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The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
Bishop R. A. Car
ter of c. M. E.
Church
ASKS COLLEAGUES TO VOLUNTA-
RILY TAKE 1879 OR 20Po CUT
IN SALARIES"

Chicago, Feb. (ANP) Bishop Ram
dali A. Carter, A. NJ, D. D., 44O3 Vim
cennes avenue, this city, has sent each
of his colleagues of the c. M. T.,
church a communication asking them
to voluntarily take a cut of 1870 or
2O% on salaries" The bishop makes
this request due to what he terms
'the appalling slump in the collection
in General Funds" which is the fund
out aof which salaries of Bishops and
General officers of the church are
paid.
The following is the text of letter
sent each of the c. M E, bishops;
in view of the appalling slump IN
the collection in the General Funds
last year, / am herewith proposing
to YOU that we, the bishops OF the
church, voluntarily take a cut OF 1870
or 20%o on our salaries. In this way,
our hard-pressed Financial Secretary
will be allie to keep the church going
for the year, or until times get better
| suggest that the bishop direct that
the money accruing from this cut IN
our salaries be equally divided be-
tween the Sunday School Department,
the Missionary Department, and the
School and Colleges of the church"
'If you will agree to this, notify the
Financial Secretary at once, and let
him arrange his plan accordingly
A move in this direction was made
by Bishop Carter at the General
BOARD of the c. NJ E. church at Little
Rock Ark. last May. Bishop j. A.
Hamlett ,of Kansas City spoke in reply
to Bishop Carter, and said he had al
ready greatly reduced the expense
item ordinarily provided for episcopal
supervision in the various conference
Of his district, the Sixth, and he would
withhold giving his assent to cut IN
salary until an aTreement was reacheo
bv the entire bench of bishop on that
point before he conceded to such re-
duction. 1t is not known whether the
bishops discussed the matter in then
private session, and nothing more was
heard of the proposal for cut until
tho letter addressed to all the bis ops
was made public.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
NEGRO SPIRITUALS SHOWN IN
STAINED GLASS WINDOW
Work for Chapel at Tuskegee on
Exhibition Here

w
Exhibition Here
(Re-print, New York Herald Tribune,
Tuesday, Dec. 90 1882
A decorative stained glass window
in rich colors in which the subjects
are Negroes and Negro spirituals was
placed on exhibition yesterday in the
studios of j. and r. Lamb, 323 Sixth
Avenue, where it will remain until
Wednesday evening. 1t will then be
shipped to the Tuske-ee Normal and
Industrial Institute. Tuskegee, Ala
bama where it will be placed in the
chancel of the chapel. 1t. is said to be
the first time that Negro spirituals
have been portrayed in stained glass
There are three lights in the widow
which represents the advance of the
Negro race and the Negro's aspirations
The conter shows the Negroes wor-
shipping in the swamps before they
were given the right to worship col
lectively. In the left window the earth
ly struggle for freedom is represented
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
GEORGIA PROP GEORGIA JUDGE
UPHOLDS WILL GIVING PROPERTY
TO WHITE WOMEN

Savannah, Ga, Feb, 3 (ANP) Ell
forts on the part sf the relatives of
the late Mrs. Fannie Stiles, to have the
will, bequeathing all of her property
to three white women, set aside, prov
ed futile here Tuesday morning and
according to the ruling of Judge Cor
don Sassy the white women will he
given the property.
Mrs. Stiles died here several weeks
ago and when the will was filed it was
revealed that she had left all of her
property to Marguerite Murphy, Myr-
tie Mcguire and Mani Chinall, three
white women who, according to the
statement in the document, had be-
friended her during her old age.
When this become known, a sister
of the deceased and several other re-
latives Immediately sought to break
the will declaring that Mrs. Stiles, at
the time the will was made, was not
of sound mind and that she had made
the will under the coercion of the white
women. All of the white benehceries
denied those charges at the hearing
before Judge Sassy and in the face
of the contentious of the relatives the
will was upheld.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
ST. JOHNN BAPTIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL

The ST. John Baptist Sunday School
was opened promptly at $50 o'clock,
January 28th, by the Assistant Supt.,
Brothe Luther Noble After singing
There is a fountain" unison prayer
was offered The classes devoted fif-
teen minutes to the stury 'cf the lesson,
after which they reassembled and lis
tened to a real interesting review on
the lesson by Brother c. w. Robertson.
Mr. Booker 7. Bingham gave a splen-
did blackboard demonstration. Miss
Laura c. Eavns read a paper on the
topic "The Lords Day"
Rev D. j. Jones gave a short talk which
was unusual for him, but that was the
doctors advice, yet We always enjoy
hearing him.
The Sunday School was almost tur-
ned into a covenant meeting, several
members expressing their slothfuless
and pledged to do better and also gave
some encouraging remarks to the new
Asst. Supt., Brother Luther Noble for
his punctuality and loyalty since his
election.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
DOGS BARK; USES SHOTGUN;
KILLS WHITE FARMER

Clinton N. c., Feb, 3 (ANP) When
Richard Allen, well known farmer of
Mineo township heard his dogs bark
inr in the backyard Saturday night, he
sized his shotgun, opend the back
door and fired without looking out.
He heard an object fall. Investigation
disclosed that he had blow off the head
OF Walter Lee, a white farmer. Allen
gave himself up to the justive OF the
peace and explained the circumstances.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
CASKET IS DRAPED WITH CON-
FEDERATE

Hattiesburg, Miss, Feb (ANP) AT
ter the funeral services for Romeo
Anderson, who died here last week al
the age of 92, his casket was draped
with the Stars and Bars of the Confer
deracy which sought to keep the Negro
in servitude. Anderson served as an
orderly for a Confederate officer dur
ing the Civil war He was the only
Negro member of the J. P. Carter post
Members of the local chapter of the
United Confederate Daughters drap-
ed his casket with the flag which An
derson had served.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
,CHEYNEY GIVEN $500 SCHOLAR
SHIP BY COLORED WOMEN

CLANCY, Pa, Feb, 3 (ANP, At re-
cent meet:n' of the PENNSYLVANIA
STATE FEDERATION OF NEGRO
WOMEN'S CLUBS it was decided to
place a scholarship fund of 5000 each
year at the CHEYNEY STATE
TEACHERS COLLEGE.
Mrs. Maude B. Coleman is president,
Mrs. Dasy E. Lampaign is chairman
OF the scholarship committee of the
Pennsylvania State Federation of Ne
gro Worhens clubs, and Mrs. Fannie
Morton is treasurer.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03

Friday night, February 10, Adult de-
partment in charge, with methods anc
demonstrations for this department
The address will he delivered by DR.
j. T. Sharmen of the Federated Pres
byterian Church. (white).
Upon opening each night, special
music for that particular department
will be had, and everything will COM
bined TO make the meeting well worth
the while The teachers and workers
of all the Sunday Schools of the City
as well as the general public are invit-
ed to take a part.
j. M. Hogue, Superintendent
B. Washington Coates, Pastor
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
Invitation

The Interdenominational Ministerial
Alliance is requested to meet in joint
session with the Negro Civic League,
Monday evening, February 9th at 800
P. M, in the H. B. A. auditorium.
A SPECIAL invitation by the president
of the Negro Civic League.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
BISHOP CARTER ASKS v0LUNT AIRY REDUCT ION
Clergy Protest Case Appealed

The next session will be held with
the Antioch Baptist Church Saturday.
Before and including the fifth Sunday
in April
Velma G. Alexander, Reporter.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
c. M. E. COUNCIL TO CONVENE

Rev. E. W. Washington, will open his
Ministerial Council Tuesday 11;00 A. M.
at Newell Chapel Church. A splendid
delegation is expected. Rev. E. B.
Brown, pastor of the Bassfeld Circuit
will preach Tuesday night. The pub
lie is invited.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
"Shuffle Along" Re-
aches Lafayette

New York, Feb, 3 (ANP) Shuttle
Along the 1888 version has hit the
LAFAYETTE for a final run of a week,
after which it is curtains" 1t is said
that the terrifis overhead of running
the show downtown caused its prema-
ture closing.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
DIR. j. H. MOORE TO VISIT NEWELL
CHAPEL

DR.. Moore of Holly Springs, Miss,
will preach Sunday at HOO A. M and
7:3O P. M. at Newell Chapel c. NJ E.
Church. Ali members are urged to be
present Friends are invited. DR. Moore
is one of the outstanding preachers of
the c. M. E. Church.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
AN APPEAL TO THE EPWORTH
LEAGUES AND PRESIDENTS OF
MERIDIAN DISTRICT

We want all Leagues 70 do their best
to make round report in the Council
Tuesday and Wednesday Feb. 7-S. AS
it is very needed We want to show our
Presiding Elder that we are with him
in putting over the work ,of the District.
T. c. Miller, District President.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03
BISHOP TO VISIT MERIDIAN

Bishop R. A. Carter of Chicago Ill,
will preach at Newell Chapel c. M. E.
Church Sunday Feb. 18th at HOO and
7:3O. All members and friends are in
vited.
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03

Mississippi's Standard Negro
Newspaper Of Character, Cir
tulation and Opinion, with More
than 10000 Readers
The weekly echo., 1933-02-03

A Home Paper with . Hons
Editor: That Tella the State
News Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
OAKLAND MAN BEING HELD
IN JAIL AT CHARLESTON
Is Fugitive From Penal Farm
Sentenced Here in June, 1880

l. J. Kelley, of Oakland, is being
held by Charleston, w. Va, police, on
charges of passing bad checks, and
has been identified as fugitive from
the State Penal Farm, near Hagers-
town.
Kelly was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary on June 4, 1880,
on charges of false pretense in the
Garrett county circuit court. He
passed a bad check on l. R. Rudy,
signing the name ]. Strother.
He escaped from the Penal Farm on
September 20, 1881, during a fire in
one of the farm buildings. Kelly was
one of the first group of prisoners
taken from the State penitentiary to
the newly established farm. All the
men there are on their honor to re-
main as there are no walls and only
a few guards on the 840-acre tract.
Harold T. Donnell, State superin-
tendent of prisoners, said he had been
in touch with Charleston authorities
last week and believed Hal. 7. Kerns,
in charge of the penal farm, was ar
ranging for Kelly's return.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
Held On Liquor Charges

Harry R. Riggleman, of near Vim
dex, was apprehended Monday by Pro.
hibition Agent w. R. Harvey on dua
charges of manufacture and posses
sion of liquor.
Two one-hundred gallon stills were
in operation at the time of his arrest
Harvey found AT gallons of alleged
moonshine and 1850 gallons of mash
on the premises in addition to the
stills.
When given a hearing before JUS
tice w. A. Gender he was held under
$500 bond for his appearance at the
September term of court.
George Fazenbaker, who escaped
from the House of Correction in 1929,
was captured and taken back to the
institution on Sunday. He was serv-
ing a sentence for receiving stolen
goods at the time of his escape and
had only a few months remaining to
serve.
Charles Day, Deer Park, is being
held in the county Jail on charges of
passing a bad check.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
BOYS WEEK CELEBRATION
TO CONCLUDE TOMORROW
Achievement Winners to be R0-
tary Guests at Patterson
Dinner

Boys Week celebration will con-
clude tomorrow evening when a father
and son dinner will be held by men,
bers of the Rotary club, and guests
will be the winners of the achieve
ment contest and exhibition conducted
on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thirty-one boys entered 81 exhibits
in the contest and the following were
named winners in each class: stamp
collection, Byron Besse, Jr.; boat
models, Jack Hinebaugh; airplane
models, Percy Thayer; statuary,
Robert Broadwater; maps, Robert
Broadwater; architecture, Bond Web
err; art metal, Mavis Speicher and
Frank Junkins; art, Reid Shipley, of
the Mt. Lake school; carved wood
work, Wilbur Altstetter; miscellane-
Gus, a mounted crow, Jack Weber.
Judges in the contest were H. A.
Loraditch and John H. Carter.
No entries were made in leather
work and automobile models, so these
classes were changed to statuary and
architecture.
Other contestants were Edward
Lauer, Kyle Moon, John Ed. Baird
William Glotfelty, John Darby, Roy
Rudy, Jack Lawton, Guy William
limbaugh, Hal McNemar, Kenneth
Lawton, David Weber, John Grant
Robert Altstetter, William Grant
John Sharps, Robert Tibbetts, james
Darby, William Sharps, Howard Wen
sell, Milton Turney, Earl Lee burst
Chas. Shilke, and eleven members Of
the Mt. Lake school.
The celebration was sponsored by
the Rotary club. Last Sunday was
boys and girls day in the churche:
when special sermons were delivered
by various ministers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
COMMISSIONS FOR LOCAL
CIVIL OFFICERS RECEIVED
Norval Speelman Reappointed as
School Board Member

Clerk Of the Circuit Court Albert
G. Ross was in receipt Of commissions
from Governor Albert C. Ritchie's
office at Annapolis on Thursday of
last week indicating the appointment
of number of civil officers for Gar
rett county to serve for a term of
two years and more from the date of
their appointment.
Mr.. Norval Speelman, of Friends
Vile, who was appointed to fill the
uneXpired term of the late John W.
Mccullough three years ago, was re-
appointed by the Governor for full
term of four years as member of
the Board of Education.
NOtaries Public
The list of Notaries Public include
the following:
Emma j. Spoerlein, Gortner; Geo.
w. Diefenbach, Vadne P. Stanton,
LYDIA R. Spoerlein, Grantsville;
Cecil Smith, James P. Treacy, Coral
E. McRobie, Frances C. Hamill, Julia
A. Rowan Frederick A. Thayer, Jr.,
Mary Louise Helbig, John NJ. Jarboe,
H. Kathleen Lawton, Asa T. Mat
thews, Charles A. Tower, Oakland;
Asa H. Rush, Friendsville; Charles
V. Harvey, Mountain Lake Park; VIM.
E. Pew, Kitzmiller.
Justices of the Peace
R. NJ. Alexander, District No. 5;
Edward A. Browning, William A
Gender, District No. IA; George B
Brown, District No. Is; Nathan c.
Browning, District No. 6; Jerome 3.
Emory, District No. -; George j.
Poole, District No. IS; Tunis D. Pry-
or, District No. 2; w. H. Turner, Dis
trict No. l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
OBSERVANCE OFMEMORIAL
DAY PLANNED BY LEGION
Usual Parade to be Held Follow
ed by Service at Cemetery

Plans for the observance of Me-
mortal Day in Oakland on Tuesday,
May 30, were discussed at the regular
meeting of the American Legion on
Monday evening.
The usual parade will be held at
1880 a. H., consisting of the Oakland
drum and bugle corps, the Boys Band,
the Boy Scouts, lodge organizations,
and veterans and other wars, and pos
sibly other groups, and at the ceme-
terry, before the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, an address will be delivered.
No speaker has been selected as yet,
according to Joseph M. Gender, post
commander.
Townshend Naylor, A. G. Hesen and
Milton Sincell were named as a COM
mittee to have charge of beautifica-
ton of the cemetery. The committee
urges all citizens to assist in making
the cemetery presentable by Memorial
Day. The Legionaires expect to fol-
low the same plan as last year, eX-
pending several days there making
needed improvements.
Graves of all war veterans will be
decorated by Legionaires on Memorial
Day, following the parade.
Plan July Celebration
The annual Fourth of July celebra-
ton will be carried on this year by
the Legion, it was announced. 1t was
at first thought that the Oakland Fire
Department and Legion would sponsor
it jointly, and include the Volunteer
Firemen's convention, but since the
date of the Firemen's convention will
fall earlier, it was decided that the
Legion would continue with the indie
pendence day observance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
OAKLAND HIGH POULTRY
JUDGES WIN BIRD PLACE
William Wildesen Takes Third
In Individual HOnOrs Saturday

William Wildesen and James Sc.
bold, representing Oakland Chapter
F. F. A, in the state contest at the
University of Maryland on Saturday
April 20, won third place in the poul-
try judging contest. This contest was
also participated in by Friendsville F
F. A. and a total of twenty eight
chapters from various parts of the
State. Smithsburg F. F. A. won the
contest with Frederick high school sec.
ond. Individual honors were won by
Meredith Pole, of Frederick; Kenneth
Frey, Smithsburg, and William Wilde
sen, Oakland.
William Harmon, Accident, who
won the county F. F. A. public speak
ing contest, represented Garrett coun-
ty in the State contest, which was
won by Russell Freshorn, Middletown
High School, with Marshall Stewart
Highland, second, and Clay Webb, Jr.
Vienna, third.
Prizes in each contest were $40, S.
and $3.50.
William Wildesen, James Sebold
Ivan Miller, Harry Porter, Jr., with
their instructor, o. T. eraser, repre-
sented Oakland F. F. A. at the State
T. F. A. luncheon held in the Uni
versity dining hail. and presided over
by State President Marion Nichols
Addresses were made by President
DR.. Raymond Pearson, DR.. H. F. Cot
terman and DR.. Patterson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
POTATO EXPERIMENTS TO
Be ENLARGED This YEAR
Will Add Disease Study Work to
Breeding of Varieties on Farm
Near Oakland
WILL TEST PLOT YIELDS

More experiments in potato breed
ing and disease study will be conduc-
ted near Oakland again this year, it
has been announced by John H. Car
ter, county agent. This work is be-
ing carried on by the U. S. Depart
ment of agriculture, the horticulture
department of the University of
Maryland, and the Extension service.
Last year experiments were car
ried on relative to the breeding of
potatoes in order to develop if pos
sible varieties more adaptable, with
references to economic value, to the
different sections of Maryland. About
IT'S different varieties were grown
and all were tested for yield.
This year the departments will al
so conduct disease work here in order
to develop disease resisting varieties,
Drs. J. H. Beaumont, University OF
Maryland, and Stephenson and Shultz
of the U. S. Department, will be in
charge of the work. Approximately
acres have been rented on the farm
of Harry L. Porter, near town, where
the experiments will be conducted
There will also be a test made or
yield plots of old and established
varities of different seed sources, tt
determine the value of the seed
source and economic value of the
variety with reference to this section
Mr.. Carter stated. This is being car
ried on by the University of Mary
land extension service. The plot viii
be located in this county, but the exac
location is not yet known.
The ultimate aim of this entire
work is to find a variety that will
net the producer a greater income fol
his labor, Mr.. Carter stated. Tit
projects will be carried on as soon a
1.-The weather permits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
Visits HOmemakers Clubs

Miss Florence H. Mason, district
agent, Salisbury, visited Grantsville
and Oakland Homemakers clubs, Civ
ing demonstration of buying house
hold textiles, such as towels and other
household linen.
This was the fifth of a series of
meetings in carrying out the economy
program of the homemakers clubs of
Maryland, the general subject being
"Mrs. Consumer and her Buying
Standards" In former meetings
shoes, hose, ready-made dresses and
yard goods have been discussed. The
Grantsville meeting was held at the
home of Miss Ethel Broadwater with
20 present, and the Oakland meeting
was held last night at the home of
Mrs. T. E. Bishoff with 25 present.
Mrs. Bishoff also read a paper on the
new textile, "lastex."
Miss Mason was a teacher in the
Oakland high school in 1921.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
FORMER GARRETT COUNTY
HOTEL MAN is SUICIDE
Andy" Schlossnagel, Jamestown
Resident, Shoots Himself

Andrew Schlossnagel, aged sixty,
proprietor of the Luray Hotel, Johns
town, Pa, shot and killed himself in
the reception room on the second floor
of the hotel shortly after one o'clock
last Monday afternoon, according to
the Meyersdale Republican.
Police were not informed of the oc-
currence until two hours afterward
Information regarding the tragic
death of Mr.. Schlossnagel was refused
at the hotel, but it was said that Mr..
Schlossnagel had been melancholy fol-
some time.
Mr.. Schlossnagel was native OF
Garrett county and for number OF
years operated the Crawford Hotel at
Friendsville, going from that place tc
Johnstown where. he engaged in and
continued the hotel business until his
death.
He is survived by his wife.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
No More Scouts Will Be Enrolled
Until End of Summer Camp

No more boys will be received into
the Oakland Scout troop until after
the summer encampment, George H.
Hanst, scoutmaster, has announced.
This is an annual ruling, passed so
that boys will have no opportunity to
join the organization for the one pur-
pose of attending the camp.
The troop now numbers SIS, includ-
ing six associate scouts now away at
school, and should the entire troop at
tend camp it will be much overcrowd-
ed, it was stated.
For this reason a close check is be-
ing kept on attendance, dues, and
scout activities and the records Of
the individual members will be exam
ined by the troop committee before
they will be permitted to. attend the
annual outing July 80 to August IA.
The barracks at camp will accommo-
date only forty.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
ParOchial School to Present
Play on Monday Evening

Preparations are completed for the
presentation of "The Roses of Saint
Dorothy" drama in six acts, to be
presented Monday evening at 8 o'clock
in st. Peters hall.
The scenes are laid in Roman times
when the Christians are being perse-
cuted. Two maidens deny their faith
but another defies the pagan governor
and becomes a martyr.
Characters include Mary Jane
Riley, Mildred Lambert, Estelle
Treacy, Leo Rice, James Helbig,
Donald Helbig, Rita Lawton, William
Treacy, and Jack ODonnell.
Admission will be Is and 35 cents.
There will be added entertainment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
To Address Congregations In
Lutheran and NJ. E. Churches

Miss Lily Grace Matheson, field
secretary of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, will adj
dress two congregations in Oakland
on Sunday, May Z.
She will speak in st. Marks Luth-
eran church on Sunday morning at
1O:45, and Sunday evening at 1880 in
the Methodist church. At the Metho-
dist church there will be young peo-
pies rally.
Miss Matheson, whose home is in
Neenah, Wisconsin, was young peo-
pies field secretary of West Virginia
for several years and is well known in
that section for her work among clubs
and the Y. w. C. A.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-05-04
Gettysburg Seminary Quartet
To Give Concert Here May II

A concert by the male quartet
from Gettysburg Seminary, Gettys-
burg, Pa, will be given in the High
school auditorium on Friday evening,
May II. Members of the quartet are
pastor graduates of the Seminary,
composed of T. Benton Perry, of
Philadelphia, Pa; Ralph c. Robinson,
of Baltimore, son of DR.. and Mrs. j.
G. Robinson, of Oakland; Walter
Simon, of Frostburg; and Carl Simon,
of York, Pa. Miss Alice E. Simon,
of Hagerstown, will be their accom-
PIANIST.
The concert is being sponsored by
the choir of st. Marks Lutheran
church. Admission will be Is and 25
cents.
This quartet has broadcast over
many radio stations and is well known
throughout the country.