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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30

Members of the Board INCLUDE
Charles w. Ream, Crellin, chairman;
Delbert Davis, cashier of the First
National Bank, Oakland; Blaine
Giessman, president of the Board of
County Commissioners; Irwin R..
Rudy, Oakland; Fred G. Fox, Friends
vile; Jasper Meyers, Kitzmiller; G. j..
Gnagey, Grantsville.
Evening star., 1936-04-09
roadside signboards-Myrna 10y

roadside observation-disclosures 10y
she's everywherel
The De Soto in Savannah is one Of
the great hotels. My choice above
everything In the South. Great wide
verandas. palm trees, swimming pool,
high-ceilinged rooms, Negro help
who've been with 1t for years, slow,
roomy elevators, solicitous desk clerks,
a genial manager-Charles G. Day
a fine restaurant (the Flamingo Ter
race and live spot for dancing, the
Tavern.
This distinctive hotel has occupied
its Bull street site since 1890. It is.
to be sure, one of Savannah's prides.
and these include, I suppose, the
moss-hung trees, MaSsie School (at-
tended by Miriam Hopkins), parks, a
diamond-back terrapin farm, the
waving girl on the Savannah River
and the legendary beauty, who was
Miss Sophie Meldrim.
How do they feel about Roosevelt
in the South? c. T. Graydon, CO.
lumbia lawyer and chairman of the
Court House Commission (new court
house is being erected), put it this
way:
I'm a Democrat. I'm for the ad-
Evening star., 1936-04-09
RAMBLING WRITER
HALTED BY FLOOD
MorehouSe Finds. Georgia
Roads Terrors, but Finally
Gets Through.
BY WARD MOREHOUSE.

COLUMBUS Ga, April 8 (NA
N.A).-It was twilight in Western
Georgia, over toward the Alabama
line. On one side of the lonely road
way stood hulking old house with
out lights and brooding in the dusk
On the other side was a shiny new
house, its green blinds only recently
swung into place and its red roof half
completed. had reached the bot
tom Of O. hill on the worst road en-
countered in 1900 miles of motor
travel. Before me stretched a sheet
Of water, swift, swirling and seemingly
rising. Beyond this flood created lake
lay paved highway. Columbus to Ala
bama.
Here was a decision to be reached
in this early April nightfall: Could
make that stream or should I turn
back, wearily, and drive 80 miles to
Macon over road hardly flt for q
tank?
Night had now come on, definitely.
There was tornado to the south. 1t
was cold and blowy. The road was
black and the old house had taken on
curiously frightening form. The
cold wind shook the great oak in front
of 1t. I wasn't very happy. The
Madison Cafe seemed very far away,
and very snug.
A Melancholy Fellow.
Now the gas man at Macon had duly
warned me. He had suggested Ala
bama by Atlanta and Admission. He
was as melancholy fellow as ever I
met and as he lifted the hood he talked
Of washed-out bridges and endless de-
tours. But had an appointment with
Alabama's Governor toward the south,
so took the chance. Thirty miles
Of easy riding and the trouble began.
Dirt road, mud road, quagmire. For
nearly so miles sT-6 jostled and
jounced and zig-zagged and sloshed
and skidded and finally, with concrete
only short distance ahead. ! reached
the bottoom of the big hill and the
edge Of the impromptu lake. I banged
Evening star., 1936-04-09

on the door Of the lightless old house
which would surely collapse under tn.
next gust Of wind. No response. Ths
water ahead, under the glare Of the
headlights, was rising. Nothing to do
decided, but to turn back. It was
just then that ghostly something
came clopping down the hill and out
Of the blackness. 1t was a negro or
q mule.
We had hasty colloquy. No, he
wasn't headed no place particular
Lived over that way piece. Had been
working for white feller back the
road a ways. Sure, he'd cross the
water He'd been cross them deeper
than that. Would he re-cross 1t and
let me know how deep it was? He
reckoned he would. He waded in, gave
his gray mule slap and disappeared
Finally boy and mule came back and
the mule seemed wet to the ears. But
its rider said he reckoned could get
through. Wasn't sure, though. Too
bad If got stuck. Take it easy like IT,.
So ST-6 plunged forward and took a
bath. It's still soaking. The Negro
boy said that If I kept right on going
I'd find Geneva and that 1t would be
all right from there.
I did, and it was
Morehouse Superlatives.
Recapitulation to date:
Best roads-North Carolina.
Worst roads-North Georgia.
Favorite hotel-The De Soto.
Most interesting personality-Wil-
liam E. Borah.
Best movie in South-"These
Three"
Best chicken dinner-Greenwood,
s. C.
Most colorful small town-Cheraw,
S. C.
Busiest hotel lobby-Hotel Sir Wal
ter at Raleigh.
Town hit hardest by fiood-Alex-
andria, Va.
The busiest main street-Elkton,
Md.
Prettiest girl-Alice Fletcher of
Miami.
Politician with greatest personal
charm-President Roosevelt.
Town with most distinctive coun-
try weekly-Dahlonega, Ga.
Most typical general store-Mc-
Donough, Ga.
Most interesting hotel lobby-Hotel
Union, Pennington, N. j.
Most colorless Governor-Peery Of
Virginia.
Oldest looking town-Fredericks-
burg, Va.
Town with lowest-priced cabs
Washington.
Movie star seen most frequently on
Evening star., 1936-04-09
One Ship Returns.

The famous expedition which cir
cumnavigated the globe for the first
time in the early sixteenth century,
ended in the return Of one ship out Of
the five that had started out Zone ship,
separated halfway had returned to
SPAIN, 18 men out of the original
265, and minus Magellan himself, but
this one ship so loaded down with
precious spices, more valuable than
gold in those days, as to amply repay
for the expedition.
Evening star., 1936-04-09

ministration. I've made good many
trips lately and talked with lot Of
people about the 1885 election. In
the Carolinas and adjacent States
think the situation can be summed
up by saying that everybody below the
status of hotel clerk Is for Franklin
D. Roosevelt; everybody above hotel
clerk is against the President. And
the clerks themselves are neutral"
tCopyright, 1885. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1nc)
Evening star., 1936-04-09
CHOIR TO PAY HONOR
TO COL. LOUIS HOWE

In honor of former chair member,
Col. Louis McHenry Howe, presiden-
tial secretary, recovering from long
illness In Naval Hospital, the choir
of st. Thomas Episcopal Church,
which President Roosevelt attends,
has dedicated to Col. Howe a pre-
Easter song service tonight at O'Clock
in the church.
Col. Howe has been notified Of the
tribute by LOYAL B. Aldrich, director
Evening star., 1936-04-09

Of the choir. At the White House it
was said today that Col. Howe Is
much better" and has been able to
sit up in bed recently.
The choir numbered Col. Howe
among its active singers during the
days of Franklin Roosevelt's service
as Assistant Secretary of the Navy
but pressure Of White House business
prevented him from resuming his sing
ing after his chief was elected
President.
Evening star., 1936-09-16
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plicated by the murder of Rita Wing
field-with a paper of Percys matches
beneath her hips-it was a significant
and threatening chapter of truth.
Precisely wherein lay the menace
he was at the moment unable to guess,
but the redhead was the key to the
problem. BY careful checking OF
the time element involved she might
even-why not?-be viewed in the
malignant role of murderess.
Or might she? Had she really had
an opportunity?
The police call had come through
about lis, he thought. And Percy
had definitely arrived at 12:45. Twen-
ty minutes before, or thereabouts, he
had been kissing the redhead good
by in the doorway at the Weldon
Hotel More likely in the car. At any
rate, she need not have been long in
following him-having acquired his
paper of matches on the journey
northward! Percy had clearly stated
that they had sat and smoked outside
the old-fashioned house with the
porcelain doorknob She had simply
borrowed his matches and failed to
return them-a cinch!
The police had arrived at approxi-
mately 1:30, and Rita Wingfield had
been dead-how long? That was the
question: How long had Rita been
dead? Not long, certainly; the cor
oner's physician had said so. Dallas,
of course, already knew. He might
also have his suspicious of the red
head. Might even be taking her into
custody!
by jove," said Blackwood, "I may
Evening star., 1936-09-16

find the police already in possession" !"
He found nobody In possession but
a sleepy night clerk who threatened
to call the police If the intruder did
not go away.
81 tell you," said the clerk, with
rising annoyance, after some minutes
of conversation, "I been on this desk
all night. And it just happens hat
no redheaded woman has come in
that door. don't care who you are,
either; I'm not talking about the
guests of this hotel"
1t was disappointing.
Drop dead, will you?" invited
Blackwood wearily.
He tossed a dubious glance at an
elderly scrubwoman, on her knees in
a corner of the lobby-the only other
occupant Of the room-then shrugged
his shoulders and loitered to the door.
A faint line of light was just steal
ing over the eastern horizon, but the
streets were still dark. He strobe away
along the avenue to the nearest inter-
section and walked another slumber-
ing driver.
"Eleven-forty Lake Shore drive
said Riley Blackwood doggedly; land
see if you can make it before day.
light"
In is minutes he was alighting al
his destination. having established, al
any rate, the riding time between
two highly interesting points.
The tall building loomed over him
Evening star., 1936-09-16
BY VINCENT STARRETT.
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING


Percy Jones, famous Chicago RADIO
announcer. is expected shortly, after
midnight at party being given py lhe
lovely widowed Janice Hume. Riley
Blackwood drama critic of the Morn
inp Chronicle with a detectlVe-Story
mind is bored, but chat with Phlllp
Constantine. novelist. delays MN until
Percy arrives belatedly at 12:45. a
scratch on his face. Percy explains IL
was made by blue Persian kitten;
HIS story, is that a pretty ds;nn rsdhead ID
give him a lift home. She forgot she
was to stop at her aunt's for the kitten
and they had to drive back. She
footed her horn and it was brought
out Of an old-fashioned house in
They fTHss drove soeet to the weldon Hotel, which
she entered. and he took a taxi to
Isn't ISM entirely believed; Just then The
murder or suicide at l14O Lake Shore
drive" That is Janice's address,
also. Riley finds, Rita Wingf1eld. con-
cert singer dead in her apartment.
shot through the heart. pistol beside
her. Detective Chief Dallas finds
monogramed match folder beside her.
Riley identifies the monogram as that
of Percy Jones. Dallas goes to the
Hume apartment. but finds Percy LETT
after a phone call. Riley tries not
to let his dislike of Percy direct
his suspicious to Jones. At night
club, Riley and Constantine meet
who says Percy stopped his own taxi
on the boulevard an hour before to
tell him he might need Fentress to
defend him on a murder charge.
Evening star., 1936-09-16

highboy, and came back-filled with
reproach-to the pair of interrupters.
80 solly," said the China boy. But
he did not look particularly sorry.
"Is Miss Blackwood waiting for
me?" The voice of Julie Blackwocd's
nephew was family anxious.
The servant shook his head. It
appeared that Miss Blackwood had
been unable to wait for "bleakfast."
as she had an appointment with "an-
other lady" She was "solly" to have
missed Mr.. Blackwood; but she would
be home for tea at 4 o'clock
Mr.. Blackwood was relieved.
"She expected me for breakfast. Of
course" he said, a trifie penitently,
Evening star., 1936-09-16

vaguely menacing in the distorting
influence of darkness-the building
in which the crazy mystery had had
its origin. He was beginning to be
family sick of it. No doubt among its
sleeping citizens were any number of
females with red hair. After all, the
town was filled with them. He must
be careful not to let this obsession
about redheads run away with him.
Too many redheads-eh? 1t would
be a good title for mystery story.
A wave of sanity swept over him
and he went home and went to bed.
At II o'clock there was disturb
ance in Blackwood's bed room. A
Wire-haired terrier, with wriggling
Evening star., 1936-09-16

white body and black ears, bounded
onto the bed and ecstatically licked
every inch Of its masters face that
was visible above the coverlet.
Blackwood sat up in sudden panic,
fighting off the bewildering attack.
His Chinese servant was bowling in
the doorway.
80 solly," said the China boy, with
an amiable grin. Miss Blackwood
send her compliments and newspaper" :"
He profered the first section of a
popular Sunday journal that was q
deadly rival of the Morning Chronicle.
What time Is it?" said Blackwood.
His glance rolled sleepily to the little
clock that licked upon an antique
Evening star., 1936-09-16
FACE CLEAR
AGAIN

Blemishes Relieved by Cuticura
Here is a letter every skin suf-
ferer should read. Its message
is vital.
~There were blemishes on my
face. of external origin, and they
made me look old and hagard.
They were red, hard and large.
They would hurt, and when I
scratched them the skin would
become irritated and I couldn't
sleep.
.But after using two cakes of
Cuticura Soap and one tin OF
Cuticura Ointment my face was
cleared again." (SignedD Mrs. L.
Whether, End ST.. Floreffe, Pa,
June IS, 1885.
Physicians can understand such
letters. The Cuticura formulas
have proved their effectiveness
for over half a century. Remem-
ber, Cuticura Soap and Ointment
are also for pimples, rashes,
ringworm, burning of eczema
and other externally caused skin
blemishes. All druggists. Soap,
Csc. Ointment, Csc.
Evening star., 1936-09-16

and yawned a colossal yawn. "All
right, I'll get up. Get my bath ready,
Jim-and have cup of black coffee
ready for me when I've finished. Well.
well, we'll! What a good doggie it
is! And take this dog to the kitchen
with you, jim" he added. Il really
don't feel like throwing that con-
founded ball around, just yet"
His bath already had been ordered,
it appeared; and he staggered away
to the bath room, closely pursued by
the obstreperous terrier.
ut can't be DONE" said Blackwood,
holding a hand against his mouth.
II simply can't wake up"
What an idiot he had been to run
Evening star., 1936-09-16

around so frantically on this business
OF Percy Jones! Or had any of it
really happened? There was a quail
ity OF nightmare about the episode.
from first to last, that fingered in
his memory like an afterthought of
fever. He had been to quite a lot
OF trouble for some one he didn't
like-it was Freudian perhaps.
Copyright, 1895, by Vincent Stsrrett.)
(To be continued.)
France to Buy War Supplies.
France is to buy s91o 900 900 worth
OF guns. tanks and other war riot erials
to increase the arnty's efficiency.
Evening star., 1936-09-16
ADVERTISEMENT
corns Sleep
Then Shed Off

Throbbing corns quiet down when
you apply E-z Korn Remover. Numbs
pain-loosens hardest corn, and core
comes right out. Easy to use-works
fast. Used by thousands. Try 1t
yourself. Only IS cents at drug stores.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-27

the dismal. Two days ago, in the
second round of the north and
south open, followed him around,
his gallery, even counting his partn-
erS and the three caddies, never
numbered more than ten during
the entire l8 holes.
Yesterday when the rain fell in
torrents, and play was postponed,
went looking for Sam Parks.
l wanted to ask him how he felt
about the things that had been
said of his game; how it felt to be
the national champion, and trudge
along the fairWays alone and look
across the course and see hundreds
OF spectators scurrying along in
the wake OF players without d title.
found him in the lounge-alone
and ready TO answer any ques-
tionS.
Don't mind what you ask me-"
he said with a grin. Il won't be
embarrassed. In fact, I'll ask the
first qquestion for you. Don't you
want to know just how 1 feel about
all the things that have happened
to me since I won the open at
Oakmont last year?'
That's right" I said, "but 1
don't want to make you mad"
you won't. Well, to tell you
the truth, it's been pretty tough.
I think it would hurt anybody to
be the national champion and not
be able to do any better than I
have this winter. People think
the champion should be the best,
and I'm not. There are ten fell
lows in this tournament right here
who are better golfers than am.
Maybe more than that. I've been
hitting the ball better this winter
than ever did-much better than
/ did at Oakmont-but I'm not hit
ting it good enough to win.
II knew ! couldn't hope to
lick them when I started the
tour, and knew / was sticking
my neck out by making it. But
1 knew / never would learn to
beat them unless I did, so / went
along. People have been pretty
tough on me, but / haven't mind
ed. I've improved my game a
lot, and maybe I'll be able to
make them forget my failures
later on"
Did he think he had learned
enough to make a successful de-
fense of his title this year?
'I doubt it. But a lot depends
on the course. If it's a tough
course, which will prevent Picard
and Sarazen and Revolta and those
fellows from shooting in the six-
ties, I'll have chance. You see
I can't shoot that sort of golf. /
don't mind admitting 1t. Right
now 1 seem to be the jinx of a
golfer who can shoot 74's and 75s
no matter whether the course is
tough or easy, / won with that
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-27
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TOKYO GIANTS
PRINED FOR
MONDAY TILT

Reports from the coast indicate
that the Tokyo Giants, premier pro-
fessional baseball club from Japan
who will clash with Jack Stark's El
Centro All-Stars at the EastSide
baseball park Monday Afternoon,
have hit their stride and will give
the valley boys some anxious mo-
mentS.
Tuesday the Nipponese invaders
humbled the highly touted San Di-
ego Padres at Fullerton by score
of 4 to l.
In spite of their recent successes.
the boys from across the Pacific will
encounter some real competition
when they attempt to humble the
All-Stars, all of whom are seasoned
veterans.
Satchel Paige. Incompatible Negro
ace pitcher, who will hold down the
mound for the All-Stars, is expected
to keep the Giants from collecting
hits. He will be ably seconded by
Jumbo" Mackey, Negro catcher,
one of the few who can hold Paige's
terrific cannon-ballS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-27

kind of score at Oakmont, you
know"
Parks said that he probably
could have done a little better in
these winter tournaments had he
been willing 10 90 on playing shots
the wrong way. But it seems that
he decided, after winning the open,
TO execute all shots the correct
way, even if it cost him strokes,
while experimenting.
For an example, he pointed out
that in the first round here he
took six on a par three hole
when he might well have had a
four, had he been willing to play
shot out of the trap in his old
style.
"But I just couldn't weaken" /"
he said. Il knew I could get the
ball out on the green my old way,
but I played it the right way and
1 missed one before 1 hit the ball
properly. After a while the right
way will be natural, and maybe I'll
be the kind of a player the people
expect the national champion to
be.
Until then, I guess I'll just have
to grin and bear it. But don't
write that I'm discouraged or down
hearted. I'm doing all right, and
1 would rather win the open title
a little bit too soon than not at
all. And some of the fellows never
have won it, you know"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-27
HIGH SCHOOL
METERS TAKE
VALLEY TITLE

Central high school tennis team
completed the 1886 tennis season
undefeated Thursday afternoon with
a close 4-3 victory over CaleXico
high school.
Central had already clinched the
title with a win over BraWley last
week. but the SpartanS were anX-
ious to complete the year with an
unmarried record. The Ell Centro
team found the going plenty tough,
however, and barely managed to
squeeze out a victory.
Fox started things off right with
a three set win over Servine and
Frankie Nell Birkhauser disposed
of her opponent in easy style to the
tune of 6-2, SO.
Bowker of CalexI:o put the border
team back in the running with a
surprising straight set win over
Jones. In boys doubles, the CAL
eXico team defeated Judd and Horne
in three sets, bot wins by Helen
Dowd in second ringles and by the
Central girls doubles team put the
match on ice for 81 Centro.
Calexico annexed the last battle
of the day when their mixed doubles
team managed to upset Badger and
Clements 1910. GA.
The Central squad will start train
ing for the Valley tennis elimination
Tournament to be held in April to
determine the individual cham
pionS of the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-27
Bench
Warming
BY B. KINNE

Cox Brothers basketball team,
which placed second in the /. V.
Commercial league, has scheduled
a basketball game with the South
Bay quintet of San Diego, winners
of the S. d. Commercial league
title.
Cox Brothers have signed Don
Withrow and Archie Drennen OF
Central junior college to play with
them and have also obtained the
services of Coates and Misenhiem-
er of the I. " Hardware team.
Members of the Cox Brothers
team to take part in the game are
Scroggins, Lee, Lambeth, Wick and
Curry
This will be the best ball
game seen in the valley this seas
on as the San Diego squad is con-
sidered one of the best in the
southland and are journeying to
Los Angeles Saturday to tangle
with a leading commercial league
team.
The San Diego squad is COM
posed of men that have been
playing commercial league ball for
several years and who made out
standing records in high school
and college competition.
However, the Ell Centre team will
boast a lineup that would be an
asset to any ball club, Archie
Drennen is rated as the best j.
c. forward in the southwest, Mis-
enhlemer and Coates were picked
on The All-commercial league team
and both we're star players on
their respective college teams.
Withrow is a steady player and
good shot from outside the
foul circle as we'll as a great de-
fensive man.
Cox Brothers also have some
good men that will put the team
on par with any commercial
league quintet in this section.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-27
TODAYS
Sports Parad
BY HENRY McLEMORE

PINEHURST, N. c., March 81
U.g-This is story about Sam
Parks, Jr, of Pittsburgh, and OF
the fine courage, high good nature,
and tolerance he has shown since
that afternoon at Oakmont last
June when they handed him The
big cup for winning the national
open golf championship.
The treatment Sam Parks has re-
ceived from the press and public
since winning that title is enough
to embitter most men. The an
tagonism against him started even
before he won the title. While he
VAS still on the course, playing the
last nine holes, the press tent club
house, locker room, and galleries,
were thick with people saying
what pity it would be if that
unknown Parks" won the title.
from a field which included the
greatest golfing names in the coun-
try. And during the cup presenta-
ton one could feel the unfriendli-
ness if not the actual hostility, of
the crowd that surrounded him.
The aftermath stories in the
newspapers were merciless. His
swing was torn to bits. His per-
sonality was criticized, he was
called cheese, chump and freak
champion. This bitterness turn
ed to derision when he began
the winter circuit with his rival
professionals and failed to keep
pace. His failure in a tOurna-
ment was played up more than
the success of the winner.
His exhibition tours bordered on
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-27
HUSKIES WIN
FROM OREGON

SEATTLE, Wash, March 81. W,R
University of Washington's Hus-
kies, who started the 1896 basketball
season with II consecutive victor
les, but couldn't win the conference
title, emerged today from a two
night playoff series as the Pacific
coasts nominee for Olympic games
competition.
The Washington five won the
right to engage in New York City
playoffs by defeating Oregon State,
35 to 90, in the final game of Sec
tional trials last night. They enter
ed the finals by defeating use.
while Oregon State was eliminating
Stanford university's conference
championships quintet Wednesday
night.