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Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

and doors. The house was made of
boards.
1T is peaceful and quiet in my
tree house" said Mr.. Longears.
"Hark!" grunted the pig, looking
down. "Some one is coming!'
And if the carpet beater will take
the yolk out of the hard-boiled egg
without breaking the shell, I'll tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily's visi-
tors.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
GABIRLE PRINCIP

To at least nine out of every 10 of
us, the name written at the head of This
article might mean anything from a slo-
gan OF some sort to case of misspellino
on the part of the writer.
10 youngsters it may mean less than
nothlng. To those who can remember
back two decades it may seem a little
familiar, for 20 years ago TODAY GabirIe
FrmcIp committed the act which assured
nm a place in history as long as history
endureS
He was the Yugoslav student who at
SaraJevo, in old Serbia, now a part of
the Kingdom of Yugo-Slavia, assassinated
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria
Hungary and his wife, the Duchess of
Hohenberg, on Sunday afternoon, June
%, 1914. ''''N
The assassination, as do all such
crimes, committed quite stir in the
news OF the day, for Francis Ferdinand
was the heir of Francis Joseph, The old
emperor OF Austrla-Hungary, and his
death was recognized as something more
serious than many other assassinations
which at the time they occurred aroused
as much interest as this one did.
Few, however, could see the far-reach-
ing results of the act. Who could con-
vince farmer boy down in the hills of
Arkansas, that the assassination would
MT nm out of his little world and send
MIN across the seas with a gun on his
shoulder? Who could see that millions
OF men would die, millions more would
be crippled and that poverty, suffering.
terror and calamity would be the lot of
millions of others of high and low STA
ton? Who could know that the car of
all the Russlas would eventually follow
Francis Ferdinand, that Kaiser Wilhelm
would become woodchopper in a for
elgn country, or that a radical Italian
editor would become the strong man of
Europe.
How times flies! In quick succession
to Princip's act came the Austrian ulti
matum to Serbia, which made Russia's
millions mobilize, caused France to call
her reservists to the colors as the Ger
man war machine got underway, to be
followed by Britains similar act and
within week had half the world at the
other half throats. Came the invasion
OF Belgium and the World war was on
to continue for four long years and even-
tually bring the United States into the
battle. Twenty years ago and it seems
only yesterday.
Princip fired his shot and pulled the
world off its pedestal. What became of
him? He was tried and given 20 years
IN prison for his deed, dying behind the
bars IN May, 1918, just as the turn came
IN the war which ultimately spelled VIC
tory for the Allies.
In justice to him it should be said he
was not killer for the sake of killing
A Slav, he killed for political purposes.
in the hope that the archduke's death
would enable his people to set up their
own government.
We know now the terrible results of
his act Have we learned anything from
them? Let us hope so, for even now the
same rumblings that preceded his deed
20 years ago today, are being heard in
Europe. Even as this is written move
ment is under way to guarantee the neu-
trality of Belgium in event an expected
war develops.
If none of the others has learned, let
US hope and pray that the United States
of America has learned and that it has
not forgotten the lesson.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
"BLACK MARIA" RIDES, 81

LEWISTON, Maine. (UP)-It costs
81 to ride in Lewiston's "Black Ma
ria'-whether you want to or ont.
The police department has bought
a new patrol wagon and the fee has
been levied to cover its costs. The 81
is added to the defendants fine.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
BIRD INVENTORY TAKEN

STOCKHOLM. (U.P)-An inven-
tory of the bird fauna of Lake
Takern, in the Swedish province OF
Ostergotland, now is being made.
This lake, which is exceptionally
shallow and filled with low, rush
covered islets, has for years been
the home for thousands of wild
birds. DR.. Folke Person, who is
making the inventory under the
auspices of the Swedish Nature
Preservation society, estimates that
there are from 25 to 80 different
kinds of birds, totaling many tens
of thousands.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

climber" said The pig. HE won't
need a ladder to get you"
But once / am safe inside my
tree house, chuckled Mr.. Longears,
"the Bob Cat can't get in TO nib
BILE me. I'll keep the doors and
windows tightly shut.
We'll, I guess that will be all
right, grunted MIR. Twistytail. And
II you make the ladder strong
enough / might climb up it TO see
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
CONSCIENTIOUS ANGLER
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (U.p)

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (U.P) =.
A conscientious fisherman who be-
lieved his catch of % blue gills to
be bass, thought he had disobeyed
the limitation laws and tossed 20 of
the fish back in Indian Lake. He
learned his mistake when he asked
Game Protector Hal Donahey about
the limit on bass.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street,
e Centro. California. W. c. Costello, business
manager. Telephone &C. business office: 700 edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

The Globe grain and milling COM
pany has bought the gin at Pixley
and is moving it to Upton, Tulare
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
ED-TIME STORIES
By HOWARD z. GARRIS
Copyright 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper syndcate)

can climb the ladder up to your tree
house, SO can the Bad Chaps"
Not the kind Of ladder I'm 60
ing TO make" said Mr.. Longears.
what kind of a ladder are you
going TO make?" asked the pig.
"a rope ladder" answered uncle
Wiggily. ut will be a rope ladder
with sticks for rungs. After climb
the rope ladder TO my house in the
tree. can pull the ladder up after
me and then no one can come and
get me"
THE Bob Cat is good tree
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
luna % 1914

At the Tulane theatre tonight
will be shown "Saved by the Ju-
venile Court
Lee Siebert and Mr.. voolfolk of
Pittsburg were in Ell Centro dis
cussing the cantaloupe business
with the local men interested.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

Should the worst come to the worst
this summer, the 21st amendment has
made it possible for none of US to go
thirsty.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

And don't forget, the boss" has some
thing to say to all of us tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

Moral force is still something to be
reckoned with and Hollywood is finding
it out.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

If the board of supervisors and other
officials continue to stay num- Gen.
eral Glassford will eventually have to do
that and the valley can stand plenty of
"mumness" right now
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
TEN YEARS AGO
June 28. 1924

Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Garrigus OF
Imperial were noted in town yes
terday.
George Lindsey will spend the
weekend at Live Oaks.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
yuue % 1919

Only 90 cars of cantaloupes were
scheduled to leave the valley yes
terday.
George Pulliam of Calexico was
in the city yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
'UNEMPLOYABLES'

Captain w. n. Cunningham, local
agent for the U. S. employment service,
makes no claim to coming the word, but
he certainly gave all of us something to
think about in his talk on ''unemploy-
ables" at the chamber of commerce
luncheon yesterday.
The captain is not an alarmist nor
radical (that word is NOT used in its
political meaning) On the contrary, he
is more inclined toward conservatism.
He has had long years of service in en-
ployment work and knows whereof he
speaks. He is particularly we'll in
formed on valley labor conditions, with
which he has dealt in a professional
manner over period of several years.
Yesterday he declared that not the un-
employed but the "unemployable" is the
big problem confronting Imperial Val
ley. By "unemployable," he explained,
he means those who will not or who can
not work when employment is given
them.
In the first class falls those who look
upon emergency work provided for them
as something of a lark and their aim is
to do as little as possible. If they can
get away with doing nothing at all and
at the same time draw pay for it, they
consider their lives success In the
perhaps mentally, perhaps physically,
for the sort of work assigned to them.
Captain Cunningham. cited glaring
example of just what the ''unemploy-
able" problem is by stating that on an
Imperial Valley project, on which an
average of 65 men were employed at any
one time, it required total of 7S5 men
to complete the job. The cause of this.
he declared, was that so many of the
men either deliberately "soldiered" on
the job, or were physically or mentally
unfit to do the work given them.
Such men, he pointed out, will not be
of any use on the construction of the ALL
American canal. Putting them on that
job will not help solve the unemploy-
ment problem, unless they can change
their ways.
He urges the creation of necessary
work projects rather than projects de-
vised merely to keep a man occupied
theoretically at leasD so that he can
draw relief money. The county, the state
and the nation can produce many neces-
sary work projects. Until these sup
plant the type that has been generally
in force, the problem of the 'unemploy-
able" will not be solved.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28
Y 'F'ikAa!the!
Los ANGELES AND VICINITY

Fair tonight and Friday; with
some morning cloudiness; little
change in temperature and humid
ity; gentle wind, mostly southwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

Florida lays claim to having raised the
largest lemon ever. Because of the
meaning modern slang has given to lem-
on they are welcome to the honor
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau)
Maximum yesterday ...................108
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-28

Herr Hitler ought to know now how a
tight-rope performer feels.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
WATERWORKS SYSTEM FOR
EVANSVILLE is APPROVED
viii Cost S33,OO0-Work to be
Done Under Federal Relief

The Mayor and Town Council was
officially notified on Saturday that the
Administrator of Public Works had
approved a grant and loan of $4,000
to the town of Grantsville for the pur-
pose of building gravity water sys-
tenn for the town. The CWA will su-
pervise the work, working in conjunc-
ton with the Maryland Board of
Health and the State Advisory Board.
This water system will give Grants
vile an adequate supply of water for
husehold use and for protection from
fire.
The system will comprise the land
and grant. 1t is for the construction
of waterworks system, comprising
development of a spring for source
of supply.
1t also includes the installation of
gravity supply line, $4,000 gallon
steel storage tank and distributing
system.
The loan includes the installation of
fire hydrants as well.
The grant of funds for this pur-
pose comes at a time when an oppor-
tunity to earn living is much desired
by many people of this community, as
local labor will be used almost ex-
clusively.
Upon the completion of the water
system Grantsville will be in a most
favorable position to entertain city
guests throughout the year; also the
town will be in position to offer
real inducement to small manufactur-
ers to locate their plants in Grants
vile, being favorably situated on the
National Highway GU, S. Route 400
for transportation and having an adj
equate supply of natural gas, coal,
electricity and water
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
Health Department Estimates
Population of Maryland

The total population of Maryland,
based upon the U. S. Census of 1920
and 1880, has been estimated by the
State Department of Health, showing
Garrett county to have surpassed the
10000 mark. The estimate is of July
L. Totals for incorporated towns over
1000 population, are also given, which
includes Oakland, the only town in
Garrett county in that class.
The estimated population for Gar
rett county for 1884 totals 20,003,
1887 of which are white and 16 of
which are colored.
Oakland's estimated population was
1871, an increase of 35 over the pre-
vious year.
The state increased in population
from 1859, 100 to 1,706,993; the coun-
ties of Maryland increased from 861,-
789 to $4,000; while Baltimore city
increased from 827,401 to 834,333.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
Masonic Lodge Officers Installed

Masonic lodge officers were installed
at the regular communication on Tues
day evening, with Gerard Everstine
of Cumberland, in charge as the in
stalling officer Mr.. Everstine was a
former deputy grand lecturer OF
Maryland.
Those installed included George H
Hanst, worshipful master; Scott w
Shirer, senior warden; Milburn Mann
junior warden; Harland L. Jones, sec
rotary; Cecil Smith, treasurer.
Appointive officers who were invest
ed at the same meeting were Neil v
Liller, senior deacon; Robert T. Hoff-
man, junior deacon; Jesse j. Ashby
Jr., senior steward; S. T. Naylor,
junior steward; Rev. Charles A.
Shilke, chaplain, Stanton D. Whipkey,
tyler.
Refreshments were served follow
ing the business session.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
EARL HARVEY CRUSHED IN
A FALL OF ROCK IN MINE
Dies Sunday in Cumberland
Hospital-Funeral Tuesday

Earl Galen Harvey was fatally in
jured last Thursday when he was
crushed by fall Of rock in the Gil
bert coal mine, near Table Rock. He
was taken to Memorial hospital, Cum
berland, following the accident and
operated upon, but he died Sunday
morning.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afte DON from the Fairview church,
Rev. AIDES, Eglon, officiating.
The +, eased was a son of the late
Frank harvey and Mrs. Harvey. of
the Table Rock section, and grand
son of the late jeremiah and Margaret
Harvey, and the late Rev. and Mrs.
Isaac Alternately, well known through
out the county. Surviving besides his
mother are one brother, Gaius, and
two sisters.
Harvey and John Burgess were
working in the mine at the time of the
accident. Just a few seconds before
the rock fell Harvey and Burgess ex-
changed positions. Harvey was in
jured internally. He was 10 years of
age.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
Fl. J. SPEICHER BECOMES
CANDIDATE FOR SENATE
Announcement Made In The Re-
publican Today

Former State Senator Harvey J..
Speicher, of Garrett county, who re-
tired from the upper house of the
Maryland Legislature in 1922, seeks
to reenter the legislative body at the
election to be held in November of the
present year, his announcement as a
candidate to be voted for at the pri-
mary election appearing in today's Re-
publican.
While it was generally accepted that
Mr.. Speicher would be candidate for
the Senate, at this falls election, his
entry into the race at this early date
was not anticipated even by his closest
friends.
The language of his announcement
is the whole story of his public life,
since which time he has devoted his
energies to farming and live stock
dealing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
DIRECT RELIEF WORKERS
DECIDE TO IMPROVE ROAD
Friendsville Group Begins Work
On Markleysburg Highway

Some of the men of Garrett county
on direct relief, Directing to receiving
cash relief or grocery orders without
giving services in return for it, decid-
ed to do something to improve their
community during their spare time,
according to report from the Welfare
office in Oakland.
Wednesday morning group of men
in the Friendsville community, some
what discouraged over their failure to
be placed on CWA work, started work
on the old Markleysburg road from
Sand Spring to the nawly graded road
in that section.
This is county road, and permits
sion to repair the road was secured
from the County Commissioners. Be
tween twenty and twenty-five men are
now at work, using their own tools
and some using their own teams.
This piece of road has been difficult
to travel this winter, it is said and
the community is approaching and
enjoying the Improvement now under
way.
Those in need who were not able to
be placed at work under the CWA
have been receiving either cash relief
or grocery store orders at various
times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
Druggists Form Retail Counsel

The organization of the Retail Drug
Council of the Sixth Congressional
District of Maryland was effected
in Hagerstown under the au-
thority of President Johnson of the
Maryland Pharmaceutical Association.
The following were elected to rep
resent the counties in this district in
the operation of the retail drug code:
Joseph E. Harmed, Oakland; Webster
K. Edwards, Cumberland; H. R. Rudy,
Hagerstown; Thomas M. Williamson,
Frederick, and j. Forsyth, Silver
Springs.
H. R. Rudy, Hagerstown, was elect
ed chairman and Webster X. Edwards,
secretary. A certificate comforting
permanent authority for the operation
of this body will be issued by the COM
pliance director at Norfolk, Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
OAKLAND BOYS WIN THREE
AWARDS FOR POTATOWORK
Given First, Second and Third
Prizes at Baltimore Meeting

Three Oakland boys won the first
three awards in potato projects for
F. F. A. members at the Maryland
Farm Bureau meeting in Baltimore
and were presented with medals yes
terday afternoon.
The boys were Boyd Hardesty, 1st;
William Wildesen, End; Harry Porter,
Jr., 3rd. There were SO winners in all.
Medals were presented by Miles H.
Fairbank, secretary of the Maryland
Farm Bureau Federation. The Win
ners were selected from 1400 mem
bers enrolled in AZ high schools with
in the State.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
Rainfall During Past Week Was
80 Inches

Unusual weather conditions pre-
vailed in this section during the past
week with a rainfall of $40 inches in
the past six days, The greatest
amount of rain fell on Sunday, Janu-
airy 7, when 1.54 inches was recorded
at the Government station at Weber's.
The usual procedure of the rain
turning into heavy snow did not fol-
low in this case, only a slight snow
being apparent Monday and Tuesday.
Temperatures remained around the
freezing mark with little variation.
The rainfall last year was 52.52
inches, an increase over the previous
years figures by more than five
inches.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
Boy Suffers Serious Injury

Claude Sweitzer, II, student at the
local grammar school, and son of Mr..
and Mrs, Clarence Sweitzer, Third
street, was painfully injured yester-
day at the local school playground
when the lad, who had climbed to the
top Of an eight foot fence lost his
balance and fell His left arm was
caught ON the sharp point of the metal
fence which entered at his elbow and
followed through beneath the flesh to
mis- wrist. The boy was Immediately
taken to the office of DR.. Hinebaugh
where fourteen stitches were required
to close the wound, which was quite
deep in the flesh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
All Teachers Salary Checks to
December 81, Mailed Tuesday

A letter was sent out from the office
Of the Board of Education on Tues
day enclosing salary checks of school
teachers, paying them for the balance
of November and the entire month of
December.
These checks bring the teachers
salaries up to date, The payment
totaled 34,027O5, made possible from
a direct payment from the county
treasurer and through loan extend
ed by the Farmers Bank, Oakland.
Previous loans were extended in No
vember from the Garrett National
Bank and the First National Bank,
Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
Pipe Line to be La
WesternpOrt to Savage

Approximately 100000 will be ex-
pended in the near future by the Civil
Works Administration of Allegany
county on a project-the laying Of
three and one-haf miles of cast-iron
pipe to the Savage River Dam in Gar
rett county, the source of water supply
for Westernport. Of this amount
$4,000 will be expended for labor.
Lack of funds has prevented this
work previously. In 1926 Western
port city officials had three miles Of
ten-inch cast-iron pipe laid and the
completion of the project will assure
the city of an ample fresh supply Of
water throughout the year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
OAKLAND FIREMEN QUINT
TO PLAY "CONEY" FRIDAY
Goodwill Firemen Always Give
Oakland Hard, Fast Battle

Oakland Fire department basket
ball quint will meet the Goodwill Fire
men of Homecoming on the Oakland
High court on Friday evening.
This is expected to &c one of the
feature attractions of tire year as
Coney and Oakland always stage close
battles with only few points separat-
ing the winner from the loser. Last
year Oakland lost at Coney by one
point margin and later won at Oak
land by four points. The previous
year Oakland lost three games to the
Homecoming quint by one-point mar
gins, two Of them going to extra
period battles.
The game will start at 8:15.
Defeat Kitzmiller
The Oakland Firemen easily defeat
ed the Kitzmiller Independents at
Kitzmiller last night 81 to 10. The
first half ended 25 to 5. McComas was
high individual scorer with nine field
goals.
Field goals: Oakland, Graves /,
White 2, McComas 9, Hanst 2, May /.
Kitzmiller, Arnold /, Pritts 1.
Fouls: Oakland, Graves So; White
0-3; McComas OIL; Nordeck OIL;
Hanst IL. Kitzmiller: Beals 0-3;
Moore IL; Bender Ia; Sharpless 3-4;
Barrick 1-2
E. Nordeck and E. Maroney substi-
tuted for Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-11
CHANCES OF AIRPORT AND
CITY BUILDING ARE SLIM
Town Cannot Lease Ground for
AirpOrt-Request for Munich
pal Building Never Presented
MAY NEVER BE REALIZED

Projects for the erection of a mu-
nicipal building here and the location
Of an aviation field just south of town,
may never be realized, it has been
learned.
The location of the aviation field is
meeting difficulties as a result of reg
ulations in the towns charter which
states that the mayor and council
cannot lease ground for other than
city purposes.
Major C. A. Mason, one of the
aviation officers who was here several
weeks ago inspecting sites, telephoned
last week that he desired to come to
Oakland to complete arrangements so
that work on the airport could be
started Immediately.
The lease of the airport was to have
been in the neighborhood of $500 per
year, for five years. As the towns
charter forbids the leasing of ground
except for use as town property, Ma
jor Mason was told it was impossible
to complete the arrangements. If
another way is arranged to finance
the lease of the ground, work will then
go ahead.
The request for the erection of a
municipal building for Oakland has
never been presented to the commit
tee, it was stated yesterday morning.
The erection would necessarily have
to go through the Public Works adj
ministration, which grants 80 percent
of the total amount involved and loans
the city the other 70 percent at a
reasonable rate of interest. The cree
ton would not be possible through
the Civil Works administration which
requires that 80 percent of all money
expended be spent for labor.
Even providing the town had au-
thority to borrow the required 10 per-
cent, nothing can be done until accur-
ate plans of construction are drawn
by architects, costs of materials, la
Dor, etc, calculated, and then the en-
tire project put in writing to be pre-
scented before the proper committee.
The town council was appointed as
committee to discuss the posi-
bilities of a community building and
if practicable to request its erection
through the PWA, but nothing definite
has been done, except the drawing of
the plans by a Cumberland architect.