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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
SCHOOL CHILDREN DAILY
USERS OF BUS LINES
More Than 100000 Are Depend
emit Upon This Means of
TRANSPORTATION.

More than 100000 are dependent
upon school buses for transportation
in the rural sections of the 48 States
each day during the school year, and
approximately SIS, 100000 is expended
annually for this service, according to
the National Association of Motor Bus
Operators.
The bus association said that in
1880 toal of 16,547 schools were
served by motor buses covering 45l,-
0l3 miles of route.
THE school bus has brought the city
schools to the rural areas" said the
statement, land in addition to the
great advantages offered the young
SterS in attendance, millions Of dol
lars have been saved through con-
solidated schools. AS a result the one
room school. with its limited advan-
tages and discomforts, has gradually
faded from the highways. In its place
we now find modern buildings with
all of the educational advantages Of
the metropolitan areas"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
EIGHT MILLION CARS
EXPECTED ON BRIDGE
Estimate Made on Number of We
hicles Crossing Span
First Year.

A concrete highway, four traffic lanes
wide. is now suspended across the Hud-
son Rivera highway which is expected
to carry more than 100000 vehicles
during its first year of operation.
This highway is part of the worlds
largest and longest suspension bridge,
the George Washington Bridge, which
connects New York and New Jersey
The BRIDGES dedication october "a and
its official opening october Is mark
gigantic step ahead in the provision OF
proper motoring facilities.
At present only four traffic lanes Will
be used, but four additional lanes OF
travel, giving four in each direction,
will be paved when traffic demands in
crease. These eight lanes Of travel
doubtless will carry eventually 10000
600 vehicles yearly, for the history OF
travel across the Hudson has been one
of amazing increase. Travel across the
Hudson in 1880 was 8 per cent greater
than that of the previous year and
about double that in 1924.
The 3O,000,000 or so tires that will
annually travel over the bridge will
find a surface that is practically skid
free. In making the floor of the bridge,
which Is 200 feet above the Hudson,
free from skidding dangers, the extra
precaution Of grooming the freshly
mixed concrete was taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22

ment. The money could be put into
some external gadget that might have
more sales appeal. But the car makers
know the value Of devices that save ex-
tensive servicing. AS proof of this, you
will find in some Of the larger service
stations a display showing q used oil
filter cartridge grimy with dirt and
abrasive.
A friend Of mine who questioned the
need OF filters was given very con-
vincing proof that she was wrong.
Taking a new filter from stock, the
service manager weighed 1t and found
1T tipped the scales at two pounds. An
old one weighed i've and half pounds.
More than three pounds of dirt ex-
tracted from what had looked to some
owner to be perfectly clean oil!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
BUS AVERAGES

Thirteen to Every 100 Miles OF
Surfaced Highway.
There is an average Of only 1a
motor buses Of all types to every 100
try, as compared to $500 passenger
cars, according to the National As
ISOLATION of Motor Bus Operators.
The statement of the bus associa-
ton is based on q total of $500 mo-
tor buses and 100000 miles of sur
faced highway and serves to show that
the bus Is only q minor factor in the
traffic congestion on the arteries Of
vehicular travel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
NEW SAFETY DEVICE
Positive Power Found for All
Windshield Wipers.

Described by engineers as perhaps
the greatest automotive safety con-
tribution for 1881, a new device has
been developed that provides power for
positively operating the windshield
wiper under all driving conditions.
The device is a vacuum pump, built
in with the fuel pump. AS the fuel
pump operates in supplying the required
amount of gasoline to the carburetor,
so does the vacuum pump operate in
supplying vacuum to operate the wind
shield wiper.
Development Of the new pump en-
ables the windshield wiper to remove
snow, rain or mist when quickly &C
celebrating or overtaking and passing q
car at higher speed. It does not stall
when climbing hills or operating at
high speeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS

Herb r. Martin, president Of the
Martin Motor Co., announces his APP
pointment as distributor for REQ motor
cars, trucks and buses in this terri
tory. Associated with Mr.. Martin Is
Frank Loving. Both are well known IN
Washington automotive circles, having
been connected with REQ here for many
years. Sales, service and ofices will be
maintained ct their new show room, at
2Q15 Fourteenth street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
NEW plan of free motor
ing, distinguished in many
WAYS from frna uvhnoIinv

: NEW plan of free motor
~ ing, distinguished in many
A ways from free wheeling,
has put in its appearance.
This plan, evolved by the manu-
facturers Of one of the lower
price field makes, is really an
extra service idea, designed to
promote greater sales.
The Scheme-a novel one, to
say the least-removes from the
buyer of a particular car. the
costs of gasoline and oil and tire
upkeep for one year. A mileage
restriction of 5000 miles is made
which would discourage a taxi
driver or the man planning to
keep his car in continuous use.
A Free Motoring Plan.
However, according to the an
nouncement of the company,
drivers may secure their fuel and
running expenses free of cost at
any of the company'S service sta
tons, and If more convenient, the
owner of this particular car may
purchase the above necessities
from other places and later be
reimbursed.
AS yet the plan has not been
extended to Washington, but
such is the intention at a later
date. Just how far this method
will go and what effect it will
have on the buying market, is
difficult to estimate. Sales may
be stimulated to some extent, but
the main interest in this extra
service plan lays chiefly in it's
originality. Other car manufac-
:turers may follow suit if compe-
tition were 10 get too keen. but 1t
would appear that the offer will
in all probability be withdrawn
after slight increase in sales is
noted.
Should the plan extend to
other companies, a great change
in business conditions would be
noted. Automobile companies
would be owning all the gasoline
tanks in the city, and no longer
would any one ask how far car
would 60 on gallon. No one
would care, beside the manufac-
turerS. A new cut-throat gaSo-
line war would be imminent, as
no company would want to pay
any more for this fuel than nee
essary. Manufacturers might in
time assume all police tickets. All
of which is interesting contem-
plation, but that is about all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
81 States in Harmony.

Thirty-four States have motor laws
in harmony with the uniform vehicle
code or have recently amended their
laws to conform with 1t. according to
the District Of Columbia division of the
American Automobile Association,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
Recovery of Stolen Cars.

Only about per cent of stolen cars
are not recovered. according to the Dis
trict of Columbia division of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
The PhOtOeIectric Cell.

Here's a new one. Somebody's
always getting up something diff
ferent. Vehicles speeding along
the highway may be counted by
q photoelectric cell which is de-
scribed by DR.. L. o. Grondahl of
Swissvale, Pa, in a research re-
port made public by the En-
cheering Foundation. Traffic
lights, he adds, might also be reg
ulated by such a cell.
The copper oxide photo cell,
according to DR.. Grondahl, a di-
rector of research, can be used
with a sensitive instrument for
reading the intensity of sunlight
and other forms of illumination.
Since it can be utilized for this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
Good Service Needed.

But this brings to mind, and
somewhat acutely, the word Serv-
ice, not extra service. At this
time, especially, what the public
demands is service. How unfor-
tunately so many service stations
are such in name only. Nothing
satisfies a car owner more than
good service, for service to be
service must be good. With re-
duced sales in most parts Of the
country service is necessary.
A car owner does not demand
the impossible. He is willing to
pay a fair amount for a repair
Job, If it is done correctly. But
he does hate to pay for things
half done. It isn't that these So
called garages cannot get things
done well, it is because they are
careless and do not have the
right sort of supervision.
Many a man changes from one
make of car to another because
he is dissatisfied with what the
dealer does for him after the deal
is conSummated. He may be
completely pleased with his car
IN every way, but so often he looks
around for another make simply
because he feels that he has not
been Justly treated after he
bought the car. Unfortunately,
he will change and change and
still never find the desired place.
The service may be good at one
company's shop one year, and
terrible the next.
All Cars Good.
Now all cars are good ones. IN
less there is some mechanical de-
feet, which the manufacturer will
in nearly every case remedy, there
is not a make or model of car to-
day that is a poor buy. Prices
and taste are the only things to
consider. A man who has had
one particular make of car for
a number of years will buy the
new model of the same make
most invariably. That is, he will
do so If the company's service
shop has played its part.
OF course, it might be said,
what is the difference? All Serv-
ice stations are most alike, and
If every one is changing we will
eventually get what we lose. But
that is poor business. Mighty
poor. The biggest selling factor
Is the pledge of good service aft
erward. Hop to it dealers and
you will prosper!
The PhOtoelectric Cell.
Here's a new one. Somebody's
always getting up something diff
ferent. Vehicles speeding along
the highway may be counted by
q photoelectric cell which is de-
scribed by DR.. L. o. Grondahl of
SWiSSYale. Pa. in a research re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22

There isn't any question but what
women are skeptical when the service
people renew the oil filter cartridge and
add So charge to the bill. So many
say that filters are unnecessary. Auto
mobiles got safely through so many
cred.
There are two sides to this. If filters
were unnecessary the car makers
wouldn't make them standard equip
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-10
BROTHERHOOD RALLY TO.
BE HELD HERE ON SUNDAY
100 Guests Expected; w. B. Bur-
russ To Make Evening Address

A number of men representing the
Lutheran Brotherhoods of Graf
ton, Clarksburg, Fairmont and Nor
gantown churches will be guests of St.
Marks Brotherhood, Oakland, on Sun
day afternoon and evening at a rally.
The rally is scheduled to begin at
3:45 p. M, when Rev. W. P. Cline, Jr.,
of Fairmont, will discuss developing
the Men of the Church." followed by
an open discussion led by o. C. Wilt,
of Clarksburg.
Other subjects to be discussed are:
Rev. Roy Hashinger, Morgantown,
what to do with Lapsed Members"
with discussion by R. E. Roberts, of
Fairmont; Rev. William Erhard
Clarksburg, "What About Our Boys ~
with discussion led by Prof. F. D. Bit
tie, of Oakland; Rev. E. F. K. Roof,
Grafton, "How to Win the Outside
Man," with discussion by Prof. Harp
ster, Morgantown.
The men of the local Brotherhood,
under the direction of James Bell,
will serve luncheon at 5:45. In the
evening, w. B. Burruss, inspirational
sales counsellor, Oakland, will be the
speaker. There will be special music.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-10
ARGUMENTS HEARD In MT.
LAKE PARK CONTROVERSY
Judge Sloan WithhOlds Decision
After Hearing Pleas By AttOr-
neys Here On Saturday
OUTCOME IS UNCERTAIN

Arguments were heard Saturday by
Judge D. Lindley Sloan in the Garrett
County Circuit Court concerning the
points at issue in the Mountain Lake
Park controversy and the question as
to who is to rule is still unsettled, the
Court withholding his decision until a
future date. The Court sat in the
matter from 1890 until $3.50 o'clock
in the afternoon.
The compliments in the bill seek
ing to GUST the recently elected munic-
ipal officers are the Community of
Mountain Lake Park, DR.. Charles W..
Baldwin, DR.. T. Davis Richards, H. v.
Leighton, Mrs. Elizabeth Talson, Mrs.
Minnie o. Richards, A. D. Naylor and
E. L. Davidson, stressed the alleged
unconstitutionality of the qualifica-
tions of those permitted under the act
to vote, the impairment of contracts
and the illegality of the title of the
act of the Legislature which author
lied the Incorporation of Mountain
Lake Park, subject to the result of the
referendum election. Arguments for
the plaintiffs were made by Attorneys
E. Ray Jones and Fred. A. Thayer.
Defendants Side Given
The defendants, represented by At
torneys Neil C. Fraley, of Oakland,
and James Brady, of Baltimore, ar
gued entirely upon constitutional
points at issue and no testimony by
witnesses was produced. The defend
ants attorneys asserted that Mayor
Mac Clellan Clayton and w. L. Cam
den, Thomas Schooley, Floyd R. Ut
terback, James F. Elliott and Albert
F. Schrock, Councilmen, have right
to assume their duties as the repre-
sentatives of the property owners and
voters following an election conducted
under the terms of the act of 1881 and
their election as municipal officers
who duly qualified as such.
Should the Court declare the act
constitutional the Mayor and Council
will continue to act in their various
capacities and there will still be a
Mountain Lake Park Association, in
corporated nearly fifty years ago as
private corporation, and which owns
upwards of 800 acres composing in
part Mountain Lake Park in conjunc-
ton with the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-10
w. d. ZINN TO SPEAK AT
PLEASANTVALLEY GRANGE
Will Appear on Program at Com
munity Show Saturday

W. D. linn, Pennsylvania Farmer
correspondent, and farmer of near
Philippi, W. Va, will speak at the
Pleasant Valley Grange Hall on the
program sponsored by the Grange and
held as part of the annual community
show, on Saturday, September IL.
The community show and evening
program is an annual event and is
open to Changers and citizens of the
Pleasant Valley and surrounding COM
munities. Mr.. linn is widely known
through the channels of the Pennsyl-
vania Farmer, official publication of
the Keystone State agriculturalists.
w. C. Jetser To Be Present
Mr.. linn comes to Garrett county
largely through the efforts of w. c.
Jester, county agricultural agent Of
Randolph county, West Va, and for
mer county agent of Garrett county.
Mr.. Jester will also have a part on
the program.
Other numbers on tho program will
include vocal and instrumental selec-
tions.
Anyone in Pleasant Valley or sur
rounding communities may partici-
pate in the community show. The ex-
hi'bits should be in the hall by 1920
on Saturday morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-10
82l STUDENTS ENROLLED
In SCHOOLS OF OAKLAND
High School Opens With 4O7
Present; Grammar School Has
344 and ParOchial School 20
MORE PUPILS EXPECTED

With an enrolment of 821 pu-
pills, the three Oakland schools
opened for the 9-months' term
of instruction on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 8. The enrolment in the
three schools shows an increase
of 81 over last year.
Oakland high school opened
with 4O7 students enrolled, an
increase of 80 over the same per-
iod last year, with the possibility of
several more coming in. The enroll
ment in 1880 mounted from 375 the
first day of the term to more than 400
at mid-term, and according to Mr..
Bittle the records show that at least
Is more freshmen should have report
ed this term than are now enrolled.
Oakland grammar school opened
with an enrolment of 344, an increase
of 10 over the same period last year.
St. Peters parochial school has 70
students in the various grades en-
rolled.
One hundred nineteen of those en-
rolled in the high school are fresh
men; 118 are sophomores; SO are jun
iors; rs are seniors and S are post
graduates. The senior class is by far
the largest fourth year class in the
history of the school.
The Oakland grammar school en-
rollment is divided into grades as fol-
lows: First grade, Al; second grade,
"a; third grade, 81; fourth grade, Sc;
fifth grade, 46; sixth grade, A; sew
enth grade, AZ.
The continued increase in enroll
ment in the local schools is attributed
to transportation of pupils who would
otherwise not be able to attend.
Kitzmiller high school had 113 en-
rolled and Accident high ia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-10
RAM SHOW AND SALE WILL
BE HELD HERE SATURDAY
Interested Sheepmen Invited To
Spend the Day in Oakland

Would you like to see twenty real
good purebred rams in one bunch ?
Would you like to see them judged
and the ribbons placed on the best
ones? Would you like to see what
they bring when sold for the high dol
lar? Do you need new ram to re-
place the old purebred ram you own
at present? Or, if you are using a
grade or scrub ram, would you by any
chance be interested in purchasing a
good purebred ram to enable your
flock to make you $50 to $100 more
money annually?
If these things appeal to you, Mr..
K. A. Clark, manager of the Oakland
Ram Show and Sale, and County
Agent John H. Carter urge you to
come and spend the day with them
and the other sheepmen who will be
assembled from this county and the
nearby counties in West Virginia and
Pennsylvania, Saturday, Sept. IL.
The consignment consists of 20
purebred rams of the Hampshire and
Shropshire breeds. All of them are
guaranteed to be without known de-
fects. In case any ram proves to be
non-breeder, the seller will either
replace him with a similar ram or re-
fund the purchase price in cash. All
rams will be sold to the highest bidder
for cash. r-- -.... .
According to Mr.. Clark, the rams
are an exceptionally fine bunch. They
are being consigned by the following
parties: H. P. Miller, Grantsville, 5
Hampshires and S Shropshires; D. D.
Meese, Elk Run, Pa, 3 Shropshires;
S. o. Jones, Ellicott City, 2 Hamp-
shires, and the University of Mary
land, College Park, Hampshires.
The show of all the rams in the
sale will take place at HOO o'clock in
the morning. The sale proper will
start at 200 o'clock.
"Sell my rams regardless of price, "
is the instruction just given to Mr..
Clark by one of the consignors. Mr..
Clark states that the breeders and
consignors are prepared to cut loose
and several rare bargains will likely
be secured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-10
p. YOUNG LOHR SHOOTS
SELF In HEAD AT HIS HOME
Fires .22-Caliber Bullet Through
His Brain-Funeral Services
Held on Saturday Afternoon
HAD LOST HIS HEARING

Funeral services for Peter Young
Lohr, 48, son of the late Peter P. and
Mary A. Lohr, of Oakland, who shot
himself Thursday afternoon by firing
a .22-caliber bullet through his brain,
were held Saturday afternoon from
his late home on South Third street,
Rev. C. A. Shilke, pastor of st. Mark S
Lutheran church of Oakland, officiat-
ing. Interment was made in Oakland
cemetery.
The deceased was found dead in the
cellar of the Lohr home about six
o'clock p. m. on Thursday by his son
Ronald. Mrs. Lohr was away from
the house from 800 o'clock until 600
o'clock, and neighbors of the Lohrs
stated that they had heard the firing
of rifle about 4:3O that afternoon.
1t is said that Mr.. Lohr had been
acting in strange manner for up
wards of a week and had expressed a
desire to trade his small rifle for an
army rifle to "shoot at mark. Before
firing the fatal shot Mr.. Lohr had
shaved himself, took bath and had
changed his clothing and evidently
had planned everything very care
fully.
Dependency over the loss of his
hearing several months ago is thought
to have prompted his action. He had
complained recently about continu-
Gus roaring in his head and appar-
emily suffered mentally and physically
from this cause.
Mr.. Lohr was a plasterer by trade.
He was born on the Peter P. Lohr
farm at Bittinger and until after the
death of his father resided at Noun
tain Lake Park. After the fathers
death he moved to Oakland and with
Mrs. Lohr, cared for his mother who
was an invalid for number of years
and who recently died.
The deceased man is survived by his
widow, who is sister of States At
torney W. W. Dawson; two sons, Ron
aid, aged 20, and Robert, aged IS. Also
by several brothers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-10
Meeting of Mayor and Council
Is Uneventful One

The regular meeting of the Mayor
and Town Council, which was held in
the city hall on Tuesday evening, was
uneventful, according to Grover C.
Stemple, mayor.
A member of the Board of Trustees
of the Oakland Grammar school ap-
peared before the council asking CO.
operation on some plan to lessen the
danger existing on property near the
school building.
Finney Lakin, Terra Alta, appeared
in regard to licensing of sign boards,
but no definite decision on this mat
ter was made. 1t was decided to sus-
pend work on Pennington street I'M
til after the Fair.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-10
SECOND GOODWILL DINNER
TO BE HELD ON MONDAY
Howard w. Jackson, Baltimore
Mayor, Is Principal Speaker

Hon. Howard W. Jackson, mayor OF
Baltimore, will be the principal speak
err at the second annual goodwill ban
quet to be given by the Mayor and
Town Council of Oakland to mayors
and councilmen of other incorporated
towns of Garrett county, on Monday,
September IA, at o'clock, at the
Manhattan hotel.
Mayors and councils from Grants
vile, Friendsville, Accident, Kitzmil-
Ter, Mt. Lake Park, Loeb Lynn, and
Deer Park, will be present. A num-
Der of business and professional men
of Oakland and vicinity will also at
tend.
The goodwill banquet is culmina-
ton of several visitations of the Oak
land mayor and councilmen to incor-
porated towns of the county during
the summer months. w. F. Broening
ex-mayor of Baltimore, was the
speaker at the first annual affair
held last year during the Fair. The
hosts will be Grover C. Stemple, may
or; R. Carlton McComas, Ralph T
Thayer, George Kerins, Cheston H
Browning, j. w. Whorton, and H. P
Stuck, councilmen.
Judge A. A. Doub and Mayor w
Koon, Cumberland, have been invited
to attend, and H. R. Laughlin, super
intendent of the Cumberland division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
will be present. w. w. Dawson will
act as POSTMASTER.
An orchestra will furnish music
during the dinner, and the Oakland
quartet will give several selections.