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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18
COMMISSIONERS HOLD THE
TAX RATE AT One DOLLAR
Figure Same AS Last Year And
Is Accomplished While Rates
In Other Counties Rise
SCHOOLS WILL GET SS2,954

Garrett county's tax rate for
the next fiscal year will be $1.00
on each 500 of assessable prop
erty, according to the annual
levy completed Tuesday night by
the Board of County Commits
sioners in session since Monday
morning.
The rate is exactly the same as
the county rate of last year and
was accomplished by still retaining all
important county officers, including
those connected with the health office,
the county agent and the home DEM
onstration agent.
The rate was kept at $1.O0 in face
of other counties raising their rates.
Allegany county increased its tax
rate II cents, making the yearly rate
SLAP for the present period.
The State tax rate this year, fixed
by the General Assembly, is % cents
per $100 assessable basis, which is
the same as that of last year.
The assessable basis of the county
is $1761O,953, which is slightly more
than last year, and the total appro-
priations amount to $176,498.74, be-
ing $2,9727O less than last year.
"a Public schools of the county will
receive $82,954.41 for support of the
public schools. The balance of the
money necessary for the operation
and maintenance of the school system
of the county is furnished by the
State. The amount levied for school
purposes required an assessment of
At cents on the $100.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18
TRAIN CRASHES INTO CAR
ON CROSSING AT PAW PAW
Carl A. Liller Is Killed; George
w. Pritts Injured-BOth Were
Formerly of Kitzmiller
LILLER BURIED MONDAY

A grade crossing accident at Paw
Paw, West Va, east of Cumberland,
Friday night resulted in the death of
Carl A. Liller, 81, of Martinsburg,
West Va, and serious injury to George
w. C'Ted") Pritts, Berkeley Springs,
West Va. Both men are known in Gar
rett county, and are former residents
of Kitzmiller.
The automobile in which the two
men were riding was struck by fast
Baltimore and Ohio passenger train.
The men were taken aboard the train
to Hancock and from thence to Mar
tinsburg. Liller died shortly after the
accident occurred. Pritts remains in
a critical condition in a Martinsburg
hospital. He was injured about the
face and head and was in a semi
conscious state for two or three days
following his reception at the institu-
ton.
Liller was superintendent of the
Martinsburg district of a life insur-
ance company. He was a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles NJ. Liller, and was a
native of Blaine, W. Va, just across
the Potomac River from Kitzmiller. He
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucre-
tia Garner Liller: three children, Lor-
raine, Charles Burtis and Carlotta
Liller, and the following sisters and
brothers: Mrs. Grace Boyer, Cumber-
land; Mrs. J. c. Spiker, Emoryville,
W. Va; Mrs. Loretta Fisher, Mount
Storm, w. Va; Vivian Liller, Blaine;
Ray Liller, Indiana, and Ellsworth,
Melvin, Lemoine and James Liller, all
of Blaine.
Mr.. Liller was married twelve years
ago and was educated in the public
schools of Blaine and Kitzmiller. He
left Kitzmiller about four years ago
and located at Martinsburg His re-
mains were taken to Blaine Monday
where funeral services were held in
the Pentecostal church of which he
was member for a number of years.
1nterment was made in Nethken Hill
cemetery.
Mr.. Pritts left Kitzmiller only a few
weeks ago to work for the same in
surance company which employed Mr..
Liller, and had moved his family to
Berkeley Springs.
His wife is Mrs. Francine Robinette
Pritts, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
E. Robinette, of Cumberland, and he
also is the father of two children,
Billie and Jackie. He is an acting
elder of the Presbyterian church at
Kitzmiller.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Pritts, and an uncle, Earl Pritts,
all of Kitzmiller, were called to Mar
tinsburg following the accident.
Pritts is also we'll known in the
Kitzmiller-Blaine section, having been
superintendent of the Manor Coal
Company for six years, but resigned
recently because of i'll health,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18
Asked to Help Save Water Fowl
of Country

Fellow sportsmen are being called
upon by E. Lee LeCompte, State game
warden to assist in saving the wild
water fowl.
The assistance can be given, accord
ing to Mr.. LeCompte by creating
small lakes, or charging the water
holes already on properties, which
would furnish migratory water fowl
with a resting area during their mi
grafton and also by raising the grey
mallard and black mallard in captiv-
ity.
Swamp areas through the erection
of small dams could be made attrac-
tive and help in this matter, he
pointed out.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18
Contractor Soon To Start On the
Piney Run Dam Project

George F. Hardwood, contractor for
the Piney Run Dam project in Gar
rett county, which is to be used as an
additional water supply for the town of
Frostburg, stated that work on the
dam would begin within week or
ten days if weather conditions would
permit. The 100000 project will give
employment to between 40 and so
men. The labor will be done by unem-
ployed men at Frostburg and vicinity
who were recently registered for the
work at Frostburg City Hall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18
New Officers For Rotary Club
Chosen Friday Evening

Rotarians of Oakland selected at
their meeting last Friday evening new
directors and new officers for the COM
ing year. The club membership elected
as directors Dr. B. F. Selby, Emroy
Bolden and Ralph Weber, who, with
the hold-over members of the board
of directors elected Paul Naylor presi-
dent; Ralph Weber, vice-president;
w. o. Davis, secretary and Cecil
Smith, treasurer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18
Union Services To Conclude This
Evening In st. Marks

Rev. w. S. Patterson will be the
speaker at the concluding union holy
week services which have been held
in the Lutheran church this week, this
evening at 1880.
Rev. w. B. Brock, Rev. C. A. Shilke
and Rev. D. C. Trimble had spoken at
previous services. The ministers &C
claim a keener interest and better at
tendance at church services during
Lent than in former years and expect
large ingathering at Easter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18
Sea Gulls Are on Deep Greek
Lake

Sea gulls by the hundreds have been
seen during the past two or three
weeks lowering about Deep Greek
Lake.
According to Elmer Haulenbeek, a
game warden of Deep Creek Lake sec
ton, there were a few sea gulls here
last spring but not nearly in such
large numbers.
Mr.. Haulenbeek stated that he was
of the opinion the birds would not
remain on the lake for any great
length of time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18
Dies of Blood Poisoning

John Mankis, of Lambert, Pa, near
Uniontown, formerly of Swanton,
died of blood poisoning on Tuesday
afternoon, as a result of an infection
in the nose. He was married to the
former Miss Maude Browning, of
Oakland, who survives, with FIVE
children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18
Conservation Week Observed In
Oakland Elementary School

Conservation Week was observed in
the Oakland Elementary school on
Monday, April Is, when program
was rendered by the pupils and others
invited to participate.
A tree was given the school by Mar
garet Ann Townshend, which was
planted in front of the school building.
The following program was rem
dered:
Evening star., 1935-12-10

Even without such bidding, club
would have been Vests normal open
ing. The bidding, of course, clinched
it. South won the jack of clubs with
the king in his hand and paused to
count up this and that. No matter
how many times he went over it, his
hand and the dummy's totaled eight
tricks. For the ninth the average
player would say that 1t was merely a
toss-up whether to play West for the
ace of spades or whether to take the
heart finesse. AS a matter of fact, the
average player would probably be
biased in favor Of the heart fineSse.
After all, II it loses, the set can be no
Evening star., 1935-12-10
Natures Children
Carolina Paroquet
(Conuropsis Carolinensis)

and seek seeds on the topmost or out
ermost branches. Perhaps they have
found other seed lovers have helped
themselves to those more accessible
All members of the family are strong
fiiers and able to endure long flights.
Hearing them you know well that
paroquets do not have soft speaking
voices. Speak though many of them
do, it is always in a coarse, harsh voice.
Some Of the members Of this family
appear to take the stand they will not
speak, and no amount Of coaxing and
teaching will make them change their
minds.
1t is claimed they mate for life and
that the mother chooses o hollow cy-
press or sycamore for the cradle. The
white eggs have been found in June
and the youngsters, covered with fairy
like down coats, remain in the nest
until they are grown up and have on
their lovely bright clothes.
(copyrieht, 1935)
Evening star., 1935-12-10

and north to Southern Virginia, west
to Georgia and Alabama.
Today, If there are any left, they
wisely keep out of sight. True, they
did not behave wisely if it came
to helping themselves to their brothers
well-tended orchard when the fruit
was nearly ripe Then 1t became the
fashion for ladies to have their hats
decorated with the beautiful plumage.
Some one started the fad for having
the paroquets in a cage as bright
bit Of color in the home and lastly
the final straw in the doom of the
bird-his bright colors made him q
perfect target for the sportsman"
This bird is unknown beyond our
country. 1t has many relatives In
the tropics, and possesses the traits
and family habits of them. Use your
water colors on this Illustration, and
YOU can get an idea how lovely the
bird is. The head and neck are a
pure yellow, the forehead and cheeks
deep orange, and the bend OF the wing
and tibiae also deep orange. The other
plumage is bright green. When the
bird flies, the under surface Of the tail
Is seen to be golden.
Paroquets belong to race of tree
lovers. Spending most of their time
aloft. they naturally have not become
expert walkers. They love to climb
Evening star., 1935-12-10

"something as far away from this
door as YOU can find" He pressed
bill into his hand. And If any one
calls or inquiries for me, you haven't
seen mel"
'I understand perfectly, sir. Ihis
way, please" He led the way to re-
mote corner of the room. Jerry ap-
proved with a nod as Paul held the
chair for the lady. A mere suggestlon
of a wink agitated Paul's eye.
After the waiter had brought their
aperitifs and gone away with their
order, Jerry sat staring moodily at the
pale liquid in the glass as he SLOWLY
twirled the thin stem between his
fingers.
you're not very good company to-
night, Jerry" his dinner partner COM
mented, laying her fingers upon his
hand.
"SoRRY to be so rude" he apollo
~ gized contritely. Il was just
thinking that this is the first evening
in a long time that I've been able to
dine with you and not worry ABOUT
Margarets bothering me-"
You poor boy" Yvonne condoled
"after 10 years should imagine that
YOU two would get on better than
you dol"
Jerry made q wry face. What can
one expect when she keeps me under
her thumb like a schoolboy? Honest
ly. at times I'm almost afraid to call
my soul my own!"
Have you ever" Yvonne suggested,
eyeing him covertly, "giyen any serious
consideration to, well, getting rid ot
her?"
Jerry jabbed viciously at the table
cloth with his salad fork.
Eyes, hang it. have" He flung the
fork down as If in a gesture Of defeat
i've thought about it until my head
ached, but it doesn't do any good
There seems to be no way I can get
out of the thing gracefully"
IT can see your viewpoint, my dear,
Yvonne agreed, Margaret is f1ne
woman. I hate to think that your
personalities conflict so.'
X X X
JERRY remained in a meditative 81
lence as the waiter served their
meal. Then, as he attacked his steak
"You know, darling, sometimes ! don't
believe that Margaret understands m:
at ALI" He shrugged his well-sei
shoulders. Then at other times
think that she's the wisest woman in
the world! It's got me on the fence!
Jerry, dear, you know that you've
always some one to come to-" said
Yvonne possessively, when you find
Evening star., 1935-12-10

more than one trick. II the spade
Is wrong, the contract may be down
two right there.
The first thing to do Is cash five
diamond tricks, discarding spade and
q heart from the board. One opponent
discarded three times-West. He threw
q heart and two spades. East dis
carded twice. He parted with the
eight of spades and q club.
South's proper play Is spade TO
the king. If West plays low, he
should go right up-and this is the
reason. If the spade king loses to
the ace, South still can take the
heart fineSSs to make his contract.
On the other hand, II the heart ffnesse
is wrong, South has absolutely no
play to make his bid.
With a so-called choice of illnesses, +"
some such correct way out of the
dilemma will usually pop into your
mind.
(Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1935-12-10

II wish she were half as pleasant
about it. You have no idea what I 60
through sometimesl tell you she
practically lives my daily life for me
decides what should do and when I
should do it, regiments my existence
for me-"
II know it must be hard to put up
with sometimes, dear" Yvonne SYM
pathized. But then you must accept
the fact that she feels a certain sense
of obligation"
IT SUPPOSE that's only natural"
Jerry agreed. but I do wish that
she wouldn't be 50 Internally efficient
about it! She has an absolute obses-
sion about keeping me on the straight
and narrow path!"
knowing you, darling, I think
can give her q vote of thanks for
that. You know, believe that without
Margaret you would never have become
quite so successful as you have. No
matter how your personal relations
are now, the fact stands that she has
always been a positive help to you"
Il suppose you're right, my dear"
assented Jerry. II really should treat
her better than I do. Inn afraid"
That reminds me, Jerry dear,
isn't tomorrow Margaret's birthday
Yvonne asked. You mustn't forget q
gift for her"
II X
RE you sure my dear? Thanks
for reminding me, If dared to
let her birthday go by she wouldn't
say a word, but she'd feel hurt, no
doubt. What would you suggest?"
"Oh, think flowers would be nice
darling. Have your florist make her
up a bouquet like the last one you
sent me-"
II think should send her two," he
laughed, lone for her birthday and
one as a reward for allowing me time
enough to myself to have dinner with
you, although I'll confess she doesn't
know where to find me- If she did
she probably would have something
planned for me to dol" His petulanl
tone amused Yvonne.
"You have all my sympathy, dear
est" she stated. 'I know you feel that
| Margaret is unreasonable in her de-
mandS and that she is more strict
than is absolutely necessary. And yet
in a way. I'm more than pleased"
"Why?" Jerry demanded. Yvonne
smiled thoughtfully.
Darling. 1t isn't every wife whose
husband has secretary like Mar
garet! With her around I know you
can't go wrong!"
Copyright, 1887
Evening star., 1935-12-10
Bedtime Stories
Blacky Opens the Clam.

days, you black robber," snarled
Reddy.
Didn't I do just what said I
would do?" inquired Blacky. i said
I would show you the trick Of opening
a clam, and I did. Nothing was said
about giving the clam back to you
after it was open. You must admit
that it really is q very good trick. I
learned it long time ago from Gray
wing the Gull. saw him do it over
on the Big River. Don't you think
it very clever?"
To this Reddy made no reply. He
turned and, with great show Of dig
nifty, walked away.
Cav, cav. caw!" Knocked Blacky
the Grow.
And so 1t was that wit gained for
Blacky what he couldn't have gained
in any other way.
Copyright. 1887
Evening star., 1935-12-10

BLAcKY PICKED UP THE CLAM
carefully in all directions. Then he
few down and alighted beside the
clam. All the time he kept watchful
eyes on Reddy Fox.
THE first thing you do" said
Blacky, "is to pick up the clam"
This he proceeded to do but he
had to make several attempts before
he succeeded. Then he dropped it
again. You pick it up, as I have
Just shown you," said he. 'Then
when you have firm hold Of it you
do as I am going to do now"
Then he spread those black wings of
his and began to beat his way up in
the air. A gleam of suspicion shone
in Reddys eyes and he bounded for
ward. He was just too late. He
leaped up at Blacky, snarling as he
did so, but his leap was far short.
Blacky continued on up, up, up. He
didn't say anything. He couldn't.
You see, if he had tried to say any
thing he would have dropped that
clam. So he went up until he was
well above the three-tops. Then he
new over a big rock on the bank of
the Laughing Brook some little dis
tance from where Reddy was, but still
in plain sight. For a few seconds
Black hovered above that rock. He
was making sure that his aim was
good. Suddenly he let that clam drop.
At first Reddy thought he had
dropped 1t accidentally. He watched
it, a little black speck turning over
and over as it fell swiftly. Blacky
shot down after 1t.
The clam struck that rock. The
shell was broken in several places.
Blacky picked the clam up and fiew
back to the tree where he had been
before. There he wedged the clam
in a crotch and calmly began to pick
the clam out of the shell.
Reddy Fox glared up at Blacky.
Blacky locked down at Reddy and !
suspect that he would have grinned
If he could have. "It is very good
clam," said he. ST am glad you
wanted me to show you the trick OF
opening it."
Reddy almost choked with rage, and
there wasn't a thing he could do
about it. No, sir, there wasn't q
thing he could do about it. He had
been outwitted, and he knew it. That
hurt more than did the loss OF the
clam.
"Ill get even with you one Of these
Evening star., 1935-12-10

~ EDDY FOX had moved of a
- short distance from the clam
n Battles the Xxi kinghsher ,sdss r. had mad
Laughing Brook. Reddy had backed
of because Blacky the Grow had Of
fered to show him a trick to open
that clam, but first insisted that
Reddy should not be too near.
I'm sorry you don't trust me-" said
Reddy.
IT don't trust anybody" replied
Blacky. IT trust no one but myself.
I have found that that is the secret
of a long life. You'll obige me II
you'll go just little farther back If
you want to see that trick
Reddy pretended to doubt that
Blacky knew any trick for opening
the clam, but he moved back little
farther away just the same. Blacky,
sitting in the top of a tree, looked
Evening star., 1935-12-10
How It Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
A Paris Garden.

THE expression, q Paris garden, as
we know, has no reference what
ever to any garden; nor was what it
formerly indicated ever in Paris.
A Paris garden is an interesting,
satirical metaphor for a scene of dis
order, deriving from an Anglo-Saxon
country.
The phrase originated in England,
Evening star., 1935-12-10
DAILY SHORT STORY
IRON HAND

that Margaret is O
little too much for
youl" Her smile re-
nected itself in Jer-
rvs face.
u wonder II you
realize, d e ar" he
asked, lust how
much I appreciate
your understand
inga It isn't every
woman who would
be so calm and
SympaLneClc under
the circumstances"
My interests are
for your we'll
Jerry" she in
formed him, "as
much Gs Margaret's
are, only in o diff
ferent manner. And
being feminine, I
can see even better
than you can what
er feelings are
about her duties to
VOlI"
Evening star., 1935-12-10
Terry BRANS-
- COM B z pre-

Terry BRANS-
y COM B z pre-
sented an uncon-
sciously handsome
study in masculine
correctness as he
paused momenta-
rily and swept the
crowded room at
the Willard W t h
his eyes before fol-
lowing his beauti-
fully gowned COM
panion 1t o the
dining salon. A
slightly harassed
expression tieeted
across his face as
the two halted.
The head waiter
saluted the lady
courteously and in
quired solicitously,
"The same as usual,
Mr.. Branscombe?"
Jerry nodded.
"As usual. Paul, !"
Il
Evening star., 1935-12-10
Hunts Coyotes by Plane.

HARLEM, Mont. @.-Alfred
Granger enjoys shooting coyotes from
the air. He has bought new plane
for the sport and obtained permission
from the Department of Commerce to
fly at exceptionally low altitude to
give better shooting.
Evening star., 1935-12-10

where 1t was In allusion to popular
resort which used to be situated In
Southwark, London.
Il was so called after Robert de
Paris, its founder, who caused it to
Evening star., 1935-12-10
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

w YHEN next you go to q
n museum try to find the case
Wv holding group of Carolina
paroquets and then visual
ke what the sight must have been
when these brilliantly colored birds
eitted through the woods along the
Atlantic coast. throughout Florida
Evening star., 1935-12-10

come into being shortly before the
fifteenth century.
At first q purely recreational area,
it soon became patronized by unruly
elements, and was finally expedited
out Of existence by the authorities.
Evening star., 1935-12-10

Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper. Inclose q self-addressed, Scent
stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1935-12-10
Contract
BY r. HAL SINS.
Safe Play.

THE difference between an expert
and beginner cannot better be
illustrated than by the following hand,
played In the recent metropolitan
championships:
East Dealer.
a K-6-5-4
vA-Q-4-2
= Ala
d Q-3
\ 9-7-2
1888
<K-Q-10-9-8
d AK
North-South vulnerable.
The bidding:
East South West North
Pass Di. Pass Sp.
Pass 2Di Pass Ht.
Pass SH.T. Pass ant.
Evening star., 1935-12-10

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
What size and strength may fail to sain'
Perchance by wit you may attain.
old Mother Nature.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-08
JUNEAU MAY HOLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
 HERE NEXT YEAR

There is a strong possibility that the second annual Southeast AL aska Musical Festival may be held here next year, A. B. Phillips, Superintendent of Juneau Schools said today The initial festival was a highly-praised performance in Ketchikan last week.
 Phillips announcement came after a conference with Miss Ruth Cof- fin, music instructor, who returned from Ketchikan yesterday with the group Of ten Juneau High School students who were participants.
 Miss Coffin told the superintend- ent of the marvellous reception rendered the Juneau group and the enthusiastic manner in which the First City supported the festival.
 If the school authorities can be assured by the same kind of gen. ercus cooperation that Miss Coffin tells me Ketchikan gave, I am sure that Juneau will bid for the honor of being host to the festival next year" Phillips said. Our stu dents came back from wonderful experience. I hope that we shall be able to promote similar activity here"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-08
START WORK ON
 NEW SKAGWAY,
 WATER SYSTEM
Non-Federal PWA Project to Cost $38,320-Crew
 of Ten Now on Job

Work on installing complete new water distributing system in Skagway at a cost Of s38,320 has been started, according to Ross A. Gridley, engineer inspector for P WA, who has just returned from getting the project under way. It is non-federal PWA project and financed by loan and grant Wright & Stock of Seattle have the con- tract. Ten men are now at work and as soon as the frost leaves the ground another crew of 10 men will be put to work. The job will take about four months.
 Bids are to be called May B on the new City Hall at Fairbanks to cost S30,000, Gridley said, and two other jobs also are planned in the interior city, sidewalks to cost $10,- 900 and sewers also at $10,000
 The new dam at Wrangell is now 40 per cent completed, as reported. It is another non-federal project on which s32.000 is being expended. Other work planned for Wrangell is repairing the old dam and in stalling new water system and putting in sidewalks.