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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-07-09
OAKLAND MAN ACQUITTED
In ELKINS FEDERAL COURT
An Unusual Case Tried On Tues
day Reveals Methods Used by
Prohibition Agents

The second acquittal in two terms
of federal court at Elkins in liquor
case was returned by jury Tuesday
after celebrating for Is minutes the
transportation charge against Howard
E. "Peg" Shahan, of Oakland.
The government alleged that Sha-
han had been supplying liquor. for
many bootleggers in Fairmont and
Grafton, and its agents had spent
much time, it is said, in attempting
to get evidence against him.
The trial also marked the intro
duction in federal court of the first
government informer to be disclosed
during the presentation of evidence.
"Red" Torrant, "a Fairmont negro,
was named as the man who arranged
with Shahan for the delivery of liquor
to two undercover agents, L. M.
Swick and Leroy Gates, for whom
Torrant was said in testimony to have
USSA WI ming.
Marked Money Used
Another unusual angle of the case
was the admission by federal wit
nesses that $3.50 in marked money
given to the informer to pay Shahan
for 10-gallon key of moonshine, was
taken by DR.. William A. Welton at
Fairmont Hospital No. 8 to pay for
two weeks and two days of treatment
given the negro when he was hurt in
an automobile wreck. The govern
ment is still without the money.
Testimony introduced by the gov
eminent was that Torrant went to
garage in Oakland where Shahan
worked, and under the guise of buy
ing used automobile, made Shahan's
acquaintance. Later Torrant and
Swick visited Shahan, and after
spending an evening unsuccessfully
trying to obtain liquor, returned to
Fairmont.
A telephone call to Oakland, ans
wered presumably by Shahan, was
made by the agents. They were in
formed, they said, that Shahan would
deliver the liquor in Fairmont. Tor
rant went to Oakland to accompany
Shahan on the trip, and used the car
he had purchased there.
Car Was Wrecked
Near Watson, where Swick, Gates
and others were lying in wait for the
car, driven by the informant, the ma
chine wrecked. The mishap occurred
some distance from where the officers
We're in hiding. Shahan hailed a pas
sing car and put the negro, severely
injured, in it. When the car ap-
preached the officers, they recognized
the negro but learned from him that
Shahan was at the scene of the wreck.
Equipped with a flood light and ac-
companied by other officers, the raid
ers searched the neighborhood of the
wreck for the keg of liquor, but testi-
fled they did not find it. Nor was it
ever found, evidence disclosed.
Shahan and witnesses testifying for
him, denied that there was any liquor
in the car or that he had made ar
rangements to sell any moonshine in
Fairmont.
Russell L. Furbee, assistant district
attorney, in summing up the unusual
case, asked the jury whether it would
believe the testimony of "officers
sworn to do their duty and with
several years goodrecord behind them"
or the testimony of the defendant and
the question was answered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Walls and
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Walls, all of King
wood, West Va, spent last Sunday
morning at Mountain Lake Park and
a portion of the afternoon in Oakland
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w. Leary
and two sons and Mr.. and Mrs.
Schwessinger and daughter Dorothy,
of Baltimore, spent the weekend here
as guests of Misses Elizabeth and
Marion Leary.
The members Of the Pythian Sisters
will present an entertainment in the
Castle Hall on Monday night, July
10. All members of the organization
are urged to attend. Refreshments
will be served.
Miss Elsie Benthien, former Dem
onstration Agent for Garrett county,
went to Greensburg, Pa, where she
will be the guest of Miss Rhesa King,
former Garrett county health nurse,
for several days.
Camp Minnetoska, eight miles from
Oakland, has been opened for the
summer with Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen
and Miss Hyde in charge. The camp
is patronized very largely by Balti-
more people and is for girls only.
John Mitchell was slightly but pain
fully injured on July 4th when he
was struck by an automobile at a
turn on Route 81, short distance
fro mhis home near Oakland. He has
recovered sufficiently to be about at
this time.
Misses Mary and Charlotte Bolgiano
have resumed their dancing classes in
the hall of st. Peters school in Oak
land. These young ladies have been
successful in teaching their Oakland
patrons for several years past and
they again solicit their patronage.
Miss Grace Speicher, of Accident,
motored to Madison, Wis, to attend
the commencement exercises at the
U. of Wisconsin. Miss Speicher was
accompanied home by Fred vonSchlicn-
ten, one of the graduates, who left for
his home in Yonkers, N. Y, on Mon
day of last week.
Next Sunday, July IL, there will be
services as follows in st. Matthew'S
Episcopal church: Celebration of the
Holy Communion at 8 a. NJ; Sunday
school at 9:45; Holy Communion and
sermon at II o'clock. There will be
an early celebration of the Holy Com
munion each Sunday morning at 8 a.
m. throughout the summer.
Safes Attorney w. w. Dawson and
deputy Sheriff Clarence Spear went
to 88 bridge on Saturday to search
for man who was said to have been
moved from the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad tracks after the engineer of
a freight train had brought his train
to stop before running over the man.
The officers were advised that the
man, who was evidently drunk, was
placed at a point several car lengths
from the bridge, but he was not to be
found when the officers arrived.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-07-09

The Republican Commercial Print
ing Department is the best equipped
printery you could care to inspect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10

Saturday afternoon, May %, when an
original pantomime and dance version
of the fairy tale, THE Wizard OF OF,
will be presented ct Wilson Stadium,
Eleventh and Thirteenth streets above
Florida avenue, under auspices of the
Community Center Department OF the
District of Columbia public school sys-
tenn.
Planned as the forerunner of an
elaborate childrens festival. to take
place next May in celebration. OF the
George washington Bicentennial this
years production will mark the initial
appearance of such large. group Of
Washington children in pig OUTDOOR
dramatic production of this kind.
Parents of hundreds CT children OF
the District are aiding the Community
Center Department in the staging.
The performance is scheduled to take
place al 5 O'Clock in the afternoon: with
music by the United States Marine
Band.
Donna L. Taggart is director of dra-
matte sequence of the play, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10

dence Hospital and George Washing
ton University Hospital will have no
programs, but will welcome visitors
during the day.
At the Homeopathic Hospital open
house will be held from 10 o'clock until
noon and from 3 to o'clock. Tea will
be served in the nurses home from 4
to 5 o'clock. A group picture will be
taken of all the babies present who
were born in the hospital
Columbia Hospital will keep open
house from / to o'clock Visitors will
be shown about Garfield Hospital dur
ing the day. A garden party for the
dispensary children and q play by the
dramatic class of Columbia Junior
High School viii feature the day at
the Children's Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10

dance directors Of the various groups
are Frances Brightwell, Sara Berghng
Margaret Carmody, Lorine w. B. Dean,
Evelyn Davis, Martha Fisher. Alice 1.
Hunter, Elizabeth jenkins, Judy Lyetn'
Beatrice Mullin, Ivy Randall, Marjorie
Schuster, Mrs. j. P. Tolford and Mar
guerite Wolfe. Mrs. Marie Moore For
rest is production chairman.
Circus Is Feature.
Sixty children from Takoma and
Chevy Chase Centers, IS from Thorn
son and Force, Janney and Gordon
Centers, IS from Southeast and Ban
croft Centers, 80 from East Washing
ton, Langley and E. v. Brown Com
munity Centers, 70 from Columbia
Heights, Grant, Oyster and Thomson
and many others, in addition to the
many singles who have leading parts,
will participate.
A circus, done by the Southeast Com
munity Center will also be q part of
the production, with tumblers, clowns,
acrobats, silt walkers, tight-rope per-
formers and other features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
DO-X PILOT ARRANGES
FOR U. S. SUMMER HOP
Lieut.. schildhauer to Name Fuel
ing Stations In South Amer
lea for Big Ship.

Lieut.. Clarence H. Schildhauer, for
mer Navy pilot, and American repre-
sentative for the Do-x, giant German
flying boat, passed through the Ma
tional Capital yesterday on his way
to South America to arrange for the
projected trip of the worlds greatest
airplane to the United States during
the Summer.
Schildhauer expects to arrive In Rio
de Janerio next Saturday. He will fly
from Miami Monday in q Pan Ameri-
can Always plane.
Schildhauer who was chief pilot Of
the DO-X on its flight to the Canary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
Boyland to Lecture.

The evolution of man from savagery
to barbarisn and from barbarism 60
civilization will be discussed by Rev.
James X. Boyland in q series OF lee
lures, the first of which will be given
tomorrow night at the Play House, 1914
N street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10

Complete with canvas
canopy. 4-passenger Hard
wood seat, natural finish,
with green steel frame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
CHILDREN TO ENACT
. STORIES OF FAIRIES
Nearly 1000 Pupils From
Capital Schools Cast for
Pageant.

( Nearly 1000 washington boys and
c1rIs will enact the parts OF the fan
fsstic people of the land of Oz-the
sN6unchkins,'' the "Quadlings, the
aSroodlers" and the "WinKieS ON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10

A new novel by Q famous author who
is collected nowadays comes out in at
least two limited large paper signed
editions in addition to the regular trade
edition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10

Islands. will arrange for fueling sup
plies at points UP the coast OF South
America, through the West Indies and
up the American Coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
TUESDAY NAMED
AS HOSPITAL DAY
Community Chest Institutions
Here to Present Special
Programs.

National Hospital day, sponsored by
the American Hospital Association to
focus attention on the service and
problems of medical care, in honor of
the birthday anniversary of Florence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10

Nightingale, will be celebrated in
Washington Tuesday by number OF
hospitals aff1liated with the Community
Chest.
Each President Of the United States
has Endorsed National Hospital day
since its first observance in 1921. 1t is
expected that about 5000 programs
will be held throughout the country.
Every day, according to statistics OF
the national organization. there are
100000 patients in hospitals and 7o0,-
900 full-time workers caring for them.
This does not include more than $1,000
staff physicians nor approximately TO-
900 men and women who serve as hos
pital trustees and advisors.
Activities Planned.
Special activities during the celebra-
ton here are planned by the National
Homeopathic Hospital, ChiIdren's Hos
pital, Columbia and Garfield Memorial
Hospitals. Emergency Hospital. Episco-
pal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
Georgetown University Hospital, Provi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-01
DEATHS TOTAL 766
; AS HEAT WAVE SETS
MANY NEW RECORDS
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mission employees were at work in a
temporary building at Eighteenth street
and Constitution avenue.
According to the official prognosti-
Gator. the forecast for the next SO hours
indicates continued high temperature,
already has struck Western sections.
may be expected by Friday. 1t may
only be momentary, however. since the
weather man sees possibility of very
hot weather for the Fourth, or else
thundershowers Throughout the day: he
would not commit himself as to which.
Yesterday the offlcial temperature at
the Weather Bureau reached 80 degrees
at 4:30 O'Clock. Lowest temperature
during the past "a hours was at
O'Clock this morning, when the ther-
mometer read 70 degrees. The Au-
Nudity yesterday was unusually high, in
contrast with the temperature At 8
am. it was 81, at noon Al and at
pm. So.
Two more heat prostrations were
added today to the total Of seven record
ed yesterday. This morning while at
work in the District Building, Aloysius
P. Shields of 70 Seaton place. an en-
ploye of the Water Registrars Once,
was overcome by the heat. After treat
ment he was taken home.
Daniel Hawkins, 55-year-old colored
laborer, of 302 P street, was taken to
Walter Reed Hospital this morning
shortly after o'clock, suffering from
the effects of heat exhaustion. He was
working with a gang of laborers in the
$500 block of Ninth street when over
come. He was treated by Maj. Donald
?. Liederman Of Walter Reed and lster
transferred to Emergency Hospital for
observation.
Clark Arnold, 80 years old, of 4100
K street, was the third victim. He
was found unconscious on a highway
between the Key Bridge and Alexan-
dria shortly after j o'clock this after
noon Mr. Arnold was picked up
shortly after members of his family
asked Washington police to search for
him. It is presumed by police that
the heat caused him to wander away
from his home and later become pros
trated. He is now in Georgetown Uni
verSity Hospital.
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ter's service, but promptly lost his own
at love. Jean doublefaulted twice In the
third and Shields won from is to lead
2-l. Shields also won his own service
to lead 81, but Borotra won his own
service to make It 2-3, and then broke
through Shields. Frank, reused by what
appeared to be bad decision, worked
the count from 0-40 up to deuce, but
could not stop the Frenchman.
Playing fiercely, the American young
ster took the seventh game on Borotra s
service, to lead 4-3.. pounding the
Frenchman's forehand corner with
Shields changed his racquet end won
the eighth game to make 1t SIS, but
Borotra had the best Of some mid-court
volleying and won the ninth. Still play
ingJa at top speed. Shields won his own
service to win the set "a. sending a
great passing shot down the sidelines
to make 1t 1880 and then letting Jean
put one into the net.
Borotra won his own service, after
Shields had carried him to deuce, to
start the fourth set, but Shields came
back to win his own and break through
Jean for 3-to-l lead. Borotra started
double faulting in the fifth game and
raised his hands In despair, but went
ahead to win and make the count
2 to 3.
Shields unleashed three burning
service aces in the sixth game to win
from IS and lead, 70 2. TITS all
over" several said in the grandStand.
But they counted without Borotra. The
beret-topped Frenchman rushed to the
net at every opportunity to win his own
service and reduce the Americans lead
to 4 to 8.
In the critical eighth game, as he
went to the net behind a serve. Shields
slipped and fell. He had to be helped
of the court, his face twisted in pain.
Borotra hurdled the net to help him
or, and gave first-aid treatment with
the aid Of ofncials. After five- minute
rest the match was resumed, and
Shields went on to win from 1870
and make the count So. Play again
was stopped, while Shields rubbed his
leg, which still was paining him.
Borotra. serving, took the ninth game
to make 1t 5-4. Standing almost on
one leg, Shields whipped across three
almost unplayable service balls, Borotra
sending back only weak returns. Jean
won the fourth point, but Shields
smashed over O ball Borotra didn't see
to win the game, the set and the match.
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American citizen and two years later
he became an employee of the Depart
ment of Agriculture where he remained
until 1917.
When the United States entered the
World War, in 1918, Thode returned to
the service, becoming a lieutenant in
the Infantry. He was the commanding
officer at the Gillespie shell plant when
it was wrecked by an explosion believed
to have been caused by German agents
He was promoted to a captaincy
in 1922 and two years later he bec9me
major in the Reserves He was re-
called to active duty in 1929. attaining
the rank of lieutenant colonel in the
Sd Corps Area, with headquarters in
Baltimore.
In addition to his Regular Army du-
ties during the war, Lieut.. Col. Thode
is said to have been active in Red Cross
work.
He was a member of the Spanish
War Veterans the Army and Navy
Club. the Scottish Rite Masonic order
and Columbia Lodge, No. 7, of the Ma
sons. He was unmarried.
Although Lieut.. McFall had known
Lieut.. Col. Thode for a number OF
years, ne Sdlo ne Sd" IItlc VI AlAlh'
After retiring from active duty in
the Sd Corps Area some time ago, Lieut.
Col Thode, according to his friend
had sought employment and had be-
come respondent because Of his failure
to obtain work
=. The order to return to active duty
at Camp Meade was received a short
time ago and Lieut.. Col. Fhode was tc
have reported today 1t was said.
Aside from his inability to find work
no motive for his act could be ascer-
tanned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-01
GLOBE FLYERS GIVE !.
BRIEF RADIO TALK.
Tired of Sitting-"Just Came
to Edmonton" World
GirdIers Say.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July I've just came
to Edmonston' was the cryptic descrip-
ton the round-the- world flyers gave the
radio audience last night of their 800
mile flight from Fairbanks. Alaska, to
Edmonton, Canada.
Making their comment brief and to
the point, both Wiley Post. pilot. and
Harold Gatty. navigator. Of the Winnie
Mae talked from the landing field at
Edmonton. as the climax of a WEAF-
WIN. B. G. broadcast that included
the details Of their landing at 6:35 pm.
"Tired Out Sitting"
The air interview went like this:
Announcer Charles Lyons-First Of all
we congratulate you. How's everything?
Post-We're all tired out sitting down.
Lyons-Mr. Gatty. we heard this
morning that you got little bump from
the propeller. Is that right?
Gatty-It's nothing serious.
Lyons-What sort Of trip did you
have from Fairbanks? You came right
as the crow flies?
Post-Well. we just came to Edmon-
ton.
Had Tail Wind.
Lyons-How about that tail wind you
Gatty-We had it part of the way.
Lyons-I wonder about your next
stop. Are you going to stay in Edmon-
ton all night?
Post-We are undecided about that.
Lyons-What is your next jump? Are
you intending to go to Cleveland?
POSITIVE are undecided about that.
Lyons-Just a couple of undecided
boys going some place.
Plans Were Broken.
POSITIVE made so many plans on
this trip and had to break them.
After Gatty and Post left the micro
phone brief addresses Of welcome were
delivered by the mayor of Edmonton
and Vernon Smith, acting premier of
the Province OF Alberta.
As the broadcast closed there was a
rous,ng cheer for the flyers.
II the flyers make another stop on
the next hop, which Is to end at New
York, the point from which they started
a week ago, NBC plans to broadcast a
description of 1t. When they get to
New York. probably tomorrow night,
plans have been made to give details
Of their arrival as we'll as the welcome
the metropolis is planning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-01

Center OF DISPUTE
Finally Reaches Agreement
With Publicity Firm on
New York Reception.
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated PresS
NEW YORK, July while Wiley
Post ard Harold Gatty were manipu-
lating controls and studying maps last
night in the plane which was speeding
them across Canada toward completion
OF their round-the- world flight, there
were scenes Of great confusion at their
headquarters" here.
First. there was a "misunderstand.
ing" between F. c. Hall, wealthy Okla
homa City oil man. who is backing the
flight, and firm of publicity agents.
Hours after it broke out 1t finally
was settled, but not Until there had
been a lot Of frantic telephoning q
long conference and eventually peace
meeting"
Then there was the disappearance
from her hotel of Mrs. Post. wife Of
the Winnie Mae pilot. She arrived from
the West during the morning, told re-
porters she didn't know an airplane
rudder from an aileron and that she
would never let Wiley cross an ocean
again, and then went out to buy a
dress.
Only Photographers Worry.
More than a score of photographers
and reporters waited in her suite five
hours, and still she had not returned.
Mr.. Hall said he could not understand
it, The publicity agents said she must
be buying several dresses. A maid at
a home where Mrs. Post was to have
had dinner said she had not arrived.
But no one worried except the pho
tographerS, for Mrs. Post had been ac-
companied by the wife of news reel
company employe who knew an about
New York.
The arrival of Mrs. Post from her
home in Oklahoma indirectly brought
on the controversy between Mr.. Han
and the publicity firm of Bruno, Blythe
and associates
Confusion developed as to who was
handling arrangements for the New
York reception of the flyers. Mr. Hall
said he had sunk about 100000 In
this fight and several preceding ones"
and saw no reason why he should not
be in charge.
Agreement Is Reached.
The publicity agents produced a con-
tract signed by Post designating such
authority to them. Mr.. Hall said he
knew nothing about it and added the
two flyers had so little money when
It4Cy oIdIbCO AAC CfCH 1Idu W put up go
to get weather reports for them. Finally
Mr.. Hall signed statement declaring
every one would work together and the
misunderstanding" was over.
Mrs. Post, who was II when she
married the aviator four years ago,
said she had stayed awake only one
night during the fight, 1.-The night the
boys were crossing the Atlantic" but
she worried so then that she hes de-
cided there will be no more transocean
air flights for Mr.. Post.
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BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Army Band ct
the Sylvan Theater, Washington Monu-
ment Grounds, this evening at 1880
o'clock. william ]. Stannard, leader; ;
Thomas r. Darcy. second leader.
March: "The Conqueror" .Teike
Tschaikowski
selection; Chimes Of Normandy"
Planquette
"Polonaise Militaire". ...... Chopin
suite: Three Dances from Henry
VIII ................ German
/. Morris Dance.
2. Shepherds Dance.
8. Torch Dance.
March: THE Thunderer". Sousa
THE Star 'Spangled Banner"
BY the United states Marine Band
at the Capitol this evening at T:30
O'Clock. Taylor Branson, leader; Ar
thur S. Witcomb, second leader.
Festal March In c.: .Cadman
Overture: THE Vikings. Hartmann
Concert solo: 1.-THE Holy City. Adams
Musician Winfred Kemp
Grand scenes from "Ernani". Verdi
Xylophone solo: Gypsy Rondo" Haydn
Musician Wilbur D. Kieffer
co Idyl, After Sunset Pryor
suite the f c1oRs upvsrds .w .soass
(a) by the Light Of the Polar Star"
(b) Beneath the Southern Cross
(c) Mars and Venus"
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Navy Band this
evening at the band stand in the Navy
Yard, at 1880 O'Clock. Charles Benter,