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The Washington times., 1933-05-29
MARKET VICTIM
TAKES RAP At
NJ D R { AN
By TIMES FINANCIAL EDITOR

By TIMES FINANCIAL EDTTOE
A Washington Times reader
who still has in his old age
security fund some Of the de
preciated issues put out under
the aegiS Of the House Of Morgan
fears the emphasis being placed
on the so-called "ground-floor'
distribution to influential busi
ness and political friends" SC
senSationally disclosed by Fer
dinand Pecora before the Senate
investigating com mittee. may
blind the public to what he con
siders more serious revelations
He says:
His Sympathy for Sheep
"Its time someone switched
the spotlight for . moment
from Morgan's generous salt
ing of business and political
belIwethers for his various stock
promotions, to his shearing of
the sheep-his lending Of an
hOnored name to promote the
sale Of hundreds Of millions Of
scrap, worth scarcely more than
peace treaty paper, to millions
Of small investors, willing to
risk hope Of OId-age security on
their faith in the house this
mans father built.
promotion stock, distributed
free or at bargain prices wher-
ever. it is thought it will do
the most good, is an old story
to all readers Of ]. Rufus Wall
ingfOrd, and to all who in real
life are familiar in the least
degree with the organization Of
new companies, mining, indus
trial and, particularly, public
utilities-railroads, traction
lines, gas and electric power
corporations.
QUESTION OFTEN AT ISSUE
There is scarcely q valuation
hearing before the Public Utih-
ties Commission Of the District
of Columbia, the Interstate Com.
merce Commission, or any of
the State Commissions that the
status Of such stock does not
afford bone Of contention. 1t
Is only the disclosure that such
tactics are pursued by the very
emperOrS of finance that is
shocking public Sensibilities.
indicating that the House Of
Morgan is not the only eminent
1y reputable firm whose repre-
sentatiOn on the directOrateS of
concerns whose securities it
floats is no security for the small
investor, I note that the Chase
National Bank has just written
off 5O-Odd millions of its loss in
Fox Film.
Some Hope Still Seen
"AlOng with some of Morgan's
Allegheny Corporation, bought
around $45 and now quoted at
$3.50, / have in my modest old
age fund some Fox Film bought
Mt just under $40 Ind now
quoted around 50, both having
been much lower and both long
out Of the dividend paying class,
Probably many Of your readers
are ir worse case"
This writer submits the above
without comment, other than to
hope that Roosevelt prosperity,
having trebled the market price of
Allengheny and quadrupled that
Of Fox nj a few weeks, may yet
boost them to a point where they
may contribute measurably to the
old age security my correspondent
seeks.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
Retrieving Baseball,
Boz DrOlUnS in B1u

NEW YORK, May 29 U.SO.
Reaching far over a bulkhead on
the Brooklyn waterfront, seeking
to retrieve baseball, 10-year-old
William Rutter fell into the bay
today and was drowned. He was
acting emergency outfielder" for
bigger boys
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
Meeting of Baseball League to
Be Held at Crellin Friday

A meeting for the purpose of fur
Their organizing a baseball league in
Garrett county and Preston county,
w. Va, will be held tomorrow even
ing, April Z, in the town hall at Crel-
lin, beginning at 1880 o'clock.
Teams expecting to enter the league
this year must have their representa-
tives at the meeting, according to R.
C. Ford, president. The league was
formed at a meeting last fall at Mt.
Lake Park, and will be called the
Mountain State Baseball League.
Teams from Crellin, Hopemont,
Terra Alta, Oakland, Sunnyside, Cor
mania, Deer Park, Vindex and Shall
mar and possibly other communities
are expecting to enter.
There is a possibility that the Oak
land nine will be sponsored by the
Oakland Volunteer Fire Department
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
COUNTY MAY GET $4,000
FOR RELIEF FUNDS HERE
Amount Will Probably Be Avail
able Through Reconstruction
Finance Corporation
MEETING HELDYESTERDAY

Announcement that Garrett county
might receive the sum of $4,000 per
month for period of three months,
for relief work, the funds being made
available through the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation of the United
States, was made at meeting of the
Welfare Committee of Garrett county
yesterday morning.
No definite decision had been made,
but the possibility of it was learned
through Miss Anita ]. Faatz, of the
Maryland Children's Aid Society, of
Baltimore.
If such funds become available they
will be distributed through the We'll
fare committee, the money being paid
out for labor on any projects that
might be planned. Money advanced
to the county in this manner would be
taken out of the Federal Aid Road
fund in the future. In addition to the
amount to he expended for labor,
$500 per month would also be avail
able to be used for administration pur-
poses.
Governor Richie was notified last
week of the condition of unemploy-
ment and restitution in this county,
and with several of the other counties
of the State making the same report,
the Governor applied for loan from
the Reconstruction Corporation. A
definite announcement will be forth
coming in few days, it was init
mated by members of the committee.
Members of the Welfare Commit
tee present at the meeting yesterday
morning were Charles w. Ream, its
chairman; Rev. Walter B. Brock, F.
E. Rathbun, w. W. Dawson. Mrs. E.
z. Tower, Benz. H. Sincell and the
County Commissioners, George w.
Harvey, George D. Browning and Jas.
A. Fitzwater.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
To Hold Round Table Meeting
For Young People

DR.. E. L. Kirkpatrick, department
of rural sociology of the University
of Wisconsin, will meet the young
people of Garrett, Preston, Tucker
and Monongalia counties for round
table discussion, to be held in the
social room of the Methodist church
at Mt. Lake Park, on the afternoon of
Easter, April 16, from until 4:30
o'clock.
DR.. kirkpatrick will deliver an ad-
dress dealing with life and its chal-
lenge in the rural community. Fol-
lowing the address there will be an
informal discussion on the general
theme of opportunities for the rural
young people who cannot go on to
college at present, how they shall use
their time and the qualities of leader
ship they should cultivate within
themselves to meet this challenge.
Further information can be OBJ
tanned from John H. Carter, county
agent, or Miss Margaret X. Burtis,
home demonstration agent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
REFORESTATION CAMP is
SOUGHT BY DICTIONARIES
Resolution Sent To Governor
Richie and Other Officials

A request that one or more of the
reconstruction camps, contemplated
by President Roosevelt in his program
to put vast number of men to work,
be established in Garrett county to
care for the unemployment situation
here, was forwarded to Governor Rit-
chic, Frances Perkins, Secretary of
Labor, and other officials yesterday
by Proctor Kildow Post, No. II, Am
erican Legion.
The request was in the form of a
resolution and pointed out that the
State of Maryland owned some $1,000
acres of forest land in Garrett county
suitable for reforestation, and that all
World War veterans who are out of
employment are anxious to return to
work rather than to accept charity.
It was also requested that ex-ser-
vice men be given preference in en-
ployment. The resolution was sent
to Governor Richie, Frances Perkins,
U. S. Senator Tydings, Representative
David ]. Lewis and State Forester F.
w. Besley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
To Conduct Holy Week and Good
Friday Services

A MONDAY half-hour service will
be held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday during Holy Week,
in the Presbyterian church, and the
Good Friday services in the Luth-
eran church from II o'clock until
three.
The general theme for Holy Week
services is Strength from Gethsem-
ane," with Strength through Prayer y
Monday by Rev. Charles A. Shilke;
Strength through Suffering" by Rev.
D. C. Trimble, on Tuesday; Strength
through Obedience" by Rev. W. B.
Brock, Wednesday; and Strength
through Faith" by Rev. w. S. Pat
terson, on Thursday. The offering
will be added to the fund for the
Daily Vacation Bible School.
A specially prepared program will
be rendered at the Good Friday
service. The choirs of the Presbyter-
ian, Methodist and Lutheran churches
will assist. The Episcopal church will
conduct its own Good Friday service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
FISHERMEN BRAVE STORMY
WEATHER ON OPENING DAY
Many Out to Try Their Luck,
Despite UnfavOrable Condition

Despite unfavorable weather condi-
tions, many fishermen and just ordi-
nary people who would like to be
called fishermen, decided to try their
luck upon the opening day of the
season last Saturday. Due to strong
winds, high waters and snow which
lined the banks of some of the favor
lite streams, fishermen found much
difficulty and little success in theil
attempts to land the members of the
finny tribe.
Probably a hundred Garrett COUNT
ans took advantage of the opening
day to try to get their share Of the
10000 brook and rainbow trout which
have been placed in various streams
in the county. The majority of them
centered their attention on Bear
Greek, where $500 trout have been
planted.
Scores of Cumberland anglers as
well as those from Pittsburgh, Altoo-
ma, Johnstown and other Pennsylva-
MIA cities turned out early to tackle
the well-stocked streams, Judge Fred
A. Puderbaugh, of Cumberland, top
ping the catch with a 14-inch rainbow.
While Garrett countians reported no
large catches, it remained for 14-year
old William Glotfelty, of Oakland, to
snare eight or nine of them from Will
son Greek, which runs through town,
all of them between eight and ten
inches long.
The more seasoned and experienced
fishermen were content to wait until
more favorable weather, claiming that
fishing was supposed to be pleasure.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
Pageant To Be Presented at st.
Paul'S Church

"The Challenge of the Cross" amin
pressive pageant, will be presented in
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church
on Sunday evening, April 9, at 1880.
The following young people, assisted
by both the senior choir and the girls
choir, will take the various parts:
Evangel of the Cross, Mildred Stem
pie; first Disciple, Pauline Wolfe;
second Disciple, Helen Sollars; third
Disciple, Lois Ross; fourth Disciple,
Betty Jackson; fifth Disciple, Anna
belle Stemple; sixth Disciple, Rebecca
Browning.
The public is cordially invited to
this service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
NEW COUNCIL ORGANIZES
AT MEETING ON MONDAY
Mayor Stemple Makes Appoint
ments and Names Committees

Installation of the new members of
the city council and the organization
of that body were effected on Monday
evening at the regular meeting of the
Mayor and City council, in the City
Hail.
Ralph T. Thayer was reelected
president of the council and the fol-
lowing appointments were made by
Mayor Stemple: W. W. Dawson, at
torney; w. H. Byrd, weighmaster; W.
A. Gender, police magistrate; and B.
B. Nethkin, chief of police. James
Compton was named superintendent.
and Michael Maroney street commits
sioner. H. P. Stuck was named clerk
protein.
The following committees were APP
pointed: water committee, R. Carlton
McComas, chairman; Ralph 7. Thayer,
W. R. Browning; street committee,
Ed. Shaffer, chairman, Walter Hardes-
ty and William Glotfelty; finance
committee, Walter Hardesty, chair
man, Ed. Shaffer and w. R. Browning.
The dates for the annual appeal
session were set for April II and Is,
at which time complaints of citizens
will be heard regarding to taxes or
other grievances.
To Build Streets
1t was decided to make Fourth
street, between Oak and Alder, and
Seventh street, between Oak and
Alder, full width macadam streets
the work to begin in the near future.
1t was also decided to make repairs
to Wilson street between Center and
Liberty. 1t was ordered that the ESQ
Watt light bulb, corner of Second and
Alder streets, be replaced with a 400
Watt bulb, the same as it was last
fall.
Bids for stone for the new streets
and notice of the appeal session ap-
pear in today's issue of the paper.
The next regular meeting will be
on May 1, when the city tax rate will
be announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
AKRON, WORLDS LARGEST
AIRSHIP, FALLS INTO SEA
Seventy-three are Dead as Re-
suit of Crash in Storm

In a binding electric storm,
the Akron, mightiest dirigible
ever to cruise the skies, was
plunged into the turbulent At
lantic early Tuesday morning,
about 20 miles off the New Jer-
sey coast, and II members of
the crew are still missing. Of
the 76 men aboard, four were
rescued by a German tanker,
but one of them died before he
was brought ashore.
In searching for the bodies
and the wreckage of the airship,
the J-3, non-rigid navy airship,
crashed into the sea, with loss
of two lives.
The ship was as long as three
city blocks and cost over five
millions of dollars.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
Electric Cooking School to Be
Held Here Friday. April Z

A Kelvinator cooking school will be
conducted in the Miller store room,
Second street, Oakland, on Friday,
April Z, beginning at 200 o'clock p.
M, it was announced by the Oakland
Supply Company, under whose aus
pieces the demonstration is being pre-
scented.
Homemakers will be shown how to
"cook with cold" and they will be
taught how to prepare desserts, froz-
en- salads and delicacies.
Along with the demonstration there
will be a lecture on food preparation
and preservation, and free recipes
will be given from the Kelvin Kitchen
at Detroit, Michigan.
Refreshments will be served and
favors distributed to all who attend.
Admission is free and everybody is
invited to be present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
OAKLAND GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND, April. 1888.
KENWICK HOUSE AT PARK
is CONSUMED BY FLAMES
Entire House Ablaze When Dis
covered Early This Morning

Fire of undetermined origin en-
tirely destroyed the Kenwick house,
owned by Upton Cuppett, Mt. Lake
Park, formerly known as the Richard
son house, about four o'clock this
morning.
The dwelling was unoccupied and
when the fire was discovered the en-
tire building was in flames. The Oak
land Fire department was notified and
they kept the fire from spreading to
the Gibson store and home, and the
old auditorium. Sparks set the audi
forum on fire several times, and the
wall and roof of the Gibson house
were scorched and blistered from the
intense heat.
The building was erected many
years ago by Richard Richardson and
was sold two or three years ago to
Mr.. Upton Cuppett. Mr.. Cuppett
lives in another section of the Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
To Discuss Pea Growing

C. E. Temple State pathologist and
w. R. Ballard horticulturist both
of the extension service, University of
Maryland, will be in the county Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week to discuss the possibility of
growing fresh peas for market. They
will speak to an Oakland group at
8 o'clock Monday evening in the court
house and will be at Accident High
School at s o'clock on Wednesday ev-
ening.
Mr.. Ballard will also present GER
tifcates to high school pupils who
planted trees last year and will speak
to members of the Civic Club and all
others interested in landscaping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
RITCHIE PUTS SIGNATURE
ON BEER BILLS OF STATE
Garrett County Law Calls for
Referendum Before the Bever~
age Can be Sold Here
OTHER BILLS ARE SIGNED

Governor Albert C. Richie last
night signed the bills regulating and
controlling the sale of beer in the
state and in those counties exempted
from provisions of statewide meas
ure.
There was little ceremony, Walter
j. Mitchell, president of the Senate,
and w. Barton Harrington, speaker
of the House of Delegates were pres
ent in their official positions to affix
their names to the bills.
The statewide bill was signed at
6:28 p. M, and the other bills were
signed afterward in rapid succession.
The Garrett county law calls for
a referendum before beer can be sold
here. Carroll county is expressly ex-
empted from provisions of the state
wide act and another measure pro-
hibits the sale of beer in that county.
In Allegany county a week must
elapse before license is issued. The
statewide measure also provides for
$50 and $25 licenses in counties not
exempted.
Other Bills Signed
Besides signing the Statewide and
the several local beer bills, Governor
Richie also affixed his signature to
four other important measures passed
by the recent general assembly.
The four approved by the governor
are bills to fix the state tax rate at
% cents on $500 assessable property;
to fix the county levy to share in the
equalization fund at AT cents; to place
a one percent tax on all race track
bets and to set up the machinery for
the state convention to consider re-
peal of the Eighteenth Amendment.
He also approved number of bills
aimed at strengthening the state
banking system.
The new state tax rate is three
cents below the rate fixed by the 1881
legislature and the new school levy
is 20 cents under the previous figure.
These with the race track betting tax
are companion measures on the state
budget bill.
The repeal convention bill fixes the
dates of the election of the delegates
on September u and the convention
on October 10 and describes the man.
ner in which the delegates are to be
named.
The General Assembly adjourned
shortly after 10 o'clock a. M, April 4,
the prolonged session which technical
ly terminated at midnight Monday,
kept the lawmakers in almost con-
tinuous session from about noon mon
day until the curtain was drawn.
A bill imposing tax of one cent
on all sums to be bet at the four
mile race tracks of the state was
shot through at the final session, and
such matters as bills placing spe-
cial tax on chain stores, prohibiting
banks on a restricted withdrawal
Concluded on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
Three Are Sentenced For Steal
ing Heifer

Sentences were passed Monday on
Dexter Friend, As, his brother Brun-
ner Friend, IS, and Theodore Smith,
about 30, all of near Crellin, Garrett
county, by Judge A. G. Hughes, in the
Preston county court at Kingwood,
West Va.
The elder Friend was given 10 years
in the West Virginia penitentiary and
his brother and Friend four months
each in the Kingwood Jail for stealing
heifer from Spencer Hardesty, Hut
ton farmer. In passing sentence upon
Dexter Friend, Judge Hughes said
that he was taking the prisoners past
record into considera ton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
Stores to Close During Good
Friday Services

No requests have been made of the
merchants and business men to close
their places of business during the
half-hour MONDAY services during
Holy Week, but all places of business,
including stores, offices and shops,
will be closed on Good Friday from
IL until three o'clock to observe the
Protestant Good Friday vigil, and
from 800 o'clock until 400 to observe
the Catholic service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
To Sneak at Potato Banquet

DIR. E. L. Dixon, State College, Pa,
will be the speaker at the annual po-
tato growers banquet to be held by
the F. F. A. of Oakland High school,
tomorrow evening in the school audi
forum.
The Gilbert-Brown Boys Band will
plav during the dinner. Other enter
tainment is being planned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
West Penn Sells Local Bus Line

The Monongahela West Penn Pub
lie Service Company has announced
that it has sold the bus line operating
between Morgantown and Mountain
Lake Park to the Mountain Lake
Lines, Inc, a bus line owned by a
Pennsylvania company. The same
schedule of service is being continued
by the new owners who took charge
of the line on Saturday, April 1.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
HENRY MENKE SENTENCED
TO FIVE YEARS In PEN"
Others In Case ParOled For 5
Years-Others Convicted Sen
fenced By Judge Sloan
SESSION ENDED THURSDAY

Inc Mafcn Term OF the Jarrett
County Circuit Court adjourned last
Thursday afternoon after all cases
appearing on the dockets had been
either completed or continued, and
sentences upon those convicted before
the court or by jury, were passed by
Judge D. Lindley Sloan.
Henry Menke, of Cassville, West
Va, who was found guilty by a jury
after a deliberation of nearly twenty
four hours of plotting series of in
cendiary fires and participating in the
division of the money collected from
insurance companies as result of the
fires, was sentenced to serve five
years in the Maryland Penitentiary.
Upon condition of good behavior
of Carl Hardesty, Noah Moon and FL
mer Maybe, who were indicted along
with Menke as having participated in
the conspiracy and who confessed and
gave damaging testimony against
Meke, were paroled for five years.
The three men told the Court that
Menke had entered into an agree
ment with them to burn their homes
and collect and divide the insurance
money.
In passing sentence upon Menke
Judge Sloan dwelt at length upon the
enormity of the crime, saying that
what he (Menke) had planned and
carried out was one of the worst cases
of criminality he had ever heard. II
am sentencing you to five years in
prison, Menke; that's all l can give
you," the Court said.
Other sentences imposed were as
follows:
Charles Fickes, who entered plea
of guilty to the indictment charging
him with burglary, sentence was sus-
pended for one year, as was also the
sentence of William Upole, indicted
with Fickes on the same charge.
Theodore Coddington and Orville
Coddington, guilty of the larceny of
two hams, were given thirty days in
Jail. Both had been confined in the
local prison for that length of time
before the term of court began.
Albert w. Havner, forgery and
false pretense, nine months in the
House of Correction. He had already
served three months in the county Jail
awaiting trial.
Viola Hare, 19-year-old girl of the
Jennings community, who said she
was guilty of forgery when arraigned
before the Court on Monday, was sent
to the House of Correction for two
years.
Harry Kimmell, Oakland, confessed
guilty of stealing. automobile tires,
gasoline, etc, was given a year in
the House of Correction. Harland
Kisner, indicted with Kimmell on the
same charge, paroled for one year.
Carl Reall, larceny of a turkey COB
bier, sentenced to months in the
House of Correction. He was also
indicted jointly with William Guthrie
for stealing a quantity of cider from
A. G. Cullers, was paroled for six
months.
Edgell Holland, found guilty of nom
support, sentence suspended and re-
quired to furnish bond for his APP
pearance at stated times before the
Court.
Matthias Carney, false pretense, 1
year in House of Correction; sentence
suspended for two years.
Ralph Friend and Stephen Dewitt,
assault and battery; fined $50 each
and costs; sentence suspended as to
! payment of fines for two years upon
payment of costs in the cases.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
YOugh Boosters Meet

E. F. Hotter, Grange organizer, of
Middletown, was the principal speaker
at meeting of the Yough Community
Boosters at Selbysport last night.
Mr.. Gretton, Grange member, of
Markleysburg, Pa. also spoke.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
Dwelling Burns

The dwelling of Charles Upole, on
the Tom McRobie farm near Eagle
Rock, was consumed by fire on Sun
day night.