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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-30
SWANTON

Mrs. VIM. Rexroad and son James
William, of Westernport, were visit
ing friends and relatives at this place
recently.
Henry Sweitzer, of Crellin, was g
recent visitor to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Sweitzer.
Mrs. Laura WEIGHT has purchases
new piano for her home.
Mr.. and Mrs R. T. Clark and chill
dren were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bonnie Sweitzer on Friday.
Mr.. Bucklew, of Barton, visited at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Ar
thur Rhodes, on Wednesday.
Miss Frances Sweitzer has returned
to resume her position at Piedmont
after having spent nearly week here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sweitzer.
Some of the people of this commun~
ity attended the festival at North
Glade on Saturday night.
Miss Lydia Ash, of Meyersdale, Pa,
has been visiting friends in Swanton
for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Grandstaff and
son Donald, of Piedmont, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Bennie Sweitzer on Sunday.
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CHAPTER TX
the armies.

l left Paris July 20, 1917, for q visit
with Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig,
the British commander in chief, whose
headquarters were in an old chateau
half hidden away in a magnificent
grove at Beldiques. l was accom-
panied by Colonies Hartford and AL
word and Captain Patton of my staff.
At dinner the subject of conversa-
tion naturally turned on the military
situation of the allied armies, our own
In particular. They were keen to
know about our army, its organization
and size, and the prospects of our put
ting troops in the field. AS our active
participation depended on many fac
tors, such as training, equipment and
shipping, my replies, of course, were
indefinite and no doubt disappointing.
In turn we asked many questions,
and 1t was especially interesting to
hear the Importance of artillery en-
phasized by it's chief, Major General
Birch, who spoke Of the difficulties
they had experienced in supplying
themselves with guns that matched
the enemy's.
Referring to their lack of artillery
in the beginning, General Birch said
there was reason to believe that they
had finally attained a superiority over
the Germans.
Real Teamwork Lacking.
FOL
tails of Nivelle's unsuccessful attack
in the spring, how it was known far
and wide, beforehand and spoke par
ticularly of the consequent serious dis
affection among the French troops. AL
though he had placed himself under
Nivelle's command for these opera
tions, he had, he said, little confidence
in the outcome from the start. He
French to cooperate fully on various
occasions. His remarks entirely con-
frmed the belief that had long since
held that real teamwork between the
two armies was almost totally absent.
Scarcely anything more strikingly
impressed upon me our unprepared-
ness than what l saw during few
hours spent with General Trenchard
at the British flying field, where we
witnessed flyers doing every imagin-
able stunt, and saw planes of all
classes, bombing, pursuit and observa-
ton, motors of different types and the
thoroughly equipped repair shops.
The outstanding thing, however,
which it was gratifying to note later
on in our own aviation personnel, was
the incompatible spirit and aIertness
of the young officers ard the enlisted
personnel. Every man seemed to he
disappointed when a G:@!t Of planes
departed for the front without him.
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This visit to British headquarters
was most instructive, as every Oppor-
tunity was given us to study intimate
ly the details of their wartime organi-
cation. After similar studies of the
French system we selected from each
those features best suited to perfect
a well-balanced staff for our own
army.
The cordial relations and good I'M
Outstanding established between Sir
Douglas Haig and myself and between
the corresponding members of our
STATS and with a number of the lead
ing British officers with whom we were
later to have official dealings proved
very advantageous. In London, long
after the armistice, Sir Douglas, in an
after-dinner speech, referred to this
visit, which happened during period
of depression, and said that our timely
appearance at his headquarters had
aroused in them strong feeling of
hOpefulness for the future.
Meets Other Leaders.
My diary at this time notes the
following:
Paris, Thursday, July &c, 1917.
Had breakfast yesterday at the
CrillOn with Lloyd George. He is
alert and energetic and has
clear conception Of allied prob
lens. Took lunch with Mr.. Bal
four, who. thinks we have reason
to feel easier regarding subma-
rineS. Representatives of the va
riOus allies met for conference on
general situation. In the evening
NJ. RibOt, the prime minister, gave
state dinner to officials attend
ing conference.
Today attended luncheon to al
lied representatives given by the
President and Nine. Poincare at
the Elysee palace.
In conference this afternoon
with Petain, Cadorna, Robertson
and Foch at latter's Office. Dis
cussed military plans, talked
about tonnage possibilities and
shortage of personnel. All pess:-
miStic and reserved.
James Stillman, Just returned
from tour of France, confirms
reDOrtS of serious deDrpSSiOn
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CHAPTER X

About this time tJuly, 1910 disturb
ing reports were submitted to me con-
fidentially by one of our naval officers
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Plant Exchange
On Two DAYS

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charge W the Pant Exchange = q
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at the r-2rEe- square 9 ne ClT1-
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Society Calendar
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FLU THINS The BLOOD

Regain health nOir
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after ksvT-E tie FIu beraase
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The Washington times., 1931-04-20
LISBON ORDERS
REVOLT 8 END

LONDON, April 20 GN.SJ
The Portuguese government
radioed an ultinnatum to the rebel
garrison at Funchla, Madeira,
today demanding its immediate
surrender on threat of attack by
air, land and sea.
According to Libons messages,
the government has decided to
settle the Madeira revolt immedi-
ately. The Azores uprising has
already collapsed with surrender
of the rebel garrison and estab-
lishment of martial law.
LISBON, Portugal, April 20 Il,
MS The revolutionary move
ment against the government of
Portugal in the Azores and Ma
heira Islands waned considerably
today with surrender of the rebel
garrison at Ponta Delgada.
Previously the garrison on Ter
ceira Island, Azores, also gave up.
But at the same time it was re-
ported that soldiers at Guine had
revolted and that loyal troops
were proceeding against them.
Surrender of the Azores rebels
will leave the government free to
dispatch it's military expedition
to the Madeira Islands to join
the armed forces now blockading
the Port of Funchal.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
CLEAN UP DRIVE
STARTS HERE

With the release of five "trea.
sure" balloons the 1881 cleanup
campaign was opened auspiciously
today on the Monument Grounds.
Balloons Garry Prizes
Mrs. Marjorie Adams, wife of
George j. Adams, executive Secre-
tary of the Washington cleanup
committee, released the balloons.
Filled with hydrogen, the balloons
sailed away each burdened with
a signed order good for SIS worth
of merchandise or labor, the only
condition being that the mep.
chandise or the labor must be
used in the District of Columbia
during the campaign, which term
mates on May 18. Mr.. Adams is
donating the prizes from his own
funds.
The campaign which got under
way at noon is the most pre-
tentiOus in its aims ever under
taken in the District, and it has
been mapped out and planned on
buSineSs-like lines. 1t has for its
goal the stimulation of business,
the decrease of unemployment
and the beautifying of Washing
ton for 1882.
1900 JObleSs Available
The cleanup campaign COM
mittee is a part of the District
Committee on employment and 1T
was announced that approximate
ly 1900 unemployed persons are
registered, all of whom are will
ing to accept odd jobs. These
persons, Mr.. Adams announces,
will charge only a maximum of
SO cents an hour and can be OBJ
tanned by calling the employment
committee.
This week has been officially
designated as "Paint-up Week"
Other weeks will be known as
Home Week." Garden Week"
and Community Week."
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
PAUL REVERE
RIDES AGAIN

BOSTON, April 20 GN.SD
Paul Revere and William Dawes,
booted and spurred, rode through
Middlesex village and farm to-
day.
The re-enactment of the two
historic rides, by which colonials
were warned of the approach of
the British Red Coats 1856 years
ago, was the chief feature of
Patriots Day celebrations in Bos-
ton and cities and towns between
here and Lexington and Concord.
Dressed in the buff and blue
regimentals of the Revolutionary
period, Sergt. Roscoe L. Cum.
mings, of Troop F, 10th Cavalry
Massachusetts, National Guard,
rode as did Paul Revere from
North Square, continuing through
Charlestown, Somerville, Medford
and Arlington to Lexington.
Sergt. Joseph Quinlan, of the
same troop, represented Dawes
in a ride which began when he
clapped the spurs to his horse
in John Eliot Square, Roxbury,
from whence he galloped through
Brookline, Cambridge and Arling'
ton to Lexington.
Stops were made by the riders
at various points, where singing
and cheering school children and
adults offered a contrast to the
scene of 1856 years ago, when
sleepy farmers popped their night
capped heads from windows and
heard the warning to be "Up and
to arms" as the riders thundered
off into the night.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
WILL AIDS
OLDHORSES

A fund of $4,000 for the use
of the Washington Humane
Society in caring for horses that
have served their usefulness, is
provided in the will of James w.
Bean, noted horseman, who died
April IL, it was revealed in his
will, filed today in District Su-
preme Court. The fund may be
used in rehabilitating infirm ami
mails.
The value, of Mr.. Beans estate
is not disclosed but his widow,
Mrs. Edith E. Bean, is the resi-
duary legatee. The Shrine of
the Sacred Heart is given $4,000
for masses and a $4,000 fund is
provided for the care of the
family burial plat in st. Johns
Cemetery at Forest Glen.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20

tradition before Governor La Fol-
lette. This advice followed a wire
demand from New York to hold
Drill on kidnapping charge. Drill
asserted:
eve didn't kidnap my wife.
She came voluntarily. We
forced her into our car in New
York and she yelled little.
Finally, after a talk, she agreed
to come with me to Portland,
Ore. She stipulated 1 was to
sign waivers of claim to her
property. have sought her for
nine months and only last
month found her in New York."
Sought Reconciliation
According to police, the kidnap-
ing was prompted by Drills de-
sire for reconciliation with his
wife. They were married while
students at the University Of
Minnesota. Mrs. Drill obtained
an annulment, and Drill, accord
ing to newspaper clipping in
1929, had attempted suicide.
A reunion resulted and the
couple was remarked at Mason
City, Ia. Another estrangement
resulted and it is reported Mrs.
Drill has negotiated for another
annulment.
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mendatiOn is that the party
take the following stand:

A~SA~NNA&AS
"That the candidates, if
elected, will vote in favor of a
resolution in Congress under
Article 5 of the Constitution
of the United States which will
give to the people of the respec-
tive States an opportunity of
voting on the question of
whether they wish to continue
the Eighteenth Amendment and
the VOlStead law without
amendment or modification or
whether they prefer the adOp-
ton of a new amendment which
will retain the Eighteenth
Amendment and the VOlstead
law, but provide a means by
which any State can take over
the manufacture, transportation
and sale of intoxicating liquors
within its own boundaries under
such plan as the people of that
State may approve in a State
wide referendum"
See End of Income Tax
Raskob predicted that if liquor
control is brought back to the
States, racketeering will disap
pear. He said that if the drys are
sincere, they have nothing to feal
in allowing the people to decide
the liquor problem.
A conservative estimate of the
revenue the Government could gel
from liquor, he said, would be
5000, 100000, an amount equal tc
the total amount of income col
lected on personal income taxes
including surtaxes.
In other words, if the Govern
ment could impose modest ta1
on liquor now sold illicitly. the
citizens of the country could be
relieved from the payment Of Fed
eral personal income taxes. anc
the $90,0OO,000 thus released an
nually to business extensions anc
constructive enterprises.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
$1,OOO,OOO Sought
By Signal Inventor

LOS ANGELES, Calf, April 20
G.N.SO.-Charging infringement
of patent, George C. Degner, in
ventor. today was to file $1,000
900 suit against the General Elec-
trio Company in United States
district court.
The inventor charged the elec-
trio company with manufacturing
and selling traffic signals which
embody the major characteristics
of a signal which he claims he in
vented Ind for which he received
letters of patent.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
FOREST BLAZE.
IS SUBDUED

HAGERSTOWN, Md, April 20.
Forest fires that burned over ap-
proximately 500 acres of timber
land on South Mountain in the
vicinity of Black Rock and Volts
vile since yesterday were brought
under control today by large
force of men who have been
fighting the flames under direc-
ton of State Forest Warden
Cyril Klein.
The fires we're reported by
Miss Alice Willard, assistant fire
warden, from forest tower at
Foxville.
Arbutus hunters are believed
to have started the fires.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
NixOn-NirdLinger
Trial Begins May 10

NICE, France, April 20 QN.SO
Mrs. Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlinger,
former Atlantic City beauty con-
test winner, will be placed on
trial between May 10 and 18,
for the murder of her husband,
F1ed G. Nixon-Nirdlinger, Phila-
delphia theater magnate, Exam
lining Magistrate Vachier an
nounced today.
Mrs. Nixon n-Nirdlinger has been
in Jail since the Staying. She
claims to have shot her husband
in self-defense during a violent
quarrel.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
2 Wounded, 2 Held
In Gaming Gun Play

Two colored men are in George
town Hospital in a serious condi-
ton from gunshot wounds and
two other men, also colored, are
being held by Arlington county po-
lice as result of a crap game in
Hells Bottom, Va, yesterday.
Mckinley Walker and Dallan
Irving are seriously wounded and
Wilbert Dockery and Henry Viii
liams are under arrest in connec-
ton with the shooting. They all
live in Arlington county, Va.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
SIS Quake SURVIVORS
ArriUe at BROOKLYN

NEW YORK, April 20 G.N.S0.
Fifty-five survivors of the earth
quake disaster that destroyed
Managua, the capital of Nicara
qua, three weeks ago were re-
united today with anxious rela-
tives at the Brooklyn Army base.
The refugees, all members of
the American colony, came into
port aboard the United States
Army transport U. S. Grant,
which docked in Brooklyn.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
DIR. Jerndgin Seeks
Missionary Funds

DR.. w. H. Jernagin, pastor of
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, and
president of the National Baptist
B. Y. P. U. Congress, left the city
today on an extensive campaign
trip for the National Baptist Con-
vention Missionary Department,
through the Midwest and South.
His mission will be to seek aid
for the foreign mission depart
ment. Funds are needed to main
tain the support of the mis-
sionaries in Africa and also the
schools. Nearly $4,000 is needed
by that department to complete
its program for this year.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
Helen Keller To FLY
Here On Her First
Airplane Trip

NEW YORK, April 20 G.N.S)
Helen Keller, famed blind
and deaf prodigy, today planned
her first airplane flight.
She will fly from Newark
airport to Washington tomor-
row to be received by President
and Mrs. Hoover at the White
House.
Miss Keller will head a group
of delegates from 81 countries
who attended the world con-
ference for work of the blind
here when she visits the White
House.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
Character Subject
Of School Address

Miss BERTHE Backus, principal of
the Powell Junior High School,
and chairman of the committee
on character education in the
public schools, will address the
Teachers Institute on the subject
Of character education Thursday.
She will speak at the Central
High School at 3:45 p. m. and
at the Armstrong High School
at 8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
SUn1mery Day Bring
Out Strauss in N. Y.

NEW YORK, April 20.-NeW
straw hats are out here.
They appeared Sunday as the
mercury climbed to 68 degrees.
Thousands went to the beaches,
where a few persons were seen
swimming.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
Arts Club Players
Will offer Drama

The Arts Club Players will
present Outward Bound" a
three-act drama at the club to-
morrow and Wednesday nights.
The cast includes Miss Anne
Ives, Mrs. Otto Wagner, Mrs.
Edith Sears, Paul Alexander,
Paul Hunter, William s. Hepner,
Murray Sheehan and Edwin H.
EtZ.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
KIDNAPPED WIFE
OUTW|TS HER
ABDUCT0RS
Note Left in Gasoline Station
Leads to Rescue and JaiIs
Husband and Two Others

MADISON, Wis, April 20
O.N.S0 0.-Outwitte by his eS-
tranged wife whom he abducted
in New York, according to police, a
youthful husband and his COM
panions were in Jail here today,
while authorities awaited kid
naping warrants against the trio.
Those who figured in the alb
ductiOn, which covered almost
half the country in Its course,
are: Helen Fisher Drill, 20, of
st. Paul, said to be an heiresS to
$4,000 estate; Harry E. Drill,
30, nephew of Lewis L. Drill,
United States district attorney at
St. Paul; Howard Caldwell, 30,
and Elmer Peterson, also of ST..
Paul.
Kindaped Wednesday
Mrs. Drill was spirited away
from in front of her home in
New York on Wednesday night.
Police we're notified by her land
lord, who knew Mrs. Drill as
Mary Laterre, student at the City
College.
No trace was found Of her until
yesterday morning, when the
kidnapping party drove up to a
gas filling station at La Porte,
Ind.
Mrs. Drill stepped into the
WaShroom as the attendant was
refueling the car and wrote the
following message on paper
towel, which she pinned to the
wall:
"Have been kidnapped. Please
inform (persOn's name stricken
out by police), in Port Rich
mond, N. Y, next stop is Madi-
son, Wis. Have sent my clothes
to Park Hotel there"
Chase Gets Under Way
To make certain the attendant
would get the note, Mrs. Drill
turned the basin faucet on full
force. This in the hope he would
hear the water running, investi-
gate, then find the note.
The attendant did as she an
ticipated. After finding the mes
sage, he notified La Porte authori-
ties. They took after the kiC
napers, but were too far behind
to catch them.
Madison authorities then were
notified and after a wait they
saw the trio with Mrs. Drill enter
the Park Hotel.
According to police, Drill and
Caldwell hired Peterson a week
ago to drive them to Alabama
by way of Pittsburgh. At Pitts
burgh, Drill told Peterson he
wanted to be driven to New York
to see his wife. Peterson remem-
bered he had a friend, Robert
Hufnagle, post graduate student
at Columbia University.
The trio got in touch with Huf-
nagle, it was said, in New York
and called last Friday at Mrs.
Drills home. This was two days
after the abduction. HOfnagle
tried to get Mrs. Drills personal
effects, according to police, and
was fOiled by the landlord.
Threw Coat Over Head
Drill and Caldwell waited out
side Mrs. Drills home Wednesday
night, according to stories told
here, and threw a coat over her
head.
Drill denied he kidnapped his
wife. He telephoned his father,
Frank Drill, an attorney at st.
Paul, and was advised to fight ex-
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
Civic Group to Plan
Dedication of School

Plans for the dedication of the
Crosby S. Noyes school will be
taken up tomorrow night at 8
o'clock when the Dahlgren Ter
race Citizens Association meets
at the Social Oyster Club,
Twelfth Street and Rhode Island
Avenue Northeast.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
Embassy AttGche
To Talk on MexicC

Current Happenings in Mex
leo" will be the subject of an
address by Senor Don Rivera
Rosas, attache of the Mexican
Embassy before lei Club Espa-
nol," of George Washington Uni
versity, Thursday night.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
GRASSHOPPERS
IST|R j. 8. WAR

Describing the plague of grass
hoppers in Nebraska and the Da-
kotas as worse this year than for
q long period, the Department Of
Agriculture announced today it has
three experts in the field CO
operating with the extension work,
ers of the prairie States fighting
the hordes of these pests.
Grasshoppers thrive on dry
weather, it was pointed out, and
during last years dry spell many
eggs were laid in the soil by the
large number of grasShopperS
which caused much dam ag e
through this wheat and livestock
region.
Hence this years plague is even
worse. Reports that in some sec
tionS the air so so full of grass
hoppers radio broadcasting has
been hindered, drew a smile at
the department offices here.
The department helps to fight
The pests with poison bran mix.
ture, but reminds farmers they
must do most of the fighting
Little progress is being made in
ending the problem.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
Wrong Date Costs
County $66 in
Arson Case

MACON, Ca, July Q. - A
typographical error made on a
typewriter has just cost Bibb
county $66. 1t came about in
this way:
Gordon Bailey. former
operator of small Macon hotel,
was indicted fol arson. The
State got ready to try him be.
cause of a fire OH September l OF
last year for which it held Cor
don responsible. But in max
ing up the presentment on the
typewriter some one in the
office of the solicitor general
made that instrument declare
that the crime was committed
September /, 1881. So the State
had to summon twenty-five
grand jurors at cost of So
each to make the correction
and thus keep from being de.
INJURED out of court at trial
time.
And this was the third indict-
ment.