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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Two Oaklanders Arrested For
Liquor Law Violations

Calvin Menhorn, Oakland, was TAX
en- into custody by Garrett County
officials on Tuesday, charged with un-
lawful sale of liquor on four different
occasions.
The sales were alleged to have oc-
Cured April 81, April 26, July 4, 1886,
and November %, 1885, and Menhorn
is being held under bond of $500 for
each charge, or a total of $4,000.
Frank Pifer was also lodged in Jail
Tuesday charged with unlawful sale
of a pint of whiskey on February 6,
1886. A warrant is also out for the
arrest of Frank Shorty Hines for
unlawful sale of liquor on two occa-
sions, April 90 and April 80, but the
warrant was not served, as Hines
could not be found.
Menhorn is a former offender, hav-
ing been sentenced for liquor law
violations several years ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Rehearsals Under Way For Pag-
cant of The Tableland

+. august in the Tableland," a pag-
cant of Garrett County, will be pre-
scented at the amphitheatre at Noun
tain Lake Park on Friday evening,
August 81. The proceeds will be for
the benefit of the Garrett County Unit
of the Tableland Association.
The pageant is being directed by
Mrs. Ralph Weber and rehearsals are
under way in the various communities
of the county. The Grantsville Unit
of the Association will be represented
in the pageant, taking the parts of
fairies. Song and dances are being
directed by Miss Viola Broadwater
and Miss Dorothy Edwards. Those
taking part from there are Mildred
Frickey, Rita Edwards, Frances Wei
mer, Betty Mckenzie, Dorothy Shu-
maker, Audrey Speicher, Betty Bea-
chy, Mary Catherine Miller, Grace
Beachy, Ruth Klotz, Joyce Beachy
and Dorothy Smith.
There will also be groups from
Friendsville, Accident, Deer Park,
Kitzmiller, Mountain Lake Park, Oak
land, and possibly other towns.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Tri-COunty All Camp Closes
With Campfire Vesper Service

An impressive vesper service around
the campfire with presentation of
awards was the concluding program of
the tri-county All camp last Friday
evening at the Oakland Boy Scout
camp, where 65 boys had been enrolled
from Garrett, Allegany and Washing
ton counties.
Rifle craftsmanship medals were
won by George Porter and Harry
Porter, of Oakland, and Wallace Nc
Gill, Cumberland. A medal was also
given to Kenneth Keller, Accident, for
the most improvement in rifle marks
manship.
Boys selected for the All candle
light service included James Kirkpat-
rick, Barton, head; Freddie Kretzer,
Clearspring, health; Richard Summer
field, Rawlings, hands; Francis Spoer-
lein, Accident, heart.
Twelve of those enrolled were from
Garrett county, % from Allegany
county, and 81 from Washington coun-
ty. In handicraft work Franklin Gus
ter, Oakland, was given first place in
belt work, and Cecil Fike, Avilton,
was given first place in rope work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
COLONEL KNOX TO SPEAK
IN HAGERSTOWN AUG. 18TH
Candidate For Vice-President To
Attend Rally and Picnic

Colonel Frank Knox, Republican
candidate for vice-president, will be
the speaker at the United Retail Mer-
chants picnic at Hagerstown on Au-
gust 10, according to William P. Law
son, chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee, who has received
word of acceptance from Col. Knox.
The invitation was extended by
Mayor Irwin NJ. Wertz, of Hagerstown,
and Sol R. Fisher, president of the
Merchants Association.
Planning Huge Rally
Lawson stated the rally would be
one of the largest in the history of the
State. There are to be bus loads of
people from every county in the State
and the railroads will run excursions
to Hagerstown. Over 100000 people
are expected.
Citizens of Hagerstown will give a
dinner for Col. Knox at six o'clock in
the evening and later he will make a
speech at the fair grounds. Lawson
said the speech would be broadcast on
a nationwide hookup.
Governor Harry w. Nice will intro
duce the vice-presidential candidate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
PITTSBURGH PLAYBOY HAS
HONEYMOON INTERRUPTED
Detained At Grantsville; Brides
Check Is Declared Good

The honeymoon of Pittsburgh's
playboy, Harrison McCready, and his
wife, was interrupted in Garrett coun-
ty last Friday but they were later re-
leased from authorities when a tele-
gram had assured officers that check
signed by the bride was good.
Mrs. McCready was detained in Oak
land where the misunderstanding over
the check to Fred Pittore, Pittsburgh
taximan, was cleared up. She was not
in Jail.
A telegram from her uncle and
guardian in Sarasota, Fla, said that
checks signed Marie Silvertooth Nc
Cready would be hor ored. Then Mrs.
McCready remembered she had signed
the check Patricia Marie Silvertooth
McCready.
Her husband, who has won attention
by spending something more than half
a million dollars he inherited, was with
her in Grantsville when J. w. Owens,
deputy sheriff, and Lester Bittinger,
constable, arrived. They had spent
about two weeks in Grantsville, where
McCready is a frequent visitor.
The check that caused the trouble
was given to the taxi driver in pay
ment for a trip from Pittsburgh to
New Cumberland, W. Va, where Nc
Cready and his third wife were mar
ried month ago.
A photographer from the Sun
Telegraph newspaper, Pittsburgh,
snapped the couple as they left the
sheriff's Office. The picture was pub
lished the next day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
LARGE ATTENDANCE SEEMS
SURE AT CHOIR FESTIVAL
Advance Ticket Sale and Prom
ises of Support Lead To Asser-
ton That Great Crowd
Will be Present
CHOIRs HARD AT WORK

Sunday, August %, at Mt. Lake
Park, will witness the largest as we'll
as the most representative gathering
of people from this section that this re-
sort has had in the past several years,
judging by advance ticket sale and
promises of support already coming in
to Rev. Felix Robinson, director for
the annual Mountain Choir Music Fes-
tival, of Keyser, W. Va.
This is the third season for the festi-
val of religious music under DIR. Rob-
inson's supervision and it is now rec
ognized as one Of exceptional merit.
Choirs entering the contest have been
rehearsing for weeks.
Over 1000 tickets have already been
sold and it is predicted that the adj
vance sales of tickets will reach 1000.
The Allegheny Tableland Association
and the Allegheny Tableland Council
of the Chamber of Commerce of Pitts
burgh, Pa, are endorsing and promot-
ing the festival, and both these organ
izations are being assisted by different
county units of the Tableland area,
including five counties in West Vir-
ginia, two in Pennsylvania and Gar
rett county. The Oakland unit went
over it's quota in support of the festi-
val, according to Frank A. Smouse,
chairman, and following meeting of
the Tableland Council in Pittsburgh
last week, the same is expected from
the Pittsburgh group, according to E.
J. Priddy, chairman.
The choral contest will commence
at 100 p. M, after short concert
by the festival symphony orchestra
under the direction of Lawrence Kolk-
horst. This contest is for parish and
community choirs.
At 6:45theoutdoors solemn procession
will begin by the ringing of bells and
the heraldry of trumpets. This is a new
feature of the festival and is revival
of the religious procession which was
in vogue in the days of Charlemagne.
The participants in this procession will
wear brilliant vestments. These added
to the vested choirs are expected to
make an unforgettable scene inthe oak
grove outside the Mountain Lake Park
amphitheatre. The procession will file
into the amphitheatre where at 7:30
will commence Choral Vespers with the
Festival choir of 500 voices singing the
great hymns and anthems of the
church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
All CLUB WEEK TO BEGIN
AT COLLEGE PARK TODAY
Over 400 To Attend; Several Ex-
pect To Go From Garrett Co.

Several members of county All
groups will attend All club week,
which will be held at the University of
Maryland from Thursday, August 6, to
Tuesday, August II. Approximately
400 will be present from points in var
ious parts of the State.
The group will be in charge of E. G.
jenkins, State Boys Club agent, and
Miss Dorothy Emerson, Girls Club
agent. A number of prominent speak
ers are on the program, and they will
be welcomed to the campus on Friday
morning by H. C. Byrd, president of
the University of Maryland, and by DR..
Thomas B. Symons, director of the
Extension Service.
Highlights of the week will include
campfires Thursday and Friday nights,
an older youth conference Saturday
afternoon, musical program and all
star conservation Sunday and a style
revue Modnay.
Those already signifying their in
tention of going from Garrett county
include Mae DiGuistino, Kitzmiller;
Geraldine Kahl and Genevieve Murphy,
Oakland, and Dorothy Kesner, of Loeb
Lynn Heights. There will probably be
others.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Attend Convention of Pythian
Sisters at Cumberland

The annual district convention Of
the Pythian Sisters of Western Mary
land was held Tuesday in Cumberland.
Mrs. G. J. Altstetter, Oakland, dis
trict deputy, presided. Temples from
Oakland, Homecoming, Midland, Frost
burg, Mount Savage, and Cumberland
were represented.
Those attending from Garrett Tenn
pie included Mrs. Albert Kahl, Mrs.
William Turney, Mrs. P. S. DeBerry,
Mrs. Harry Friend, Mrs. H. P. Stuck,
Mrs. Walter Hardesty, Mrs. Lon Har-
desty, Mrs. Charles Newman, Mrs.
Paul Kemphfer, Mrs. Paul Riley, Mrs.
Paul OFT, Mrs. Earl Shartzer, Mrs.
Margaret Jane Browning, Mrs. T. E.
Bishoff, Mrs. Gilderon Whorton, Mrs.
Ray Teets, Misses Marion Leary,
Elizabeth Leary, Theresa yelling, and
Mr.. Judson Loar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRA-
TION-CIVIL SERVICE

From June 80, 1882, to June 80,
1885, the number of employees
in the Executive Branch of the
Federal Government (exclud-
ing the Army and Navy
increased 1924.
During the same years there was
an actual decline of 1887 in
the number of employees under
Civil Service.
The percentage of employees I'M
der Civil Service declined from
80.1 per cent to 63.3 per cent.
This compares with an almost
uninterrupted increase in the
proportion Of Federal employ
es under Civil Service from the
time of President Arthur,
when the principal was first
established. The record is
shown in the following table:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Funds Received For Aid To
Blind In County

Funds have been received by Mary
land for Aid to the Blind Program.
Garrett county has only six blind per-
sons who are receiving aid. Half of
the amount they receive is paid from
this fund and the other half from the
county. Administrative costs are paid
from Federal funds at the rate of
$1.13 per case and 40 cents per case
per month for travelling expenses.
The Old Age Assistance checks
will go out about the eighth of the
month. Four more were placed on the
Old Age Assistance rolls at the meet
ing of the County Welfare Board Tues
day evening, August 4. Five appli-
cations were rejected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
CITY WILL ASK FOR BIDS
ON TWO NEW RESERVOIRS
Council Rescinds Recent Action
Which Called For Steel Tanks

Resembling their decision to erect
two steel tanks or reservoirs, the
Mayor and City Council, at their reg
ular meeting on Monday evening, de-
cided to ask for bids for construction
of the proposed reservoirs Of steel,
concrete and gunnite. The decision to
build them Of steel was arrived at at
a special meeting of the body. The
move was made Monday evening to
avert any possible criticism that might
arise as to the cost of the containers.
Bids will be asked for construction
of two tanks with capacity of 415,000
gallons each. These reservoirs are
to augment the towns present supply of
water which is stored in one reservoir,
and to increase the water pressure in
the higher sections of town by making
them approximately fifty feet in
height.
Council also received several COM
plants about residents keeping hogs
within the corporate limits of town
and letters are to be sent with a copy
of the hog ordinance enclosed, notify
ing the offenders what must be done.
A letter was also received from the
health department complaining about
a number of outside toilets in the COM
munity as being unsanitary.
The Knights of Pythias lodge was
granted permission to give fireworks
display at the picnic on Labor Day.
Bills amounting to approximately
$1,000 were ordered paid.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
STARS TO PARTICIPATE IN
PARK TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Seventeenth Annual Event To
Open Monday at Mt. Lake

Leading net stars from four states
are due at the Mountain Lake Park
courts next Monday, August 10, to
begin a week of strenuous battles in
the seventeenth annual Western Mary
land tournament, with the challenge
cup in mems singles as the chief tro-
ply.
Pittsburgh is sending it's usual
strong list of players headed by Rob-
ert L. Madden, Frank Broida and DR..
John O'Loughlin, all three of whom
have their names already inscribed on
the cup. Wheeling is represented by
three strong players in Wright Hugus,
H. W. Fredericks and Charles Front.
Cumberland's entrants include Willard
Ash, Ernest Bennett and Russell Pom
ton. Paul Pollard, Lynchburg ace, is
coming with several other Virginians.
Pollard this year won the Southern
West Virginia singles title in three
hour fight against James E. Allen, of
Charleston. AS Allen is also an entrant
the two may meet again in another
battle.
Buckhannon has two players new
to the tournament and possible dark
horses. They are Edward l.. Oldaker
and Jackson M. Anderson. Elkins will
have a distinguished representative
in the person of Congressman Jen-
nings Randolph, who was regular
entrant in the tournament since its
beginning until his election to Con-
gress several years ago. Since that
time he has been an interested spec
tator and presented medals to the
winners in 1884. Others expected in
clude Red Brown, Elkins; Edgar Ham
ner and Samuel E. Webb, Greensburg,
Pa; Raymond Rapp, Clarksburg.
Indications promise one of the lar
gest entry lists in several years, in
surfing some interesting tennis from
the quarter finals on to the champion
ship games on Saturday afternoon,
August Is.
The chief entertainment feature of
the week will be the annual tennis
dance at the Mt. Lake Hotel on We'd
nesday evening, August IL, with mu-
sic by Reed Raines and his orchestra.
Visiting players and holders of re-
served seats for the tournament are
guests of the Women's Civic Club of
the Park, under whose auspices the
tournament is held. Others may at
tend for the usual charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
TO COMBINE PICNIC WITH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Annual Labor Day Picnic Will
Be Opening of Homecoming

Plans to make the week of the an
nual Labor Day picnic Homecoming
Week for Garrett countians were de-
cided on at the last regular meeting
of the Knights of Pythias lodge, which
is sponsoring the event.
Heretofore the celebration extended
only over one day, but since lodge of
ficials considered themselves fortu-
nate in securing the Keystone Attrac-
tons, with seven rides and a large
number of shows and other features,
it was felt that the affair should be
made into Homecoming. The Knights
of Pythias will have charge during
Labor Day, Monday, September z, but
the shows and rides will remain for the
entire week. Garrett countians are
being urged to return to Oakland for
the affair. The celebration will be
held at the usual elbig's
Grove,-on the State road, Route PIG,
at the north edge of town.
InoSe IN charge OF entertainment
announced this week that there would
probably be four bands here on that
day, including possibly the Queen Syl-
via Band of Elkins, West Va.
Committees appointed at the last
meeting included Alva G. Gortner,
William McRobie, Floyd Leighton, C.
c. Reckard, automobile ticket sale;
Harry L. Stemple, Ross Stup, Carlton
Bowser, William McRobie, advertising.
A. R. Martin was placed in charge of
parade details and Walter Hardesty
was named chairman of committee
to arrange for speakers. A fireworks
display is being planned as the con-
Guiding feature of the day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Maryland's Voters Are To Be
POlIed By Baltimore Sunpapers

The Baltimore Sunpapers announced
Monday they were taking mail pres
idential poll of all the registered voters
of Maryland, state which has been
on the losing side of presidential
election only once in so years.
The announcement said:
Because of Maryland's remarka
BILE record as a political barometer in
presidential elections, the poll of the
$4,000 registered voters of the State
xxx has unusual significance.
Beginning with 1884, when Cleve-
land first ran for the presidency,
Maryland's voters have given plu
rality to the winning candidate in
every election save that Of 1888, when
Cleveland was defeated by Harri-
son."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Camp Meeting Closes At Terra
Alta On Sunday Evening

The Interdenominational camp
meeting which has been conducted at
the Terra Alta city park since July
S under the direction of Rev. C. L.
King, evangelist, came to a close
Sunday evening, August 2, with an
interesting program and an attend
ance of over 800.
This is said to have been one of
the most successful camp meetings
held in Terra Alta for several years,
and Rev. King has accepted a cali
for another camp meeting next year.
Several hundred people attended a
baptizing service at Lake Terra Alta
Sunday afternoon in charge of Rev.
King. Fifteen candidates were 'ap-
tized. Another one is to be
the near future, according
King.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Summer Supper To Be Held At
WilsOn-AltamOnt Church

Next Wednesday evening, August
IL, beginning at five o'clock, the con-
gregation of "Our Fathers House,"
Familiarity known as the Wilson-Al-
lamont Log Church, will hold its
annual summer supper.
The public is invited to attend. The
church, where the supper will be held,
is located on the Deer Park Kitzmil-
Ter highway, just south of the inter-
section of the Swanton road. There
will be dinner music by Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. Holden and members of the
church choir.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
To Conduct Friendship Tour
This Evening

The International Friendship tour,
via parcel post, will be conducted
this evening, starting from the Luth-
eran church at o'clock. Places to
be visited include Los Angeles, Japan,
Ireland, and Canada, with entertain
ment and refreshments at each place.
The postmaster will exact one cent
per inch, measured about the waist.
The tour is being held under the aus
pieces of the Luther League.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Baptist Rally Day Program Is
Planned at Deep Creek on
Sunday, August Is.

A rally day program for Baptist
churches of Garrett county and tes-
timonial service in honor of William
Milton Thayer, of Thayerville, are
being planned for Sunday, August 16,
at the Deep Creek Baptist church. Mr..
Thayer will reach his S0th birthday
upon that day.
There will be an old fashioned hymn
singing, special music by the First
Baptist church male quartet of Cum
berland, also other quartets, trios and
soloists from other churches of Allie
gany and Garrett counties. Cleveland
H. Taylor is master IF ceremonies.
At the morning service at 10:45
Rev. William B. Orndoff, pastor of
Eckhart Baptist church, will deliver
the sermon. A basket dinner and fell
lowship is scheduled for the noon
hour, with Sunday School rally at 2
o'clock under Frank A. Schell, general
superintendent. Rev. Edgar S. Price,
pastor of the Second Baptist church,
Cumberland, will be the speaker. John
Watson, president of the Western
District Sunday School association,
will outline the work of the district.
The testimonial service for Mr..
Thayer will be at $3.50, with Rev. A.
Bailey, of Loeb Lynn, giving a brief
history of Deep Creek Baptist church
ard making the testimonial remarks.
There will also be an address by Rev.
Eugene R. Thayer, pastor of Durbin,
W. Va, M. E. church. A young
peoples rally will be held in the even
ing beginning at 7:45, with an address
by Rev. Orndoff.
An invitation is being extended to
members of other denominations and
their friends to join in the rally.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Appointed To High School

Roland Ready, teacher in Oakland
high school, has resigned from his
position, it was announced this morn
ing by F. E. Rathbun, county super
intendent. The vacancy has been filled
by the appointment of Miss Crystal
Elliott, of Oakland, who recently re-
ceived her masters degree. Miss Ell
lott will teach English and history.
Mr.. Ready plans to become an at
torney and will enter the University
of Maryland Law School this Sep
TENDER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Secures Offutt Residence

D. Emroy Bolden has secured the
large Offutt residence on Second
street for use as his future funeral
home and residence. Mr.. Bolden plans
to remodel the first of September and
expects to move into his new quarters
by October. In the transaction w. R.
Offutt obtained possession of Bolden's
present home, next door, which will be
remodeled for the purpose of renting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Showers Bring Further Relief

Showers Tuesday, Wednesday and
early this morning brought approx
mately an inch of rainfall to Garrett
county which is further aiding the
growth of crops.
The cool wave brought by the two
storms of last week, was broken on
Sunday and warm weather has pre-
vailed since that time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06

Civil Service Commission Reports and
Statistical Abstract of the United
States)
It is to be noted from the above
table that between the years
1916 and 1918, when President
Wilson organized the nation
for war, the number of en-
ployes of the government in
creased 479,703. Despite this
growth, President Wilson was
able to increase the total pro-
portion under Civil Service by
20 per cent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
Promise Us. Performance
OF ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATION
PROMISE
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRA.
TION-CIVIL SERVICE

"The Merit System in civil SER
vice is in no danger at my
hands; but on the contrary, l
hope that it will be extended
and improved during my term
as President"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, letter to
Civil Service Reform League, Au-
gust, 1888.
"The Merit System has been and
will continue to be extended
during my administration"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, letter to H.
Eliot Kaplan, Secretary of the
National Civil Service Reform
League, September II, 1885.
There can be no question of
greater moment or broader eff
feet than the maintenance,
strengthening, and extension
of the Merit System, estab-
lished in the competitive prin-
ciples of the Civil Service Act,
whose 53rd birthday is being
celebrated this month
I am glad to assure your great
organization of my support
in this effort"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, radio ad-
dress to League of Women Vot-
ers, January 80. 1886.
'The Seventy-third Congress, as
a part of it's efforts to meet the
emergency with which the ma
ton was confronted, exempted
from the Civil Service require
ments positions in the newly
created emergency agencies.
The Seventy-fourth Congress
made some additional exemp-
tions."
Franklin D. Roosevelt, letter to H.
Eliot Kaplan, Secretary of the
National Civil Service Reform
League, September II, 1885.