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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
CENSUS OF FARMS UNDER
WAY IN GARRETT COUNTY
Federal EnumeratOrs Are Tour
ing the Highways and Byways

A corps of farm census-takers got
down to work in Garrett county last
Friday under the direction of Anon
Burgee, of Baltimore, who is super
visor of the second district for the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture.
Burgess territory takes in all the
counties of the Western Shore, South
ern Maryland and Baltimore City.
Farms are not limited to the coun-
ties, he said, there being number of
"farms" in the cities. Any greenhouse
or bee aviary which produces $3.50
worth of produce in a year is consid-
cred as farm" for the purposes of
the census, but farms of less than
three acres will not be listed.
Names Confidential
Results of the census, which is to
determine whether or not any surplus
exists in farm products, are confden-
tial. No names will be used in the re-
ports of the enumerators, but accu-
rate information on farm acreage and
production will be compiled.
The work is under the direction of
the U. S. Department Of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, with the coop
GRAFTON of all the county farm agents
in the State. The census is being taken
in all the states simultaneously and
is to be completed as quickly as pos
sible. There are 148 census takers for
the State of Maryland.
The gist of the information to be
sought by the enumerators in their
questionairre is: Name and address;
farm tenure; whether owned, rented
or managed for someone; acreage and
classifcations; value; mortgaged or
not; farm housing; population; num-
Der of workers and their pay; CLASH
fication of crop production in 1884
farm animals; production of milk,
butter, wool, beef, eggs and other
commodities.
1t has been suggested by one of the
enumerators that all producers have
a list of egg, milk and butter produc-
ton for the year made out when the
census taker arrives so that time may
be conserved.
Workers Sworn In at Cumberland
The list Of enumerators who quail
fed and were sworn in by Mr.. Burgee
at Cumberland on last Thursday in
Guided those for both Allegany and
Garrett county, TIE Garrett countians
being as follows:
John W. Holman, Friendsville; Roy
Harmon, Accident; Y. L. Blocher, of
Grantsville; William Il. Teets, Oak
land; Wade H. Lohr, Swanton; R. H
West, Oakland; C. Earl Stanton, OF
Grantsville; Mrs. Esther Duval, Kitz-
miller; Enoch Lee Robson, Avilton
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
WILL CELEBRATE PYTHIAN
ANNIVERSARY FEB. 22ND
Ladies To Be Invited; Program
of Music Being Arranged

The seventy-frst anniversary of the
founding of the Knights of Pythias
order and the forty-fifth anniversary
of the institution of Garrett Lodge,
No. 113, of Oakland, is to be cele-
brated in Castle Hall, Third street,
on Friday evening, February 22nd.
The evening has also been desig-
mated Ladies' Night, and it is ex-
pected that a large number of mem
bers with their ladies will attend. A
program committee, consisting of
Harry Stemple, R. C. Townshend and
Prentiss DeBerry, are arranging for
the music.
The Knights of Pythias was organ
lied in Washington, D. c., on Feb
ruary 10, 1864. The organization is
purely American and is the first fra
ternal society to be chartered by an
Act of the Congress of the United
States. It's jurisdiction is confined to
the North American continent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
ALL PLANS COMPLETE FOR
SCOUT ANNIVERSARY WEEK
Rehabilitation Service Being
Held Saturday Night; Will At
tend Church Sunday Morning
HIKE WILL BE ON FEB. 16

The Boy Scouts of America will
celebrate the twenty-ffth year of its
founding during the following week,
with a celebration throughout the ma
ton. Numbering over a million
scouts in the organization, the pro-
grams are extensive and conclude
with a national jamboree in Wash
ington next August.
Locally the Oakland Scout troop
will mark the silver jubilee with a
weeks program beginning with re-
dedication service and a social on
Saturday evening, February 8, accord
ing to Robert Stemple, scoutmaster.
On Sunday the scouts will attend
the Presbyterian church and hear a
message by Rev. Walter B. Brock.
On Thursday and Friday afternoons
the members of the troop will be at
the City Hall from $3.50 until 6
o'clock and will do good turns for
anybody who calls there desiring the
services of a scout.
On Saturday, February 16, there
will be hike, when grain will be
taken along to be distributed to birds
and animals.
At the social this Saturday evening,
there will be short program given
by the scouts and members of the
troop committee are invited to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
Home Talent Play Being Held
By Library Board

"Black Eyed Susan" a three-act
comedy, will be presented by local
talent on Wednesday and Thursday,
February 20 and 81, in the Oakland
High school auditorium. The play is
being given under the auspices of the
Oakland Library board.
The comedy is to be coached by Miss
Anna Belle Roberts, of Richmond, Va,
a member of the Wayne Sewall Pro-
ducing company of Atlanta, Ga. Miss
Roberts arrived here last night and
will select her cast within the next
day or two. Rehearsals will then start
Immediately.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
GIRL BURNED TO DEATH
AS SHE STARTS TO BED
4-Year Old Child Carried Car
bide Light to Her Bedroom

Ten minutes after four-year-old
Helen Yvonne Carroll daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Carroll, Glea-
son, W. Va, just across the Garrett
county line, had asked her father if
she might carry a carbide lamp up to
her bedroom, the little girl was a
mass of flames and screaming at the
top of the stairway.
Although the parents rushed to her
aid and the father rolled her in the
bed clothing, the little girl was so
badly burned that she died the follow
ing day, Saturday, at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Wilkens, Shallmar, this county.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon from the Dodson church, Rev.
Carlton of the Christian church, of
Kitzmiller, officiating. Interment was
in the Nethken cemetery at Elk
Garden. Mr.. and Mrs. William Car
roll, Westernport, are the paternal
grandparents.
1t was said the little girl had been
fascinated by the carbide light from
the first time she saw one, calling it
the "car light" and always wanting
to carry one. The parents had always
refused until the fatal evening when
she pleaded fear of the dark. She
had not been gone ten minutes when
the agonizing screams first told the
parents of the tragedy that ensued.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
ELECTRIC RATES TO BE CUT
EFFECTIVE MARCH FIRST
Reduction Follows Sixteen Other
Reductions Since 1926; Will
Save Customers $2OS,OOO.OO
MINIMUM USERS BENEFIT

Reductions in rates for cleo
tricity for practically all resi-
Dental cusomers served by the
Monongahela West Penn Public
Service Company in the north
ern and central portions of West
Virginia and Garrett county,
Maryland, are provided in new
rates just approved by the West
Virginia Public Service Commits
sion, and effective with billings on
meter readings after March 1 next
The Maryland Public Service Commits
sion is expected to approve the reduc-
tions affecting this county within the
next few days.
Reductions also are made in the
rates for commercial customers.
Sixteen Voluntary Reductions
In announcing the reductions, which
mean total cost to the company of
$208,000, A. C. Spur, president, stat
ed the company has made sixteen
major voluntary reductions since 1926
in its residential, commercial, power
and street lighting rates with a total
annual cost of $501,361. Mr.. Spur
said these reductions have been made
despite increased costs of materials
and supplies and greatly increased
taxes.
1t was also pointed out the new res
idential rates in the northern portion
are equal to and for larger use are
even lower than the rate approved by
the Federal government for those
companies in Southern states which
purchase electricity from the Tennes-
see Valley Authority for resale and
make it possible for sale of appliances
under the EHFA financing plan.
First Block Reduced
Under the new rates the first block
IL the residential rates customer re-
siding in the northern portion of the
territory served by the company, will
be reduced from 8 to 612 cents net.
The northern portion includes Park
ersburg, Clarl,sburg, Weston, Buck
Continued on Page Eeight)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
TO PROCEED TO PURCHASE
SITE FOR new RESERVOIR
Council Instructs Attorney To
Begin Negotiations For Land;
Will Enforce Dog Ordinance
BILLS AMOUNT TO $1,000

Instructions to proceed with
negotiations for the purchase of
property upon which to erect an
auxiliary reservoir for the city
were given the towns attorney
at the regular monthly meeting
of the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil on Monday evening. Council
ordered that condemnation pro-
ceedings be instituted in case a
satisfactory agreement could not
be reached with the owner of
the property in the near future.
1t is the purpose of Council to erect
a reservoir adjacent to the present
one on Crook Crest so that there
would be no interruption in the water
supply should it be necessary to close
the one now in use temporarily fol
repairs. 1t would also insure more
safety in case of fire, a member OF
the Council pointed out.
Council also decided to enforce in
the strictest possible manner the dog
law and is publishing a notice to that
effect in this issue of The Republi-
can. Many complaints about dogs
running loose have been made to the
officials, it was stated.
Council is also asking for bids
for the removal of garbage within the
corporate limits. The collection OF
garbage was discontinued short
time ago, but it is expected that a
new contract will be made and the
service resumed.
Guy K. Gregg was granted a permit
to erect a filling station on the cor
ner of Third and Green streets, the
site being on the Helbig Mill lot.
Bills, amounting to approximately
$500, were ordered paid. The month
ly expense was larger than usual
but this is explained by payments be-
ing made to the fire department, the
Boys Band and the Oakland Library
all of which are considered worthy
objects by those acquainted with
the facts.
No appointments were made for
judges and clerks for the municipal
election, which is to be held in the
month of March, but this will be done
at the next meeting, according to
Mayor Grover C. Stemple.
At the March election three coun-
cilmen and treasurer will be chosen
The retiring councilmen will be W. R.
Browning, William Glotfelty and Ed
ward A. Shaffer. Mrs. Anna G. Dix
on's term as treasurer will also ex-
pire at that time. The hold-over mem
beers of Council are Arthur Lawton
Lloyd C. Shaffer and C, Milton Sin
cell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
Ice Falling From Roof Crushes
Automobile

Charles w. Ream, president of the
Stanley Coal Company at Crellin,
narrowly escaped serious injury on
Saturday when a mass Of ice and
snow weighing over hundred pounds
fell from the roof Of the company's
building and striking upon the auto
mobile of Mr.. Ream's crushed the top
and windshield of the machine. Mr.
Ream had just gotten out of the car
a few minutes before and had gone
into the building Had he been sitting
in the drivers seat when the ice fell
it is probable that he would have been
seriously injured or possibly killed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
Floodlight at High School Build
ing Falls And Injuries Custod-
ian OF Building

Charles R. yelling, custodian at
the Oakland High School building,
sustained a deep cut in his head last
Thursday at the school building when
a floodlight fixture, used the previous
night at the Presidents ball, fell from
the balcony, striking him glancing
blow and required the services of a
surgeon to close the wound.
Had the object struck Mr.. yelling
squarely, it is stated, the probability
is that his skull would have been
fractured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
LEGISLATORS MAKE STUDY
OF ANNUAL STATE BUDGET
Submitted by Governor H. w.
Nice Yesterday-TOtals Nearly
$61,OOO,OOO for 1936-1937
LIST PRINCIPAL EFFECTS

The State Legislature began con-
sideration of the approximately $61,-
100000 budget submitted by Gov. H.
W. Nice for 1886 and 1887 yesterday
with the Democratic leadership gen.
orally reserving comment but ap-
parently dubious over some items.
Faced with a measure containing
more than 200 pages filled with
figures affecting every department,
agency, and board in the state, the
majority of legislative leaders were
guarded in their comment, and will
remain so until thoroughly familiar
with the bill.
Along with the budget the governor
introduced a bill continuing the state
property tax at % cents per $500
valuation and a measure providing a
state bond issue of $855,OOO. He al
so sent to the House and Senate
copies of the report of the advisory
commission on state revenue, recon-
mending $16,OOO,OO0 be raised for
emergency and current treasury
needs during the biennium.
In making drastic reductions in
government expense practically all
salaries were cut, the percentage
varying with the amount now being
received.
Principal Effects
The principal items in the budget
follow:
Makes contributions to the general
funds from special fund departments;
increases executive mansion mainten-
ance; provides for full time budget
officer, with reduction in salary of
state purchasing agent to partially
absorb the expense; appropriates
$42, 100 annually for liquor tax law
enforcement; provides for central
purchasing bureau; appropriates ST.
100000 to continue tax counties must
pay to share in school equalization
fund and continue school program on
present basis; reduces appropria-
tions to University of Maryland; APP
propriates 100000 for oyster propa-
cation; allows increases to state
Continued on Page Eeight)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
School Girl Breaks Leg In Fall
On Basketball Floor

Agnes Steele, Mt. Lake Park, sophie
more in the Oakland High School, sus-
tanned broken leg last Thursday
during basketball practice on the floor
at the school building. The fracture
was between her ankle and knee and
was reduced by DR.. McComas.
She and another girl were scram-
bling for the ball when Miss Steele
slipped and fell, twisting her leg be-
meath her.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
Winter Continues

Winter continues to be king, in Gar
rett county, at least. Before the last
snow had disappeared, another fall
blanketed the county with several
inches on Tuesday night. This latest
snowfall followed sleet and ice of the
previous few days which made travel
difficult.
The lowest temperature of the week
was recorded this morning when the
thermometer registered 7 degrees
above zero.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
RELIEF WORK CONTINUES
DESPITE DELAY OF FUNDS
Only One-third of February Al
lOtment Received; Balance Is
Expected Middle of Month
COMFORTERS BEING MADE

Business as usual" will be carried
on by the Garrett County Welfare
Board despite the failure of the Fed
eral Relief Administration to remit
the full amount of the February quota
of funds to the local offices.
Miss Ethel Miller, executive secre-
tary, announced there would be no
curtailment of the relief work in this
community before the 18th of Febru-
airy, and was confident that the bal
ance of the relief money for the cur
rent month would be forthcoming at
that time.
The budget for February totaled
$24, 437 for Garrett county and has
been approved at Washington, but
only one-third of this amount was re-
ceived here the first of the month, in
stead of one-half, as is usually the
case with the monthly payments.
This situation is not confined to this
section alone, but is general through
out the country.
COmfOrters Being Made
One hundred warm comforters, each
one filled with five pounds of cotton
batting, are going into one hundred
homes of relief clients as rapidly as
they can be made in the relief self
help and work relief sewing classes,
Miss Miller stated.
Five hundred pounds of cotton and
1000 yards of comforter covering has
been received from the Surplus Foods
Corporation and another shipment is
expected soon. This material will be
made up as fast as possible, as the
need for bed clothing is urgent, it
was stated.
The surplus commodities are given
in addition to relief given by work
relief or in cash. That is, family
gets. the same amount of relief re-
CARELESS of surplus commodities.
The County Welfare Board has also
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07
Has Leg Broken at School

Carl Calls, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
,Eelph Calls, Mt. Lake Park, had his
liz broken in a tussle with another
'buth, at the Mt. Lake Park school,
he day last week. The lad is about
Z years old.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-07

The approximate value of all sur
plus commodities received amounts to
$16,274.57.
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THESE are also DeIng maue UP III
the sewing classes and distributed.
FOodstuffs Received
A complete list of all foodstuffs re-
ceived from the Surplus Foods Cor
poration follows. These are allocated
to the families according to the size
of the family:
Received for distribution from Au
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
RIOT
FLARESAT
BRITAIN
Floyd Gibbons Tells
Of Student Clashes
With Cairo Police
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Copyright, 1885, by International
News gePvicel

CAIRO, Nov. 13 U.NS0.
Egypt's own Fourth of july" !"
her independence day. came off
with q bang today as 10000
Egyptian students started riotous
demonstrations ag ain st Great
Britain in which at least one
person was reported killed and
scores were wounded.
The. acute Anglo Egyptian po-
litical crisis, interviewer wit h
British and Italian rivalry in
this corner of the world, pro-
vided the fuel for one of the most
violent public demonstrations
have seen in years.
Yesterday I told you about this
problem-how the Egyptians
would like a little more freedom
than they've got but how Britain
for the time being has refused
it-and today I have a Fourth
of July" yarn filled with fire
works out-rocketing the American
variety.
Consulate Attacked
The mobS of students started
the day by throwing bricks and
stones through windows Of the
British consulate. Soon English
civilians were afraid to step out
into the streets, and fighting had
spread throughout ancient Cairo.
BY afternoon the riots had
grown so that tens of thousands
of Egyptians were taking part
Police were called out-all that
were available. They battled the
demonstrators. Twenty were
rushed to hospitals, at least half
of them with serious injuries.
Scores Of demonstrators were
hurt.
The riots continued to grow,
and a battalion of Egyptian
infantry was rushed in motor
trucks from HeliopoliS, outside
Cairo, and stationed about the
British consulate and in the
localities where the fighting was
most severe.
Defied Flying stones
Russell PaSha, English com
mander of the Cairo police, rode
an Arabian white stallion through
the milling mobS, giving orders to
his Steel-helmeted men. He was
an undaunted figure as I saw him
lead his men against the bowling,
fighting students.
Russell defied the flying stones
Continued on Page ;, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
WOMAN FLYING
OVER OCEAN

DAKAR, Africa, Nov. 13 UN.
SO.-Miss Jean Batten, New zea'
land aviatrix, took off at $50
a. M, New York time, today on a
flight across the South Atlantic
to Natal in her attempt to set a
new record from England to
Brazil.
Miss Batten is the first woman
to attempt to fly the South At
lantic alone.
She will fly the same course
navigated by Mrs. Anne Lindbergh
with her famous husband at the
controls in 1888. It involves some
2,100 miles of over-ocean flying.
German and French mail planes
make the flight on weekly sched-
uleS, the German planes using a
ship anchored near the equator
as a mid-ocean base.
Unless she experiences diff.
culties, Miss Batten will not use
the facilities afforded by the Ger.
man ship but will fly straight to
Brazil.
She should arrive at Natal,
Brazil, just before nightfall.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
St. Paul Pays HOnO1's
To Governors HOG

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 13
U.N.S0.-Sirens screamed, bands
played and ticker-tape streamed
through the downtown streets in
a thunderous ovation to pretty
Boy Floyd" today as his majesty
arrived in st. Paul.
''Pretty Boy Floyd" or Floyd
of Rosedale, 220-pound Hampshire
porker, brother of "Blueboy" Of
Estate Fair" of movie fame, was
taken to the State capitol to pay
the debt of Gov. Clyde L. Herring,
of Iowa, to Gov. Floyd B. Olson,
Of Minnesota, comfortably en-
sconced in a blue-ribboned ex-
press crate.
Shrieking, Sputtering motor
cycles led the way. Traffic was
halted. Governor Herrinab perched
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high in an official car which i'm.
mediately preceded the royal
truck, DOTTED his hat and bowed
and smiled. At the capitol, plans
had been made for a fitting re-
ception for both Governor Herring
and the prize porker.
Foyd's delivery to Governor
Olson marks the peaceable end Of
what for a time threatened an
inter.university and interstate
fight and scandal. Jocular re-
marks of Governor Herring anent
the roughneSs of Minnesota foot
ball players threatened to precipi-
tate q serious situation. The skies
cleared, however, when Governor
Olson telegraphed the offer to bet
a hog on the outcome of the Iowa
Minnesota game last Saturday.
Minnesota won.
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HE|ER'S TRIAL
POSTPONED

PENNINGTON. N. j., Nov. 13
G.NS).-Absence Of ian import
ant witness" today resulted in in
definite postponement of the per
jury trial of Benjamin Heller, de-
fense witness at the trial of Bruno
Richard Hauptmann, convicted
baby Lindbergh slayer.
Until the witness is found,
Prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck, jr.,
said the trial would not proceed.
The perjury charge was an out
growth of Heier's testimony that
on the night DR.. John F. Condor
passed the Lindbergh ransom
money to John" in st. Ray
mond's Cemetery, Heller had seen
man resembling Isidor Fisch,
Hauptmann's late friend, climb
over the cemetery gate and run
away.
A State witness countered with
the assertion that on that night
Heller was in an automobile acci-
dent miles from the ransom-paSS-
ing scene.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
ROGERS FACES
H0EY QUIZ

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Nov. 10
Q.N.S0-Henry Huddleston Rog-
ers, Sd, scion of millions and social
position, was to testify today be-
fore the Chester county grand
jury investigating the violent
death of glamorous Evelyn Hoey,
Broadway song and dance girl.
The beautiful singer was found
dead in a bedroom on the second
floor of Rogers farmhouse, near
Downingtown, last September II.
A bullet from a high-calibre pistol
had shattered her skull.
Since his arrival from sani-
tarium where he has been under
treatment for a nervous break
down, the 31-year-old heir to a
$500, 900 cut from the $4,000, 900
fortune of a disapproving father
has been closely shielded from
would-be inquisitors by his high
priced counsel.