracked
of, a buIkhead in the fuselage was dam
aged and the whole landing gear was
subjected to Furnishing strain.
Although. fortunately, Miss Nichols was
uninjured, the ship was damaged to
such an extent that the repairs re-
uuired several days.
Holder of the women's altitude and
speed records, Miss Nichols is unques-
tionably one OF the best feminine flyers
and. with her fast ship, probably stands
as good chance as any Of them to
succeed in the hazardous transatlantic
venture. But to what avail If she. sue
ceeds? Personal glory, yes. Greater
speed than was made by Lindbergh, yes.
That a woman can sit at the controls
of a plane for many hours, yes. All
these, except the first, however, have
been proved before, and so 1t must
remain that personal glory is all that
is being sought by Miss Nichols. Ger
tainlY, II she gets to Paris, she viii
Evening star., 1931-06-20

not before the jury" In the sense Of
a statement that the Jurors could take
under direct examination. They could
have other items. but they could not
have the foundation document of the
case.
AS the court declared, the "indict"
ment was phrased IN legal terms"
That, perhaps, was intended to convey
to the jurors the thought that even II
they had the paper in their hands they
could not understand. 1t. They prob
ably could not have read 1t with any
comprehensive understanding. For the
indictment. as are all indictments pre-
sented to c.urt in this country, was q
cryptic maze of circumlocutions and
repetitions and indirect references and
confusingly explicit descriptions. It's
many hundreds of woros could have
been reduced with safety to a quarter
6f the number and its clarity increased
infinitely. But it was in accord with
the doctrine Of obscur1ty that has pre-
vailed in the American courts since
their establishment. brought over to
them from the British court procedure.
The British judiciary has in recent
years adopted the simpler form Of for
NAL accusation, but the American
courts held to the archaic mode of In
dictment
II the indictment is not in evidence
it should be. If it is not plain enough
in Its meaning to be understood by
the laymen who constitute jury it
should be. The matter of the evi-
Dental status Of the indictment Is not
of grave Importance. The matter Of
the clarity of the accusation Is Of the
utmost importance.
Evening star., 1931-06-20

/ had one son, who It is reported. is at-
tending school in Paris.
g Is there. such thing as an air
| A.. The United States ARMY Afr
Service has one, which is said TO be
the nrst plane constructed especially
! Iof this purpose. 1t Is Fokker shin.
painted white with red cross on the
side. Twelve patients, a doctor and at
tendant can be carried In the cabin.
O. q :. What y is a squintlns modiher'-
A. A squirting modiher is a rnodifer
| Incorrectly placed between two nenl-
bers OF q sentence in such a way as TO
render 1t applicable to either member.
and thereby ambiguous.
Q. What is the legend of the moss
roge?-E. ". s.
A. According to German tradition,
the legend of the moss rose is as fol-
lows: "Once upon a time an angel,
having mission of love to suffering
humanity, came down on earth He
was much. grteved at all the sin and
misery he saw and at all the evil things
he heard. Being tired. he sought place
to rest, but as 1t Jared with his master,
so It Jared with him, there was no room
for him, and no one would give him
shelter. At last he lay down under the
shade Of a. rose and slept until the
rising sun awoke him. Before winging
his flight heavenward he addressed the
rose and said that, as 1t, had given him
shelter which man denied, 1t should re-
ceive an enduring token of his love,
and so. leaf by leaf, and twig by twig,
the soft moss grew around the stem,
and there 1t Is today. cradle in which
the newborn rose may lie, a proof Of
Gods power and love"
@. In what round was Firpo knocked
out by Dempsey?-T. C.
A. Louis Firpo was knocked out In
the second round of his fight with Jack
Dempsey on September IA, 1928.
@. What is thunder?-T. A. s.
A. Thunder is caused by the sudden
expansion Of air in the vicinity of q
lightning discharge. Reflection of the
sound from clouds and other objects
causes the long, drawn-out roll some
times heard when the discharge takes
place several miles away
Q. Has the tndustrialization of RUS
sta had an effect on the rural popula-
ton of Russia similar to the effect
produced by industrialization in Amer
ica?-A. B. r.
A. Before the World War 1S5 per
cent of the population Of Russia lived
In cities. The disorders incident to the
revolution brought this percentage I'D
to about 20.4 In 1917, hundreds Of
| thousands Of peasants having hocked to
the cities. The terror and famine re-
duoed this TO 1871 per cent Since 1924
there has been an uninterrupted climb
OF the urban population, the percentage
dwelling In the cities having increased
from 16.1 that year to 19.1 in 1880.
@. Was Dwight Morrow ever q can
dtdate for Governor of New Jersey
A. 8.
A. Senator Dwight Morrow has never
been a candidate for Governor of New
Jersey; in fact, he never participated
| in State politics. However, he is COVER
nor for the State of New jersey Of the
National Aeronautical Association Of
| that State. This association. of which
Senator Bingham is president, has a
| governor In each State.
| O. How many stamp collectors are
/ there in this country?-C. r. S.
! A. The American Philatelic Society
estimates the number as approximately
| two million.