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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
SECOND GOOD WILL DINNER
IS HELD MONDAY EVENING
Annual Affair Given In Honor
of Mayors and Council Mem
bers of Towns in County
BALTIMORE MAYOR TALKS

Approximately one hunderd
and fifty were present at the
second annual goodwill banquet
given Monday night by the May
or and Town Council of Oakland
in honor of the Mayors and the
members of the various Coun-
ellis of incorporated towns Of
Garrett county, at the Manhat-
tan Hotel.
Friendsville, Grantsville, Accident,
Loeb Lynn, Kitzmiller and Oakland
were represented and in addition prac-
tically all the business and profess
sional men of Oakland and vicinity
attended.
The banquet was the climax of the
goodwill meetings between officials of
Garrett county towns which have been
held during the summer months when
the Mayor and Councilmen of Oak
land visited the various communities
and were entertained.
Mayor Jackson Guest of Honor
Hon. Howard w. jackson, Mayor Of
Baltimore, was the guest of honor,
and he gave the principal address of
the evening. Mayor Thomas w. Koon,
of Cumberland, and Judge Albert A.
Doub, of Cumberland, also gave short
addresses.
The program of the evening in
cluded music by the Marylanders, an
address of welcome to the visitors and
guests by w. R. Offutt; vocal selec-
tons by the Oakland quartet. w. W.
Dawson, States Attorney, was the
master of ceremonies and Grover c.
Stemple, Mayor of Oakland, intro
duced Mayor Jackson.
Mayor Jackson, after expressing his
pleasure at being in Garrett county
amid wonderful scenery, outlined the
administration program for Baltimore
as one of rigid economy.
Depletion of the municipal treas
ury, coupled with a sharp decline in
the assessment basis because of gen.
eral financial conditions" said the
Mayor, "has created the situation
which demands curtailment of all pro-
grams except those of current ne
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
FOUR MEN ARE CAUGHT IN
RAIDS IN GARRETT COUNTY
Two Arrests Made and Two
Cited to Appear for Hearing

Two men were arrested and two
were cited to appear for hearings
following raids Tuesday in the vicini-
ty of Oakland by Agents William R..
Harvey and Harold B. Hall, of the
Cumberland unit of the Federal Pro-
hibition Bureau.
Jasper F. Upole, about three miles
west of Oakland on the Swallaw Falls
road, was cited to appear in the Cir
cult Court on State charges of manu-
facture and possession of liquor. The
agents said they found 75-gallon
still, 25-gallon still and one hundred
gallons of mash on the mans farm.
Upole is said to have claimed he knew
they were on his property but that
they didn't belong to him.
The agents visited the farm of Carl
A. Martin, at Red House, Tuesday
afternoon and arrested John Pappas,
of Clarksburg, w. Va, and Oscar
Butcher. Martin was cited to appear
for a hearing. The officers said they
found a 150-gallon still and a 50-gal-
lon still in operation in the cellar of
Martins home. They also reported
seizure of so gallons of alleged whis-
key and 1900 gallons of mash in four
300-gallon watts. Butcher was operat-
ing the still, the agents said, and Pap
pas stated that he rented the cellar
from Martin.
This is the second offense for Pap
pas. All of the four men face State
charges under the Garrett county
law which prohibits the manufacture
and possession of liquor for sale.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
JUDGE DOUB CONVENED
CIRCUIT COURT MONDAY
Delivered Charge to The Grand
Jury, of Which Delbert C.
Davis Is The Foreman
ADDRESS MASTERFUL ONE

For the first time in a number
of years, Garrett county is hav-
ing a jury term of the Circuit
Court during the month of Sep
TENDER, the Legislature at it's
last session having enacted a
law changing the term from De-
cember to September, which is
apparently meeting with the ap-
prevail of the citizens of the county,
it being more convenient and weather
conditions more satisfactory for
travel to Oakland from their homes
during the fall season than during
mid-winter.
At the converting of the term Mon
day morning, Associate Judge Albert
A. Doub occupied the bench, who de-
livered the charge to the grand jury,
of which body Mr.. Delbert C. Davis,
of Oakland, is foreman. The Courts
address to the jury was masterful
one and all who heard it were i'm
pressed with the earnestness with
which Judge Double delivered it. The
Court in referring to the recent MUIR
der of harmless old man in the coun-
ty was especially touched and lamen-
ted the fact that crimes of any nature
should be committed and especially
that of murder.
The Courts Address
In addressing the Grand Jury, the
Court said:
Gentlemen of the Grand jury
You have just listened to the oath
of office as it has been administered
to your foreman. If you listened at
tentively you must have been i'm
pressed with the solemnity of the OBJ
legations which you have assumed.
The laws of the State and of our
country cannot be maintained unless
grand jurors are ready to do their
duty and unless jurors are willing to
serve cheerfully when called upon by
the Court.
This is the first day of the Septem-
Der Term of Court. Your duties will
not be onerous this term because we
had a term in June under the prior
existing law, and therefore it will be
your duty only to investigate the
cases which may have arisen since the
June Term of court or something
which may have happened prior to
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
COUNTY FAIR CONTINUES
WITH DRUM CORPS PARADE
Local Legion Post Will be Host
to Visiting Corps Tonight
Exhibits Are Numerous
TO CONCLUDE TOMORROW

The fifteenth annual Garrett county
fair, which opened on Tuesday with
Organization Day, will continue until
tomorrow evening, and carnival at
fractions will remain until Saturday
night, Henry M. Speicher, general
manager, has announced.
This evenings feature will be a
parade of drum corps with prize Of
$50 for the corps making the best
appearance. Acceptances of invita-
tions sent out two weeks ago have
been received from drum corps of
Piedmont, Keyser and Grafton, w.
Va, and it is understood that the
corps from Meyersdale, Pa, will also
be present, although no official word
has been received. The local legion
post is cooperating with the Fair Off
Gals to make this one of the biggest
days of the entire celebration.
On Wednesday morning parade
of all school children was held
The school parade also included the
legion drum and bugle corps, the Gil
bert-Brown Boys Band, and the Crel-
lin Boys Band, Oakland Grammar and
High schools, Crellin, Loeb Lynn, Mt.
Lake and McHenry schools were rep
resented, and the Crellin Sunday
school had float proclaiming a men,
bership of 224.
Exhibits Above Par
"The exhibits have been well above
the average and surpass all expecta-
tions," Mr.. Speicher said. "The exhi-
bit building is completely filled and
the barn housing the live stock is
practically filled. Farm products seem
to be of better quality, and there are
some excellent exhibits of horses and
sheep. The poultry department has
more entries than in former years,
and the exhibits of the All clubs,
agriculture clubs, and home economics
clubs are very good"
Several of the judges, according to
John H. Carter, county agent, have
stated that of the three county fairs
which they had already attended, Gar
rett county's fair surpassed two and
equaled the other one in both exhibits
and attendance. The quantity and
quality of exhibits, they stated, was
of the best. ....-.
Judges have been busy during the
past two days in making awards and
they will be announced in next week
issue of The Republican.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
THIRTY-TWO INDICTMENTS
RETURNED BY GRAND JURY
Jurors Complete Task After
Short Session; Criminal Docket
Will Be Taken Up Monday
JURY REPORT PRESENTED

Thirty-two presentments and
indictments were returned by
the Garrett County Grand Jury
for the September Term of the
Circuit Court during it's day and
a-half session ending at noon on
Tuesday, which is said to be the
shortest session of any grand
jury in the history of the Circuit
Court for this county.
The jury was dismissed from fur
Their service at this time by Judge AL
bert A. Doub following the presenta-
ton of its report to the Court. Del
bert NJ. Davis was foreman of the
jury and Lawrence NJ. Fraley and G.
w. Weitzell were it's clerks.
The criminal docket will be taken
up on Monday, September 81, at ten
o'clock, when Judge D. Lindley Sloan
will be on the bench.
The report of the grand jury fol-
lows:
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Garrett County,
Maryland:
The grand jury for the September
term, 1881, hereby submits its report
as follows:
We have had before US and have
examined AZ witnesses and have
found 80 presentments and 80 indict-
ments.
Pursuant to the impressive charge
delivered to the Grand Jury by the
presiding Judge, Albert A. Doub, we
have carefully considered the evidence
brought before US and have been gov
erned by our obligation as jurors and
our duty to society in insisting on the
enforcement of the law in our action
in each instance.
We wish to call attention to the
splendid effort that is being put forth
by the officers of the law to detect,
apprehend and punish all offenders
against the law. We also wish to
thank the States Attorney, Walter
w. Dawson, for his courteous assis-
lance to US and the very efficient man.
ner in which all matters for our at
tention were prepared and presented.
We, in accordance with the require
ments of our Office, inspected the
Court House, Jail and the records Of
the various county officials that are
kept therein. We found the buildings
in good condition.
Limited time forbids any approach
to an exhaustive examination of rec
ords, but all books appear to be we'll
kept and legible, and information
asked for was ready, available and
cheerfully given.
In closing, we wish to extend our
thanks to His Honor Judge Doub for
the assistance rendered US in perform
ing our duties as grand jurors.
DELBERT M. DAVIS, Foreman.
LAWRENCE M. FRALEY,
G. w. WEITZELL, Clerks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
GEORGE VERT IS FOUND
SLAIN AT KEYSER'S RIDGE
Aged Bachelor Beaten and Shot
by Man Who Robbed Place on
National Road Friday Night
YOUTH MAKES CONFESSION

The Staying of George Wertz,
IA, National Highway roadhouse
proprietor, who was robbed,
beaten, shot, and killed Friday
night, was laid to 18-year-old
Herman Bittinger, of Bear Hill,
this county, by State authorities
on Monday, following his arrest
Saturday and incarceration in
the Garrett County Jail Satur-
day evening. Bittinger is alleged to
have admitted that he killed the aged
man as Wertz was repairing lamp
when he turned his back toward him
him.
The news of the crime was flashed
to Oakland early Saturday morning
by a telephone message and immedi-
ately thereafter States Attorney w.
w. Dawson, Sheriff Haenftling, Dep
uty Sheriff Spear and Coroner w. A.
Gender left in automobiles for the
scene of the crime, where corners
Jury was summoned and after making
an examination of the pramises and
taking the dispositions of several men
residing in the community rendered a
verdict that the man had come to his
death at the hands of some person or
persons to the jury unknown.
Evidence produced before the jury,
however, led the officers to believe
that Bittinger was the guilty party.
While one of the officers went over
into the State of Pennsylvania in
search of him, another officer went to
the Bear Hill section where Bittin-
gers family resided, among whom is
a brother.
County officers quoted Bittinger as
saying in his confession that he went
to the roadhouse about 300 o'clock
Friday afternoon and remained there
until that night, assisting Wertz in
carrying water and other light work
about the place.
Wertz lived alone in the shack. He
had resided there about seven years
selling soft drinks, lunches and other
goods to tourists and others passing
over the highway. About three years
ago he was the victim of a holdup
man who stole about $50 from him at
the point of a pistol. The robber was
caught, tried and convicted and SEN
fenced to a term in prison by the
Court in Oakland.
The roadhouse is located about one
mile from the Pennsylvania State line
and two miles west of Keyser's Ridge.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
Enrolment Figures Increase In
Oakland Schools

Enrolment in Oakland schools has
increased during the past week by
43, making the total number of pupils
attending, 1854. There was an increase
of 10 in the High school, freshmen,
8 sophomores, 8 juniors, and 8 SEN
iors. The totals were: freshmen, 1923;
sophomores, 121; juniors, 90; seniors,
70; postgroduates, 5.
In the Oakland Grammar school the
enrolment increased 80, bringing the
total to 374. This was divided as fol-
lows: first grade, 81; second, 66;
third, Sc; fourth, SO; fifth, "A; sixth,
At; seventh, 40.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
High School Soccer and Field
Ball Schedule Announced

A soccer and fieldball schedule for
the high schools of Garrett county
has been arranged by the coaches Of
the schools. Each team plays eight
games and meets each opponent twice
during the season. The schedule fol-
lows:
Sept. %, Kitzmiller at Grantsville.
Sept. "a, Accident at Oakland.
Sept. 25, Friendsville at Grantsville.
Sept. 20, Grantsville at Accident.
Oct. 2, Oakland at Friendsville.
Oct. 6, Oakland at Friendsville.
Oct. 7, Kitzmiller at Oakland.
Oct. 9, Accident at Kitzmiller.
Oct. IL, Grantsville at Oakland.
Oct. IA, Accident at Friendsville.
Oct. 16, Grantsville at Kitzmiller.
Oct. 10, Oakland at Accident.
Oct. 81, Kitzmiller at Friendsville.
Oct. 20, Accident at Grantsville.
Oct. 26, Friendsville at Oakland.
Oct. %, Oakland at Kitzmiller.
Oct. 80, Grantsville at Friendsville.
Nov. 2, Kitzmiller at Accident.
Nov. a, Oakland at Grantsville. =.
Nov. 6, Friendsville at Accident.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
SALESMANSHIP IS NEEDED
IN CHURCH SAYS BURRUSS
Sales Counsellor Addresses a
Brotherhood Rally Sunday Ev-
ening In St. Marks Church
LARGE NUMBER ATTEND

That craftsmanship was need
ed in the church as much as in
any business was told represen-
tatives of Brotherhoods from
churches of Fairmont, Clarks-
burg, Grafton, Morgantown,
Oakland, and citizens of Oakland
by w. B. Burruss, sales counsel
lor, at the concluding session of
the Lutheran Brotherhood rally held
last Sunday afternoon and evening
in st. Marks Lutheran church, Oak
land.
Mr.. Burruss, a summer resident Of
Oakland, and nationally known public
speaker, held the large crowd assem-
bled to hear him for more than an
hour in discussing fully the subject of
craftsmanship relating to church work
and in explaining why he thought
Shakespeare was the greatest sales
man of all time.
eff everybody would make himself
personal salesman for the church
instead of leaving it all up to the
preacher, the houses of worship would
be full to overlooking. To be a true
salesman one must be sincere and
have confidence in the thing which he
is selling. He must create desire and
not try to impose an article or idea on
someone who is not convinced that he
wants to receive it.
Gan honest sale, the only sale that
should be made, is one in which both
parties profit" Mr.. Burruss said. "In
church work this would mean the de-
sire Of someone to help another be-
cause of the good which each would
receive from the transaction"
Mr.. Burruss' address was the only
feature listed on the evening pro-
gram. In the afternoon talks and dis
cussions were made on the four points
of the Brotherhood: Developing men
within the church; the lapsed men,
Der; the outside man, and the boy, by
Rev. W. P. Cline, Jr., Fairmont, w.
Va; Rev. Roy Hashinger, Morgan
town, w. Va; Rev. William Erhard,
Clarksburg, w. Va; Rev. E. F. K,
Roof, Grafton, with discussions on
each of the subjects presented by o.
C. Wilt, Clarksburg; R. E. Roberts,
Fairmont; Prof. F. D. Bittle, Oakland,
and Mr.. Harpster, Morgantown.
There were approximately 165 Wis
itors and members of the Brother
hoods served with luncheon in the
basement of the church between the
afternoon and evening sessions.
Many of the delegates and members
of the various Brotherhoods were &C.
companied to Oakland by. members
of their families, more than forty
coming from Fairmont and many
from Clarksburg and other towns.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
STUDENTS TO LEAVE SHORTLY TO CONTINUE STUDIES
in VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Business school, Washington, D. c.;
Ralph Turney, Wittenberg College;
Lewis Wildman, Fairmont Business
college; Pauline Hauser, Deaconess
(Lutheran) Motherhouse, Baltimore;
Harley Dawson, Genevieve Uphold,
Donald Stemple, David Walter and
Mary yelling will take postgraduate
courses.
Those who are returning to their
respective schools include Villa Har-
vey, Mildred Stemple, Helen Sollars,
Virginia Gilbert and Gertrude Ber-
nard, Frostburg Normal school; John
Stevenson, Charlotte Hall Academy;
Thomas Gender, Jr., Thurl Tower,
Kenneth Stahl, Mitchell Franklin,
Gerald Biggs, University of Mary
land; Howard Rathbun, Western
Maryland College; Jacqueline Lock-
yer, art school in Washington, D. c.;
Susanna Dixon, William and Mary
College; Dorothea Sturgiss, Linwood
school, St. Charles, Mo-; Adeline Sin
cell, Maryland Institute of Art, Balti-
more; Ernest Spoerlein, Bridgewater
College; Leonard Murphy, st. Johns
College; Elwood Hauser, Gettysburg
College; George Altstetter, Johns
Hopkins; Martha Townshend, Davis
Elkins; Theoda Rice, Mt. st. Joseph's,
Emmittsburg; Evelyn Bosley, Drexel
Institute; Julius Renninger, Prince
ton; Roland Reedy, Washington Col
lege. Virginia Weeks, graduate of
1880, and Helen Leighton, will attend
business school in Bowling Green,
Kentucky.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
Vandals Damage Bridge

Someone unknown to the authori-
ties during the past week tore up a
portion of the floor of the Barnum
bridge spanning the Potomac river,
leaving vacant space of some three
or four feet, thus endangering the
lives and property of motorists and
others having occasion to use the
structure. Fortunately the opening in
the floor was discovered and repairs
were ordered made Immediately by
County Commissioner James A. Fitz-
water, who is also endeavoring to as
certain who is responsible for the
wanton destruction of public property.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
Legion to Nominate Officers

"All members of Proctor Kildow
Post, No. II, American Legion, should
be present at the next two meetings
of the Post" is the statement of A.
G. Hesen, post commander, "as there
will be the nomination for officers at
the meeting on Monday, September
81, and election of officers at the fol-
lowing meeting to be held on Monday,
October s."
There will be smoker at both the
meetings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
Young and Old Swim Lake

The feat of swimming two and one
fourth miles, or across Deep Creek
Lake and return, has been accom-
plished by both young and old accord
ing to information received at The
Republican.
Last Saturday William Weber, aged
81, and. Jack Weber, aged II, crossed
and recrossed the lake at the German
Thayer pier. The distance one way is
one and one-eighth mile. Ralph
Weber witnessed the feat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
Eagle Scout Badge Presented at
Meeting of Oakland Troop

At an open meeting Of Oakland
Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts of America,
last Friday evening, Harley Dawson
was presented with his Eagle Scout
badge, recently awarded by the Court
of Honor. The presentation was
made by Rev.. C. A. Shilke.
Walter w. Dawson and Harland L.
Jones, members of the Troop Com
mittee, also made few remarks con-
corning the occasion. The scoutmas-
ter presented Lewis Jones with his
star scout badge, that rank having
been attained by him during the sum-
mer camp.
Plans for fall and winter activities
will be made at the meeting of the
troop tomorrow evening. Officers for
the coming year will also be elected
in the near future.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
DIR. SymOns To Speak

DIR. T. B. Symons, head of the ex-
tension service, University of Mary
land, will be the principal speaker at
a special meeting, to be held at the
Pleasant Valley grange hall on FRI
day, September 25, at 8 p. m.
DIR. Symons is anxious to talk with
all grangers and other people on a
long time program for the county.
The meeting is open to the public.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
Ramsey's Store at ROsedale Was
Robbed on Sunday

Cecil Ramsey's grocery store at
Rosedale, suburb of Oakland on the
Crellin road, was robbed of about $18
in cash and few groceries on Sun
day when it was entered by young
men known to the proprietor, entrance
being effected by the use of a skeleton
key. Mr.. Ramsey has recovered a
portion of the money, two silver dol
lars, which he recognized as being his
property. An arrest has not been
made and probably will not be if the
party guilty of the crime makes resti-
tuition and confesses his guilt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-17
r. r. Gilbert To Be Trans
ferred On October 1

R. R. Gilbert, for the past eight
years manager of the local affairs of
the Cumberland and Allegheny Gas
company, has been transferred to
Buckhannon, W. Va, it has been an
nounced. The transfer becomes effec-
tive on October 1, when he will take
up his duties in a larger field.
Mr.. Harold Jackson, former mana
ger of the Oakland office, will return
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

an automobile in which he was riding
struck child.
Vanderbilt said he was bound to re-
spect the strictest confidence" sur
rounding several incidents related by
himself and others in the New York
Lecture Bureau.
"All but three or four persons have
respected that confidence" he said.
Gen. Butler quoted inaccurately what
was said. Everything that has come out
since the story was told has been gar
bled. There are Is or 20 people who
have remained silent.
Offers TO Testify.
IT will relate correctly from the wit
ness stand what said if Gen. Butler
or his counsel asks me to appear. So
far, have told it only to the State De-
partment in a letter which they have
declined to make public. I have told
the State Department I will appear al
the court martial if it is desired ana
have informed Gen. Butler similarly:
Vanderbilt said he felt what he said
in the Lecture Bureau had mo bearing
on Gen. Buffers case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
RUN CLOSES STATE BANK

PITTSBURGH, February 5 (P)-The
Peoples State Bank of East Pittsburgh
was closed by the State banking depart
ment yesterday. There had been run
on the bank since Saturday and inabil-
ity to realize quickly on assets was an
nounced as the cause for the closing. .
The death of L. l.. Swaney, president
of the institution, last october was be-
heved to be responsible for rumors cir
culated in East Pittsburgh. Swaney was
found unconscious from monoxide fumes
In his garage.
The bank had capital Of $4,000: sur
plus of $4,000 and assets Of about
100000. The directors said they hoped
to reorganize the institution and reopen
with larger capital and surplus.