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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-07-18
A FORGOTTEN INDUSTRY
By
CHARLES E. HOVE
In the Forestry News Letter

The close of the last century wit
messed the end of an old industry of the
pine forests north of Muddy Creek on
the Piney Run section of the Swallow
Falls State Forest near the Maryland
West Virginia border Today only dim
remains of the old kilns can be seen.
Here the Sines', Of whom Resident
Forest Warden A. L. Sines ms a descen-
dant, and a few others burned" tar,
trading it to the merchants in Union
town and the farmers as far north
as Southern Pennsylvania. 1t was used
instead Of grease for lubricating the
aXles Of wagons during the last cen
fury, the wagons when going on long
trips always having a tar bucket"
fastened underneath to the coupling
pole. For this reason people used to
say, when the wagon seat was filled,
hang on to the tar bucket"
This tar was obtained from the pitch
pine tree. In the pine forest the work
men first made a shallow depression
in the ground, lined this with clay.
placed in the bottom a small hollow log
to carry the tar into key OF barrel.
Then they split short pine logs into
thin strips, generally using the old
trees which had been uprooted. The
strips Of resinous wood were then
stacked upright on the clay base,
forming circular pyramid. Earth was
PACKED around the wood leaving about
SIX 'Ache5 OF the top uncovered.
The kiln was then complete and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-07-18
DEER PARK

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Paugh and
family were guests on Sunday of
Robert Paugh.
Claude Friend and Robert Dewitt
have entered the military training
school at Fort George c. Meade, near
Washington.
The NJ. E. Epworth League cabinet
members met at the home of Miss
Lola King on Monday evening.
The Epworth League will hold
lawn fete on the John r. Thrasher
lawn on July 25, at TOO o'clock. There
will be small admission charge, or
refreshments sold. The proceeds will
be used to send delegate to the Ep-
worth League Institute at Buckhannon
in August.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-07-18
UNABLE TO VIEW ECLIPSE
OF MOON MONDAY EVENING
Thunder Storm and CIouded Sky
DisappOint Many Watchers

Weather conditions in Western
Maryland Monday night prevented
residents from viewing one of ma
lures super-spectacles, the first total
eclipse of the moon since 1927 and the
longest in half century.
CIouded skies in the late evening
and thunder storm beginning about
ten o'clock disappointed numerous OBJ
servers who were prepared for the
sight which was scheduled to begin at
9:15 and last for about one and one
half hours
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-07-18
Meridian.

Meridian.
The eclipse was observable in all of
the United States, in Russia, South
Africa and Hawaii.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-08

and such men as are actually needed ansion justes will be welcome but Alaska place for penniess and workles man-and the precauon taken to that end the more sound and stable will be the big be half of Alaska.-Anchorage Times
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-08
GOLD MINES PAYING BIG DIVIDENDS

Dividends from gold mines have been quite satisfactory during the year just past The higher price for gold and the economical mining and milling operations have com bned greatly increase the profit of gold mining opera
 ons Checks recently have to hand from the mining milling and transportation operations of the Golden Cycle Corporation of Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek This great mining company paid the usual quarterly dividend o 40cts share and extra dividend of 6Octs share Such
 substantial payment the best evidence of the prosperity of the mining and milling of the yellow metal Then we have new dividend payers all Colorado companies and syndcates well lessees who protng and splitting these profits as they accumulate
 Gold mines the west and in Alaska all have the profitable story to tell Both odes and placers making pay-os The greatest of all is the famous Home stake Mine in the Black Hills of South Dakota that is paying
 regular dividend of $ month with monthly extra of $2 per share This amounts better than $750000 month certainly nice dividend for the shareholders
 The class of companies now being financed and carrying on development in the western mining fields is the highest that has been before the public since the popular system of financing through the sale of shares naugu rated The only trouble that red tape state and national laws have held down the number of legitimate companies that should be carrying this profitable development in the gold mining of the nation The west has hopes that will be change in the securities law that eg innate mining financing proceed unhampered by well intended but laws The storm of protest against all laws that stop the industrial progress of the nation is growing through the land-Exchange.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-08
BIG THINGS IN THE MAKING

If the weather vane pointed toward big things ID 6 national way for Alaska it is now
 Hitherto Alaska has struggled along in an individual wav with the meager territorial seup and meest neceSs ties in way of federal grants,
 Now Uncle Sam has become Alaska conscious, and has his several departments casting up big projects of national and even international import and bearing
 Systems of highways, airways radio service weather bureaus army and navy apane baSe and defenslve meas res are contemplated Farm colonies and other projects are to be backed by the government.
 These enterprises involve the expenditure of millions From all they to be launched this year ID such an event 1885 will be a busy year in Alaska.
 Even the initiation of these projects this year will mean heavy traffic in supplies to Alaska the bringing in o ma terals of all kinds for construction employment o houS ands of men, distribution of money in many channels.
 The farm colonization pan whether one believes in 1t from an economic standpoint whether not the market IS available will the bringing in of hundreds of people, thus adding to the coastal passenger traffic and the import of heavy quantities of materials stock and the like for laun ching of the projects.
 When all these ventures launched the government should overlook the fact competent advisers and others will be necessary the field to supervise and direct Doubt less these ends will be covered with comprehensive seup
 Withal Uncle Sam seems bent putting Alaska on the map way hitherto unknown. To old time Alaskans It means the dawning of They may look for many changes-for New Order the president has said un- der the American Plan"
 Now that Santa Claus insiStent upon doing big things for Alaska let the Aaskans prepare and give him big reception and help in every way possible to make the big program a success.
 With the new government gaining headway. Alas ka interested in seeing that be sound basis and tnue so that she not be with incompetent and worse than useless mts and that the influx of obseekers does exceed the demand Careful precauon must be Ken by those auhorry to avoid h;s contingency Prosp and others able to finance and take of themselves
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-02-08
WHY LIFE IS roo SHORT"

Edouard Branly French inventor recently celebrated his 90th birthday, remarking life is too short.
 While he wouldn't prolong life too long the Frenchman thought should be long enough for Ito learn thing thoroughly He noted the many things that interest mankind and so much learn and asked to renounce the thirst for riches in order to take intelligent work in science and in art.
 Not such bad suggestion, either. There are many egotistic individuals, without fundamental knowledge and achievement that it, at best is heavily splotched with ignorance.
 A little authority affects than strong drink.
 When you waste time in argument with fool you make a fool of yourself
 budget is good thing for any family if the family will carry it out but it won't work miracles by itself Subscribe for the Daily Nugget 200 per month by carrier
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
PAIR GET HIS $26

Held up at pistol point by two
white men, William E. Bryan.
1000 block Park Rd. N. w., was
robbed early today of $26. The
men, he told police, accosted him
at Eleventh and Lamont Streets
Northwest and after the robbery
escaped on foot.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
WELFARE BOARD
REFLECTS

All officers of the Board of Pub
lie Welfare were reelected at a
meeting of the board late yester.
day, it was announced today by
Elwood Street, director.
They are Frederick w. Mercy
nolds, chairman; Judge M. M.
Doyle, vice chairman, and Mrs.
Charles A. Goldsmith, secretary.
Under a new plan of organiza-
ton, Mr.. Street announced the
number of committees of the
board has been reduced from eight
to four. The new groups are pub
lie assistance, penal and correc-
tional institutions, child welfare
and medical service. They replace
the old committees on child well
fare, home care for dependent
children, medical service, penal
and correc onal institutions,
feeble-minded and insane, miscel-
laneous institutions, social condi-
tons, and emergency relief.
Mrs. Goldsmith will head the
new public assistance committee;
Judge Doyle, the committee on
penal and correctional inStitu-
tions; DR.. Frederic w. Perkins,
child welfare, and DR.. H. ]. CroS-
son, medical service.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
NEALEF 7 WING
SESF|GHTS

DENVER, July 3 GN.SD.-Con-
sentative leaders of the National
Education Association, machinery
of the Seventy-third annual con-
vention firmly in their control,
moved forward today with their
program after administering three
smashing defeats to the leftowing
Columbia crowd"
The insurgent group was de-
feated in its attempt to force a
recommendation that NEA align
with other organizations in the
fight for academic freedom and
extend aid to teachers punished,
prosecuted or discharged for
speaking their beliefs.
The conservatives overrode an
attempt to change convention
rules to permit introduction of
resolutions from the floor and
provide for vote by secret ballot
Of all delegates, instead of the
system whereby one leader casts
the vote of an entire State delega-
ton.
The left-wingers also were
"snubbed" by the three leading
candidates for the presidency
from whom they sought state
ments backing their fight for
academic freedom.
Dissatisfaction with the Roose-
welt Administrations fifty million
dollar youth program was eX-
pressed by many educators.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
FOUNDING NOW
RICHEST INDIAN

MUSKOGEE, Okla, July 3.
G.N.SD.-The world today had a
new richest Indian"
He is Enos Wilson, Creek In
dian, whose 100000 mansion,
$175,975.27 in cash and one mil
lion, eight hundred and ninety
one thousand, four hundred and
thirty-five dollars in bonds,
coupled with valuable farm lands.
make him heir to the title va"
Gated when Jackson Barnett, 81.
died in Los Angeles.
The title was officially conferred
by A. M. Landman. superintend.
ent of the Five Indian Tribes.
A founding, Wilson was reared
by a white man and became
wealthy when oil was discovered
on land allotted him by the Gov
eminent.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
LAYER CHARGES POLICE GAVE HIM BEATING
Federal Trade
Limit Replaces
OldNRASetup
international News Service

The Federal Trade Commission
re-emerged definitely today as the
dominant Government age ncy
overseeing American bus ness
while the already well-crippled
MIRA was sliding further out of
the picture.
BY direction of President Roose-
welt, the Trade Commission will
proceed Immediately with a series
of Fair Trade Practice Confer
enceS" looking to the application
of voluntary codes upon industry.
This decision, reached at a
White House conference of all in
tereSted Government Of f icialS,
left to the skeletonized MIRA juris-
diction only over negotiations
looking to mutual agreements con-
corning wages, hours and working
conditionS-and industry must
come forward of it's own accord
seeking such agreements. In view
of recent developments it was re-
garded unlikely that the employ
erS will show any desire to restrict
themselves voluntarily on wages
and hours.
Approximately So industries
have approached the ETC either
seeking conferences over trade
practice agreements or informa-
ton as to whether such con-
ferences were likely to be held.
Chairman Davis now plans to
proceed with them at once.
Meanwhile the likelihood of
any further MIRA legislation at
this session became more remote.
The President has indicated he
wants some effective substitute
for the old Blue Eagle eventu-
ally but has about decided not
to burden Congress with the
problem at this time.
President William Green, of
the American Federation of La
Dor, and Assistant NRA Admin
istrator George Berry conferred
with Mr.. Roosevelt and Attorney
General Cummings over the pro-
posed A. F.. of L. bill. This one
would set up a new commission
empowered to license industry
and control trade practices, hours,
wages and child labor.
Mr.. Green said it would be
presented to Congress immedi-
ately-largely to give the legis-
lators a basis for study and flu
ture consideration-but he con-
coded there was slight chance
of action this year.
The President also had before
him bill drafted by the bust
ness advisory council which would
enlarge the Federal Trade Com.
mission and vest certain of
NRA'S old powers in that body.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
R. o. T. C. INSPECTION

MT. RAINIER, Md. July 3.
Prince Georges county govern.
mental and civic leaders were in
vited today to exercises at Fort
Washington July 9, at which the
r. o. T. C. unit will be inspected.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
21D. c. MEN GET '5-IMEN' WIDOWS
RESERVE POSTS To GET FUNDS
VIOLET sCHWEITZER

Mrs. Mary E. Baum, formerly of
w h in G t n, and four other
widows of Department of Justice
men killed in line of duty would
receive $4,000 grants each under
a bill reported to the House today
by the House Claims Committee.
The bill, which also includes a
grant for the widow of a Secret
Service agent, has already passed
the Senate.
Mrs. Baum, who now lives in
Chicago, is the former Mary Eliza
beth Gross, of Washington. She
attended the Sibley Hospital
Training School here.
Her husband, w. Carter Baum,
who was killed by members of the
John Dillinger gang at Mantle
wish, Wis, a year ago last April,
was a star athlete at Tech High
School here and later attended
George washington University law
school.
The bill would also aid the
widows of the following officers:
Inspector Samuel P. Cowley and
Special Agent Herman E. Hollis,
killed by Baby Face" Nelson and
John Chase near Chicago; Special
Agent R. V. Serratt, killed in an
automobile accident; Specia
Agent R. ]. Caffrey, slain in the
Kansas City Union Station mas
sacre, and Operative Robert l..
Goddy, of the Secret Service.
killed in an automobile accident
at Ruffalo. N Y,
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
PAROLE BOARD
GETS 81 CASES

Washington's Board of Indeter-
inmate Sentence and Parole will
consider the cases of 81 prisoners
now eligible for parole in District
penal institutions, at a meeting
at the reformatory at Lorton next
Monday, it was announced today.
Twenty-four of the prisoners
are becoming eligible for parole
for the first time and the appli-
cations of the remaining seven
are to be reconsidered, having
been denied previously.
Included in the first list are
Roosevelt Baker, George Ham
mond. Samuel Thomas, Louis l..
Scharff, Walter Stith, Ralph H.
McCalip, James E. Dews, Tommy
A. Conley, Leon Bolden, John
Taylor Washington, Henry Joseph
Saunders, Joseph w. Little,
Thomas Williams, William John
son, Henry M. Carter, jeff His
ton, Alfred F.. Nelson. Frank
Spriggs, James Penson, Larry E.
Allen, Lorenzo Robertson, Manon
Turner, James S. Howell and Will
liam Henry Lacey.
Those whose applications are
being reconsidered are Henry
Gray. John H. Fowler, Sylvester
L. Gray, George C. Thompson,
Graham H. L. G. Farrell, Law
renee Bias, and Robert DoWney.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Cruise
Along Maine Coast

NORTH HAVEN, Me-. July 8.
Embarking in the 50-foot cabin
motorboat Mouette on which
they spent their honeymoon sew
eral years ago, Col. and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh yesterday
went for a cruise among the
islands.
Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh ar
rived here by plane Monday.
Their son. Jon. and his grand
mother, Mrs. Dwight w. Nor
row, have been here more than q
month. ..a
The Washington times., 1935-07-03

Twenty-one residents of the Dis
tlict have accepted appointments
in the Army Reserve, the War De-
partment announced today.
Two of them were assigned as
first lieutenants and 10 as second
lieutenants. The first lieutenants
are Ralph Howard Edison, $500
block Fourth St. N. w., and John
Martin Schultz, Emergency Hos
pital.
The second lieutenants are Ellis
King Allison, 1900 block R St.
N. W.: William Francis Bolts, $500
block Ingomar st. N. w.; Lemuel
Soreno Brown, 100 block Oregon
Ave. N. W.; Robert Alphonzo
Brown, HOO block Nineteenth st.
N. W.; William Winter Ford, 200
block Warren st. N. E.; Harold
Anderson Kyles, 1900 block Girard
st. N. W.; Ulysses Grant Lee, jr.,
$500 block Central Ave. S. E.; John
Melvin Madison, 1900 block
Twelfth Pl. N. w.; Marvin Or
lando Parker, 1900 block Eleventh
st. N. W.; Frederic Achilles Piper,
1900 block w St. N. W.: Charles
B. Potter, 100 block Taylor St.
N. w.; Vernon Arthur Smith, 5000
block Adams Mill Rd. N. w.; Roy
Willio Scroll, 200 block S St.
N. W.: Ernest Gordon Stout, 600
block Thirtieth st. N. W.; Osceola
Tennyson Thornton, 200 block P
st. N. W.; Roger Grave ThurSton,
1400 block Montello Ave. N. E.;
John Archibald Leroy Wallace,
100 block Oregon Ave. N. W.;
Richard George Woolley, st. Eliza
beths Hospital, and Nathaniel Will
liam Wright, 100 block U st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
STATUS Of D. c.
DIVORCE BILL
IN TANGLE
Committee Action Is Delayed
BY House Recess; Meets
Again Next Week

Washington's divorce tangle was
still embroiled in a parliamentary
fight today as the House stood in
recess over the Fourth.
Yesterday the judiciary subcom'
rnittee of the House District Com
mittee battled over the bill to lib
eralize divorce proceedings in the
Nations Capital. Representative
Vincent Palmisano CD, Maryland,
lawyer and arch-enemy of divorce
mills" opposed several provisions
If the bill. Representative Ran
dolph Carpenter RD, Kansas,
author of the bill. and his cham
p!on, Representative Ralph o.
Brewster (R), Maine, vigorously
supported the measure.
Meeting Adjourned
At the conclusion of IS minutes
Of testimony, Representative Pal.
misano, who is chairman Of the
subcommittee. adjourned the meet
ing to prevent what he character.
lied railroading the bill.
The two Republicans refused
to be adjourned and voted ia
vorably to report the measure.
Today the parliamentarian of
the House declared the issue de-
ponds on two points: First,
whether the vote was taken after
II a. M, when the House was
in session, thereby invalidating
the power of the committee to
act.
Second, whether conditions in
the committee were so "riotous"
as to grant the chairman the
authority to adjourn the commit
tee Immediately.
Meet Next Week
Meanwhile Representative Mary
T. Norton CD of New Jersey,
is waiting until the next meet
ing of the full committee week
from today. Parliamentary pro-
cedure precludes the committee
from meeting today while the
House is in recess.
1t was reported in one quarter
that a favorable committee re-
port would be accepted as the
two Republicans form majority
of those present at the meeting.
At the office of the committee
chairman, however, it was OBJ
served dryly:
Sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof"
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
CAS- TAX HELPS
To PAY DEBT

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 8.
Montgomery county will be al
lowed rs per cent, or approx
imately $4,000, as its share Of
the State gasoline tax for main.
tenance of it's county roads, under
an agreement reached today by
members of the State Roads Com
mission and the county commits
sioners at meeting in Baltimore.
The remaining Is per cent, ap-
proximately $4,000, will be ap-
piled to the county's overdraft OF
$235,OO0 which was incurred in
1884. At this rate, nearly 10 years
will be required to liquidate the
overdraft.
Frank H. Karn, president OF the
county board, said today the al
lotment would allow for full
maintenance of the secondary
roads.
Oscar Foulkes, Republican, OF
Takoma Park, was appointed gen.
tral manager of the county liquor
dispensary system at a meeting OF
the commissioners this morning.
He will succeed James Veirs, Rock.
Vile farmer, who resigned the
post four days after his appoint
ment.
The commissioners also voted
to pay the bills of Bert C. Farrar
and Ira C. Gullickson, handWrit-
ing experts employed to testify in
the Lyddane conspiracy case. The
combined bills exceed $1,000.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
SHOWS LAWYER
THIRD DEGREE
MARKINGS
SchWeitzer Declares Abuse
Preceded Confession But
Police Scott at Tale
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term, the elder Jackson sister
faced loss of her swo small chill
dren.
Prosecutor McCrea plans to
make them wards of the court
and eligible for adoption because
he said the party girl was not
q fit mother for them.
The Jackson girls, who ruth
lessly plotted with Schweitzer to
lure Dickinson, the nephew of
Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes. to lonely Rouge Park
and murder him for $134 he car
ried, also have been stricken with
remorse and fear over their i'm
pending fate.
Visited By Mother
When their 65-year-old mother
visited them in their police cell,
they dropped to their knees and
chung to their parents toil-worn
hands. They walled:
"FOrgive us, forgive u.s."
Schweitzer was placed in a cell
directly in front of the registration
desk, in full view of officers, as
precaution against a possible sui
eide attempt.
It was recalled that SchweitZer,
after firing the shot that killed
Dickinson, had said:
"There's two bullets left;
maybe we better use them on
ourselves"
The hoodlum, who lived under
many aliases, was scheduled to be
brought into court on habeas
corpus writ today, but the hearing
on it also may be delayed.
Authorities placed little credence
in his offer to turn up" Morton
Ward Goodrich, mad musician
from Ohio and hunted slayer of
the 11-year-old Gallaher boy, if
police "go easy with me-" Mr.
McCrea said:
81 will not trade with him,
but if he has any information
on that killing we'll get it out
of him.
HIS FIRST JOB
Meanwhile, Schweitzer denied
that he had made a racket of lur-
ing lonely men and women from
downtown hotels and framing"
blackmailing or robbing them
after drinking parties as he did
with the aid of his girl decoys in
the Dickinson murder. He in
sisted:
"That was my first job"
Dickinson had come here to in
vestigate a clai magainst the 40
million dollar estate of the late
William Yawkey. The claim had
been advanced by Mrs. Elizabeth
Carmichael WitherSpoon, an &C.
treSs.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Do You Remember?

One month ago the tollotU-
ing names Dere in the head
lines. Can you recall Them?
Charlotte Jeunemann
George Schirmer
Marjorie Oelricks
Jean LeBrun
Allan DafOe
(AnSWerS on Page 81
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Beer Truck Driver
Reports Assault

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 3.-Carl
Darby, Rockville, Md. driver of a
Globe Distributing Company beer
truck, reported to Montgomery
county police today that he was
assaulted last night by five
Negroes whom he had discovered
looting his truck as he emerged
from a store near Potomac, Md.
One of the assailantS struck
Darby over the head with a bottle
of beer, but did not seriously in
jure him. The asSailantS escaped.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Worker Gets Free
Yellowstone Trip

Because he signed up 200 new
members for the District Of
Columbia Federation of Federal
Employees, Charles j. Newell, Of
Brentwood, Md, will be given a
free round-trip to Yellowstone
National Park. Mr.. Newell is an
employee in the National Park
Service.
He plans to leave Washington
by automobile August is, reaching
Yellowstone in time for the
national convention there of Fed
eral Employees, September 2.