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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
POOR OLD DAD!

It's Dad that writes the checks for
Mothers Day celebrations and all
other celebrations, too. On the first
of the month he is the most impor-
tant member of the household. But
the fact is generally forgotten on the
second.
Why not hand him flower, some
times, along with the "please remit?
The idea is suggested by the Rev. w.
w. Rose, of the First Universalist
Church, Lynn, Massachusetts. 1t is
chiefly the fathers fault, writes Mr..
Rose in his church paper, that he is
lost in the shuttle:
"He is content to stand in the back
ground.
"He is inclined to be silent.
"We take him for granted in human
society, even as we take salt for
granted in the daily provender. And
like salt he savors the whole.
"Father works at the commonplace
task of earning a living, supporting a
family, discharging his duties, labor
ing along quietly six days in the week,
standing between his dependents and
the world. ~
"He shoulders responsibility of rent
and taxes. K
"He works himself to death that
his wife and children may be assured,
of comfort and independence. 6
"He is not often the pathfinder or
dreamer. 'e
"He is not often the pathfinder or
the pioneer; nor the rebel.
"He belongs with the hundreds of
thousands who dare not revolt-at
least publicly. ~"
"He has given hostages to fortune,
as Frances Bacon once said. He knows
it. But he doesn't care.
Sometime we may have national
Memorial Day to Dad. That is, if we
can get sufficiently wrought up over
him.
"In the meanwhile every day is his
day. And he spends it working for
the wife and kids.
"Give dad a cheer, ladies, but let
him pick out his own neckties!"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23

munication and lack of good highways,
the Tableland had looked upon Balti-
more rather than Pittsburgh as its
chief market or trading center. But
from Baltimore to the east end of the
lakeland the distance is 148 miles,
whereas from Pittsburgh to the west
end of the region it is only So miles,
favorable to Pittsburgh by SO miles.
No great genius was necessary to
realize that people as wide awake
as those of the Tableland would set
about without delay to make Pitts
burgh the focal point of their new
highway network. On the other hand,
with $4,000 consumers of Pittsburgh
products offered to it, Pittsburgh
needed no urging from the Tableland
folk that the city and the neighboring
territory should get still closer to-
gether in a social and cultural as well
as business sense.
That is simply what the ceremonies
now are all about; they are but recog-
milton of close relationship that has
long existed and an impetus to deep
ening and expanding it. The machin-
cry of this is the Allegheny Tableland
Association and the Tableland Council
of the Pittsburgh Chamber of Com
merce. Presently there is to be es-
tablished a Pittsburgh agent for
Pittsburgh products. The Tableland
Association, of course, is much more
than simply contact agency between
Pittsburgh and the Tableland area,
which includes sections of Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia, and Maryland;
it also is developing regional con-
seriousness and promoting cooperative
handling of lakeland products.
So much for the basic structure and
it's purposes. Beyond these and the
ordinary trade opportunities, the
Tableland affords Pittsburghers ex-
ceptional recreational facilities-right
at their door. The mountain ranges,
beautiful valleys, lakes, rivers and
creeks (well stocked with game fish,
present scenery that causes the region
to be described as "the Switzerland of
America" The Tableland folk them
selves are of the finest quality and
noted for their hospitality. For
years number of Pittsburghers have
been spending their vacations in the
Tableland, and it is certain that after
this Chamber of Commerce tour an
ever-increasing number will do so.
Every Pittsburgher owes it to him
self or herself to visit this beautiful
mountain and agricultural region and
help to promote the fine and profitable
relationship that is now firmly estab-
lished.-Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
Girl browns Near ROwlesburg;
YOughiOgheny InhalatOr Crew
Is Called to Scene

Stricken with a heart attack and
suffering from exhaustion, Dorothy
Ayersman, Is, Rowlesburg, West Va.y
drowned in Cheat River, west of the
covered bridge below Dawson's Camp,
Monday afternoon, and her sister
Ethel, %, and her father, Parker Ay-
ersman, narrowly escaped similar
fate attempting to rescue her. Her
body was recovered within an hour,
but two rescue crews, working for
three hours, were unsuccessful in
their efforts to revive the victim.
One rescue crew was that of the
Youghiogheny Hydro-Electric Com
pany. A call for assistance to the
City Hall at Oakland about three
o'clock was relayed to the power house
of the electric company at Sines where
an inhalator is kept, and within 45
minutes after they had received the
message the crew had travelled the 40
miles from the power house at Sines
to Deans Camp along Cheat where
the tragedy occurred. The rescue
party with the inhalator was COM
posed of George Vail, Fred. Gear
heart, Peder Baasland and C. E. Mac
Murray, superintendent of the power
company.
The inhalator, in addition to being
used in reviving drowning victims,
is also brought into play in case of
gas asphyxiation and in carbon mo-
noxide poisoning, and with the crew
of operatives is at the disposal of the
public at any time it is required, ac-
cording to Mr.. MacMurray.
The second rescue crew was from
the cement plant at Mannheim, west Of
Rowlesburg.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
Vacation Calls Faculty Members
of Oakland High and Gram
mar Schools
mar Schools

Eight of the Oakland High School
instructors and five of the Oakland
Grammar school teachers will spend
their summer vacation at their homes
in Oakland, while the remaining ones
left this week, either for their homes
elsewhere or for the purpose of at
tending summer school sessions.
Those leaving from the high school
were Miss Margaret Kochenderfer,
for Elkins, w. Va; Miss Margaret
Hamilton, for Homecoming; Miss Mar
tina Engle, for Grantsville; Miss Ed
NEE Smith, East Radford, Va; Mr..
John Thayer, Grafton; Miss Catherine
Schnebly, Clear Spring, Md; Miss
Margaret Stoffie, Manchester; Mr.. w.
W. jenkins, Baltimore.
Those who will attend school are
Miss Lucie Trickett and Mr.. E. C.
Willis, Columbia University; Miss
Mary Thomas, University of Mary
land, and Mr.. E. S. Smith, West Vir-
ginia University.
Those who will remain at their
homes here most of the summer are
Mr.. Foster O. Speicher, Miss Rose
Rice, Miss Eva Falkenstein, Mr.. O..
T. eraser, Mr.. Calvin S. Warner and
Mr.. F. D. Bittle, principal of the local
high school.
Mr.. M. L. Stier, principal of the
Oakland Elementary school, will spend
the summer on his farm at Glenelg,
Nd, having left here Tuesday in COM
pany with Mrs. Stier and their daugh-
ter, Miss Helen, for that place; Mrs.
Gordon Taylor at Frostburg; Miss
Marion Bloss, Siebert; Edwin Elias,
Jr., at Frostburg, and Miss Marion B.
Leary, Miss Beulah Loughridge, Mrs.
Mabel Sollars, Miss Lucille Mitchell
and Mrs. E. C. Liller, at their respec-
tive homes in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
IN DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

H. Wheeler Combs, 43, died in New
York of pneumonia. He was native
of Westernport. He attended st.
Johns College at Annapolis and later
entered the store of his brother, John
S. Combs, at Homecoming, as book
keeper. In 1870 he started whole
sale tea and spice business in Balti-
more, but ill health forced him to give
up. In 1872 he purchased cotton
plantation near Natchez, Mississippi,
which he managed two years. He re-
turned to Maryland and opened a
store at Moscow. In 1875 he went to
Donville, Ohio, and after the death Of
his wife in 1876 he resumed the study
of law at the University of Virginia.
In 1878 he was admitted to practice
at the bar of Oakland where in 1879
he married Lucille Morris. He was
one of the presidential electors on the
Garfield ticket and was chairman of
the State Central Committee of Gar
rett county and a member of the Re-
publican State Executive Committee.
In 1884 he was appointed a general
United States Appraiser of Customs
by President Arthur. When his term
expired Mr.. Combs resumed the prac-
tice of law in New York. While prac-
ticing law in Oakland he was associ-
ated with the late Thomas ]. Peddi-
cord.
While number of employees of the
Preston Lumber and Coal Company
were bathing in the company's dam at
Crellin, C. L. Gross was seized with
cramps, and although only twenty feet
from the shore drowned before assis-
lance could reach him. His home was
at Reedsville, w. Va.
The Oakland Band was re-organ-
lied.
There was considerable talk of re-
organizing the old Haymaker Rifle
Team which had won game in many
target matches a few years previous
and which had carried off the Ma
tional craftsmanship prize at the
Chicago military camp.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
One of the hardest and most de-
structive wind and rain storms in
many years passed over Oakland
which did untold damage to timber
and other possessions. A hundred or
more trees were uprooted on Crooks
Crest.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Grimes
at Deer Park, daughter.
A rear-end collision between two
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
MARRIED

Gow-BishOff- Saturday, June
10, 1882, at Middletown, Nd, Miss
Roselle Bishoff and DR.. Alexander
Cow, Jr., were united in marriage, the
Rev. Mr.. Tabor performing the cere-
mony. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Bishoff, of
Oakland, and is a graduate of Oak
land High School, class of 1924, and
of Maryland University, College Park.
She has been teacher in the Friends
vile High School for the past four
years.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Cow, Sr., of Niagara,
N. Y, and is graduate of Cornell
University. He has been employed
as a state veterinary in College Park
for several years. The couple will
reside for the present at College Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23

"2. To defend and preserve a
sound currency and an honest dol
lar.
"3. To stand steadfastly by the
principle of balanced budget.
~. To devote ourselves fearlessly
and unremittingly to the task of
eliminating abuses and extrava-
gance and of drastically cutting the
cost of government so as to re-
duce the heavy burdens of taxation.
"5. To use all available means
consistent with sound nancial and
economic principles to promote an
expansion of credit to stimulate
business and relieve unemploy-
ment."
Here is the program that the coun-
try needs, and the record shows that
Mr.. Hoover is the man to maintain
and execute these policies. With equal
force, the Democrats in Congress have
done their best to demonstrate that
their sis not the party to be intrusted
with the grave problems of the nation
at a time like the present.
We congratulate the Chicago con-
vention upon its demonstration of Re-
publican solidarity in the face of a
difficult and descriptive issue. We con-
graduate it not the less upon its can
didates and upon its spirit of enthusi-
astic loyalty to them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
ANOTHER SUMMER OFFICIALLY USHERED IN TUESDAY

Summer was officially ushered in on
Tuesday, June 81, and is the longest
daylight day of 1882, one and one-half
seconds more from sunrise to sunset
than Monday was, and two seconds in
excess of Wednesday.
Tuesday, however, is not the longest
day of the year, as calculated by as
tronomy. December %, measured from
noon to noon, is more than twenty
four hours long, the excess being 80
and two-hundredths seconds.
+. C. C. Wylie, associate professor of
astronomy, University of Iowa, ex-
plains it thus:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
Pittsburgh Tableland Union

Much has been written of the in
clusion of the Allegheny Tableland
region in the Pittsburgh metropolitan
area as if it were something still to be
accomplished.
A party of sixty Pittsburghers who
toured the Tableland June Is and II
under the auspices of the Tableland
Council of the Chamber of Commerce
found that the union had been estab-
lished years ago through the advent
of the automobile age-with the con-
struction of the first hard roads di-
rectly joining the districts. Formerly,
because Of more direct railroad COM
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
HOOVER AND CURTIS

The Republican convention ended in
a spirit of unity and enthusiasm, and
it is the end that counts. 1t had gone
through succession of wrangling and
dramatic debate, one of the most tense
and outspoken in the history of the
party. 1t had been baptized in fire
and the extraordinary demonstration
for Mr.. Hoover upon his nomination
represented far more than the con-
ventional hoop-la of political gather
ings.
1t was a tribute to an able Presi-
dent, renominated by his party upon
the merit Of his record. We have
written several times in recent months
upon the return of sentiment to the
President. The tide has been unmis-
taxable. Chiefly his own achieve
ments, his staunchness in every ma
tional crisis, the swift organization
of defense against each attack upon
the country's credit, his steady up
holding of sound finance, all these
have gained increasing hold upon the
public imagination.
His quiet courage has stood out
strikingly against the confusion of
his opponents in Congress. Each test
has left him stronger, his critics
weaker. What swept over the con-
vention at Chicago, we think was a
realization of these facts. Mr.. Hoov-
er's march to ascendancy has been no
easy or sudden step. He has faced
the most difficult period which has
confronted an American President in
generations and he has fought his way
through it arduously, faithfully. The
delegates at Chicago forgot their
quarrels when they recalled their can
didate. 1t was personal tribute
rare enough in the history of politi-
cal gatherings, says the New York
Herald Tribune, adding:
We think Republicans generally will
approve the denomination of Vice
President Curtis. His age means lit
tie when considered alongside his Wig
orous health. He has made an admir-
able presiding officer of the Senate
and his staunch Republicanism and his
loyalty to the Administration are be-
yond question.
Fortunately for Mr.. Hoover's pros
poets, the strength or weakness of the
Chicago platform can have little bear
ing on his campaign. He is his own
platform. His record speaks for it.
self without ambiguity. Where the
platform tersely enunciates policies
which the President has already ex-
pressed in swift, devisive action, it is
eloquent and effective. We quote the
first five points of it's conclusion, by
way Of illustration:
Generally on economic matters
we pledge the Republican party:
81. To maintain unimpaired the
national credit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
Beyond the County

In Washington, the bill passed the
House of Representatives for COM
pulsory and payless one month fur
Tough for all government employees
who make more than a thousand dol
lars a year, estimated to save 100
million dollars a year.
At Charleston, W. Va, the new
capitol, costing more than 10 million
dollars, one of the most imposing of
the state capitols, was tremendously
dedicated last Monday, the Fairmont
Drum and Bugle Corps leading the
parade.
In the United States, on June 81,
the tax on matches, automobiles, can
dy, radios, face powder, cosmetics of
all kinds, and long list of articles
went into effect.
At Kingston, N. Y, in the new
Madison Square Garden bowl, Jack
Sharkey out-pointed Max Schmelling
German heavyweight, thus winning
the heavyweight championship of the
world.
At Leonardtown, Md, twenty
three months old infant, wandered
from its home when the parents were
absent from the house, and remained
in field all night, the searchers fail
ing to find him, hungry but other
wise uninjured.
At Washington, the House approved
a plan to give preference to ex-service
men with dependents in employing
labor on government projects. q
At Washington, the White House i!
under guard because of a report that
a car bearing Maryland license was
enroute to that city loaded with INT.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23

Because we have Mean time rather
than Apparent time, sun noon is
later from day to day by about 20
seconds near the date of the winter
solstice. In mid-November, for those
living near standard meridian, sun
noon occurs about 16 minutes before
IL o'clock, while in February it &C.
cure about ID minutes after IL.
"When sun noon is falling later
from day to day by clock running
on mean or average time, the length
of day defined as the longest day this
year is December o."
Anyway, summer is here again.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
JUST HERE AND THERE

Mr.. C. E. MacMurray and his life
saving crew, from the Youghiogheny
Hydro Electric power house at Sines,
are deserving of praise for their will
ingness to go miles at an instant's
notice to try to save life. They trav-
eled approximately 40 miles in 46
minutes and worked for three hours
in the attempt to revive drowned
girl near Rowlesburg, West Va. AL
though their efforts were not success
full this time, the girl having disap-
peared beneath the water three hours
before, they want it expressly stated
to the public that they are ready at
all times to assist where necessary.
And then Ray Teets is deserving of
some recognition in the attempt, for
it wha he who drove the car over the
steep and winding highway down
through Cheat Canyon.
The Boys Band, although depleted
in numbers last Thursday evening,
played with more snap than it has
ever had. The spirit was there.
If the reports are true that Edwin
Elias will not not return to the Oak
land Grammar school next year, then
the school has lost good teacher for
its pupils and the boys good friend
and athletic instructor.
***
S. H. Wainer, baritone soloist of
Elkins, who has. just recently come to
Oakland, has lost no time in giving
his services in whatever way may ben
eft the community.
$50
Mr.. 1. S. Middaugh, Mountain Lake
Institute director, with the help Of the
Rotary Club and members of his ex-
-ecutive committee and others, was
successful in carrying through an in
teresting program for the Pittsburgh
visitors last Thursday and Friday.
We are glad S. D. Brenneman, of
the Glades, is out again after an ill
ness. We trust Mrs. Henry W. Nc
Comas, Mrs. Henry Lauer and Mr.. w.
Porter WEIGH may continue to i'm
prove. And we regret to note that
our old time friend U. S. Frazee, at
Selbysport, has been stricken.
Grover Stemple, without making
any great stir about it, is accomplish
ing many things for Oakland, never
before thought of. He has been in
strumental in arranging for broad
casts, for publicity in daily news
papers, and just lately he has secured
a promise from the secretary of the
navy to bring the Akron over Oakland,
if it appears at Fort Necessity. We
need more men like Mayor Stemple.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
Mrs. F. /. Johnson Sounds Key
note at WOmen's Meeting.

Mrs. F. I. johnson, leader of the
INSTRUMENTATION Summer School
of Missions at Mountain Lake Park,
sounded the keynote of a meeting by
the Women's National Committee for
Law Enforcement, held in Chicago, on
Monday, June IS. eff President
Hoover stands firm for prohibition,
God bless him." she said. eff he
wobbles, God pity him."
She called for the radiance of gang
sters, no matter where they are found.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23

with real cartridges or shot; fire.
crackers and toy cap pistols are dam
gerous enough.
! a. Don't fail to treat injuries, even
the most minor ones, Immediately
and intelligently. Tetanus poisoning
works slowly but surely. @
5. Don't get too close to display
of fireworks -premature explosions
occur.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
RURAL CARRIERS COVER 5000 MILES DAILY
PATRIOTIC ORDER
SONS OF AMERICA
Will Hold Washington Day
Celebration Here To-
morrow Night
MANY GUESTS COMING

Patriotic order, Sons of Amer
ica, Washington camp No. Is, will
hold their George Washington cell
ebration February "a. Regular
meeting at z p. m, followed by en-
tertainment and refreshments. The
following state officers will be pres
emit: e. H. Carroll, s. p, New Brit
TIM C. B. Link, 8. ". p, Water
bury; N. H. Bellmay, M. of F.,
Waterbury: J. H. Wright, secre-
tary; 8. III. johnson, treasurer.
Also delegations from South Nor
walk, Meriden. New Britain, Wa
terville, Bristol, Hartford, New
Haven and Bridgeport.
The program Is as follows:
Salute to George Washington.
Star Spangled Banner.
Stars and Stripes Forever, orches-
ira.
Address-George Hubbard, Meri-
den.
Selection by orchestra-Little Old
Church in the Valley.
Selection by orchestra - Night
Neveda-w. Miller, d. Merrily, A.
Miller and c. Link, Jr.
Address by John Barr.
Piano solo-D. Merrily.
America.
Committee or arrangements: N.
H. Bellmay. G. B. Link, L. w. Cur
tbs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
SWEETHEART OF
JACK DIAMOND
BACK ON STAGE
''Kiki" Roberts Re-
turned to Broadway
Last Night, But She
Failed to Make Impress
sion
BY ii. ALLEN SMITH
Vnitcd press STAFF COrrespOndent)

NSbuV1u ICSS ECtuh
New York. Feb 23-(UP)-Mar-
ion "Kiki" Roberts, who danced in
Ziegfeld's Follies before she be-
came the sweetheart of the gang
ster, Jack Diamond, returned to
Broadway last night with plenty of
fanfare and little effect.
Even though her name stood In
three-foot letters on the Marquee
outside Billy Minsky's main burle-
que house-letters almost as big
as those which spelled BILLY Min
sky"-Kiki didn't put her act
across as might have been expect
ed. She had on too many clothes.
Miss Roberts couldn't, for ex-
ample, compete with Miss Beverly
Darlington, Sidelle Mansfield, Julia
Yep, Camille Blair and Babe Oates.
in attracting Huzzahs from the
male audience.
These young ladies came out and
did their dances in excessive stages
of undress. The ladies of the
chorus ensemble" in fact, didn't
seem to have much more than a
small-sized layette to go around.
Then the trumpets set up q
blast, the lights dimmed O bit, the
girls posed themselves seductively
and a male voice doomed out as
IL from nowhere: "Prezzenting {.
Xxi Roberts!"
Everybody leaned forward. Men
stopped putting their pipes, cigars
and cigarettes. A great silver cur
| tain high on the stage parted and
| there stood Legs Diamonds girl
friend, all tricked out in enough
wearing apparel to take care of
the Misses Diane Cardy. Sylvia
Sherry and Palline Devore in their
next eight numbers. A young man
with slick hair sang, Lady of The
Evening"
The audience didn't go to far
as to boo Miss Roberts, being i'm
pressed by her reputation as well
as her beauty. But when 1t be-
came apparent that Xxi had only
n couple Of mild tap dances to Of
fer, the boys who paid their dol
lars to see action seemed just a
triffe offended.
After Miss Roberts had executed
her few honest steps and retired
to her dressing room, high in the
rafters backstage, she outlined her
hopes and ambitions to an inter-
viewer.
She is undeniably pretty and
somehow has an atmosphere OF
dignity about her, marred only by
her manner Of speech which Is a
triffe east sideish.
II know all about this" she
said, waving significantly toward
the stage where Jewish comedian
and an Irish comedian were ex-
changing ribaldry worthy of the
combined efforts of Rabelais Frank
Harris and Lady Chatterly's man
friend.
But I want to grab up about
$4,000 while I've got the chance
80 l can finance an act of my own
They've been giving me screen
tests and maybe they'll sign me tc
do my life story In pictures. It'll
be all about Jack, and all that sort
of thing. but l don't mind"
She started her personal ap.
pearances" several weeks ago, be.
ginning at $4,000 a week. she said
and dropping a bit week by weel
until she reached burlesque, where
she Is drawing $2,700 weekly on {
contract for three weeks.
what I want most of ALL" she
concluded. land I think I'll get 1t
Is to get a chance at the movies
You watch my smoke"