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Evening star., 1935-01-27

DRoUD as they were in life, the Petrans
became prouder still in death The con-
struction of their tombs became their great con-
Germ Each noble set himself to carve from
the glowing rock tomb more stupendous and
more magnificent than his neighbours. To hew
burial chambers in the solid rock as wide and
deep and tall a palace of King Solomon's
was the task of the jinnS. but only the Sensi-
tive hands of the Greeks could carve the grace
full colonnades and cornices and statues across
the facades, all in one superatively beautiful
piece.
To what length might not this bold and
beauty-loving race, with their slaves the giants,
have gone to rival the glory of the gods, had not
their king, the source of their power, at last
brought about their destruction through his
own vanity and pride.
He saw the tombs of his MOBILES rising higher
and more regal every day. More and more
envious he became of their display, and more
and more resentful until, in a passionate and
violent mood, he commanded his enslaved jnns
and his artists to carve for him a temple tomb
such as the world had never seen nor would
ever see agair-a temple that must overShadow
the efforts of the mobiles as the moon ottShone
the stars. And it must be so beautiful in form
and color and ornament that whoever looked
upon it, no matter in what age to come, would
fall in love with it and remember it until the
end of his days.
So the king commanded, and he was obeyed.
From out of the living rock the temple tomb
appeared in one piece, colossal and yet deli
cate, perfect, classic in its beauty, q poem in
burning stone, a vision Of the glowing sunset
reproduced by the hand of Phidias out Of the
rose-red rock. The king looked upon this per-
feet thing-and loved it no less than other men.
Then. fearful lest rival try to build a fairer
monument than this, he made a sacrifice to the
gods of the architect who had conceived it and
decreed that no more rock tombs should be
built.
All the people of the subject nations focked
Evening star., 1935-01-27

For nearly mile I crept along the toruous
abyss. Gloomier and gloomer 1t grew, darker
and more sinister.
A ND then ! turned corner In the canyon
and suddenly out Of the gloom, glorious
burning pool of carved rose light sprang
from the cliff of transverse gorge running
at right angles, and smote down upon my
tiny figure in the canyon like blow from
the mace of the sun god
I could only stand and stare, believing I
beheld a vision, miracle of immaterial light
and loveliness, appearing at the end of this
sunless Chasm. The vision took shape and
became reality, a cameo temple carved from
the coral-red rock, lifting its radiant and
exquisite face high up the towering cliff. For
the first few moments made no effort to
understand the heavenly apparition. 1 only
let myself be flooded by the sunrise glory that
fell in splendor from its walls.
I knew that this great jewel must be the
temple-tomb raised by the genius of Greek
art, with the power of the jinns, at the order
of the King of ancient Petra, "a temple-tomb
that to overshadow the monuments Of
the mobiles as the moon outShone the stars, a
temple such the world had never seen, nor
would ever see again" So the King had COM
manded and the artists and the Njinns had
obeyed-thus had The legend run-"and whoso-
ever shall look upon 1t, no matter in what
remember it to the end of his days"
I looked upon 1t, and in that moment,
the king would have desired, felt all the power
full. magical attraction of its sheer beauty.
A person less susceptible to its esthetic
appeal would have noted that the facade was
$50 feet high and 100 feet across: that the
great rock chamber within was 40 feet square
and 40 high: that the temple was supported
by graceful Corinthian columns; that cornice
and architrave, capital and cupola were
adorned with the most exquisite and elaborate
caryng-garlands and flowers, angels and god
desses, standing forth in delicate relief: and
all, all in the solid rock.
But did not analyze these things. To me
this was a true work of enchantment. How
else could one explain the way the sunshine
turned the temple walls to scuptured flame?
What else but the magic of the jinns could
have painted so glowing, so vibrant, a coral
color into the sandstone precipice? I accepted
it utterly, unquestioningy, as one accepts
rainbow arched across the castled clouds or
moonlight on the sea.
Reluctantly l left the royal temple-tomb
behind and moved on
The transverse gorge in which the temple
stood now led into Petra proper, along can
yon lined with temples, temples, in endless
procession, all cut, like the royal tomb, from
the solid rock. Here too, the sandstone daz-
zled one with its brilliant and varying hues.
Obviously these were the tombs of the mobiles.
No wonder the king feared their marvellous
display and needed all his riches and authority
to SurpasS them.
But Petra is not all gorges and tomb -fanked
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Evening star., 1935-01-27

to Petra to see this masterpiece. 1t became
the city's crowning glory. But it soon proved
to be a fatal passion for the king The mobiles,
envious of their rulers overtowering monu-
ment-a monument SO completely obscuring
their own-plotted against him and murdered
him.
What madness was in that act! With the
king, the power of the Petrans over the jinns
departed. He alone had known the secret
charm that held them in thra
IA /HEN the last heartbeat Of their master
has ceased the jinns found themselves
free. With one accord these terrible spirits
burst the bonds that had bound them to
their hated overlords and with a single magic
word enchanted the whole of the glorious rock
city they had helped to build.
That centuries ago. But Petra Is en-
chanted still, unchanged, in all this time
its tombs, its monuments, the proud and
lovely burial palace of the vainglorious king
all standing as on the day when the revengeful
giants cast their magic spell. The sunset
glow that bathed the city at that moment was
captured and enchanted, too 1t still shines
in undiminished glory the temple walls.
And as the King commanded, to this hour
whosoever looks upon the unearthly beauty of
his temple falls in love with it and remembers
it to the end of his days.
This is true story. know-because I've
seen Petra with my own eyes. I've stood before
the enchanted temple face to face.
It took nothing less than an airplane to get
across the now completely barren Land
Of Edom and to Petra's entrance cleft. Amid
the wild and tumbled country on all sides
could easily have passed by the canyon and
not noticed 1t. Like the original shepherd
discoverers, I followed the Stream of Moses
and found myself at the bottom of the tre-
mendous split in the rock, overhung on either
side by the black precipices that shut out the
sky and the sun. These evil cliffs seemed
only to be waiting for a human being to enter
there, in order to close in upon the ribbon
of space that separated them and grind to
bits their helpless victim.
Uneasy and hesitant, I moved deeper and
deeper into this gorge. Like the shepherds,
I could stretch forth my arms, in places, and
touch both walls. AS times the daylight almost
disappeared. This not corridor for the
passage of mortal men, but for the efrits
and the demons who Stunned the sunlight
and moved with the bats, always in the gloom.
This was the enchanted entrance to the
chanted city, world petrifed and deserted
centuries ago.
But knew it had not always been like this.
The canyon floor still paved with well
worn blocks of quarred stone; the walls were
lined with altar-niches where statues of the
gods had stood. Along this corridor the wealth
of Arabia had ebbed and flowed the caravans,
laden with silk and pearls, had passed, musical
and slow, in never-ending streams, and the
retinue of the King, returning from Jerusalem.
of their cavalcade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13
FRIENDSVHLE

The band of this place gave a con-
cert at Accident last Saturday even
ing to a small audience. This organi-
cation has purchased uniforms and
its members are working hard with
practice and drills to be ready for the
State Firemen's Convention at Oak
land next week.
The local Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church entertained the So
cieties of Selbysport and Blooming
Rose with a supper served in the social
room of the church here on Wednesday
evening. About fifty ladies were pres
ent.
The junior class of the local high
school entertained members of the
senior class with a treasure hunt on
Wednesday evening followed with a
series of games played in the school
auditorium. A luncheon was also
served.
A large number of people attended
the senior play, "The Hotel Duchess"
crowd was larger than was anticipated.
Mrs. Clark Wicklow entertained a
number of small boys and girls with a
party in honor of her daughter Janet's
second birthday on Wednesday after
noon last.
The local baseball team was defeated
by the Swallow Falls CCC team on
Wednesday at the camp; score 80, but
on Sunday afternoon at Accident the
local team was successful in defeating
Oakland by a score of 90. This was a
very exciting game, Oakland having
the lead 8-3 at the last half of the last
inning when Friendsville came in and
scored runs.
Joe Lewis and daughter and Robert
Lewis and family, of Pittsburgh, were
here Sunday as guests Of Mrs. Ben
Frantz.
Jack Rumbaugh, Swallow Falls CCC
camp, spent the weekend here with
relatives.
Howard Frantz has returned from
Pittsburgh after several weeks visit
with relatives there.
Mrs. Isaac Lichty and daughters
with their families, of Connellsville
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13
DONALD ELLIOTT ELECTED
EDITOR OF THE ACORN"
Mildred Hamilton Named Assist
ant EditOr-Max NOrdeck
Chosen Business Manager
OTHER OAKLAND Hi NEWS

Donald Elliott was chosen editor
in-chief of next years Acorn by the
student body. The election was held
Friday, June 7. The assistant editor is
Mildred Hamilton.
Virginia Killius was elected news
editor and Ruth Fields, assistant.
For the post Of business manager, Max
Nordeck polled the most votes, with
Jay Bell as his assistant. Lester Shock
ey was chosen circulation manager,
and Charles Wilt his assistant.
Virginia Mason tailed the most
votes to become next years advertis-
ing manager, and Wilma Morris as as
sistant advertising manager. Alvin
Brock and Mary Lyle Glotfelty are to
be next years athletic editors, boys
and girls, respectively
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13
ELIGIBLE for Typing Awards

This year there are six commercial
students eligible for the gold award
in tipping. Nine are eligible for the sill
yer medal and three for the bronze.
The gold medal is awarded to all those
who have attained tipping speed of
so words per minute for Is minutes
with not more than five errors. The sill
yer award is awarded to those attain
ing a speed of 40 words per minute
for Is minutes with a maximum of 5
errors. The bronze medal is for those
tipping 30 words per min. for Is min
utes with no more than 5 mistakes.
Those receiving or eligible for the
gold medal are Josephine Jordan, June
Hostetler, Gertrude Casteel, Bonnie
Calhoun and Burial Frazee, seniors;
Virginia Killius, junior.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13

Clarence Wicklow and Mrs. Clark
Wicklow spent Monday morning in
Oakland
G. W. Durham spent Friday and Sat
urday in Somerfeld with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Humberson.
Ransler Holman, California, Pa,
visited relatives here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Crane, Clarks-
burg, w. Va, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Statler.
James Powell and family, Addison,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lyle on Sun
day.
Rev. Jeffries, Somerield, and Rev
Turel, Moundsville, w. Va, spent sew
eral days the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas limbaugh.
John Williams, Ray Schlossnagle
and Howard Areford We're business
callers in Oakland on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guard returned
to Braddock, Pa, Sunday after having
spent the week at their home here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13

visited Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Lyle on
Sunday. Mrs. Lichty remained here for
a two weeks visit with Mrs" Lyle
and Miss Alice Conway.
Mason Lowdermilk and family, of
Akron, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Il. B.
Hinebaugh for several days the past
week.
Mrs. Belle Fike, Sand Spring, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Thomas limbaugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holman and
son, UniontoWn, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Holman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Guard and Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Friend were in Cumber-
land on Sunday visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmer Ball, Pitts
burgh, are spending several weeks at
their cottage near town.
Mrs. Leroy Robinson, Pittsburgh,
spent the past week here with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Burgess, Akron,
are here visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall Burgess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Love, Cum
berland, were visiting Mrs. Loves
mother, Mrs. Rott, on Sunday, the lat
ter returning with them for visit.
Mrs. Effie Chisholm, who was i'll of
pleurisy the past week, is now able to
be out.
Miss Maude Artise spent the week
end in Cumberland with her sister and
family.
Miss Iris Guard, Pittsburgh, is Wis
iting relatives here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13
Letters Are Awarded

Basketball, soccer and fieldball let
ters and county champ mendals were
recently awarded in Assembly.
Basketball Champ medals: R. Law
ton, L. Rice, D. Gnegy, R. Browning,
H. Wooddell, j. B. Yutzy, C. Mason.
Soccer or Basketball letters: J. B.
Yutzy, E. Colaw, r. Cogley, D. Gnegy,
w. McNemar, D. Ashby, F. Peddicord,
P. Thayer, M, Nordeck, L. Whipkey,
L. Rice, w. Altstetter, R. Browning,
r. Lawton.
Girls basketball letters; S. Lucas,
B. Frazee, R. Fields, NJ. L. Glotfelty,
K. Dodge, G. Casteel.
Fieldball letters; G. Casteel, S. Lu-
cas-, D. Kerins, M. L. Glotfelty, V.
Sauers, B. Colaw.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13

Ruby M. Johnson, Vida K. Weimer, Lillian
l. Miller, Blanche NJ. Colaw, Abel F. Dewitt,
Claude F. Friend.
Third Row-Charles W. Mason, Louise B.
Moomaw, Madeline NJ. Savedge, Virginia H,
Turney, Loretta l. Hardesty, Irwin Field, J,
Billie Yutzy, Stella Lucas, Edith Brock, Ad-
Porter, Jr.
Fourth Row-Robert W. Dewitt, Eliza
beth M. Wagner, Ethyl A. Roy Freda F.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13

Sanders, Kathleen L. Dodge, Josephine j.
Jordan, Laura A. Friend, James E. White.
Fifth Row-Bernadette j. Friend, Eliza
beth J. Paulie, Lelah N. Rhodes, Louise NJ.
Bernard, Ruth Ftzwater, Lorett l. Savedge,
Susan Virginia Davis, Mabel NJ. limbaugh,
NJ. Marie Gauer, John H. Forman.
Sixth Row-Arvey NJ Richie, Claude H.
King, Gladys N. Paugh, Bonnie C. Calhoun,
A. Claude Fields, Jane X. White, Estel G.
Woods, June V. Hostetler, Gertrude C. Cas-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13

Reading from left to right
Top Row-William E. Boardman, Albert
N. McRobie, Phillips j. Thayer, Howard
D. Naylor, George R. Nordeck, Richard
Browning, Horace P. O'Donnell, Theodore
R. Junkins, Howard D. Taylor, Carlton Sem
bower, Howard P. KEEPER, Hopwood j.
Wooddell.
Second Row-Harry L. Stemple, Ernest
F. ColaW, Mabel M. Fitzwater Gertrude N.
White, Burial K Frazee, Helen B. Bowers,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13

The Consumers final judgment of
a food product rests entirely on
its quality. Is it Good? Is there
any Better?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13

teel, Dryden E. Moon, Robert H. Cogley,
Clayton F. Mosser.
Seventh Row-Dwight M. Roy, Stanley E.
Bernard, Forrest L. Sanders, William F.
East, Willard R. Ringer, N. Bond Weber,
Laurence L. Wensell, Guy W. Thayer, P.
Ray Turney, Paul Upole, Stanley A. Smith,
William H. Wildesen.
Not appearing on group picture Robert
B. Lawton William G. Porter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13
Card of Thanks

We extend our sincere thanks and in
this manner express our appreciation
to our friends who so generously do
mated the use of their cars and for
floral tributes and other help and ex-
treme kindness during the illness and
following the death of cur husband
and father, the late Charles ]. New
man.
Mrs. C. j. NEWMAN and FAMILY
Advertisement 1t*
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13

A number of people from Friends
vile are attending the revival meet
ings at the Church Of God at Sand
Spring. Rev. Jeffries and Rev. Turel
have charge of the meetings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13

Asa Maness, Oakland, spent the
weekend here with his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. R. L. Maness.
Mark Frantz is visiting his father,
Benz. Frantz. in Pittsburgh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13

James Rush and family, Oak Hill,
visited relatives here Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Fike, Braddock,
visited Mr. and Mrs, Q. A. Murphy on
Sunday.
The Washington times., 1935-10-17

you've in all your shopping life Fur like these $45
up We fought for each One Seane nathd from
five separate Each has special fashion c-saor
collars wide armho ovgown Barymo than
even name here. Sizes IA o ~.
The Washington times., 1935-10-17
GIRL CHUTE
SIX MILES

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-In an
effort to beat the, present record
of 26,575 feet, Alice Gibson, IS,
American-born Swede with a
Garbo accent. will make q para
chute jump from a plane six miles
above Times Square next week.
she disclosed today.
The jump. she said, would be
made Just as soon as the atmo-
spheric conditions are suitable and
her special oxygen breathing ap-
paratuS is completed.
1t is estimated that her drift"
during the 30 minutes it will take
her to reach the earth, providing
her parachute opens, will be from
10 to 90 miles. Since she may
land in the ocean, a Coast Guard
amphibian plane will follow her
down to rescue her from the
water, If necessary.
The Washington times., 1935-10-17
Trade in September
Disappoints Britain

LONDON.-For the first time
in many years Great Britain'S ex-
ports in September were less than
in August, the month when mid
summer slackness usually is at it's
worst.
Figures issued today showed ex-
ports of British manufactured
goods in September amounted to
34,098,000 pounds, compared with
1888, 900 pounds in August. The
September figures were only 1000
pounds above the amount for the
same month in 1894. ReexportS
also declined compared with Au-
gust although they were better
than September a year ago.
Imports on the other hand, re-
versed last years trend by rising
to 60, 1881 900 pounds in September
compared with 59,145, 900 pounds
in August and 57,913,000 in Sep
tember, 1884. Last year imports
in September fell below the August
total. ssasiI @aa
The Washington times., 1935-10-17

10 Seoline Dyed Rabbits
with Skunk. KolinskY, I0p
Mink. Fitch or Lynx.
l Erznins L0pin Dyed Rob-
bit.
81 Northern Bonded tindi.
c0tes ssrvic0) Se0line
Dyed Rabbits.
8 Block CmdcuIs.
is BeGveretto Dyed Rob.
bits.
8 Seoline Dyed Rabbits
with hat and muH sets.
The Washington times., 1935-10-17
TAX RULE HITS
CONTRACTORS

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. II.
Contractors must pay the State
gross receipts sales tax on mate
rial used in their work, under a
ruling given by Herbert r.
OaConor. attorney general Of the
State, to william S. Gordy, State
comptroller.
Mr.. O'Conor held that the con.
tractor must pay because he re-
ceived his money directly from
the consumer. Should a subcon-
tractor be paid by the consumer,
the subcontractor would be sub
ject to the tax.
The Washington times., 1935-10-17
6. P. 0. Apprentices
Welcomed by Chief

Starting on their new studies
yesterday. 100 Government Print
ing Office apprentices were well
coined by Public Printer A. e.
Giegengack. In the class were
four girls. representing Michigan,
Miss Mary E. King and Gilmore
D. Nugent; Maryland, Miss Hazel
I. Akers, and District of Colum-
bia, Miss Lucille E. Goodwin.
The Washington times., 1935-10-17
Former Judge Heads
Drive Of Red Cross

ROCKVILL E, Nd, oct II.
Former Judge Donald A. DeLash-
mutt, of Rockville Police Court,
has been named chairman of the
annual, Red Cross roll call for
funds in Montgomery county, it
was announced by Mrs. William
Wight, county Red Cross chair.
man. Judge DeLaShmutt is a di.
rector of the County Social Serv-
ice League and member of the
advisory committee of the Wei.
fare Board.
The Washington times., 1935-10-17
Quail Found Plenty,
But Rabbits Scarce

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Oct. II.
Hunters. awaiting opening Of the
season November IS, report rab-
bits scarce, but quail plentiful in
Washington county.
The season for rabbits, quail
and wild turkeys opens in this
county November IS and closes
December 81,
The Washington times., 1935-10-17
SEESU.S 5.
IN NEW ERA0F
PROSPERITY

NEW YORK, oct. II QN.sJ.
Declaring the United States is
entering a new industrial era,
Secretary Of Commerce Roper to-
day urged business to utilize the
opportunity for increased volume
and profit created under the
Roosevelt Administration.
Speaking before the National
Sales Executives conference,
Secretary Roper said:
with the program Of the
Federal Government designed
to remove the obstacles which
impede sound business methods
and procedures and to open up
channels of trade and sales for
business and industry, II h new
your responsibility to utilise 70
the fullest the possibilities In
vOlved in this broad national
picture"
SEES PROSPERITY
Pointing to increased profits and
production in almost every branch
Of industry, the Secretary pre-
dicted a period Of prosperity which
will solidify government and busi-
ness against m-American prin-
ciples. He added.
II feel that today we are en-
tering a period when America
will utilize more efficiently and
beneficially eur great natural
resources, our scientific achieve
mentS and our technOlOgical Ad-
vancements.
"In 80 doing, we are sOfldi-
flying those forces Of cur capital
istic system which will preserve
our democratic institutions and
procedures against the threads
Of un-American principles and
practices.
Selling the American spirit,
its institutions and 0bjectives
for humanity goes hand IN hand
with the successful selling Of
American goods and services
founded upon American ideals."
Cites Confidence
Mr.. Roper said consumer con-
fidence" has been the principal
factor in business up-turn and
predicted there is nothing on the
business horizon which indicates
an adverse change in the trend.
The secretary said the ma
tional income for 1894 was
$4,000 million dollars, . gain Of
II per cent over 1888. and pre-
dicted an increase in 1895
figures. He added:
This upward trend is con-
tinuing through 1885. 40 it IN
now estimated that the figures
for this year win be between
five and 10 per cent larger
than In 1894.
Income figures, more than
any others, spell purchasing
power and purchasing power
means responsive markets"
The Washington times., 1935-10-17
Exhibition Tonight
AT Friendship House

An exhibit of Oriental jewels
and linen from Korea, Japan and
China will be held at the Friend
ship House, 324 Virginia Ave. s. E..
from 4 to 6 p. m. and from Q to
10 D. m. today.
The Washington times., 1935-10-17
DRESSED A LA MODE
For 6-lMiIe Jump

In this 7O-Ib.
equipment,
Mrs. Gibson
will leap
out of a
plane 10000
feet above
New York
city in an
attempt to
regain the
worlds
altitude
parachute
jump record
for the
United States
The present
mark of
26,575 feet
was set last
year at
Leninerad
by a Soviet
jumper.
Mrs. Gibson
will be sup
piled with
oxygen from
fIasks.
International
News Photo.