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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-02

Tall Tower Topics The formal opening of Lakewood Waterburys municipal park took place Saturday and visitors present sections of the city. beautiful park reeeng the good work of the unemployed which ated through mayors committee Many of citizens ncud inq myself hope good work will suggest that they build municipal swimming pool Of this would be expensive project but certainly popular with the public This work could be through the unemployment fund And they expect to start it again would be paying proposition only now but for to come-G. B. R.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-02

a frock of American Beauty chif- fox and hat to correspond and her bouquet consisted of sweet peas.
 Following the ceremony a recep- tion for the immediate families was held at Lift -the- Latch Inn.
 The bride is graduate of Wilby High school and Danbury Normal school and has been teaching in Hop Brook school in Middlebury for the past two years. Upon returning from an unan- nounced wedding trip. the couple will reside at Yale avenue, Mid dlebury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-02

Horses Horses! The Memorial day parade made lacked hommes Nine rode horses and horsese known the ed here was General Oswald Auben Major Carroll Major Roy Rice Lieutenant Mike Calulo Lieutenant Craig Sergeant Wallace lngs and Rod Sullivan from Wateown and of them ran away recalls mind the Memorial day parade when
 Wild West Frank Knneney rode "A F. O. 6 the parade lhngs went Then "A. P O. G. let loose and did Paul half mile bumped trolley smashing half windows hung tokens from the conductor pocket scar ing the eoekyed baby and throwing Frank for row of poppes F. K aboard oh oh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-02

I've always had desire travel To be photographed with the pigeons of St Marks Or bicycle in Bermuda
 Or reclining a chair aboard Levlathan
 Orbut that's like fire after the smoke eaters chop down. In my desire, my idea of Utopia will be like the tossing the weekend that gallant saan Bill Shea of the park department Its similar feelings after the landlord knocks the door tb first of the month a blue. Not exactly b1ne bdb Nor the blue associate with popular wash day fluid. A blue all its own Cooling soothing Summer blue I've fashionable hotel Block Island Newport the nations Lido
 Something exotic distinctly distinctive And how well Bill wore With the nonchalance of Don Juan. Or Vallee
 That's it. Val And so I sigh in envy of the And from now until the fadeout doctors tells the jig up my hope ambition thought desire steeled to limit will be A coat like the worn by Bill Shea last Saturday night When cones Lakewood park An Bill you win. Now know happens when you get the brass ring the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-02
LAKE QUASSAPAUG
 POPULAR SUMMER RESORT

Lake Quassapaug presents splen- did place to spend an afternoon. A picnic grove, bathing and boating facilities, and other amusements especially for the kiddies, makes 1t an ideal spot. Nestled among the hills, it is cool place and there is ample room for parking. All are welcome by the management. the opening date finding thousands at the lake, this being the favorite motor ing spot of many Waterburians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-02

Editor Tall Tower Topics Last Saturday afternoon Arnold Sparonc South End Bearcat athletic Club killed an automobile Derby Many local know Arnold Brady wish would this thought still that Bob Brady longer of certainly blow club when Bob his always interested sponsored by the South Ends. A South Finder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-02
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Gossip. Mayor Hayes has written letter the depart ment legion inviting the l932 convention Waterbury Local Greeks remember comrades Every Memorial day appears honor roll gift of the Helenies Attorney Maurice Wrenn caring finger yesterday He injured th digit while doing little Memorial day carving Rather strange snee years ago Maurice quite efficient butcher As of fact he earned part of his college tuition in this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-02

Believe Thirteen may be your unlucky number but it's just the wall Both of Chicks gal born the thirteenth day of the month And Chicks former landlord had o dates in his children born S Valentines day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-02
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Where they holiday Saul Cefner Providence; Joe Phan Sonny Moran Synno Jim Lowe Bill Walton Orvie Puet Ne" York Gene Palmer Lou Drexer Albany MT Briggs Maine Bud Davis Lynn Herb Smith Kent Fal Jim Phclan. Ray Shove Cy Young New Britain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-02

In an effort prove caught Charlie Mccarthy and Jake Kinney Crosby and Leo Delaney Sovs took Frank Ksnney banker their vorl haunt Decoration day catch of the day trout Howver Charlie osafd Jake had the collection of flies As for we'll he have new pupils when the 1932 rolls around.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-02
Good evening.
AND EVEN WORSE

We near the season when blond stenogS Leave their jobs for week or two, And letters appear, some 3t6ingk llk3 th8s, Tell the eockeyed world, they do.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30
DEER PARK

There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening at 1880; Sunday
school Sunday morning at 10 o'clock;
Christian Endeavor Sunday evening
at o'clock, followed by preaching by
Rev. J. B. Rupert, on May 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Rodeheaver
and Mrs. Prudence Dawson, Tacoma
Park, D. c., visited home folk over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Wright, Bloom
ington, were visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Tasker, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. M. Lipscomb and
children, Pierce, W. Va, visited Mr..
and Mrs. F. N. Refs over the week.
end.
Miss Anna Thrasher, delegate Of
June Grove No. SO, Woodmen Circle,
left Sunday evening to attend the
State Woodmen convention at the
Rawleigh hotel, Washington, D. c.,
April 81 to 20. Miss Thrasher made a
report of the activities of her grove
since its organization in 1929.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30
CRAFTSMANSHIP

With the gradual passing of the
emergencies which assailed the coun-
try most acutely during the past win
ter, the quality of President Hoover's
craftsmanship in the face of fren-
zied clamor for quack remedies can
plainly be traced. Had he consented
to the adoption of the "dole" it would
doubtless have become more or less
permanent in operation, thus produc-
ing a situation which is gradually be-
ing cured by natural means. Had he
permitted Congress to force upon the
Red Cross vast appropriation OF
government money, that magnificent
organization would now be unable to
appeal further to the generosity OF
the public, but must look forward to
the whim of Congress for it's support.
Had he permitted the government to
provide unlimited funds for food and
clothing for the drought sufferers, he
would have deprived the public Of one
of it's ennobling opportunities to ex-
tend, individually, some core OF help
to others in their hour of need.
What President Hoover accomplish
ed, in those trying hours, was to pre-
serve that line which marks the PROOF
er and the improper activities of gov
eminent, and to preserve to the people
the great duty and privilege of help
ing each other. Except for the stead
fast vision of President Hoover, the
United States might today, through
the hysteria of the moment, be ma
ton supported through every diff
Guilty by excessive taxation rather
than through the free-will help of the
people which has never in the history
of the country failed of the most lib
eral expression. The public will fully
understand this, some day, and will
give to Mr.. Hoover full appreciation
of his staunch determination to pro-
vide wise solutions for the emergen-
cies which confronted the Nation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30
NEW GERMANY

Services next Sunday morning at
the M. E. church at 1880 O'Clock,
Rev. A. C. Bell in charge.
Holy Communion service at the Re-
formed church, Sunday, May "a, at
1920 a. M, with Rev. E. D. Bright in
charge.
Mrs. Forrest Beachy, who has been
suffering from a severe cut on her
hand, is somewhat improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Broadwater re-
turned home last Thursday after at
tending the funeral of her brother,
Lorraine Stern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Stanton and
family and Mrs. Gus Stanton, of Bit
finger, spent Sunday at the home Of
Charles Junkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Broadwater and
family, of Barton, were Sunday Wis
itors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Broadwater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ramp, Lloyd
Ramp and Miss Mary Jankey were
visitors on Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Otto.
Mrs. P. ]. Stephens, Mrs. James
Stephens, Mrs. Ralph Wiley and Bur-
ly Stephens spent last Thursday in
Cumberland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30
MAY 9 is DATE SET FOR
VOCATIONAL FIELD DAY
Public Speaking and Poultry
Judging Contests Will Feature
Events At u. of NJ.

May 9 has been set as the date for
the annual Maryland Vocational Field
Day at the University of Maryland,
it is announced by DR.. j. H. Patter-
son, director of the University Expert
ment Station. The program will fol-
low closely that Of former years with
the exception that there will be no
student fitting and judging contest by
members of the student Livestock
Club of the University.
The morning hours will be given
over, as in the past, to poultry judg-
ing and public speaking contests,
winners of which will receive $1,000,
$3.50, and $500 in gold. The public
speaking contests are open to all vo-
cational agricultural boys in all-day
classes who are successfully carrying
at least three units of regular school
work and who are actually members
of chartered chapters of the Future
Farmers Association. A meeting is
being held Saturday evening at Acct
dent to determine Garrett county's
representatives in public speaking.
Likewise the poultry judging con-
tests are open to any boy under Fl
years of age and who has not partici-
pated in any poultry judging contest
of Interstate or national character.
In addition, he must not have had
more than four years of training in
any approved vocational course in
agriculture of less than college grade.
He must be, at the time the team is
selected for the contest, bona fide
high school student enrolled in an all
day class in vocational agriculture.
The poultry judging contest will be
held at the University Poultry Plant
at $3.50 a. M, and will be in charge of
Professor R. H. Waite; the public
speaking contest will be staged in the
Chemistry Building at the same hour.
Both contests will last approximately
two hours, at the end Of which time
an inspection will be made of the
various experiments being conducted
by the University Experiment Sta
ton. From 1:15 to 800 p. m. in the
afternoon luncheon will be held in
the College Dining Hall at which time
a number of prominent individuals
will make addresses and the Maryland
Farmer Degree Certificate will be
awarded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30
GORTNER

Mr.. Roy Otto, of Springs, Pa,
filled the appointment here on Sun
day.
On account of Mr.. J. C. Peter
sheim's sale on Tuesday afternoon,
the sewing circle will meet at the
home of Miss Ida Martin on Wednes-
day afternoon, instead of Tuesday.
Messrs. Robert Friend and Earl
Spoerlein spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Swartzen-
truber.
Mrs. Mack Ridder and children
spent Thursday evening with Mrs.
Paul WEIGH.
Mr.. Joseph Feathers and Mrs. Cora
Cramer were guests of Mrs. Russell
Beckman on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Spoerlein, of
Grantsville, were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Schlossnagle on Sunday.
Mr.. Marshall Dewitt spent the
weekend at the home of Mr.. Noah
Slabach.
Mr.. Ralph Deems returned to his
home in Newcomerstown, o., on
Saturday evening after visiting his
relatives here several days.
The Welch's entertained the follow
ing guests on Tuesday evening: Mr..
and Mrs. Benz. Shannon, of Morgan
town; Mrs. Lucretia Feathers, Akron,
o.; and Mr.. Earl Feathers, of Clarks-
burg, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baity Ridder and chill
dren, of Silver Knob, were visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Mac Ridder on Sunday.
Misses Lena Slabach, Fannie and
Amelia Yoder, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Sisk, and Mr.. S. w. Slabach spent
Monday evening with Mr.. Wesley
White and family. /
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30
IN DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

Potatoes were selling at $1.35 per
bushel in Oakland.
Joseph E. Harmed went to Pitts
burgh on business.
Other residents of Oakland whose
names appeared in local items were
Daniel Chisholm, George E. Bishoff,
D. E. Bolden, julius Scherr, DR.. R. A.
Ravenscroft, Israel Glotfelty, Sheriff
Casteel, G. A. Bolden and Scott T.
Jones.
Joseph Helbig, ST., was engaged in
painting the old Glades Hotel. The
Rest had been reprinted.
John T. Mitchell had force of car
pentersni buildg anadid otaoin mmmm
penters building an addition to his res
idence on Second street.
The conduct of several young men
of Oakland at the railway station
upon the arrival of a passenger train
was condemned rather harshly by a
writer whose communication appeared
in The Republican.
A lamb, born on the Abraham Spik-
err farm, two miles south Of Oakland,
had three perfectly formed front feet.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
A notice of the death of Hiram p.
Tasker, founder of the Garrett Coun-
ty Herald, published at Oakland for
many years, appeared in The Republi-
can. Mr.. Tasker was a Democrat and
prominent in Garrett county politics
for many years. 1t was he also who
conceived the idea of impounding the
water of the Big Youghiogheny and
creating electric current for transmits
sion to large cities-at that time an
entirely new project.
An article copied from the Wheeling
Intelligencer told of the first contract
for the construction of the old Ma
tional Road, which was signed at Cum
berland one hundred years ago, and
which was built from that city to St.
Louis in the years following.
A. S. Teats, Justice of the Peace,
broke the record in collecting fines
from offenders. A report showed that
he had turned over $500 to the State
above the amount due him for fees
for services rendered. A large part
of the amount was from fines collected
from violators of the law against the
sale Of spirituous liquors.
Automobiles delivered by the Nay
lor and Hoffman Garage included
those to J. A. Kelly, DR.. M. c. Hine-
baugh, Lieut.. E. S. West and DR.. L..
Carr, at Mt. Lake Park. Harry Loar
was building a garage for the storing
of car which he expected to arrive in
a few days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30
When The Revolution Ended

The cessation of hostilities between
the United States and Great Britain
was proclaimed April 10, 1888, to the
soldiers of the Continental army by
order of General George Washington
in headquarters at Newburgh. Con-
gress had issued, a few days before,
the officiel notification that the Revo-
Iutionary War was at an end.
The 148th anniversary of Washing
tons proclamation is noted by the Di-
vision of Information and Publica-
ton of the George Washington Bicen-
tennial Commission in a statement re-
calling the event.
The Revolution had practically end
ed with the surrender of Lord Corn
wallis at Yorktown in October, 1871.
It was generally realized throughout
the two countries that there would
be no more extensive campaigns, but
both armies were retained under
arms. A few skirmishes took place in
1882, occurring for the most part be-
tween foraging or scouting parties.
In one of these minor fights in
August some British soldiers at Saint
James Island, South Carolina, were
defeated by Captain Wilmott. At
Fort Wheeling, Virginia, in the fol-
lowing month, the last skirmish of the
war was fought. 1t also was VIC
tory for the Americans.
While there was little to be gained
by either side from this kind of fight
ing it was an inevitable result of the
proximity of armed men representing
the two nations. 1t was unavoidable
as long as Britain and the United
States were officially at war.
Despite this fact, Washington Wig
orously opposed any reduction in the
army until the conclusion of peace.
No one realized the cost of victory
better than the man who had led
Americas armies throughout the war.
He was unwilling that the fruits of
victory should be lost by relaxation
of vigilance which might encourage
the British ministry to continue the
conflict.
Washington's feelings on receiving
official notice that hostilities were at
an end may be seen in his procla-
nation at Newburgh. Preliminary
articles of peace had been signed at
Paris in November and January, and
it was beginning to be apparent that
the permanent treaty would be based
ON these stipulations. With con-
siderable relief, therefore, General
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30

A small, but active minority of a
party makes the nomination. Many
able and qualified men who might be
drafted by a convention, out of a spir-
it of patriotism, will not ballyhoo and
make fight for the Office. Unfit men,
who would not be considered in a
party convention, secure nomination
for the high office of United States
senator. The nominee is under obi
cation to small minorities. Party re-
sponsibility is weakened.
The convention system does not in
terfere with the principle of govern
ment by the pople. The voters always
held control of the business in the
choice of delegates to the convention.
Representative government is main
tanned.
There is nothing in a system or de-
vice that will afford a perfect can
didate, but under the direct primary
there has been a deterioration in the
quality of the men who represent US
in the legislature, in Congress and
high places.-New Bedford Mercury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30
An Interesting Fact
District of Columbia Once Owned By
MARYLAND.

Maryland.
Realizing the disadvantages of car
rying on business in what was recog-
nized as temporary location during
the latter years of the Confederation
of States and during the first years of
the Federal Union, a permanent loca-
ton for the capital of the United
States was seriously considered.
In 1888, a resolution was introduced
in Congress providing that buildings
for the use of the government should
be constructed on the Delaware or the
Potomac, if either location should
prove suitable. For four years fol-
lowing the matter remained unde-
cided. But during that time three
resolutions were introduced, the first
one favoring a site on the Delaware
was passed by a majority vote, but
was not carried into effect. The other
two favoring the Potomac failed of
passage. Thus it appears that the
Delaware held the favored position in
the selection. However, on December
% of that year, the General Assembly
of Maryland passed an "Act to cede to
Congress district of tenmiles square
in this State, for the seat of Govern
ment of the United States"
But this generous resolution carry
ing with it a valuable gift, seems to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30

have had little effect, for in Septem-
Der, 1889, the United States House
of Representatives passed a resolu-
ton before the adjournment of Con-
seat of the government of the I'm
tied States ought to be at some con-
venient place on the banks of the
Susquehannah, in the State of Penn
sylvania.
Subsequently, Germantown was
favored by majority of the House,
but the Senate did not act on the mo-
ton before the adjournment of Con-
gress. 1t was at this time that Vir-
ginia and Maryland began to realize
that unless some decisive action was
taken by the two States, those in fav-
or of the more northerly location con-
trolled enough votes to win. Then it
was that the Maryland Assembly
passed resolution to pay to the order
of the President the sum of $4,000 in
three yearly equal payments and to
insure the prompt advancement of the
money, ordered the sale of the ere.
served lands to the westward of Fort
Cumberland" The merchants of Bal
timore added 100000 to this sum.
After considerable debate in Con-
gress, President Washington visited
the prospective locations and finally
selected the present site as the seat
If the Federal Government. The
territory proposed to be coded by Vir-
ginia is not now included in the Dis
trict.
For the most part the Maryland
property was owned by Daniel Car
roll David Burns, Samuel Davidson
and Motley Young. The price paid, as
reported by Jefferson, was Is pounds
Stey..ing per acre, but the streets were
not to be counted. So excluding these
the cost was reduced to about 10
pounds per acre.
The tract of land was laid off by
Mr.. Andrew Elliott, selected by the
President for that purpose, who was
ATTENDED by Benjamin Benneker, an
Ethiopian" mentioned in the Inter-
esting Fact "The Negro in Maryland"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30
DIRECT PRIMARY, CHEAPER
MEN

The direct primary is in growing
disrepute and the Massachusetts, COM
mittee of the General Court on cleo
ton laws is considering substitute
measures, one of which provides for
convention nominations outright. The
old axiom that the office should seek
the man is repudiated by the direct
primary system. The man must seek
the office and sign paper that he will
take it before his name can appear
on the ballot.
For one thing, voters at large shirk
their responsibility and do not par
ticipate in the primaries. People do
not begin to become serious, politi-
cally, until the nominations are made.
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Washington issued the following

Washington issued the following
order:
"The Commander-in-chief orders
the cessation of hostilities between
the United States of America and the
King of Great Britain to be publicly
proclaimed tomorrow at twelve at the
New Building; and that the proclama-
ton, which will be communicated
herewith, be read tomorrow morning
at the head of every regiment and
corps of the army; after which, the
Chaplains with the several brigades,
will render thanks to Almighty Coz
for all his mercies, particularly for his
overruling the wrath of man to His
own glory, and causing the rage Of
war to cease among the nations + y
''On such happy cay, which is the
harbinger of peace, day which COM
pletes the eighth year of the war, it
would be ingratitude not to rejoice,
it would be insensibility not to partici-
pate, in the general felicity + ~ =.
Happy, thrice happy, shall they be
pronounced hereafter, who have con-
tributed anything, who have performed
the meanest Office in erecting this stu
pendous fabric of freedom and empire
on the broad basis of independently,
who have assisted in protecting the
rights Of human nature, and estab-
fishing an asylum for the poor and OPP
pressed of all nations and religions"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30

Some economists tell us that out of
this depression will come a cure to
end all future depressions. Didn't we
hear something few years ago about
a war that was to end all wars?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30

Quite a number of the people of this
community attended the talkie at the
Ford Garage, Grantsville, on Monday
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30

and Tuesday, where they viewed the
pictures shown of the Ford plant at
Dearborn, Mich.