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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-05-14
A Salty, Wind.Red Man.
CHAPTER vi.

You've wondered what he is
like. this John Nance Garner
that some art talking OF for
President.
To be frank, you haven't been
very enthusiastic or hopeful. Yes,
he has a picturesque enough
story. But not particularly new
Poor boy, cowboy, earning an
education doing odd chores.
young lawyer, scrambling ahead
by shrewd shenanigans. you've
heard stories like that before.
And maybe they went over big
with you once. You thought 1t
would be great to have men like
that at the head Of things. Men
who knew what 1t meant to be
poor. Men who had had to fight
their way AS you are fighting
yours. Simple, honest, canny men
who'd stand four-squ IRE against
crookedness and 4aziness and the
rich mans heartlessness-
Illusions Go BlOOey!
Yes, you thought all that.
once.
And then you met a few Of
these so-called heroes. And your
illusions all welt blooey!
For something had happened to
them. Something had gone out OF
them. Looking them over you
thought of that old Bible verse
and If the salt hath lost its sa-
vor wherewith shall it be salted?"
They'd lost their SAVIOR, all
right. Their saltiness was gone
and oiliness had come instead.
They, who had been rough and
real, had become smooth and
slick
They had become politicians.
playing a game Of their own in
a world of their own-remote
from the struggles and needs
and heartbreaks Of common men.
And so when they tell you
now about John Nance Garner,
you aren't much impressed.
They'll have to snow you!
But still-you are a little
curious.
If he's really all they say he
is-as smart and powerful-yet
as simple and straight
But they've said that about
others.
Well you'd like to size him
up for yourself.
Maybe meet him, casual like,
in one Of those long Capitol
corridors
Those Capitol Corridors
Queer places, those Washing
ton corridors. Not like any
other place in America. Old
gray marble. Dusty gray light.
Something dusty and gray in
the silence, too, as though the
crumbling years were sitting
down, over the stiff pictures,
the files of staring statues
People lettering around. Con-
gressmen. Senators, tiptoeing
tourists, awkwardly carrying hats
all blurring in the grayness. >.
baggy as ghosts.
Far away, through the thick
walls. far above, through the
thick glass. the bustling world,
the busy sky. But no sound,
no movement comes through
Only the silent sitting of the
years
Very impressive, of course.
Just as history ought to look.
But presently, for no definite
reason, you are restless. Dis
appointed. Even a little rebel
liouS. So this is Washington?
Grand? Sure it's grand. But
for a plain person like YOU
For a plain person living in
a plain country needing to have
plain problems handled promptly
needing action now more than
ever Notwithstanding to get
riled up because it isn't forth
Observation-Disclosures isn't
exactly the sort of a place you
can use!
Nice enough to have around, to
show the youngsters how things
used to be done. But what you
want to see is a place where
they're doing things NOW! And
people who are doing things NOW!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
LORDS DAY ALLIANCE TO
HAVE SWAY AUGUST 7TH
To Be Morning and Evening Ser
vices-Band Concert

Field day for the Lords Day Ali
ance of Maryland will be observed at
Mountain Lake Park on Sunday, Au-
gust Z, at both the morning and ev-
ening service.
DIR. E. T. Mobray will preside at the
morning hour, 11:00 o'clock, and DR..
w. w. Davis, General Secretary of the
Lords Day Alliance for Maryland,
will speak on "Why the Lords Day."
The Crellin band will give a con-
cert in the evening at o'clock and
at o'clock Miss Sara B. Huff will
direct the song service of music and
songs dedicated to the Lords Day.
Wallace Williams, State Senator
from Cecil county, and candidate for
United States Senator from Mary
land, will speak on christian Citizen
ship"
A group of citizens of Garrett coun-
ty will welcome the speakers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
Investigating WOunding of Two
Youths in Legs With Charge
of Shot s

Investigation is being made by W..
w. Dawson, States Attorney, and
Deputy Sheriff Clarence W. Spear as
to cause for the wounding in the legs
of Howard Speicher, II, of Loeb Lynn
Heights, and Ernest Wolfe, of Key
ser, VIVA, who had been staying with
Speicher, the wounds in both youths
having been inflicted by charge of
shot fired by some person unknown.
Speicher and Wolfe were wounded
last Thursday night, but said nothing
about the occurrence until yesterday,
when the Speicher boys left leg be-
gan to pain him severely and he made
the fact known to Mayor Hardesty, of
Loeb Lynn, who brought him to Oak
land and had the pellets extracted by
Health Officer Clarke.
1t is said that the boys had walked
home with a woman and her daughter
on the night in question and it was
not until after they had seen them
safely to their door and were return
ing that the shots were fired.
The investigation will be continued
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
TWO FARM HOUSES BURN;
MAN is SAVED BY LADDER
Dwellings of Mrs. Alice Thayer
and Hobart Harvey Destroyed

The dwelling of Mrs. Alice Thayer
and family, about three miles south
of Oakland, on the old Oakland
Thomas road, was completely de-
stroyed by fire on Monday morning
about 1918 o'clock when sparks from
a defective fiue leading through the
upper floor from the kitchen spread
flames through the second story of the
dwelling and gained such Roadway
before assistance arrived that it was
impossible to save the property.
The Oakland fire department was
called, but due to the lack of water
at the farm when the truck arrived,
it was impossible to check the flames.
John Thayer, of Pittsburgh, son
of Mrs. Thayer, who had been at her
home recuperating from an operation
for appendicitis, was cut off from the
stairway when he attempted to get
some things out of the second story
and it was necessary to raise ladder
to one of the windows to get him out
of the building.
In addition to the destruction of the
house much of the furniture on the
upper floor was also burned.
Mrs. Thayer expressed her appreci-
alton for the assistance given by the
fire department and all of her neigh
bors.
The home of Hobart Harvey, on the
road leading from the State road to
the Youghiogheny Hydro-Electric
power house, about seven miles north
of Oakland, was entirely destroyed
by fire on last Wednesday afternoon,
July 20, the cause of the blaze being
attributed to lightning stroke.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
NOTED PASTOR TO SPEAK
AT PARK LUTHERAN DAY
DIR. Rasmussen, Washington, To
Be At Mt. Lake August IA

DIR. Carl C. Rasmussen, pastor of
Luther Place Memorial church, Wash
ington, D. c., will be the speaker at
the Lutheran Day services Sunday af-
ternoon, August IA, at Mountain Lake
Park.
The music for that afternoon, d.
rected by Miss Sara B. Huff, will be a
part of the worship service and dis
tinctively German, and Miss Huff will
show how the music of the period of
the Reformation influenced the music
of the church of today.
Plans are being made to have a
large choir render the worship service
and special choirs to do the anthem
and solo work. All Lutheran pastors,
their church choirs and congregations
are especially urged to be present at
Mountain Lake Park and participate
in the service, as well as persons of all
other denominations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
Wins Second Place In spelling
Contest at ClarkSburg.

Gladys Aronhalt, Oakland, and Clo-
Wis Wilson, Wadestown, West Va,
representing the Fairmont Branch of
the West Virginia Business College,
of Fairmont, w. Va, placed second in
the annual spelling contest held at
Clarksburg this week. Branches of the
business college from Clarksburg,
Bluefeld, Uniontown, Pa, and Fair
mont were represented by two stu
dents each. Clarksburg won first
place. ~.
Clarksburg defeated Fairmont in
the final round after Bluefield and I'm
iontown had been eliminated. T. B.
Cain, president of the college, pro-
nounced the words. Following the
contest the spoilers and judges were
guests at a luncheon at the Waldo
Hotel, Clarksburg. .,..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
Arrested and Fined For ViOlat-
ing Automobile Traffic Laws

Ray Right, of near Oakland, was
arrested on Sunday near Thayerville
for driving his automobile at a speed
deemed unreasonable and improper.
CORPORAL Thomas Currie made the ar
rest and at hearing before Justice
w. A. Gender he was fined 81 and
costs.
Mrs. Sally D. Watson, of Thomas,
w. Va, who was arrested on July 16
for failing to observe the "stop" sign
at the intersection of Routes so and
IN at Red House, was given hearing
on Saturday and fined SIS and costs.
Robert Utterback, Mountain Lake
Park, was arrested Saturday on the
charge of operating an automobile
without a license. He was fined $40
and costs by Justice Gender.
Cecil Wilburn, near Bittinger, fol-
lowing his arrest on a charge of be-
ing a party to the unlawful killing Of
a cow on the farm of Harrison Beachy,
waived a hearing and furnished bond
in the sum of $500 for his appearance
at the September Term of the Circuit
Court.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
BALTIMORE COAL AWARDS
TO AID GARRETT COUNTY
Mine Operators In This Section
To Receive Most of Citys Con-
tract For This Year

Garrett county coal mine operators
will receive approximately $45,000
from contracts for $4,000 tons of coal
awarded yesterday by the Board of
Awards of Baltimore, Mayor Howard
w. Jackson points out in letter to
The Republican this morning.
Six contracts for coal were award
ed, representing an expenditure of
$151, ZIG, of which 1874 per cent was
for Garrett county coal. The quantity
involved was 45,30O tons.
The Davis Coal and Coke Company
was given contract for 5000 tons
at $1.23 a ton f. o. b. mines. Similarly
a 1900 ton contract was awarded to
the Davis Coal and Coke Company on
bid of $1.23 a ton.
Given 27,5OO-TOn Contract
A 27,500-ton contract for run-of-
mine Exemption AZ" (Maryland) coal
was awarded the Enterprise Fuel
Company on bid of $4.06 a ton de-
livered in buildings. The same COM
pany won 400-ton lump coal contract
with a bid of $4.46 ton delivered in
buildings, offering "Hamill" coal.
The Mayors letter to The Republi-
can states:
81 was much interested in a survey
made by the Maryland Coal Associa-
ton of conditions for the second quar-
ter of 1882 in the mining area. 1t
has been estimated that a state con-
sumption of Maryland bituminous coal
of approximately 1,151,000 tons is
possible during the third quarter I'M
der a unanimous plan of buying as
suggested, even under present condi-
tions. On a five-day work basis it
would mean employment for 3,O73
men in Maryland mines, whereas the
total number employed in the second
quarter was 3,451, and many of these
on only a one or two-day per week
basis. 1t is estimated that total of
$4,699,123 would be placed in circula-
ton within the State for the third
quarter of the year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
Stolen Chevrolet Coach Found
Burned Near Centerville, Pa.

The Chevrolet coach, which was
stolen from the garage at the home of
Russell Leighton, about one mile
west of town, on Friday night, July
Is, was found destroyed by fire about
three and one-half miles from Center
vile, Pa, the latter part of last week.
What parts had not been burned
had been stolen, it was discovered by
Floyd Leighton, who went to that
point Sunday and identified the car.
The automobile was owned by
Leighton Brothers garage and had
partial coverage of fire and theft
insurance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
Trains Delayed Due to Wreck
of Gasoline Cars

All Baltimore and Ohio passenger
trains travelling eastward were sever
al hours late in Oakland all day Tues
day and part of Wednesday, as re-
suit of wreck at Wilsonburg, w. Va,
west of Clarksburg, early Tuesday
morning.
All through trains were routed by
New Martinsville and Benwood juno
ton, as the wreck completely blocked
the main line.
Damage estimated at 100000 was
done when the eighth car back in
No. "a freight buckled, dozen cars
piled up and eight burned after two
gasoline tankers and a tanker of
asphalt caught fire. Service over the
line was delayed 10 hours.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
Death of Mrs. D. A. Bremen at
Seattle, WASH, Announced

A telegram was received by The Re-
publican last Friday morning convey
ing the sad intelligence of the sudden
death at her home in Seattle, Wash
ington, of Mrs. Camilla Bremen, wife
of the Rev. Otto A. Bremen, former
pastor of the Lutheran church here.
Mrs. Bremen is survived by her hus-
band and five children, the eldest be-
ing fifteen years old and the youngest
three years of age. The announcement
of Mrs. Bremer's death came as a
great shock to her many friends here.
Rev. Bremen was a guest of friends
in Oakland during the latter days of
June.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
Burned by Lightning

Hayward Fredlock, of Piedmont, w.
Va, a member of the Owl club at
Hazelhurst, on Deep Creek Lake,
near Swanton, was: everely burned
about the face, hand and back last
Thursday evening when lightning
struck tree to which the radio aerial
was attached.
DIR. Wolverton and Miss Martha
Engle, campers at Hazelhurst, gave
first aid.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
FIRST AID MEET WON BY
HAMILL COAL & COKE co.
Has Percentage of 99.52-ManOr
Coal Company, Vindex, Takes
Second HOnOrs With 98.72
EIGHT TEAMS COMPETED

The Garrett county first aid con-
test was held at Shallmar on Satur-
day, before a gathering of several
thousand spectators.
The winning team which was
awarded the first aid championship OF
Garrett county, and cash prize OF
$50 was the team of the Hamill Coal
& Coke company, with a percentage
of 1882. Second place was won by
team of the Manor Coal company, OF
Vindex, with percentage OF 9o.12.
Second place honors carried with it
cash prize of $25.
Eight teams competed in the con-
test, five from the local companies OF
Garrett county, the Manor Coal COM
pany, Davis Coal & Coke company,
Shallmar Mining Corporation, and the
Hamill Coal & Coke company. The
three other teams consisted OF two
Bow Scout teams from Frostburg, and
a team representing the short course
in coal mining, held at Frostburg.
Team No. l, Boy Scouts, made 98.o
percent while the students team at
tanned the percentage of 98.48. The
three teams from Frostburg were en-
tered for exhibition purposes only,
as they were from Allegany county.
The personnel of the winning team
was as follows: Wilbur Burrell, cap
tain; Frank Clark, K. B. Burrell,
Frank Paugh, Edward Burrell and
William Paugh, patient. The team
winning second place included Robert
Elliott, captain; Jack Junkins, Newton
McRobie, John Michaels, Lawrence
Cline and Cassel Tasker, patient.
A band concert was played by the
Crellin Boys band both before and
following the contest.
The contest was under the direction
of DR.. ]. J. Rutledge, chief mine en-
gineer of the Maryland Bureau OF
Mines, assisted by district mine IN
spectors C. J. Rowe and Frank L.
Powers, and vocational mining in
structors R. D. Ewing and L. c. Hut
son. The executive committee IN
charge of arrangements was John A.
Shore, George w. Pritts, W. l. Kin
kead, H. A. Marshall, R. L. Wilson
and J. J. Walker.
The chief judge of the contest was
George Riggs, of Pittsburgh, Pa, as
sisted by Charles C. Hennessy, OF the
Pittsburgh Coal company; John Ortel,
of the Carnegie Steel company; j. b.
Watkins, of the Sullivan Brothers
Coal company; Russell c. Ross, OF the
R. ]. Ross Coal corporation; Charles
Odgers, William Somers, L. w. Scha-
fer. |. S. Ramsey, W. L. Kelly, Will
liam Foley, R. S. Boyer, James Close,
all of the Consolidation Coal COM
pany; H. R. Burdelsky, ]. M. Webb,
E. H. Brown, w. ]. Fene, W. d. Wal
ker. Jr., all of the U. S. Bureau OF
Mines; and J. B. Davies, L. j. Bow
ker, Frank Kennedy, of Mine Safety
Appliance company.
Among the visitors were Charles
Ream, of Crellin; Clyde Richardson,
Jack Clark, James FRESHMAN, c. F.
Never and Frank Carter, of Frost
burg; A. B. Crichton, of Johnstown,
Pa; R. D. Tate, of Kempton; W. w.
Rayburn and A. M. Williamson, of
Cumberland; R. A. Smith, of Blaine;
Charles Sprague, Frank Vodipivec and
DR.. A. K. Fiddler, of Kitzmiller.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
SCOUTS TO BEGIN ANNUAL
ENCAMPMENT ON JULY 81
Local Merchants to Use Trucks
to Garry Supplies-Intensive
Activity Schedule Planned
OVER 35 EXPECTED TO GO


land Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts of
America, their officers, and William
Turney, camp cook, will leave Sunday
afternoon for the permanent camping
quarters on Deep Creek Lake, for
their annual two weeks outing.
An intensive schedule of class work
and recreation will be carried out
throughout the period, giving every
boy a chance to develop his leadership
qualities, his athletic and swimming
ability, and to show his knowledge in
scoutcraft.
At a meeting of the Troop Com
mittee on Monday evening, the camp
food list was carefully gone over and
other matters pertaining to camp dis
cussed. The money for camp is raised
by donations from organizations, a
benefit picture, and from the boys
themselves, who are required to pay
Sc for the two weeks. 1t will require
approximately $275 to cover all ex-
penses, it was estimated.
Frank B. Gale, scout executive,
Cumberland, will visit the camp this
year, and others who are expected to
attend and take part in the instruc-
ton and camp fire periods are Messrs
Walter w. Dawson, Harland L. Jones,
Donald R. Sincell, and F. E. Rathbun
members of the troop committee; c.
E. MacMurray, of the Power House
Sins; Rev. D. C. Trimble, Rev. C. A,
Shilke, Rev. w. B. Brock, and Rev
j. w. Dawson; Joseph E. Harmed, G.
J. Altstetter, Charles w. Ream, Paul
B. Naylor, DR.. H. w. McComas, E. R
Jones, Henry Lauer and others.
Mr.. MacMurray will give instruc-
tions in first aid and lifesaving; Mr.
Jones, citizenship; and Mr.. Harmed
will have class in flowers and ma
ture for one or two study periods: i,
Wednesdays and Sundays will be
visiting days when parents and
friends are invited to come. to the
camp.
Those expecting to attend the camp
include Donald Stemple, Richard Con
der, Irving Broadwater, Joseph Rush
Robert Browning, George Kerins
Kenneth Lawton, Horace O'Donnell
Laurel Whipkey, John Morgan, Schell
Hoye, George Stuck, Eugene Nordeck
Leroy Stewart, Hopwood Wooddell
Ralph Kahl, Wilbur Altstetter, Lewis
Jones, John McIntire, Walter Dawson
Harry Stemple, Howard Naylor, Johr
Baird, Robert Lawton, Charles Mason
Bernard Gender, Jr., Harley Dawson
Robert Altstetter, Carroll Casteel
Joseph Sollars, Eugene Shove, Robert
Stemple, McClelland Dixon, and pos.
sibly others.
The boys will leave Sunday after
noon at l o'clock and the supplies will
be taken in trucks provided by loca1
merchants.
There will be a meeting of the
Court of Honor on Friday evening fol
lowing the regular weekly scout meet.
ing, at 8 o'clock, in the scout hall
Hopwood Wooddell became seconC
class scout at last weeks meeting anc
recent Tenderfoot scouts are Charles
Mason, John Edward Baird, Robert
Lawton and Wilbur Altstetter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
Asks for Report on Conditions
Within Garrett County

Seeking to determine to what ex-
tent conditions in this Congressional
District warrant Maryland sharing in
the funds made available to the vari-
Gus states recently in the Federal Re-
lief bill, David j. Lewis, Congress
man, wrote to the Board of County
Commissioners asking their coopera-
ton in helping him determine these
questions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
Wade H. limbaugh, Taken iii
Recently, in Hospital

Wade H. Hinebaugh, prominent bus
mess man of Oakland, following an
illness of two or three days, having
been stricken on Thursday morning
of last week, was taken to Memorial
Hospital, Cumberland, on Tuesday af-
ternoon where he is in critical condi-
ton. He was accompanied to Cum
berland by Mrs. Hinebaugh and DR..
M. C. Hinebaugh, a brother.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
All Boys in Camp

Fifty All club boys from Allegany,
Washington and Garrett counties are
camping at the Oakland Boy Scout
camp on Deep Creek Lake this week,
according to John H. Carter, county
agent.
An open camp fire program will
be held at 1880 tomorrow evening to
which All club girls and boys and
their parents and others are invited.
Miss Sara B. Huff will be in charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
WATER NEEDED TO SAVE
HOMES OUTSIDE OAKLAND
Oakland Fire Department Ur-
gently Request Farmers To
Build Dams Near Dwellings
MUST HAVE COOPERATION

HC NdhlduQ tOluuIOCI L IL Z uCpcAL y
ment, at meeting this week, again
urged farmers and others beyond
reach of the water system of Oakland,
to in some way provide storage of
water, for use of the department when
it is called to extinguish fires.
Through the columns of The Republi-
can, this suggestion was made some
time ago, but according to Lawrence
Fraley, member of the department,
nothing seemingly has been done.
The request for cooperation with
the department cites the recent fires
which have resulted disastrously.
"A fire occurring this week, on a
farm adjacent to Oakland, to which
the department was called and was
powerless on account Of lack of water,
furnishes a striking example of the
extreme Importance of carrying out
the suggestions issued by the De-
partment. In this case the dwelling
and contents were completely de-
stroyed, and a large part of both
could have been saved, had the water
been available.
Further, there was an excellent OPP
portunity for water storage supply
on this property, there being deep
ravine just below the house, through
which stream of water flowed and
across which a dam could have been
constructed with a relatively small
expenditure of labor and effort.
"The Department is always ready
and willing, even anxious, to answer
all calls for assistance within its
reach. However, it is unfair to call
on the department when no attempt
has been made to cooperate or COM
ply with it's suggestions.
"Runs made to outlying districts
are the most dangerous and expensive,
due to distance, narrow country roads
and wear and tear on equipment. The
run in February when the unfortunate
accident occurred which caused SER
ious injury to fremen, damage to
equipment and a monetary loss OF
1000 to the department, was another
example of the unfairness of calls of
this kind. When the scene Of the fire
was finally reached, an outlying farm
dwelling, no water was available and
the trip with all it's unfortunate con-
sequences, was absolutely fruitless
and unnecessary.
"The department has thousands of
dollars invested in its equipment, the
reputation of being the foremost
volunteer fire department in Western
Maryland and operates with the ut
most efficiency if it has the water.
Otherwise, it's equipment and efforts
of firemen are useless.
"Given half chance, it will save
your property if you do your part
and give it the one necessary thing
that it cannot supply itself.
"When it is called its iremen, volun-
teers serving without compensation,
instantly drop their work and own
personal interests, and at the risk of
life, make record runs to come to your
aid.
SIS it asking too much of the in
dividual to state that the department
absolutely expects him to do his part
and when the department makes the
sacrifice to come to. his aid, to have
the water ready for use?"
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-28
To Play Concert Saturday Night

The Gilbert-Brown Boys Band will
give a concert in front of the Court
House at 7:30 o'clock on Saturday
evening, Russell H. Brown, director,
has announced.