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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-17

then sued the king for tract of land
north of the settled portion of Vir-
ginia instead of south Of it.
In spite of the difference in religion,
adherence and the evident desire of
the king to keep Lord Baltimore at
home and in his government, the fact
that Charles 1 agreed to issue Balti-
more a charter (Which, it is said, Bal
timore wrote with his own hand) for
the land desired by him, is evidence
that the founder of Maryland still re-
tanned his prestige with the king.
Lord Baltimore at first suggested
that his new colony should be named
"Crescentia," the land of growth and
increase. The king then suggested
that it be given name in honor of the
queen-Mariana. But after Lord Bal
timore had recalled the fact that a
Jesuit by that name had written
against monarchy, the king proposed
Terra Mariae MARY Land), which
name was inserted in the blank space
Lord Baltimore had left in the charter
for the name.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-17
IN DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

DR.. Henry w. McComas, while driv-
ing on Hooppole Road in conveyance
was thrown from his seat and wedged
between the wheel and body of the
vehicle and dragged considerable
distance when his horses became
frightened and ran away. He was not
seriously injured but the conveyance
was damaged to some extent.
A meeting was held here for the
purpose of making an effort to reor-
ganize the Masonic lodge, which ex-
listed in Oakland from shortly after
the Civil War and which ceased in the
middle seventies or early eighties.
Among the prominent Masons inter
ested were Messrs. D. E. Offutt, ST.,
G. S. Hamill, S. L. Townshend, George
A. Spedden, ]. M. Jarobe and DR.. j..
Lee McComas.
At Bittinger, fire was discovered on
the roof of the Lutheran church in
which services were being held. The
worshippers marshalled their forces
and by using quantities of snow and
water the fire was extinguished. At
the same place on the Wednesday be-
fore Henry Bittinger's cooper shop
was burned to the ground
TWENTY YEARS AGO
DR.. Henry W. McComas was elected
Mayor of Oakland for the fourth time,
defeating G. Semmes Hamill. John
w. Davis, Henry Lauer and DR.. B. F.
Selby were named as councilmen.
Editors of the high school notes
were Leah Sincell, freshman; Ber-
nard Faherty, sophomore; Robert
White, junior, and Proctor Kildow.
senior.
Carl B. White, formerly of Oak
land, purchased the Uniontown Hard
ware and Supply Company's bust
ness at Uniontown.
Overland automobile advertisement
appearing in The Republican boosted
that the factory where the car was
made turned out Ga cars daily.
Frank Augustine, Keyser's Ridge,
died suddenly while number of the
young men of the community were
gathering to serenade some newcom-
ers at the home of Clarence Ringley.
Pupils of Miss Daisy Grant were
to give a recital at the high school.
DR.. John G. Robinson and C. Edward
Bender were to assist in the enter
tainment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-17
Pittsburgh Chamber of Com
merce Passes Resolutions Re-
garding Development of
Tableland

Resolutions submitted to the Board
of Directors of the Pittsburgh Cham
Der of Commerce, regarding the de-
velopment of the Allegheny Table
land were adopted by unanimous
vote of that body at recent meet
ing.
The resolutions included the request
that an Allegheny Tableland council
be set up in the Board of Directors;
that the Chamber of Commerce coop
crate with the Tableland Association,
and that the detectives of program
of the Tableland Council include the
encouragement of commercial eXpan-
sion; a development of coordination
between the Pittsburgh District and
the Allegheny Tableland area; make
available the industrial, commercial,
recreational and cultural facilities of
the Pittsburgh district and the Table
land area for mutual benefit, and the
development of recreational areas and
activities of all kinds within the Ia
, bleland area for the common use of
, the people of that area and the people
of the Pittsburgh area.
Joseph T. Miller, who has been
! back of the Tableland project since
! its inception, is chairman of the COM
mittee which presented the resolu-
tons.
General information concerning the
Tableland, which was attached to the
resolutions, included political divis-
ions, topography, geographic area,
change in communication, paved high
ways, aviation, Tableland production,
recreations, climate, points of tourist
appeal and hotel accommodations.
Oakland, the center of the Table
land area, is contrasted with the eli
innate of Pittsburgh regardin geleva-
ton above sea level, the average an
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-17
THE MARYLAND BIBLE SOCIETYS CORNER
'The Word of Our God Shall Stand Forever

cover his keys the musing organist
Beginning doubtfully, and far away,
First lets his fingers wander idly as
they list,
And builds bridge from dreamland
for his lay.
Then, as the touch of his loved instru-
ment
Adds hope and fervor, nearer draws
the theme
First guessed by faint auroral f1ushes
Sent along the wavering vista of his
dream"
Thus James Russell Lowell opens
his Vision of Sir Launfal with a lyric,
which breathes the spirit of music
while it proclain1s the divine plan of
God-directed evolution. Just as
there can be no music without musi-
clan, so there can be no truth with
out an author. AS the organist de-
velops his theme from few elemen-
tai sounds to rich harmony, so does
the Grand Artifcer draw His plans
and execute His designs until SEEM
ingly meaningless lines finally merge
into the Temple of Truth.
The fathers of the Maryland Bible
Society in like fashion builded, better
than they knew. In 1910 our great
Republic was yet in its infancy. The
central planes were the resort of huge
herds of buffalo, and Indians ranged
freely over happy hunting grounds
undisturbed by the advance of civil
cation. The great west was largely
undiscovered. 1t was the wilderness
later to become the promised land for
millions of Gods children, who were
to come seeking liberty, happiness,
and new opportunity unhampered by
the bondage and tradition of the past.
It SENS more than mere coincidence
that the Maryland Bible Society
should have been born at this crucial
period in the life of America. Pro-
claiming with its open Book to all
Corners: eye shall know the truth, and
the truth shall make you free"
The first officers of the Maryland
Bible Society were Rev. ]. G. J. Bend,
president; DR.. James McHenry, and
Rev. John Glendy. Vice-presidents;
Rev. James Inglis and Rev. j. Daniel
Kurtz, corresponding secretaries; Mr..
Thomas w. Griffith, the author of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-17
An Interesting Fact
BACK OF THE BEGINNING
Aval0n-NO. 2

Lady Baltimore had been spared
the rigors of the winter of 1628-1629,
as she had sailed for jamestown, Vir-
ginia, prior to that early experience.
In the fall of 1929 Lord Baltimore also
abandoned the Avalon project for the
milder climate of Virginia without
waiting for a reply from the King
as to his suggestion that he be grant
ed a province in that Colony.
The fact that his welcome was cor
dial in some quarters, while in others
he was received with degree of sus-
picion, is not to be wondered at when
we consider that the population was
made up of those of opposite views
in matters of religion. The element
that most vigorously opposed Lord
Baltimore was composed Of those who
knew him as converted Roman Cath
Ollie and as one who was in the royal
favor as we'll as a member of the COM
mission which had wound up the af-
fairs of the Virginia Company. These
and other prejudices were so pro-
nounced that the Virginia Council at
tempted to force on Baltimore an oath
of temporal allegiance Ito which he
did not object) but as we'll an ac-
acknowledgements of the spiritual SUI
premacy of the king. To this latter
oath Lord Baltimore refused to sub
scribe.
Notwithstanding the fact that many
priters have sought to place undue
emphasis on these differences between
Lord Baltimore and many of the citi-
zens of the Virginia Colony, George
Calvert departed for England, leav-
ing behind him peace and good will
at least among those in authority.
1t is apparent that he intended to
make his sojourn in his home land a
temporary one and that his plans
called for return to Virginia, as his
wife and several of his children re-
manned in that Colony for several
months, where he had also left much
of his personal effects. Lord Balti =
more apparently had his heart set on
acquiring a province that would in
clude the southern part of Virginia
and the northern part of North Caro-
lima and the king was of mind to
issue him a charter accordingly. But
much opposition to the plan developed
in Virginia, as we'll as among those
who had been members of the old Vir-
ginia Company.
Lord Baltimore, as study of his
life reveals, was not only broad-mind-
ed and possessed of a spirit of con-
Citation ION proper occasions) but
the faculty of being able to change
his plans when the success of his en-
terprises would be assured thereby
These qualities are essential to sue.
cessful colonizer. So it was wher
Baltimore realized the extent of the
opposition to his plan for acquiring
part of the Virginia territory. He
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-17

Annals of Baltimore, recording secre-
tary; and Mr.. Baltzer Schaeffer,
treasurer. DR.. Bend was a man of
broad sympathy and very wide inter-
est. A lover of good books, he was
one of the founders of the Baltimore
Library Company, and a vice-presi-
dent of it in 1902. He also was one
of those who united in 1910 to form a
society for promoting vaccination
generally. This required great cour-
age in that early day of preventive
, +, medicine. There are many, even in
our day, who are ready to exclaim-
Can any good thing come out of a
laboratory of experimental medicine?
Another evidence of DR.. Bends scien-
tific interests is found in his associa-
ton as one of the originators of the
Maryland Society for Promoting Use
full knowledge. Upon his death on
November rs, 1922 the Board of
Managers of the Maryland Bible
Society paid this tribute to his noble
characters and sterling worth: "He
was a man eminent in all walks and
offices of life, and whose services, in
particular, at the head of this institu-
ton, entities his memory to the bene-
diction Of all it's friends and patrons"
1t may be truly said of the entire
group who formed the original Mary
land Bible Society, that they were
men of marked ability and standing,
some of them men of genius whose
contributions to the life of their city
and state will remain forever crystal
lized in these institutions. They were
not one-sided, half-baked individuals
like Ephraim, a cake not turned, but
men of great versatility who were
friends of science and devoted to the
progress, but who realized that truth
is one as God is one, and that the
Bible is the Highest expression of
spiritual truth the world has yet re-
ceived. They were men who believed,
as Robert E. Speer declared more
than 100 years later, that: 'The best
thing men can do is to spread the
Bible and to get it read and obeyed.
This would be the end of hard times,
of poverty, of unemployment, of in
justice, or wrong, or war;"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-17
A TALE OF TWO N. NATIONS

A dispatch to the. Chicago Tribune
from it's correspondent in Belgium re-
ports that the Belgians. still resent the
official apology given Ambassador
Gibson for the satisfaction of the
United States, certain Belgian publ
cans having been nasty in their COM
ments on tn altruistic adventures OF
the American government and people
in Europe, especially in Belgium.
Probably the only people whose
squawks should astonish Americans
are the Afghans. Of them we could
truly say that we did not understand
why they should be against US. We
never tried to do anything for them.
It was silly, of course, to make Bel
gian newspaper criticism a matter OF
state concern. Belgian newspapers are
free to SANDER the United States as
thew please, and should be. 1t is a
dull day pleasure in all Europe. 1t
is also a proper recompense for the
American prediction for doing good.
japan entered the war before Amer
lea. It's objective was the German ter
ritory and Notifications in Shantung.
The German garrison made formal
resistance for honor. The Japanese
did the garrison the honor OF an in
vestment and assault. Japan there
upon occupied the territory, intending
to keep it. After this military exploit
Japan virtually withdrew from the
war. Although it had fine army the
use of it in Europe was not seriously
considered even in times of the great
est allied distress. Japan turned to
commerce and war profits, without re-
proach from Europe. Its manhood
was saved from erosion. Its markets
were rich. Its policy was self-inter-
est, and that policy was accepted by
the allies as an honorable one. 1t
had no altruistic motives. 1t under
took no self-sacrifcing enterprise. 1t
wanted nothing for any one except for
itself, and when territory was dlvld-
ed at the Peace Conference it took all
the German Pacific possessions north
of the equator. 1t had and retained
the respect of the world.
The United States entered the war
to end war. 1t was to make the world
safe for democracy. 1t wanted moth
ing for itself it did not want for all
humanity. It raised an army OF four
million men. 1t fairly flooded Eu-
rope with money during and after
the war. 1t made every other coun-
try its debtor and every one its en-
envy. It asked for nothing and got
a radio privilege on the Isle OF zap.
It has since been berated for what
it did and for what it does not do.
What it thought were benefits con-
ferred assume the substnce of injuries
done. 1t lost men, money, and good
will, all of which Japan retained. The
world proceeds on the motto: Always
see to it that the sucker never gets
an even break,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-17
THE PACIFISTS SEEM TO
WANT WAR

Sensible men have tried to warn the
internationalists and pacafists that
they are idiotically belligerent in de-
manding that the United States slap
an embargo on trade with Japan as a
coercive measure. The boycott is
vested with moral worth to persons
who are addicted to peace pacts and
international conferences. 1t is a vent
for the Indignation with which the il
lusionists see their world upset and
their theories routed. Senator Borah
has his soft spots, but he has en-
deavored to subdue the enthusiasms
which would start the United States
upon these wild courses.
A boycott is warlike measure.
Regardless of it's economic effect upon
the nation adopting it as policy, it
is an invitation to retaliation, and
inasmuch as trade relations have
caused many wars it is an open door
to warfare. A nation which breaks
its commercial relations with another
and tries to coerce it by starving its
industries and its people should be
prepared and ready to follow that up
with coercion undertaken with its
armed forces. In this case the Am
erican pacifsts, true to tradition and
form, demand that the United States
step out alone with a gun to protect
another country which would not be
in the fix it now is if it had not be-
come just what the pacifists want to
make of their own country. The Am
erican pacifsts would do just that.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-17
To Organize Normal Alumni of
Garrett County

Members of the faculty of the State
Normal school, Frostburg, will visit
Oakland Saturday to organize the
Garrett county chapter of the State
Normal alumni. The meeting will be
held at the William-James hotel.
Frank Getty, Grantsville, is the
chairman of the committee on ar
engagements. Covers for 100 will be
laid. A chapter was formed at Hag-
erstown for Washington county about
three weeks ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-17

nual precipitation and the snowfall.
1t also shows that Oakland is SO miles
closer to Pittsburgh than it is to Bal
timore.
|, A map of the Tableland area was
also included in the papers, showing
how it embraced eight counties, Fay
cite and Somerset, in Pennsylvania;
Preston, Monongalia, Tucker, Grant,
and Mineral counties, in West Vir-
ginia, and Garrett county, Maryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-17
Has Recurrence of Trouble With
Crippled Foot

Fred. Koch, employee of the King
wood Baking Company, and son-in-law
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wade H. Hinebaugh,
of Oakland, is confined to his home at
Kingwood because of a recurrence of
trouble with his crippled foot. Koch
was injured in a football game while
playing with Kingwood High School
six years ago, and an operation on his
foot was made necessary. He has been
able to get around without much diff
ficulty until recently when he expert
enced considerable pain in the injured
member and he is now confined to his
bed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-25

QUANTICO, Va, Aug. 25.-I
was asked by the washington
Times to give out a statement and
I will tell about myself. am the
Marine mascot in all sports and
I sure enjoy it. The team this
season has some new players, and
they look like good men. The
older players with our team this
year are Zeher, Terrell and Bauer
and a lot of others. The head
coach is Lieutenant Palmer and a
fellow named Lieutenant Burger
is helping him. They are both
good coaches as far as 1 can see.
The team this year will have lots
of fight and I do hope all the
people of the United States will be
pleased with the team. The Army,
Navy and Coast Guard can't beat
us Leathernecks.
This is my official statement to
the Washington Times. all about
Leatl1ernecks, which my father
told me. 1 will give out another
statement in a week making it
technical and telling about how
rough us Marines play football.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-25
Courage Developed

The collapse of Paul De-
Bruyn, the German marathoner
affected various individuals at
the finish line in various ways.
Some turned their head in
horror at the sight of a man
more unconscious than con-
scious, cropping blindly up the
lane at the finish, actually fall
ing to his knees within few
yards of the end and also &C
tually staggering a few steps
backward before going down on
all fours.
To us it wasn't any more
terrible than a lot Of boxers we
have seen, out on their feet,
fighting from sheer instinct.
It wasn't as horrible as soldiers
still pushing on despite shrapnel
and bullet wounds which were
Sapping their energies and their
lives. DeBruyn, too, was only
one of about go finishers who
was so used up at the end, so
the case is not typical of the
marathon industry, not by any
means.
And all of these conquests
are developers of courage, with
out which there would be no
progress, no advancement, no
achievement. Courage is i'm
portant in everything!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-25

Most important is the absence
of Jonathan Stone, smuggling lett
fielder. This performer strained
his back in the teams New York
series early this week and will
be out for the next 10 days or so.
Next, Utility Outfielder White
is on the sidelines because OF an
ailing leg which will keep him out
of action for several days.
Thus, Manager Harris forced
lineup changes yesterday. Billy
Rhiel, supposed infielder, was in
left field while Nolan Richardson,
noted weak batsman, but a fine
fielder, was at third base.
Plenty of Fight Left
Such is fortune, is the way Har-
riS looks at conditions. But he
adds his team is still able to give
plenty of fight, as was pictured
yesterday when the Griffs were
barely able to nose out the victor
in a 2-to-1 game.
Ability to bunch hits in the
second and seventh innings won
for Manager Johnson's men. The
pitcher they defeated was none
other than Earl Whitehill, left
handler extraordinary, and a
pretty tough customer usually for
our boys" to beat.
Singles by Cronin and West
and Kerr's long fly to Walker
scored the first Griff run in the
second frame. Vests triple and
Kerr's single counted the next
and final marker in the seventh.
incidentally it marked Kerr's
second contribution for the day
in the little matter of driving
across runs. Some boy, this
Johnny.
Weaver in Form
Professor Monte weaver hurled
the entire game for the Griffs.
For the first time in seven starts
he was able to go the route with
out help and as a result he won
his nineteenth contest of the sea-
son with little trouble.
Monte was exceptionally fright"
yesterday. He had his curve ball
working to perfection while he
was able to put his "speeder"
past the batters at those neces-
sary moments. All told Monte
granted six hits. The Tigers
scored their lone run off his
shoots in the fifth inning when
Davis tripled Desautels across at
ter two had been retired.
In , the seventh his opponents
filled the bases with one out, but
a fast double-play prevented any
scoring and helped him over his
only other rough spot of the
game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-25
More Hard Roads

furthermore, avoWs the local
i Knights of Columbus runner,
concrete and asphalt pavements
are much more severe on the
feet and legs than the miles of
good old terra firma which once
prevailed in the horse and
buggy days.
Then, as the motor car
gained in popularity. Lynch, in
the forty-odd marathons in
which he has engaged. en-
countered his first concrete sur
faced running, but only within
the city limits, dirt and gravel
roads obtaining for the most
part in the long country
stretches or in the districts on
the outskirts Of cities when the
routes were not from town to
town.
But little by little and year
by year. the going underneath
has become harder and harder,
until now it takes we'll nigh
perfect condition Of feet and
limbs to pound out a favorable
showing over more than IS
miles OF strictly hard surfaces.
In this new order Of things,
however, is to be seen this re-
deeming feature, The roads
now are all so evenly surfaced
that such a thing as a twisted
" ankle from stepping in a rut
or a depression is almost un-
known. Also the records have
improved. But the odor from
gasoline exhaust is the worst
handicap in the sport as it is
now practiced, and if anyone is
qualified to make such compari-
sons. it certainly is the veneer
able Mr.. Lynch.