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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-15


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s. d. Workers with luncheon We'd
nesday at her home. The Workers
recently sponsored a surprise party
honoring Mrs. l.. " Smithia. Their
next meeting will be held Septem
Der 81 at the home of Mrs. r. Dean.
Mrs Helen Leftridge is sponsoring
another whist tournament beginning
Saturday night at Sojourner Truth
Home. Three prizes for men and
three for women will be awarded
for high scores. Tallys are csc.
SPECIAL REDUCED RATES at At
las Hotel by wesk or month. All
modern rooms with hot and cold wa
ter and free telephone. Close to de-
pots and theatres. Rates, soc up.
Dan Cunningham, manager, Hotel
Atlas, 42O Maynard Ave. Phone
Eliot 6152-6153.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
COMMISSIONERS WIN SUIT
AGAINST CLARK SNYDER
Garrett County Man Must Pay
$500 For Maintenance of Wife
In State Institution
CASE ENDED YESTERDAY

A verdict in the sum of $500 for the
Garrett County Commissioners was
returned yesterday afternoon by
Judge Albert A. Doub in the Circuit
Court at Cumberland, in the suit of
the commissioners against Clark Sny-
der, of Garrett county. The trial OPP
ened yesterday morning before Judge
Doub.
The commissions sought $500
for the maintenance of the defendants
wife, Maude Snyder, patient in a
state hospital for the insane. Snyder
is deaf, but is able to talk. His cousin,
Mrs. Olive Bay, was sworn in as inter-
prefer and all questions were asked in
the sign language.
1t was commended that Snyder's wife
had been in the hospital for eight
years and the cost of her maintenance
is $125 a year. The commissioners
said Snyder promised to pay for her
maintenance at the time she was COM
IHlIIeu DIS SOOH DIS Ie Was dDle W 10
so, and that he is heir to legacy of
his grandfather's estate, now in court
in Garrett county, sufficient to cover
the county's claim.
The defendant contended that his
wife left and deserted him prior to the
time she became insane and that he
was not responsible for her. The Gar
rett county officials denied that Sny-
der's wife deserted him, but did go to
the home of relatives with two small
children and that Snyder went to see
her.
Fred. A. Thayer and E. R. Jones
were attorneys for the Garrett County
Commissioners. Snyder was repre-
scented by Fuller Barnard, Jr., and
Clarence Lippel, of Cumberland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
REORGANIZATION Of Land Areas
Shows Garrett County Second
and Frederick County First

In redetermination of the areas of
the various counties of the State of
Maryland, just completed by the U.
S. Government and the Maryland &C.
illogical Survey in cooperation, Fred
erick ounty is given 664.74 land
square miles as against 664.25 for
Garrett county, making Garrett coun-
ty the second largest county in the
State instead of the largest, a place
it has held for many years.
Including water square miles, Dor
chester county, which has only 58O.94
land square miles, is given total
area of 943.52, making it the largest
county in the state in that respect. In
total square miles, Baltimore, Dor
chester, Frederick and st. Mary's
counties are larger than Garrett.
No water square miles are listed in
Garrett county's area, while Frederick
is given 1886.
1t has been recommended by the
Maryland Geological Survey that all
State agencies and statistical bureaus
using the area of counties adopt the
new figures as standard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
Native Garrett COuntian, Over
seas Nurse, Dies In San
Fernando, California

Miss Anna Walsh, 46, native of Oak
land, died at San Fernando, California,
last Friday morning. She was a
daughter of the late Edward Walsh
and Mrs. Theresa Walsh, of near
Oakland, and was a professional nurse
and member of the American Red
Cross in which capacity she served
overseas during part of the World
War where she was gassed and suf-
fered many hardships.
The remains of the deceased arrived
in Oakland yesterday morning and
funeral services will be held Friday
morning at 9 o'clock from st. Peters
Catholic church, Rev. FIR. McVeigh,
pastor, preaching the sermon. At the
cemetery members of the American
Legion will officiate.
Miss Walsh is survived by her
mother, two brothers and four sisters:
Edward Walsh, Rowlesburg, w. Va;
Romanus Walsh, Somerset, Pa; Mrs.
Rodgers, of Pittsburgh, Pa; Mrs. Pal
adino, Hagerstown, Md; Mrs. Rose
Fairall, Baxter, w. Va, and Mrs. Guy
Thayer, of Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
Oakland High Vocational Girls
Entertain Their Mothers
With Program

The girls of the Home Economics
Department of Oakland High School
entertained their mothers at a buffet
supper and program on last Thursday
evening. About 80 were present.
The menu consisted of tomato cock
tail, chicken salad, potato chips, hot
rolls, sandwiches, pickles, olives, rad
ishes, peach Bavarian cream, maca-
rooms, cookies, coffee, tea.
Clara Belle Hamill was in charge of
the program. Greetings were brought
to the mothers by Marion Brock and
Mrs. W. B. Brock gave the response.
The program also included: Recita-
ton, "My Mother" Ruth Fitzwater;
solo, Mother Machree," Lillian Mil
Ter; song, "Love's Old Sweet Song;
play, "Fern Comes Home" the fresh
man vocational class; piano solo, Betty
Broadwater; recitation, "The Bray
est Battle" Ruth Ream; an article,
Mothers and Daughters" Catherine
Bake; monologue, "Why Ann Maria
Simmons Never Married." Mary Lynn
McIntire; talk, Prof. F. D. Bittle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
Deep Creek Lake Is Near Capac-
ity Over Week End

Deep Creek Lake, on Monday, as a
result of heavy rains the previous
week, was within nineteenth of a foot,
or 10 As inches from going over the
spillway at the dam, according to C..
E. MacMurray, superintendent of the
Youghiogheny Hydro-Electric Com
pany at Sines.
This height is two inches less than
the high-water mark made in May of
1929, when the water was little less
than inches from the top Of the spill
way.
While the record at the power house
of the company showed rainfall of
SO inches between May 8 and May
ID, the Government station at Weber's
registered over four inches, which is
above the normal monthly average of
rainfall in this section. The lake con-
tinued to rise on Monday morning, but
the generators at Sines were being
operated and the use of water was
expected to stop any further rise in
the lake.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
OSWELL CASE CONTINUED
IN CUMBERLAND COURT
Was Expected To Follow Similar
Suit For Damages

The suit of Charles A. Oswell and
Susan Oswell against the Kelly Con-
struction Company of Clarksburg, w.
Va, wherein Mr.. and Mrs. Oswell
are seeking to recover damages to the
extent of $4,000 for the death Of
their son, has been continued to the
September term of the Federal Court.
The case was expected to be called
following the disposal of case in
which Mrs. Flota Bice Hartman was
awarded $1,000 damages against the
construction company, which case Gull
minated last Thursday morning in the
United States District Court at Cum
berland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oswell are suing the
construction comnSny for damages
growing out of an accident in which
their son, Arthur Oswell, was killed
and Mrs. Hartman was injured, which
occurred on the night of November
16, 1929.
Arthur Oswell and Mrs. Hartman
were driving to Mountain Lake Park
from Washington, D. c., when the car
in which they were riding ran into a
barrier on the road then being built
for the State by the Keely Construc-
ton Company, between Kitzmiller and
Deer Park. The plaintiffs contended
that the barrier was defective in that
it had neither lights nor danger mark
ers posted. ,.-..-.
The case originated in the Garrett
County Circuit Court but was trans
ferred to the Federal Court at Cum
berland by the defendants and will be
disposed of in September.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
A. G. ROSS TAKES OATH AS
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
Court Appoints Veteran Deputy
To Fill Unexpired Term of the
Late E. z. Tower
BEEN IN OFFICE 16 YEARS

Mr.. Albert G. Ross, of Oak
land, took the oath of Office and
become Clerk of the Circuit
Court on Monday afternoon,
when he qualified as such before
the Judges of the court at Cum
berland.
Mr.. Ross takes the place of
the late Edward 2. Tower, who
died on last Thursday morning in a
Cumberland hospital following a sur
gical operation and who had held the
position of clerk since the year 1887.
Mr.. Ross had been deputy under Mr..
Tower for 16 years, having taken Of
flee in May of 1915, and prior to that
time was Clerk to the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners. He also served as
clerk of the town council of Oakland
for a number of years, resigning his
position just few weeks ago.
At the death of Mr.. Tower, on May
IL, the new clerk was appointed act
ing clerk by the Court, and at a meet
ing of the judges on Saturday after
noon the Court, consisting of Judges
D. Lindley Sloan, Albert A. Doub and
Frank G. Waggaman, appointed him
to fill the unexpired term of the late
Mr.. Tower. Mr.. Ross will have ap-
proximately two and half years to
serve before an election is held for
the selection of his successor.
The action of the Court in appoint
ing Mr.. Ross gives general satisfac-
ton as he is probably the only person
in the county at present qualified to
fill the office satisfactorily.
Miss Nethkin Becomes Deputy
Miss nellie Nethkin accompanied
Mr.. Ross to Cumberland on Tuesday
and assumed the oath of office fol-
lowing her appointment to the posi-
ton of Deputy Clerk of the Court,
by Mr.. Ross. Miss Nethkin is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Meth
kin and has been employed in the
office of Clerk of the Court for several
years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
ATTORNEY LOSES HIS SUIT
AGAINST FARMERS BANK
w. Carl Richards, Cumberland,
Claimed Oakland Institution
Owed Him For Legal Services
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

After celebrating short time, the
Allegany county jury in the suit of
w. Carl Richards, attorney of Cum
berland, against the Farmers Bank
of Oakland, returned a verdict for the
bank Tuesday evening in the Circuit
Court at Cumberland. The case was
given to the jury shortly before six
o'clock.
Testimony in the suit began Mon
day afternoon and continued all day
Tuesday. The case was removed to
Cumberland from Garrett county.
Richards, who was a stakeholder
and claimed to be attorney for the
Oakland banking institution from its
chartering in 1925 until 1881, sued
for $4,000 in a bill of particulars for
legal services. The bill included sums
for verbal advice and special counsel
for 1926 and each succeeding year
until 1881.
The defense contended that Rich
ards never rendered any services for
which he had not been paid, and that
it did not owe him the amount claimed
and that the bill was filed after Rich
ards was dropped as a stakeholder and
attorney.
Richards was on the stand Monday
afternoon and a greater portion of
Tuesday morning. He was subjected
to an extensive cross-examination by
E. R. Jones for the defense relative to
items he testified embracing the legal
services he claimed he had rendered.
Witnesses for the defense from
Oakland who testified in the case in
cluded C. N. McIntire, Berne Teter
and Albert L. Lee, who are connected
with the bank in official capacities.
The case was sharply contested, es-
pecially by the defense, with frequent
objection and motion to strike out
testimony.
The plaintiff was represented by
Thomas L. Richards and Fuller Bar
nard, Jr., and the defendant attorneys
were E. R. Jones and Walter W..
Dawson, of Oakland, and George Hen
derson, of Cumberland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
Young Woman Injured When
Struck by Automobile

Miss Romano Moon, of near Sun
nyside, was slightly injured on Sun
day when she was struck by an auto
mobile at point on the roadway near
Red House church. In company with
her father, Harry Moon and sister,
Miss Moon were on their way to at
tend church and were walking on the
left side of the road facing traffic
when the accident occurred.
While one car was passing them,
which had approached from the rear,
another car, driven by John R. Taylor,
of Reedsville, West Va, attempted to
pass the car in front and struck Miss
Moon. Following his arrest immedi-
ately afterward, Taylor was held in
$500 bond for his appearance before
Magistrate Gender on Saturday af-
ternoon at one o'clock when he will be
arraigned on a charge of reckless
driving.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
TO COMPLETE INSPECTION
Finds General Health Conditions
In Schools Good

By the end of this week DR.. George
E. Clarke, county health officer, ex-
poets to complete his first extensive
examination of all the school children
of the county.
During the period of this examina-
ton, with the assistance of the health
nurses, DR.. Clarke has examined be-
tween 5000 and 5000 school pupils,
and in that entire number he has dis
covered only twelve children seriously
afflicted. These Affections are either
due to heart trouble, tuberculosis or
kidney disease, he stated.
DIR. Clarke added that 25 per cent
of the children were defective to the
extent of bad condition of the teeth,
bad tonsils or impaired vision, all OF
which cases were noted and the par
ents advised to have these defects
corrected within the next year. He
pointed out that less than one-half of
one per cent of the children in school
were under weight.
Child Health Day
Due to weather conditions usually
prevailing in Garrett county on May
l, Child Health Day, state health
movement, was not observed on that
date but was postponed until Friday,
May 81, when a program will be pre-
scented in all of the schools of the
county following an outlined program
furnished the teachers by the State
Health Department. This program
will be along the lines of better health
for the school child and special per-
iod during the day will be provided
for it's rendition.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
Town Council To Reduce Light
Wattage Over Oakland

In order to economic wherever pos
sible, and yet to do it to a degree not
to interfere with the welfare of the
citizens of the town, the Mayor and
Council met in special session Mon
day night to work out plan whereby
they might reduce the lighting ex-
pense of the city. A representative
of the West Maryland Power Com
pany met with the council and offered
his services in assisting to adjust the
cost of lighting.
The power company's engineer will
draft a diagram of the towns light
ing service, noting the wattage used
in each light and from this diagram
reductions will be made in the size of
lamps used and in that manner will
materially reduce the cost. The mat
ter will be taken up at the next reg
ular meeting of Council and disposed
of finally.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
Scouts to Close Membership Fri
day Until After Scout Camp

No more applications for member
ship in the Oakland Scout troop will
be received after the regular meeting
at the Scout hall on Friday night I'M
til after the summer encampment, ac-
cording to George H. Hanst, scout
master. This rule is being made to
prevent any boy from joining the
troop just for the purpose of being
eligible to go to scout camp the lat
ter part of July, the scoutmaster ex-
planned.
Boys who have joined the troop
within the past few weeks or who
enter on Friday evening will be re-
quired to become second class scouts
before becoming eligible for camp.
At the present time there are 80
active scouts, five inactive and on the
danger line of being dropped from the
troop; two associate scouts and two
working on their tenderfoot tests in
order to become scouts. Ralph Kahl
and John Edward Baird were recently
admitted into the troop, having passed
all requirements, and Wilbur Altstet-
ter and Paul Kemphfer are working
on their entrance tests.
The summer program will be out
lined at the meeting Friday and plans
made for an overnight hike this week
end.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
GEORGE HENDERSON TO BE
MEMORIAL DAY SPEAKER
Legionaires Are Cleaning Gem
etery; Flagstaff to be Erected

George Henderson, mayor of Cum
berland, and past State Commander
Department of Maryland, American
Legion, will be the speaker at the
Memorial Day exercises to be held in
Oakland on Sunday afternoon, May
80, it was announced this morning by
Neil C. Fraley, member of the COM
mittee on arrangements for the occa-
sion.
The local lodge Knights of Pythias
will conduct its memorial day services
at the same time as the American Lee
gion, and invitations will be extended
to all other fraternal organizations,
as we'll as the schools of Oakland and
surrounding communities, the Oakland
Band and Drum Corps and to the Crel-
lin Band to participate in the parade
which will precede the services at the
Oakland cemetery.
Much work has been accomplished
toward the Identification of the ceme-
terry, according to A. G. Hesen, COM
mander of the local post, and it is his
desire to have the entire cemetery
made as presentable as possible before
the services on the goth inst. Through
the courtesy of S. H. Jackson, local
manager of the C. and A. Gas Com
pany, material has been donated for a
large flagstaff, which will be erected
at some point within the circle at the
cemetery in the next few days.
The program for the general clean
up at the cemetery is being carried
out by William Cover, Frank Pifer,
Earl Soldiers and other members of
the local Legion post, and by John
Faherty and several other men, not
members. These workmen are putting
in their time gratis and are to be COM
mended for the public spirit thus ex-
hibited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
mt. LAKE PARK PROGRAM
FOR 1882 IS ANNOUNCED
National and Interstate COnven-
lions Are Included In Insti-
tute Activities
OTHER DATES TO BE ADDED

Beginning with June 10 and run
ming through the entire summer and
into the fall of the year, a program
of activities for Mountain Lake Park
Institute for 1882 has been worked
out and includes a variety of features
never before included in a program
for that famous summer resort.
Conventions of national and inter-
state proportions are included in the
program for this year, and special
feature of the season are Sunday pro-
grams, which according to members
of the directorate of the Institute,
will bring at least 1000 people to the
Park nearly every Sunday during the
entire season now opening.
Special Features To Be Added
At the time the program was ar
ranged many features, such as boys
and girls camps, Extension confer
ences, group meetings, etc., were not
included because of the fact that
dates could not be definitely fixed
but such features will be announced
from time to time throughout the
season.
Miss Huff To Direct Music
The program of music, especially
for every Sunday afternoon, begin
ming July 10, will be under the direc-
ton of Miss Sara B. Huff, and will
center around mass singing in Bash
ford Amphitheatre, beginning prompt
1y at 2:30 o'clock. The programs for
the music hour each Sunday will in
clude the Mountain Lake Institute
choir, which will be composed of fed
Grated choirs of the Tableland area;
visiting choirs for special music; in
strumentalists, orchestras and bands
from the Tableland, and guest artists.
Music from the services of all ortho-
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
]. C. Kendall and Daughter
Undergo Operation on Monday

Father and daughter underwent
surgical operation the same day at
Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, when
J. C. Kendall, Crellin, was operated
upon on Monday for gallstones and
his daughter, Lucille Kendall, aged
Is years, was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis.
Mr.. Kendall had been patient at
the hospital for a week or more pre-
ceding the time of his operation while
his daughter was taken to the insti-
tuition that day.
Both patients are recovering, how
ever, Mr.. Kendall is said to be in a
weakened condition and that his COM
plete recovery will be retarded to
some extent on account of that con-
dition.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
COURT TAKESDAMACE SUIT
FROM CUMBERLAND JURY
Miss Benthien, Hurt in Auto Ac-
cident, Had Accepted Money
To Pay Hospital Bills
CASE REMOVED FROM HERE

A removed case from Garrett coun-
ty to the Circuit Court in Allegany
county, attracted considerable interest
because of the prominence of the par
ties thereto, was determined by the
Court Monday afternoon when at the
conclusion of the plaintiffs testimony
the Court granted the prayers of the
defense counsel to take the case from
the jury, which concluded the matter.
The plaintiff in the action was Miss
Elsie Benthien, formerly of Oakland,
and at the time of the accident en-
ployed as home demonstration agent
in Garrett county, while the defend
ant was William D. Casteel, former
Garrett county sheriff.
Miss Benthien asked $4,000 dam
ages for alleged personal injuries sus-
tanned on the night of September 8,
1880, when Casteels car was wrecked
on the road between Deer Park and
Mountain Lake Park. She was a
passenger in the machine. Miss Ben
them, in her testimony, said that Cas-
teel was operating a spotlight attach
ed to the windshield of the car as a
Baltimore and Ohio railroad train was
passing and that he lost control of the
machine, which swerved and upset,
throwing both to the road.
During the testimony ii was shown
that Casteel had given her check for
$3.50 to pay her hospital bills, in De-
cember, 1881, and he received signed
and written release. CasteePs attor-
neys contended that this release alb
solved Casteel from further payment
of damages and asked that the case
be taken from the jury.
Underwent Bone Graft
Miss Benthein was on the stand the
entire morning. She testified that she
sustained an injury to her spine as
the result of the wrecking of the car.
On account of being under medical
attention and in the hospital, her con-
dition was such she said she was una
BILE to drive or work and later resigned
her position. The plaintiff testified as
to being put in a plaster cast and I'M
derwent later a bone graft operation
in a Baltimore hospital in July, 1881.
She commended her health was, shat
tered and she has been compelled to
wear a steel corset brace.
Miss Benthein said she was a gradu-
ate of Washington State University
where she had fitted herself espec-
tally in home economics.
Among the witnesses summoned to
testify were DIR. Henry W. McComas,
Oakland, who treated her following
the accident; DIR. Thomas F. Bennett,
Baltimore, and DR.. w. F. Williams,
William A. Oracle, Thomas w. Koon
and F. Garnet Cowherd, Cumberland.
The attorneys for the plaintiff were
Neil C. Fraley, E. R. Jones and w. W..
Dawson, of Oakland, and Walter C..
Capper, of Cumberland. The defense
attorneys were A. T. Matthews and
W. R. Offutt, Oakland, and Charles
z. Heskett, Cumberland.
An appeal in this case will be taken
to the higher courts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-05-19
CrelIin Cast To Present Show at
Loeb Lynn Heights

The Present Opportunity Club Of
Crellin will present a series of one
act plays in the I. o. o. F. Hall, Loeb
Lynn Heights, on Friday, May 20,
beginning at 7:45 o'clock. The admis-
sion prices will be 10 and 20 cents and
the entire proceeds will go for the
benefit of charity, it was stated by
Mr.. Lester Yutzy, Of Crellin.