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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28
SAVAGE RIVER DAM BILL
MEETS WITH OPPOSITION
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however, to change the definition of
Upper Potomac River District, which
in the bill, includes all the territory
in Allegany and Garrett counties.
There is nothing in the bill, it was
stated, which would compensate Gar
rett county in any way for roads and
bridges that would be flooded by the
proposed dam, that would have to be
replaced.
Garrett county's only benefit would
be from the hiring of about 800 people
for about year and half of work.
Objections Listed
Objections of Mr.. Fraley and Mr..
Giessman to the bill as proposed which
were sent to Mayor Legge were as
follows:
First: Section 1 states that "The
territory within Allegany and Garrett
counties of the State of Maryland
shall be and hereby is constituted the
Upper Potomac River District" Sec
ton states that "The said Commits
sion shall have the power and au-
thority to regulate the flow of water
in the Upper Potomac River and other
rivers and streams within said dis
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28
MRS. NELLIE MOON

Mrs. Nellie Moon, aged SO years,
widow of the late Abraham Moon,
died at her home in Loeb Lynn last
night at 1890 o'clock of influenza
and complications. Mr.. Moon died a
number of years ago.
Mrs. Moon was the mother of nine
children. Funeral services will be held
in the Mountain Lake Park M. E.
church Saturday afternoon at 100
o'clock, to be conducted by the Rev.
I. R. Middaugh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
By FRANK P. LITSCHERT

Bureaucracy marches on at Wash
ington and it begins to appear that
the dreadful disease may be spread
ing to the states. For instance, the
old rock-ribbed state of Indiana is
now scrapping in the state legislature
over a proposed 'NRA" for the state
which, if enacted, will elevate the gov
ernor of that state to a position of
virtual dictator.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28
LOOK UNDER WOODPILE-

erection of dam on Savage river for
flood control purposes looks like a
good thing. 1t will give many men
work for about a'year and half 1t
will provide lake that might be used
for good fishing, boating, bathing and
the like, and furnish camp sites for
summer tourists. e
But let US look under the woodpile
and see if there is anything there. In
the first place PWA will not erect the
dam with Federal funds unless a bill
is passed in the Maryland legislature
causing the territory around it to bear
some of the expenses .,.
The dam is to be- constructed en-
tirely in Garrett county. The water
is to be used to regulate the flow of
the Potomac so that manufacturers in
Cumberland and Allegany county will
be benefited.
The committee which was named by
Abel Wolman, State PWA engineer,
which incidentally contains no Garrett
countian, has drafted bill calling for
the erection Of the dam
The bill, first of all, designates all
of Garrett county and Allegany coun-
ty as the Upper Potomac Region, and
then gives a three-man commission the
right to regulate the flow of every
stream of water in Garrett county
When the president of the Garrett
County Commissioners objected, the
committee refused to redraft that part
of the bill. Why?
Does Cumberland want control of all
our streams, including Deep Greek,
Youghiogheny river, ETC.? The bill
would give that power. The third APP
pointment on the commission would
be named by the governor in office at
the time of appointment, and the
chances are against this county ever
getting the odd member.
The bill also designates that the ex-
pense of maintenance would be born
by both counties. There was no limit
on the amount, although it was esti-
mated by Cumberland's mayor as be-
ing approximately $4,000 per year.
What if the estimate was too low?
What if there would be break in such
dam, requiring extensive repairs
The expense might be 100000, and
Garrett county would be bound to help
pay for it. This part of the bill may
be redrafted. But they refuse to
bound the Upper Potomac region spe-
officially, including only the Savage
river basin.
Their refusal only serves to make
people up here think that there might,
after all, be something in the woodpile
that needs investigating. There may
be nothing to it. But the people OF
Garrett county don't want to stand
idle and see the control of its streams
given over to a commission controlled
in Allegany county to do with what
they see fit.
1t is useless to assume that the
level of the water impounded by the
Savage river dam would remain con-
slant. 1t would be changing constant.
ly in the summer during dry spells
and camp sites along its banks woulC
be left high and dry.
Garrett co1ntv's only ADVANTAGE
would be in furnishing the labor for
erection of the dam. But again there
are no specifications as to who shall
do the work There's not even any
provision in the bill to repay the coun-
ty for roads or bridges that would be
flooded by the dam, that would have
to be replaced.
This subject should be studied very
carefully. We don It want our county
left "high and dry" on such propo
sition.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28

Mayor Floyd Uttefback, of Mountain
Lake Park Municipality, Explains
Very Clearly the Necessity For the
Proposed Raise In The Tax Rate In
That Town.
To the Editor of The Republican.
1t has been called to our attention
that the item in last weeks paper con-
corning the Bill introduced in the
General Assembly, by Senator Friend
in regard to the Mountain Lake Park
tax levy has been misunderstood by a
great number Of pur people. AS you
may recall this bill, if passed, gives
the Mayor and Town Council the au-
thority to raise the tax levy from
sixty cents, to one dollar, on each
hundred dollars of taxable property. |
think it we'll to state the following
facts so that citizens and taxpayers
may become better acquainted with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28
IN DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

AS the result of snow storm
railroad trains were held up for sew
eral days at various points along the
line of the Baltimore and Ohio. At
Oakland, trainmen were kept supplied
with hot coffee, sandwiches and other
edibles. The storm was one of the
most severe blizzards ever known in
this section and lasted four days
There was no mail service from
Thursday until Monday, and riffs of
hard-packed snow were from four to
twenty feet deep in highways.
An article said that it cost the peo-
pie of the United States $25,000,000
year to be born, $300,000,000 to be
married; $15,000,000 to be buried,
and $900,000,000 to get drunk. 1t had
not then been figured out what it cost
to get sober.
DR.. ]. Lee McComas' horse Charley,
"a years old, was hurt in its stable
and had to be killed. 1t was said to be
the best known animal in Garrett
county. Its mate, Mack, had died sew
eral years prior from an injury.
The Horticultural Supply Company
of Garrett county formed to carry on
the business of canning fruits, vegeta-
bles, growing fruit trees, shrubbery
ETC., was Incorporated, with offices at
Loeb Lynn Heights. Charles T. Sweet
was the prime mover in the enter
prise.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28
MISS GRACE MASON

Miss Grace Mason, aged 70 years,
died at her home near Mason school
house, in Election District No. s, early
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28

Louis Haney, professor of econom-
les at New York University and con-
sidered a foremost authority on fl
nances, says the "Eccles" plan would
mean the complete abandonment of
liquidity and reduce banking to gov
eminent operation. 1t would mean no
distinction between money and credit,
which means fiat or dead money.
1t would mean very long step to-
ward socialism in finance"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28
TWENTY YEARS AGO

DR.. ]. Lee McComas was nearing
his 80th birthday. He came to Oakland
in April, 1858. Thomas Martin and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28

A new bureaucracy that promises >
the most devastating effect in the
country is the proposed Central Bank
plan. President Andrew Jackson abol-
ished such system after an eight-year
fight, saying it had become a political
weapon to control government, the
credit and holdings of the people of
the nation and therefore their votes,
and to keep friends of the controllers
in office.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28

The gong may ring on the varied
socialist schemes and the wide spend
ing spree with the adjournment of
this Congress, for next spring begins
the national election season. But I'M
less the public changes the colors of
its horses it will continue to march
on even more despotically thereafter.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28

In Nebraska all gold clauses have
been cancelled. Still other states, for
instance Illinois, have enacted NRA
legislation and the germ of Dictator
ship continues to spread.
Down Georgia way there is an en-
tirely different atmosphere, however.
The governor of Georgia thinks diff
ferently about matters and has re-
fused to play that sort of game. Re-
Gently he called attention to the fact
that if the old age pension system
proposed by the federal government
were adopted in Georgia, it would sad
die onto that state new expense of
$42,000,000 annually which he refused
to burden the taxpayers with.
In Washington the fur is flying. In
vestigations are becoming rife. Many
are aimed at various branches of
American industry, banking and what
not. If the people could summarize
the expense involved in these investi-
cations they would be considerably
concerned. Several new investiga-
tions now on the road are those Of
the telephone companies, of electric
utilities, of water utilities, of the
NRA, of Farley, the Postmaster
General, of the propaganda of foreign
governments regarding the World
Court and League of Nations, and of
the mortgage holders. Some have be-
gun to look to Congress more as an
inquisitorial body than as a legisla-
tive one, for which it was originally
designed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-28
THE REPU BLICAN

Entered at the Postoffice at Oakland,
Md, as second-class mail matter.
Evening star., 1935-04-25
CLEAN RESTAURANTS
OBJECT OF CAMPAIGN
Health Officer Rutland Applies
for Warrants Charging I'm.
proper Sanitation.

Strict observance by all restaurants
and sandwich shops Of the Districts
rules of sanitation was the object of
a campaign started today by Health
Oficer George c. Ruhland when he
applied at Police Court for warrants
against 10 eating place proprietors.
Charges made in the informationS
were that drinking glasses and beer
mugs had not been properly cleansed
and that other conditions did not
measure up to standards of SANTA
tion.
Other places are to be checked to
the extent possible with the present
number of health inspectors. DR.. Ruh-
land emphasized that disease can be
spread easily by failure of eating
establishments to follow requirements
Of cleanliness in use of glasses and
dishes.
II want all our health and santa
tion rules strictly enforced" he told
his inspectors. IF the rules have
merit and can be enforced we should
make every effort to require compli-
ance. If rule is found impractical,
1t should be abandoned.
Evening star., 1935-04-25
Plan to Aid La,v Students
Under Holmes Fund Proposed

scholarships at not exceeding $1,000
each to students in the senior classes
OF the law schools of the United
States selected on the basis of
scholarship, to enable them to pursue
their studies of the law and prin-
ciples of Government in Washington
as attendants in the halls of Con-
gress and the Supreme Court of the
United States for periods not ex-
ceeding in any case term of said
court"
Upon receipt of the money, the
Secretary of the Treasury is directed
to set up a special fund in the
Treasury, to be known as the "Oliver
Wendell Holmes Memorial Fund"
The Chief Justice of the United
States would have charge of approv-
ing disbursements from the fund for
the purposes indicated in the reso-
luton.
The Treasury head would be au-
thorized to invest the fund in in
terest-bearing Government bonds.
Evening star., 1935-04-25
CHAIRMEN SELECTED
FOR JEWISH APPEAL
Kaufman and Hershfeld Name
Lieutelants to Help Seek
$s5Sooo in Drive.

Appointment Of six vice chairmen to
represent various local organizations
interested in the united Jewish appeal
was announced today by Edmund !.
Kaufman and Isidore Hershf1eld.
leaders of the $4,000 drive which will
be launched here May 8.
Dr. Abram Simon of the Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation has been
chosen honorary chairman of the ap-
peal, and the following will serve as
vice chairmen: Joseph D. Kaufman,
Charles j. Stein, Mrs. Leopold v.
Freudberg, Rev. Louis j. Novick, Zal-
men Henkin and Morris Garfinkle.
Paul Himmelfarb has been designated
campaign treasurer and Miss Theresa
Shefferman secretary.
Selection of leaders for the mems
and women's divisions of the relief
drive and recruiting of volunteer
workers will occupy the campaign
leaders in the time that remains be-
fore the start of the three-week can
vass for funds.
The District Zionist Organization
will hold an important meeting at the
Jewish Community Center tonight to
formulate plans for participation in
the united appeal Much of the money
raised in the drive is to be used for
Palestine reconstruction and for the
settlement of refugees from Germany
in the Jewish homeland. Each year
the District Zionist Organization and
affiliated societies, including the Ha-
daSSah, the Mizrachi and Poale Zion
groups, marshall several hundred VOL
unteer workers for the drive.
A feature of tonight's Zionist meet
ing will be an address by Rabbi Solo,
mon Metz of the Sixth Street Syna-
gogue. on Maimonides. the famous
Jewish philosopher. the 800th ami.
versary Of whose birth is being cele-
brated this year.
Evening star., 1935-04-25
EXPEDITION IN YUKON
ENDS AERIAL SURVEY
Washburn Informs Geographic
Society Flight Made Over Length
of Hubbard Glacier.

The last of series of aerial surveys
of hitherto unexplored peaks and
glaciers near the Alaska Canada
boundary in Yukon Territory has been
completed by Bradford Washburn of
Cambridge, Mass, and the National
Geographic Society Yukon expedi-
ton, according to a telegraphic re-
port received here today.
Washburn has advised society head
quarters here that in one four-hour
trip he and the expedition pilot flew
over the whole length Of the Hubbard
Glacier, which they found to be nearly
twice as long as was supposed. They
then flew around Mount Logan to
Mount st. Elias and Mount Lucania,
all more than 1900 feet high. They
succeeded in making a comprehensive
Photographic record of this great un-
mapped region.
The flight was made from the ex-
petitions base camp east Of Mount
Hubbard, Washburn stated. Men,
bers of the expedition reported the
completion of more than so days on
the ice with a perfect health record
during the past three weeks. Dog
teams are used to pull men and in
struments over the glaciers for ground
survey work.
The aerial survey work having been
completed, Washburn said, the re-
manning work will be done from the
surface. The ground survey has been
pushed from the Alsek River toward
Mount Hubbard and only 20 miles
remain to be mapped before the in
ternational boundary south of Mount
Seattle is reached
Evening star., 1935-04-25
CAPPER ATTACKS
D. c. LANDLORDS
Fears Rent Gouging Soon
as Congress Leaves.
Meeting Tonight.

Plans for the mass protest tonight
against rental conditions in the Dis
trict were given added stimulus yes
terday as Senator Cappcr. Republic
an: of Kansas, who has been invited
to be one of the speakers tonight,
issued a stinging denunciation of
landlords.
Pledging his whole hearted and
active assistance" the KdnSan de-
clared that thei labor organizations
and Government workers are "waging
a courageous and aggressive cam
paign against living conditions here,
which are incompatible with Ameri-
can standards of decency and fair
dealing"
AS solution, he suggested that
"the Government should and must
intervene by direct construction of
dwellings and by loans to organi-
cations which will insure an adequate
supply of good housing at rents with
in the reach of the Government en-
ploye
IF Congress should go home with
out taking action on this pressing
problem I confidently predict that
the people of Washington will be sub
jected to the most ignominious and
heartless campaign of intimidation
and profiteering that the city has
ever known. I am aware of the fact
that the presence of Congress in
Washington has deferred some land
lords and property owners from out
rageous unfairnesS to tenants. Should
the threat of congressional action be
removed there will be no check on
the cupidity of those who control
rental property
Tonight's protest meeting will con-
slider a resolution drafted by the Gen.
tral Labor Unions Rent Committee
calling for appointment of a rent
commission and asking that rentals
be frozen at level not higher than
that prevailing on January /, 1884
The meeting, scheduled in the audi
torium of the new Department OF
Labor Building, is to start at pm
Evening star., 1935-04-25

the country's beef supply. are now
breeding stock and milk COWS.
This augur Of higher steak prices
reveals farmers are reluctant to sell
this stock for fear of inability to
build up herds quickly in the future
when grass returns to the drought
charred grazing areas.
Farmers Share Traced.
The Labor Departments figures on
beef show these percentage increases
on April over prices for the same
day. 1894:
Chuck roast. 81; plate beef, 588;
rib roast, 442; round steak, 40.6;
sirloin steak, 34.5.
The consumers counsel of the A
A. A. today traced the cost of q
months marketing in 10 major food
items from 1910 to 1885, with spe-
cial emphasis on the farmers share
of the retail price.
The marketing today would cost
$21.41, with the farmer getting $977
and the professor and marketers
drawing 54.4 cents on each dollar
spent.
Price in 1910 was $3.50, when the
farmer got 563 cents on every dollar
In 1915 the farmer rose to his hey
day and received 61.5 cents for the
housewives dollar, when the months
supply was worth S23.72. The fooc
was worth S27.13 in 1929. s20.86 ir
1881, SIT in 1888 and $1906 a yeal
ago. The farmer took, respectively
SOL, 40l. 1868 and 38.5 cents of the
retail buyers dollar on each of those
dates.
Evening star., 1935-04-25
zON|NG DISPUTE
IS COMPROMISED
Commission Grants Permis-
sion to Erect Apartment on
South Monroe Street.

The District Zoning Commission
today adopted a compromise plan
as its decision on the long contro-
versy over proposals to build apart
ment houses on lots on both sides
of Monroe street between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets. The issue
has been debated at hearings during
the last three years.
The commission, in executive ses-
sion this morning. on data taken at
special zoning hearings April 2, denied
an application for apartment house
classification for two lots on the north
side of Monroe street. Is granted
apartment house zoning for the east
IS feet of a 40-foot front lot on the
south side of the street, at 1917
Monroe street. The west Is feet OF
this lot is to be continued in the
B restricted classification. which per-
mits only row houses.
The purpose of leaving the west
strip of the lot in its present Zoning
was to allow that much space be-
tween an apartment house, if 1t is
erected. and the property to the west
belonging to the Catholic Church and
used for the Convent OF the Sacred
Heart Parochial School. Proposals tc
build apartment houses on Monroe
street were strenuously opposed by
spokesmen for the Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association, the Sacred Heart
interests and the Gunton Temple
Memorial Presbyterian Church.
The 25-foot strip of land on the
south side of Monroe street is ir
the same ownership as that of the
property to the east. District official;
said these two properties could be
combined to make possible the build
ing of an apartment house on the
south side of Monroe street.
Evening star., 1935-04-25
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

The fund left to the United States
Government by the will Of the late
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, esti-
mated at more than 100000. may
be used, in part. to enable students
from law schools throughout the
country to come to washington to
follow up their legal studies.
This is one proposal contained in
a resolution introduced by Senator
Robinson. Democratic leader, to au-
thorize acceptance of the bequest and
to define its use
Under the Robinson resolution part
of the fund also would be used to
purchase portraits of each former
Chief Justice and associate justice.
The measure has been referred to
the Senate Library Committee for
consideration.
After referring to the portraits,
the resolution states that the fund
shall be available for the purpose
Of establishing not exceeding IS
Evening star., 1935-04-25
ADMIR-, REEVES APPROVES
TRAINING WITH FLEET
Program for Reserve Medical and
Communications Officers
Given Endorsement

Admiral Joseph M. Reeves, COM
mander in chief of the United States
Fleet, today notified the Navy De-
partment he has approved a program
of training for Reserve medical and
communications officers with the
fleet.
The Bureau of Navigation was ad-
vised that Admiral Reeves indorses
the ordering of 80 Medical Reserve
Corps officers to duty with the fleet
commencing June IA. Likewise, he
sponsors training duty in the fleet
for 100 communications officers and
$50 communications enlisted men OF
the Naval Reserve, starting the same
date.
The admiral requested the depart
ment to inform him by letter Of the
names of the officers and men who
will be selected for this training duty.
He promises to make adequate alloca-
ton Of these units to appropriate
vessels In the deek
Evening star., 1935-04-25
SHOP ELECTION BARRED
BY TEMPORARY ORDER
National Mediation Board Re-
strained in Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Dispute.

The National Mediation Board was
temporarily enjoined today from hold
ing another election among shop en-
ployes of the Atlantic Coastline Rail-
road.
The temporary injunction granted
by District Supreme Court Justice
Oscar r. Luhring will be effective
until final hearing is held on the
suit brought by the Shopmen's Asso-
citation, company union, to prevent
the board from ordering another elec-
ton of association officers.
The court dismissed a preliminary
order which had restrained the Amer
ican Federation of Labor from So
liciting members among Atlantic
Coastline shop employees.
Evening star., 1935-04-25
At first they called her Joe.


The huge crocodile came to the
Zoo five years ago with ferocious
aspect and great size which seemed
entirely masculine.
"Old Joe" however. was as inani-
mate as the lost lagoons of her ma
tive Mississippi Delta. She showed
about as much life as an empty
Gladstone bag abandoned by a hotel
guest
But the keepers treated her with
great respect When they entered
the alligator and crocodile cage they
kept well beyond the sweep of her
tail and the reach of her yawning
jaws.
Last Spring, several years after the
crocodiles. alligators. frogs and lizards
had been moved into the new Rep
tile House, the keepers found de-
Evening star., 1935-04-25
Mother Instinct Reveals Sex
Of Crocodile Kn0lUn as Joe
Huge Reptile Lmges at Keeper Re-
mouing Eggs, and Name Viii Be
Josephine in Future.

posit of eggs in the sand beside the
pool where "Old Joe" and others OF
her family lay submerged.
They never suspected "Old Joe. y
however. and LABELED the defosit "alli-
gator eggs" when they sent them TO
an incubator in an effort to hatch
them. Dr. William NJ. Mann, Zoo di-
rector, said at that time that the
eggs resembled those Of a crocodile.
Yesterday "Old Joe" betrayed her
self. Under a banana plant. on the
banks of the artificial pool. the keep
ers found % eggs about the size OF
those laid by a goose As they re-
moved them "Old Joe" made lunge
in their direction. 1t was the mother
instinct.
"All of which," said DR.. Mann,
confirms my previous suspicion. e.
1t isn't Old Joe. but Josephine from
now on!''