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as to be almost black. The huge hay
fields are clipped as smoothly as if
they had just come from the barber
And back of many of the farmsteads
stand big groves of hard naples,
which produce each spring thousands
of pounds of maple sugar-to COM
plete the list of Maryland delica-
cies.
The State highway over Negro
Meadow and Big Savage Mountains,
leading to Cumberland are just now
undergoing reconstruction, and travel
is not smooth. But its completion is
not many months away.
A Classic Entrance
The classic entrance to Allegany
county and Cumberland is from the
east.
The State highway, cleverly engi.
neered, runs up and over series OF
five high ridges. From their crests
the traveller looks down and out over
as many wide and beautiful pictures,
opening one after the other like Sc
many pages in book.
In fact the whole story of Allegany
and Cumberland is almost wholly pic
torial. From the earliest days the
Cumberland Narrows were called "the
front door of the Allegheny noun
tains" and through them passed, like
pictures on a screen, long process
sion of Indian fighters, pioneers, ex-
plorers and British generals. This
was the gateway to the battlefields on
which French and English fought for
the control of the Ohio country. Ma
ture made it one of the central points
of early American history.
The Moving Figures
See, for instance, the Inflated but
heroic Gen. Edward Braddock, riding
through the mountain wilderness-to
fight French and Indians-in a coach,
drawn by six blooded horses. Behind
him, over the stony tracks toiled a
train of two hundred wagons, convey
ing the tin bath tugs and other bag
gage and supplies of the general, his
staff and other officers.
Watch again 1,400 tall British regu-
ars-Coldsteram Guards-disciplined
to the minute, taught to fight in hcl-
low squares, marching into Fort Cum
berland. Presently they are to cut
a narrow path through the mountain
forests to the west and to be slaught-
cred by unseen savages, who hide be-
hind trees and fire down on them from
the hilltops.
The Cumberland screen holds a
score of snapshots of George Wash
ington. First comes the youth of 81,
already a notable, sent up through the
Cumberland gap to warn the French
that the British claim to the Ohio, the
Great Lakes and the Mississippi would
be defended.
Washington Again
A year later-in 1754-Washington
appears again. Now he commands 800
Virginia militia and with that little
army he fghts-and wins-his first
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battle. 1t was the opening of the
long struggle between French and
English for the control of North Am
erica.
There are other Cumberland snap
shots of Washington: After his defeat
at Fort Necessity, after the rout Of
Braddock's army, and finally, last pic
ture of all, President Gorge Washing
ton, putting on his old uniform again
and coming to Cumberland to COM
mand the little army called together
to put down the Whisky Rebellion in
1894.
Western Maryland took a consider
able part in that instruction. 1t was
impossible to transport rye and corn
profitably over the mountain roads, so
most farmers turned to whisky. 1t
was used as currency, a gallon being
the equivalent of a shilling at the
stores. The census of 1910 records
that there were 140 distilleries in
Frederick county alone and more pro-
portionately in Alegany and Washing
ton. In 1858 the price of whisky in
Cumberland was % cents gallon.
Cumberland's Own Hero
Cumberland's own local hero of
early times, Col. Thomas Cresap, the
interchangeable Indian fighter and ex-
plorer, appears many times. He pio-
neered all over the western part of
the State and even pushed out into the
Ohio country, where he established
settlement. One of his sons was killed
in fight with the Indians on what
has ever since been called Dams
Mountain. Another son and 2 grand
sons were officers in the Revolutionary
Army and, it is said, forty of his de-
scendants served the United States in
the World War. A monument to his
memory stands in Cumberland park
and the remnants of some of the small
stone forts he built are still preserved.
So the story of Cumberland-sec
ond city of the State-goes on in vivid
snapshots. There is the dark night in
1865, when thirty-five Confederate
raiders slipped by the pickets of the
5000 Union soldiers camped about the
city and captured and took away into
captivity Maj.-Gen. George Crook and
Maj.-Gen. B. F. Kelly Of the Federal
Army.
The Coal Industry
There is a series of pictures of the
development of the coal industry, to
which Allegany county largely owes
it's wealth-pictures of coal from the
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THREE WESTERN COUNTIES
HOLD THE DELIGHT OF THE
HILLS AND THE WILD LAND

Editors Note-The article follow
ing, prepared by Mr.. Henry M. Hyde,
staff writer for the Baltimore Sunday
Sun, appeared in that paper Sunday,
September %. In it there are several
errors that are misleading and should
be corrected. Oakland was laid out
by John Armstrong, about the year
1852; the two springs referred to as
existing at Mountain Lake Park are
located at Altamont, nine miles east
of that place and at the apex of
Backbone Mountain; if there have
been 100000 pike planted in Deep
Creek Lake they should soon make a
showing of their prowess by annihi-
1ating the tench with which that body
of water is teeming.)
Coming from the west you ride up
the long climbing spirals of Seven
Mile Mountain on your way to the So
called wilds Of Garrett county and
meet a couple of farm boys driving a
flock of ninety lambs to market. At
sight of the car the fleecy fools jam
themselves into solid dam, blocking
the highway.
One of the shepherds tells you that
the chief place of entertainment in
Oakland, the county seat, is the Will
liam-James Hotel. How unexpected
and how charming that here, in the
heart of the Maryland wilderness, the
name of the greatst of Harvard phil
osophers should be commemorated!
Presently we were to learn that
this is not the only literary associ-
alton with Garrett county.
A Famed Bear Hunt
Crossing the huge shoulders of
Backbone Mountain we pick up foot
traveller. He tells of a famous bear
hunt which took place only last year
on the slopes of Backbone. 1t lasted
most of two days and ended with the
killing of four-hundred pound black
bear. One of the hunters was a man
named Browning. His great-grand-
father was old Meshach Browning,
foremost of Maryland hunters and one
Of the first and most enduring of
Maryland authors.
know not how many editions of
his book "Forty-four Years of the
Life of Hunter" have been publish
ed. The first 1 have seen was dated
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DEER PARK

Mrs. Rosa L. Canada, state
manager of the Woodmen circle;
Mrs. Fannie Colk, state president,
and Mrs. Florence Helgerson, guar
dian of Morris Sheppard grove of
Washington, D. c., are expected to
visit the June Grove No. SO of the W.
o. W. circle of Deer Park, on October
ID. Mrs. Canada has been giving in
structions on the ritualistic work to
the June Grove this week.
Mr.. Edward Ringel, of Huntington,
Long Island, N. Y, Miss Edna and
Mr.. Joseph Taylor, of New Kinsing-
ton, Pa, visited Mr.. and Mrs. F. N.
Refs, over the weekend.
Mr.. Fred N. Refs, Baltimore, is
visiting home folks for a few days.
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had the industry-to say nothing of
the skill-to write with his own hand
a manuscript which fills 400 closely
printed pages and which after seventy
years remains a real hunting classic ?
1t is possible to get into more direct
touch with old Meshach, for his long
rifle, with which he slew thousands
of deer and hundreds of bears and
panthers, is still preserved in the
Smithsonian Museum in Washington.
The Garrett Scene
We drop down over the crest of
Backbone, but not far, for Oakland
lies on the famous Glades plateau, a
comparatively level plain nine miles
long and half a mile above sea level.
1t is just over the top of the Allie
gheny Mountains and marks the di-
viding line between the watershed of
Chesapeake Bay and that of the Gulf
of Mexico.
On the grounds of Mountain Lake
Park-more famous once than now as
a training place for foreign mission
aries and for religious and prohibition
rallies-2 springs rise, not far apart.
One of them flows into the Youghio-
gheny River-locally called the
"Yough"-and so, finally, into the
Mississippi. The other discharges in
to the north branch of the Potomac.
1t is pleasant to find that the Will
liam-James Hotel is comfortable and
that it's meals are appetizing. We turn
to look at a big map Of the county
and are intrigued by the names of the
mountains. There are Roman Nose,
and Negro Mountains, Big Savage and
Meadow, the highest of all being ap-
parently an unnamed peak which rises
to $500 feet.
The Founder
Presently we are delighted by one
of those bits of human interest and
color which make leisurly travel in
Maryland so amusing. This little
mountain town of Oakland was laid
out it appers by certain aristocratic
Frenchman, who came to the back
woods nearly a hundred years ago,
fresh from the post of governor of the
Island of Guadeloupe, one of the
French West Indies. What strange
chance of random fancy moved him ?
A rough dirt road running by one
of the States forest reserves-there
are nearly 10000 acres in the county
leads to Swallow Falls, one of the
two finest and most picturesque cas-
cades in the State. The other and
larger is Muddy Creek Falls nearby.
Neither is majestic, but both, in the
Maryland fashion, are charming.
Back again to the State high
way, the road presently runs over a
bridge, crossing Deep Greek Lake,
which is twelve miles long, mile
wide in places and sixty-fve feet
deep, a reservoir of clear, cold noun
tain water among the hills, down
which a half dozen small streams run
into it.
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1859 and the last 1928. There were
others between. 1t still remains one
of the most thrilling and entertain
ing of hunters tales.
The Daily Hunting
Old Meshach lived, with his "dear
Mary" in log cabin in what is now
Garrett county. AS almost every
page of his book reveals, he was ac-
customed, day after day, to take his
rife, his hunting dogs, Gunner"
@Bos'n" and Watch" and go out on
the war path for bears, panthers,
wolves and other "varmints," to say
nothing of deer. He had many hand
to-hand encounters with catamounts
and bears, the latter of which he did
not hesitate to pursue down into their
dens.
Some of the tales are tall, but they
are vouched for in the first edition by
what amounts to series of affidavlts
by such men as Francis P. Blair, of
Silver Spring, and Edward Stabler, of
ddreWOOu. 1uey uGCIdIS IIldL OIu UhC-
sach was man of the strictest pro-
bity.
There is another good reason for
not questioning his veracity. In his
book Meshach Browning states that,
writing at the age of 80, he has then
living 100 male descendants. The
clan survives in Garrett county in in
creasing numbers and they revere the
memory of their progenitor.
Most of the Brownings inherited
a love for music and, at family gath
erings, it is said to be often possible
to muster all the players for a full
band or orchestra.
A thousand-acre State game refuge
ear Oakland is called by the family
Azaame.
Sold To Civilization
Once or twice a year old Meshach
used to load huge wagon with bear
meat and saddles of venison and drive
down over the hills to civilization,
stopping to sell his load at Cumber-
land, Frederick and Baltimore. On
such occasions his "dear Mary" made
him fringed deerskin shirts of especial
beauty.
What could be more remarkable
than that this wilderness hunter-the
first settler in what is now Garrett
county-at the age of 80, should have
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ALONG DEEP CREEK LAKE

Long a Fishing Ground
Even before the dam was built and
the big lake created, it was famous
place fro trout. Grover Cleve-
land spent part of his honeymoon near
by and other distinguished men have
followed his example. A few years
ago Henry Ford, Thomas A. Edison,
John Burroughs and Harvey Firestone
camped for a week at the door of
Swallow Falls.
Swepson Earle, State Conservation
Commissioner, is pretty mad at Balti-
more people because more of them do
not come up and catch some of the
100000 pike and the scores of thous-
ands of black bass and brook trout
which he has added to the population
of the lake. Deer come down to battle
in its waters, and in the mountain
glades wild turkeys and big coveys of
the native grouse make their homes,
so there is a double attraction for the
sportsman.
The fact that Baltimore is more
than two hundred miles away, while
West Virginia and Pennsylvania rub
elbows with Garrett county, accounts
for the fact that, at present, citizens
of those states make up most of the
summer population.
Reol Winter Weather
One exception must be made to the
statement that the winter climate Of
Maryland is mild and clement. True
to its tradition of providing practical
ly everything under one tent-and
that a small oEc-the State offers in
Garrett county, half mile up in the
sky, marvellous field for winter
sports. There are normally snowdrifts
a-plenty, as is evidenced by the heavy
snow fences piled for future use along
the State highways. There are hills
innumerable for skiing and lakes and
rivers to provide miles of skating.
Thickly sprinkled among the for
ests and mountains of Garrett are a
couple Of thousand big farms. Many
of their owners belong to such queer
religious sects as the Amish and Dun
kards. Some of them may fasten
their clothes with hooks and eyes be-
cause they think buttons are sinful,
but that does not affect their skill as
farmers-or the fertility of their soil.
These amateur eyes have never
looked on such fields of corn as sweep
up the Garrett hillsides. 1t stands
seven or eight feet tall in unbroken
ranks, and in such deep, rich green
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countryside should have been fought
perhaps the fiercest and most bloody
battle of the Civil War.
Now, after seventy years, the small
creek of Antietam again flows softly
beneath the arches of its century old
stone bridges and under the huge
weeping willow trees which grow
along its banks. And in the small town
of Sharpsburg, which gave it's name
to the battle, the little dooryard gar
dens are gay with flowers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
For Rent-HOuses

FOR RENT-Modern four bedroom
house completely furnished. Col
lege district, San Diego. For
summer season. Mrs. Bessie [.
Gallivan, 1878 Ell Cajon Ave.
Rand 4780 20t3
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ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

Friday morning for the purpose of
learning some new yells and the
new Arabian Song" composed for
the school.
Four agriculture teams left this
morning for Ontario, where they
will compete with Is other high
schools in dairy cattle and live
stock judging contests to be held
tomorrow. The contests are to be
held at Chaffee Union high school.
A field trip TO Fred Veliquette's
ranch was made by the agriculture
III class last week They inspected
the milk cooling plant which is
used in the production of grade A
raw milk, and studied the specially
equipped system for handling the
pure milk. After the trip, Fred
gave an interesting talk about his
project, which consists of testing
the milk from each of the SIS COWS
in the herd each month and keep
ing a complete production and
breeding record of the herd.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
Orchestra Leader
Ordered Arrested

LOS ANGELES, May 20. (UP) -
The matrimonial seas continued to
churn today for Earl BURNETT, Or
chestra leader, despite the fact he
and his second wife, Kathryne,
have become reconciled and Mrs.
BURNETT has called Off her divorce
suit filed last week.
Mary McNerney BURNETT, wife
No. l Of the musician, told the Su-
perior court referee that her for
mer husband was $1,000 in arrears
in his alimony, whereupon presiding
Judge Archibald issued a bench war
rant for Burtnett's arrest on 4
charge OF contempt of court.
BURNETT and his wife were re-
ported on THEN way to Chicago to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
Hushman Denies
Rental Charges

In an answer and crosS-complaint
filed at the county clerks office
yesterday afternoon James H.
Hushman denied that he owes John
E. Davis $1,000, or any amount
whatsoever, as rental on Main
street garage, and set forth claim
against Davis for $500 damages.
Hushman declared in his answer
that he paid Davis 5000 rent dur
ing January. and that Davis re-
fused to credit him with this. Fur
ther, he said it was during that
month he and Davis reached an
agreement rent was to be $3.50 a
month.
During February, Hushman
charged, Davis decided to and did
make repairs to the building. Dur
ing the course of these repairs
Hushmaa was hindered from car
rying on his garage business in a
proper way, and damaged to the
extent OF $500 by loss of business,
according to the cross complaints
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20

FOR RENT-Furnished c,ol lower
flat; Frigidaire; very special rate
during summer months. Inquire
$50 Olive. 2lJf
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SUMMONS.
1t80f--Dept. 2.

In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County of Imperial.
A. N. HOLLAND, Plaintiff, VS..
HALLE HOLLAND. Defendant.
Harry W. Horton, Attorney for
Plaintiff.
The People of the State of Cali
fornia Send Greetings to HALLE
HOLLAND, Defendant.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State Of
California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Summons
if served within this county; or
within thirty days il served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said Plaintiff
will take Judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
Plaintiff will apply to the Court for
any other relief demanded in the
Complaint.
Given under my hand and the
seal Of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 29th day of January,
1882.
(SeaD EDARD H. LAW,
Clerk.
BY c. w. HINDERKS,
Deputy Clerk.
Mar. 1925 Apr. 1,8,15,22,29
May 6,1320
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
BY ROBERTA FERGUSON
Press Staff CnrreSnnndeni

Cause fer the saddened crowd
around the Jaycee bulletin board
was found in the list announcing
the schedule for the junior college
examinations TO be begun on Fri
day of next week. Three hours is
allotted to the final examination
in each course. Regular classes
will be over for the year when the
tests begin. Because the final
grades must be in before the list
of graduates can be made up, the
second year students exams will all
come next week.
Rebecca McNally will be the vic
tim of the Girls Activity club
initiation, to be held at the home
of Janet Underwood, on May 27
Another debate is under way in
the mid-year freshman community
civics class. This is the fourth de-
bate these budding lawyers have
staged in the last few weeks. The
subject of the argument is to be
based on immigration.
Velda Percival was elected sec
retary of the high school student
body in the special election, held
on Wednesday.
The new trophy case, the gift
of the 1882 seniors, has arrived at
the school and is on display in the
museum, awaiting the presentation
ceremony soon.
Because it has been so hot in
the history " basement room, the
last period in the afternoon, Miss
Hedrick has been holding class out
on the lawn in front Of the old
building.
Miss Irene Brooks has an
nounced two new courses in Span
ish TO be offered to the Jaycecs
next year There will be a Span
iSh A and 3 course which will
cover three years Of Spanish in
the one year, and c and D class
for those who have three-year
Spanish majors and would like to
continue the study in college.
Neither of the courses have ever
been offered to The j. G. students
before.
The seniors arc finishing up all
their work and looking forward TO
the last week of school, when they
can sit back and watch the under
classmen work. AS usual, all the
seniors in good standing will be
given the last week to rest them
selves for the commencement ac-
tiyities.
Three sets of tests have been
given in the English department.
These are standardized tests to de-
termine the standing of the pupils
in their grammar work.
a Jayceo assembly was held on
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20

POULTRY
Hens, Leghorns, 4 lbs. and up 49,. lac
Hens, Leghorns, under 81 lbs. ..12c
Hens, colored, lbs. and up. 1oc
BroilerS. l to IL lbs. ................ I5c
Fryers, colored, 2h to lbs........ 23c
Fryers, Leghorns, pa to lbs. 16c
Roasters, soft bone, lbs. up .23c
Ducklings, Pekins, over lbs. up. 13c
Young toms, dressed, IL lbs. up. .25c
Old tom turkeys S.............................1 16c
Hen turkeys, 8 lbs. up...................1 16c
Hen turkeys, dressed, 8 lbs. up 26c
Young tom turkeys, 13 lbs. up. .20c
BUTTER
Extras .......... 19C Prime firStS 18c
Standards - l8c FirStS. tic
EGGS
EXtras-.-...... tic Firsts ............1 &c
Mediums lie Small 13c
The local price on eggs, fur
nished through the courtesy of
2urcher Bros, market.
Medium or pullet...........................13 13c
iINui Go -------''''' lfC
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L. a. STOCKS
L. A. HAY

LOS ANGELES, May 20. U.P,-
Hay prices unchanged. Today's re-
Ceipts, 35 carloads.
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Miscellaneous For Sale

MEMORIAL DAY artificial flowers.
The flowers that last. Mrs. Han
son. 726 Brighton. 1863
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20

Three sets of tests have been
given in the English department.
These are standardized tests to de-
termine the standing of the pupils
in their grammar work.
a Jayce2 assembly was held on
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
AA!la,1!!;1!:!llse!g r !!
By BlosSer

LOS ANGELES, May 20, UR, -
Following are toGaJ's market quo
tationS:
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Help Wanted
Lost

Sixteen inches OF snow fell in
Giant forest early in the last week
of April.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20

FOR RENT-Four- furnished
house with small vegetable gar-
den, $2250. Inquire w. l. Stcne,
33l Main or 822 Euclid. 20t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20

HIGHLY PEDIGREED police pups,
Persian kittens, cheap. Mrs. Han
son, 729 Brighton. 19t6
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
L. 4. LIVESTOGK

LOS ANGELES, May 20. (U.PG--
Hogs, receipts, none Quotablc
tops, $3.55.
Cattle, receipts, 150; market
steady, Few plain grass steers,
S4l0. Common to medium COWS,
1925 to 1885.
Calves, receipts, 200; market
strong. Medium to good calves,
S685.
Sheep, receipts, none. Medium to
choice lambs, quoted $425 to $5.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
Rooms ana Apartment

FOR RENT-Furnished apartment.
reasonable. GAS Holt 20t3
Evening star., 1932-04-17
New City Club Members
Feted at Afternoon Tea

Mrs. William Lee Corbin, president
of the Women's City Club, and Mrs.
William W. Spaid, membership chair
man, will receive newly elected mem
bers at the tea this afternoon given
in their honor. They are Mrs. Edmund
l.. Browning, Miss E. Grace Deal, Mrs.
A. r. Dorrah, Mrs. Edward J. Harding,
Mrs. j. Frank Kelly, Mrs. Meta Mooney,
Mrs. Cleo Scanland Parks and Mrs.
Alice B. Prigg. Members assisting are
Mrs. George J. Adams, Mrs. Charles
Alger Mrs. Robert j. Bates, Mrs. John
S. Bennett, Mrs. Frank A. Birgfeld,
Miss Roberta 1. Braddock, Miss Emily
Bullock, Mrs. Merritt O. Chance, Mrs.
c. H. Claudy. Mrs J. L. Coulter, Mrs
c. H. Curl, Mrs. Ernest H. Daniel. Miss
Elsa Donaldson. Miss Catherine Etter,
Mrs. A. w. Fisher, Mrs. Blanche M
Foote, Mrs. Daniel A. CARRIER, Mrs. John
H. Gleissner, Mrs John Harwood, Mrs
Charles A. Hawley, Mrs Silas Izant
Mrs. William j. La Varre, Mrs. M. H.
Laws, Mrs. John P. Moore, Miss Portia
NJ Oberly Miss Grace H Relyea, Mrs
Paulina B. Sabin, Mrs Arnold w
Spanhoofd Miss Caroline v. Sudler,
Mrs. Frederic I. Swift, Miss Rose