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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
JOY GRIFFITH Is BADLY
HURT BY DYNAMITE BLAST
Former Deputy Sheriff Loses
Eye and Suffers Broken Arm
In Explosion Friday
WAS BLOWING OUT STUMPS

Joy Griffith, 40 years old, former
deputy sheriff of Garrett county, was
badly injured at three o'clock last
Friday afternoon when a stick of
dynamite exploded while he was en-
gagged in blasting a stump from field
on the Beckman farm, about two miles
south of Oakland.
Griffith, his father-in-law, William
Beckman, and his brother-in-law, Rus
sell Beckman, were all engaged in
blowing the stumps. One charge of
the explosive failed to go off and the
men returned to the stump and placed
a second charge beneath it. When this
second charge exploded they returned
to the spot to inspect the effect OF the
blast when a shot exploded, whether
it was the first or last one placed be-
ing unknown. Griffith received the full
force of the explosion.
His right side was shattered by the
force of the blast and his face was
mutiliated. His right arm was broken
in two places and it is almost certain
that he will lose the sight of one eye,
if not both of them.
He was Immediately taken to Me-
mortal Hospital, Cumberland, where
he is reported to be getting along
fairly we'll, although the extent of his
injuries are not yet apparent. He is
under the charge of DR.. W. A. Ora
Gle.
Griffith is we'll known in the county
through his activities as deputy
sheriff under William D. Casteel in
recent years. He is married and has
two children, his family and himself
making their home at the residence OF
Mrs. Grifith's father, Mr.. William
Beckman. Until recently Mrs. Crit
fifth was a patient at the State SAM
forum at Sabillasville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
New Year Greeted Calmly By
OaklanderS

With the passing of the old and the
arrival of the new, coming on the
wings of light snow storm, following
rapidly falling temperatures Satur-
day night, young Mr.. 1888 was well
coined calmly by Oaklanders, with
very little display Of noise and merri-
ment.
A bell tolled and here and there
firearms were discharged into the air,
but other than this tame demonstra-
ton the New Year arrived just as
any other ordinary day might come.
About thirty couples attended a
dance at the William-James Hotel,
while watchnight parties were held by
small groups in various parts of the
town. Many listened to the noisy
demonstration in Times Square, New
York, which came over the radio as
1888 arrived.
Earlier in the evening several peo-
pie in Oakland heard the demonstra-
ton in Berlin, Germany, over the "a
dio, which was followed by service
in a Paris (France) church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
NEW WATER ORDINANCE IS
PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL
Permission Granted To Oakland
Boy Scouts To Plant Trees

A new water ordinance for the town
of Oakland was read the second time
and passed at the regular monthly
meeting of the Mayor and Council on
Monday evening. The new ordinance
changes the time for the reading of
meters and collections for water rents
from the monthly basis to a quarterly
basis and makes the collector directly
responsible for the collection of all
water accounts.
Under the old ordinance after the
discount period had expired the de-
linquent list was turned over to an
attorney for collection, thus reliev-
ing the collector of all responsibility.
Under the new ordinance, however,
the collector is required to make set
Element in full with the council for
all water bills. The ordinance also
provides that he shall have power to
turn the water off at the homes or
business places of all delinquents and
enter suit for collections Of the money
due.
Permission was granted the Oak
land Boy Scouts to plant historic nut
trees on the water farm property and
also along the property line on the
city's Third street lot.
Clarence Murphy was granted a
permit to erect two gasoline pumps
on Liberty street.
A permit was granted Francis E.
Gender to erect a one-story frame
building IL feet wide by from 40 to
60 feet long on the Gender property
on Second street, the building to be
erected on a narrow strip of ground
between the residence and the Luth-
eran church.
An order was passed applying the
sum of $1,000 toward the payment of
the street improvement loan, reducing
the debt to $1,000.
The walnuts to be planted by the
Boy Scouts, are some of the historic
nuts received by the Oakland Civic
Club for distribution in the county
Providing the weather is favorable
planting will take place on Saturday
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
LEGION RELIEF DRIVE TO
BE CONDUCTED FOR NEEDY
Cards and Boxes To Be Placed in
StOres-ScOuts To Help

Proctor Kildow Post, No. II, AM
erican Legion, and the Boy Scouts of
Oakland, have joined to conduct a
campaign for the collection of cloth
ing, food, and all other material those
who are more fortunate have and are
in a position to give for the needy,
Joseph M. Gender, post commander,
has announced.
"While the organizations mention
ed will lend every effort necessary in
conducting this campaign" Mr.. Con
der said, "they are aware that the
success of the undertaking depends
upon the generosity of the people.
There will be placed in ten business
houses red boxes with cards, and those
who can help are requested to write
their names and addresses upon these
cards and drop them in the box.
These cards will be collected and a
car or truck will call at each place
on Saturday of each week to collect
whatever the party desires to give.
The goods collected will be assem-
bled at a central location and a COM
ple!e record of all goods received and
distributed will be kept. For the time
being it is the desire of the commit
tee to secure clothing for children and
adults, and so everyone is urged to
look into that old trunk or clothes
press and dig up some of those things
that have been replaced with new, but
considered too good to cast away.
"They arc needed by some one less
fortunate than you," Mr.. Gender said,
land you may rest assured they will
be given to those deserving of them.
Remember in 1917 you did your bit
for U. S. In 1882 do your bit for the
needy"
Edward C. Lawrence is chairman
of the committee and Henry Soldiers,
DR.. George E. Clarke, Clarence Spear
and Mr.. Gender are the ether members
of the committee having the affair in
charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
BOYS BAND GIVES 9Th
ANNUAL CONCERT SUNDAY
Difficult Music Rendered Before
Packed House in Local Theatre
With r. H. Brown Directing
MAYOR GIVES SHORT TALK

Before a packed house at the Mary
land Theatre, the Gilbert-Brown Boys
Band of Oakland presented its sixth
annual concert on Sunday evening at
S:45 o'clock. The numbers played con-
sisted of selections from famous COM
posers, including solo numbers and
specialties by Individual members of
the organization.
This was the second concert under
the direction of Russell Brown, who
assumed charge of the organization
as director when R. R. Gilbert re-
moved with his family from Oakland
to Buckhannon, w. Va, more than a
year ago.
Mayor Grover C. Stemple, who
made a few remarks during the con-
cert, pointed out the achievements of
the band during the past year, the
number of broadcasts, the winning of
first prize at the State Firemen's con-
vention at Frostburg, and the honors
conferred upon them during the Table
land Fair at Pittsburgh.
He declared this to be by far the
best concert ever presented here and
complimented the members for play
ing such high class music.
Mr.. Gilbert, former director, was
present, and directed one of the selec-
tions, while Julius B. Littman, assis-
tant director, also had charge of one
number as director.
The program consisted of four
marches, a waltz, overture to the OPP
era Martha" "Suite de Ballet" in
four parts, and three solo selections
with Elvin Imam, Donald Stemple and
Howard Rathbun solists. All solo
numbers were given encores.
The concert was entirely free tc
the public and at the conclusion of the
concert a silver offering was taken at
the door, which Melted approximately
$50. The use of the theatre was do
mated through the courtesy of Bernard
l. Gender, manager.
The band was organized in March
1927, and gave it's first concert in De-
cember of the same year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
Couples From West Virginia Sc
cure 697 Of The TOtal-July
Was The Heaviest Month
CAME FROM Is STATES

A total of 1155 marriage Ii
censes, an average of more than
three every day, or SO a month,
was issued from the Office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court in
Oakland during 1882 to couples
from West Virginia, Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio, Maryland, and twelve
other scattered States and the
District of Columbia. The total
was less than for any year since
1926.
During January, February and
July of the year just closed, the
monthly records were higher than
those made in 1881, but February was
the only month in which record was
made when 90 were issued. The larg-
est month of the year was July when
129 licenses were issued.
697 Couples From West Virginia
Six hundred ninety-seven of the
1855 couples were from the State of
West Virginia; 1879 from Pennsylva-
MIA; 11S from Maryland; 25 from
Ohio, and the remainder from New
York, Iowa, Illinois, Virginia, Ken
lucky, Alabama, Delaware, Michigan,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
GEORGE w. HARVEY HEADS
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Is Elected President At Organ
ization Meeting Monday

The Board of County Commission
ers of Garrett county met and organ
lied on Monday when Mr.. George W.
Harvey was named president of the
body. He succeeds Mr.. George D.
Browning, who, with the exception of
one year, has been president of the
Commissioners Board for more than
twelve years. Mr.. Browning accep-
ted the presidency last year with the
request that he be relieved at the be-
ginning of 1888.
The other member of the Board is
James A. Fitzwater. Routine matters
were taken up by the organization at
the regular meeting, and it was not
until late Tuesday night that the body
adjourned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
CONTEST OVER STATES
ROAD LAWS IS LOOMING
Proposed Legislative Change of
Existing Statutes Regarding
Supervision and Maintenance
TWO PLANS ARE OFFERED

The question of change in the eX-
listing state laws regarding the super
vision and maintenance of county
roads and the funds for that use ap-
pears to be one which the members
of the Maryland Legislature probably
must consider the coming session.
Although agitation for some change
of that sort has sprung up recently
from sources familiar with the county
roads situation, the many varying
suggestions as to just how to modify
the existing statutes give evidence
that stiff contest is likely to be pro-
voked.
Two Plans Proposed
The association of county commits
sioners was among the first to formu-
late a plan designed to bring about
such change, their suggestion having
as its eventual purpose a reduction in
the road tax rates in the counties.
That association has agreed to press
a plan under which one cent of the
two-cent gas tax maintenance fund
would be allocated to the counties for
expenditure by the counties on county
roads.
The only other plan which resem-
bles this is that proposed by the Mary
land Farm Bureau Federation which
advocates that:
The present tax of two cents on
gasoline which is used for mainte-
nance of the state highway system be
reduced to one cent and the other cent
be devoted to maintenance of county
roads whose maintenance is now H.
nanced by the counties; also to reduce
the present one and one-half cent lat
eral road tax, which now goes for the
maintenance of lateral roads paid for
by the state, by one-half cent. This
one-half cent, together with the other
half-cent could be used to pay for the
county roads now paid for by the
counties.
Lee Opposes Plan
During one of the meetings Of the
county commissioners organization E
Brooke Lee, member of the State
Roads Commission, denounced the
plan adopted by the association, but
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
Oakland Firemen Lose To
Thomas Aces 1919

Oakland Firemen lost their third
game of the season last night in the
Oakland High gym to the Thomas
Aces, 40 to 10. Phillips, Thomas
guard, led the scoring with nine field
goals to his credit and three fouls,
while McComas was high point man
for Oakland with field goals.
Other scores were made as follows:
Pollock /, Graves l, May l. Thomas,
F. Suder 4, w. Suder 5, Fansler 4.
Fouls, Oakland, Graves -; Thomas,
DiBacco 1-2, F Suder II, Philips 3-3.
This was the second victory for
the Thomas Aces over the local fire
men, they having won at Thomas
last week 65-44.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
Lee Opposes Plan
Civic Club Conducting Good
Will Industry For Needy

All those who have old clothing or
excess food, or anything that might
benefit the needy, are being asked to
bring them to the Anderson building,
Alder street, on Tuesday and Friday
afternoons, where the Oakland Civic
club is conducting a goodwill in
dustry.
Material is gone over, mended and
put in shape, and then these pieces
are exchanged to those who need
them for a certain amount of work
or money. Sewing helpers are need
ed, according to a member Of the
Civic club, and anyone desiring to
assist in this work will be welcome.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
$11O Raised Thus Far in I. b.
Seal Sale Campaign

tuberculosis Seal Sale receipts
turned in during this years drive in
Garrett county amount to $110, ac-
cording to Mrs. C. Milton Sincell, the
county chairman.
No return has been made on a large
number of seals mailed to citizens
throughout the county, Mrs. Sincell
stated, and she urges that either the
seals or the money for the seals be
mailed to her as soon as possible so
that complete check-up might be
made. The total turned in thus far is
below that of last year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
Chronology of World Events To
Be Found on Another Page

A chronology for the year 1882, COW
ering events and happenings other
than those of the immediate commun-
ity, appears on another page of this
issue of The Republican.
The chronology was compiled by E.
w. Packard for The Republican and
refers to events of foreign, interna-
tional and domestic interest, happen
ings in the sports and aviation world,
disasters, concluding with neurology.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
ll55 MARRIAGE LICENSES WERE ISSUED LAST YEAR BY
CLERK OF THE COURT; NUMBER Is LESS THAN IN 1881

Nevada, Georgia, Indiana, South Car
DINA and the District of Columbia.
In the remaining number Of licenses
issued the contracting parties were
from different states, MarylandWest
Virginia couples having the greatest
number with 43; Pennsylvania West
Virginia and Ohio-West Virginia cou-
Piles coming next with 81 each.
Fifty-one couples were refused Ii
censes during 1882, and 800 of those
securing them requested that they be
not published.
The following shows the number of
licenses issued each month during last
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05

IOCdI Tut year. .1AOO
Within the past fourteen years
1927 marriage licenses have been is
sued from the office of the Circuit
Court clerk in Oakland.
Twenty-Five licenses were issued
during the week ending at noon on
Continued on Page Four)
Evening star., 1933-11-01

and German modernists have formally
acknowledged this debt, he declared.
Assails Race Imitation.
He advocated study of African art by
the Negro artist and use of it for in
Spiration so as to avoid slaviSh imita-
ton of the white mans efforts.
The former lack in this country Of a
Negro art, as contrasted with the ad-
vances made here by the Negro in the
more emotional expressions of music
and the dance he attributed to slavery.
which abruptly cut off the Negro from
his former culture.
Last night in the Patterson
Junior High School outstanding Negro
poets recited their own verse Among
those to read their works were Alice
Dunbar Nelson. Sterling A. Brown,
Georgia Douglass johnson, Leslie P.
Hill and Gertrude P. McBrown.
Prof. Benjamin BraWley Of Howard
University lectured on Negro poetry
He said literature dealing with the
Negro within the last Is years has been
mainly the product of abnormal forces
incident to the World War and that
this literature, with sordid and excess
sive realism, has tended to cultivate
popular falacieS. This fashion now is
going out of date he said and a new
era of Negro literature is at hand.
Evening star., 1933-11-01
GAS CO. PROPERTY
VALUED AT MILLION
Real Estate Witness Submits
Figures on Land at Com
mission Hearing.

The value of the land on which the
East Station of the Washington Gas
Light Co. is built was placed at 1,188,-
600 today by Harold E. Doyle, real estate
witness. at open hearings before the
Public Utilities Commission on the val
uation of the Washington and George
town Gas Light Cos.
Doyle previously had testified the
value of the land on which the West
Station is located was Sl,350O00.
Other land values testified to by Doyle
we're:
Garage and lot on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. west of Rock Creek Bridge, $780,
750; property at Canal and K street
southwest. $77,600; main Office building
property, All Tenth street, 1886, ,760;
Benning road gas holder property, S.
$50, and Takoma Park holder property,
$4,000.
Ownership Issue Revived.
The old issue over the foreign own
erShip of the two companies when
William NICK. Clayton made strenuous
efforts to postpone the hearings until
the legality of the ownership had been
tested in court. He failed.
At present, 88 per cent Of the stock
of the companies is owned by the Chase
National Bank the Chase Securities
Corporation and other foreign corpora
tions, by means of their ownership of
common law trust which in turn owns
the gas company stock. This is admit
ted in a court case resting in the Dis
trict Supreme Court. The La Toilette
anti-merger act torbids the ownership
by foreign corporations of stock in local
public utility concerns.
Clayton holds the law clearly has been
violated. and wants the case tried on its
merits and settled. He tried in vain to
learn the intentions of the commission
with respect to this suit. William A.
Roberts. counsel for the commission,
told him il there is any change in the
facts as to the present set-up. the COM
mission will consider them. and also
that there has been no agreement be-
tween the commission and the COM
panies not to prosecute the case. But
when asked whether the commission
would 60 ahead and try the case, ne
said there was no case to try.
Board Ruling Appealed.
The case started out as an appeal by
the Central Public Service Cooperation
from an order of the commission to
divest itself of control in the local
companies The commission Adu
shown the corporation had been
exercising direct control over the
local companies, and in several IN
stances had compelled them to turn
over to it money and property right
fully theirs.
While the case was in court. however,
the Central Public Service Corporation
disposed CT its interest in the local
companies, returned the money, and
the affairs of the companies were
turned over to a board OF directors
made up of residents of Washington.
who were allowed full control over the
local companies. On this state OF the
facts a consent decree was entered, on
the basis of which the litigation was
brought to a halt
After Clayton's motion for a pest
ponement was overruled. Harold E
Doyle, real estate man. testified the
land on which the companys west
station is built is worth sl,350000.
Evening star., 1933-11-01
President Roosevelt Praises Crews Bravery
For Saving of Lightship During Hurricane
Government Vessel Faced
Destruction After Anchor
Chain Had Broken.
Captain and Mate Injured
in Heroic Battle
With Storm.

President RooseveltknRS written let
ter of cominendatf Ito Capt. C. C.
Austin and the crew uf Diamond Shoal
Lightship, for saving their vessel after
its 6,000-pound anchor and IL tons of
anchor chain had broken loose during
the hurricane of September Is and 16.
The lightship, which is stationed off
Cape Hatteras, N. c., was caught in the
center of the hurricane, but the crew,
living up to he traditions of the Light
house Service, made tyer, effort possible
to maintain the ship at its station.
When the an 'lor and chains finally
parted, however, the vessel was being
forced onto the dangerous Diamond
Shoals. and the crew, through skillful
seamanship, managed to get the ship
Captain Injured.
During the storm. Capt. Austin was
injured when a port in the pilot house
was battered in, and the mate had
several ribs broken while trying TO lash
ventilator which had nearly been
carried away.
With the water several inches over
the floor plates in the fire room
safety plug in one of the boilers was
blown during the worst OF the storm
While the vessel was on the shoals, IN
imminent danger of being destroyed by
gigantic waves raging before a l2o-
ie nd the the boer eooed as QUICKLY
as possible, and men craWled inside 10
replace the blown plug.
'.All the crew were at hand" Capt.
Austin reported to the Lighthouse SerV-
ice of the Commerce Department., at
all times and ready to do everything
they could to help save the ship, ooth
deck and engine force. During the
storm, one of the fusible plugs in the
boiler blew. They let all steam from
IL boiler and opened up the furnace
went inside and took out the fuslble
Mug that had blown and put in a new
one, and closed the furnace and got
steam on the boiler in the strength OF
the hurricane.
Commends Bravery.
81 consider this brave deed, and M
w. Lewis and J. j. KraSs, tremen' afo
A. D. Ameyette, seamen, are Que al!
credit for accomplishing this JOB
consider each and every man OF the
crew did all in his power, and through
their bravery, energy and will power we
brought the ship through the hurrl-
cane and safely into port.
The vessel l consider a most excel
lent seaworthy ship to come through
such severe hurricane with such COM
paratively Slight damage as was sus-.
tanned; so much water came aooarc
that at times there was three feet OF
water in the engine room bilges."
When the storm had passed a relief
vessel was ordered out to take the
Diamond Shoals station. and the reg
ular ship came into port. her boats
gone and her upper deck a mass OF
Wreckage
Capt Austin's report was called to
the attention of President Roosevelt by
Secretary Roper. The Presidents letter
in reply. addressed to the Secretary
will be passed on to the ships master
who plans to frame 1t and hang ii
aboard the lightship,
Presidents Letter.
The text of the Presidents letter fol-
lows:
My Dear Mr.. Secretary:
Il have read with keen satisfaction