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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-16
BITTnNGER

Your presence is desired at Sunday
school in the Lutheran church next
Sunday morning at ten o'clock; at the
devotional service at II o'clock, and
at Luther League in the evening at
7:45 o'clock.
Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Shuli, of near
Frederick, are spending some days in
this community visiting old parishion-
ers. Rev. Shull was pastor of the Bit
finger charge twenty-five years ago.
Elmer Shawley and family visited
friends in Meyersdale, Pa, last Mon
day evening.
Misses June, Grace and Helen Bren-
neman, accompanied by their brother
Glenn, spent part of last week visiting
relatives in and near Greensburg, Pa.
Clarence Orendorf, farmer resid-
ing near here, was taken to Memorial
Hospital, Cumberland, last Saturday
where he underwent an emergency OPP
Grafton for appendicitis and at last
reports his condition was stated as be-
ing favorable to an early recovery.
Jacob Oester and family recently
removed to this community and are
now residing in the Henry Wiley prop
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cray.
Homer Brenneman, of Washington,
D. c., spent last Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Brenneman,
at their home here.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Lutheran congregation held its
regular monthly meeting in the church
last Thursday evening.
Simon Opel, of the Glades Settle
ment, was business visitor in Bittin-
ger last Monday morning.
Miss Ruth Emory and niece, Mary
Jane, were shopping in Meyersdale on
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Beachy, OF
Cresaptown, visited in this commun.
ity last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Buckle motor.
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MOST ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
ON STRAIGHT ROADWAYS
Accident Prevention Bureau
Submits Casualty Report For
Month of August

Whenever there is a motor vehicle
crash in a Maryland county, the
chances are that the operators are
driving straight down the road in a
perfectly normal condition. At least
one in each collision is pretty sure to
be driving in an entirely proper man
near.
Sergeant Marlin Burbaker, of the
Maryland State police accident pre-
vention bureau, reported that of 434
drivers involved in accidents in the
counties during August, 339 were 60
ing straight down the road. Of these,
thirty-three were involved in fatal ac-
cidents.
Twenty of the drivers were making
right turns; forty-one, making left
turns, and sixteen were parked-were
rammed standing still. Of all these,
only ten were in fatal accidents.
The speed demon proved to be the
most fatal of the accident-producing
drivers, although not the most num-
erous. The bureau found fifty-eight of
this type were in accidents, eighteen
in fatal crashes. Sixty-three drivers
got into accidents on the wrong side
of the road, but only four were in fatal
mishaps.
Miscellaneous driving faults involv-
ed sixty others in accidents, none of
which were fatal.
Out of 434 drivers, 207-almost one
half-were found to be guilty of no
improper driving.
Every county in the State had &C
cidents during August. Three had only
two each-Garrett, Montgomery and
St. Mary's; one only three-Kent, and
three only five each-Caroline, Wash
ington and Charles.
Fatal accidents in Maryland during
August totaled 80, a decrease of rs
deaths over the same month of 1886
Of those killed 10 were pedestrians,
IA were passengers and were driv-
ers.
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ever, was decided that the Journals of
the Convention be deposited in the
custody of the President in order that
"bad use" be not made of those who
would wish to prevent the adoption of
the ratification of the Constitution by
the States.
The Document Signed
The delegates now proceeded to sign
the historic document. Gerry, Mason
and Randolph refused to sign.
At four o'clock on that Monday af-
ternoon the sun was still shining over
Independence Hall when the conven-
ton adjourned. That evening the del
egates met together for the last time
at farewell dinner and party at the
City Tavern, a half mile east of the
meeting place.
"The business being thus closed u
Washington wrote in his diary, "the
members adjourned to the City Tav-
ern, dined together and took cordial
leave of each other; after which I re-
turned to my lodgings, did some bust
ness with, and received the papers
from, the Secretary of the Conven-
ton, and retired to mediate on the
momentous work which had been ex-
ecuted, after not less than five, for a
large part of the time six, and some
times seven hours sitting every day
Except Sundays and the ten days
adjournment to give a committee op'
portunity and time to arrange the bus.
mess for more than four months"
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MasOn-DixOn Line Can Be Seen
From The Air

The Mason-Dixon Line, often dis
cussed as an imaginary line, in reality
is "line," according to an airplane
pilot, a Mr.. Proctor, who flies over
Cumberland.
1t appears from the air as minia-
utre highway, cutting through the
heavily wooded land, Proctor said.
Subsequent investigation disclosed its
identity.
Charles Mason and jeremiah Dixon,
two British surveyors, cut narrow
path through the wooded wilderness
between the Colonies of Maryland and
Pennsylvania in the year 1857, while
surveying the boundaries of the two
territories. The survey established the
line which later acquired fame as the
division of the free and slave States
of the nation.
Just where Pilot Proctor saw the
cline" on his flight from Washington
to Chicago is not known, but on either
Route 220 to Bedford or Route 40,
from Cumberland to Uniontown, the
highways intersect the cline" at points
surrounded by woodland. From Proc
tors discovery, it may be that motor
lists with a good eye and facing the
right direction may be able to stand
on the highway and sight along this
cline" It is probable, however, that
they'll have to take to the air to see
the miniature highway line to best
advantage.
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PAGE SEVEN

ed to Grantsville on a bushes mission
Monday.
DR.. Abe Livengood, we'll known vet
erinarian of Salisbury, Pa, made q
professional visit to the Amish Settle
ment, near here, on Monday last.
Cecil Brenneman, of Washington, D.
c., was here last Sunday with his
home people.
Miss Mary Brenneman, Grantsville,
spent the weekend with her parents
here.
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Franklin's Great Speech Halted
Endless Bickering Over Bun
die Of Compromises" While
WashingtOn's IntercessiOn Set
Standard Of Representation
Just Before Signing
By NATHAN C. GOODMAN, In The Baltimore
Sunday Sun, September IL, 1887.

A CENTURY and a half ago
"A American democracy was frown-
ed upon by many astute Euro
pean commentators as an unavoidable
scheme of fanatics and Missionaries.
The people at large must be governed
and could not govern, they said. With
unbounded faith in the pioneer spirit
of their follow-Americans, who had
already surmounted gigantic obsta-
cles in a new and strange land, the
fathers of the republic were convinced
that the new nation could be success
full with a fresh experiment in gov
eminent.
The one hundred and fiftieth ami
versary of the adoption of the Consti-
tuition is the simple evidence that the
faith of the founders was not in vain.
The epochal frame of government has
weathered many attacks and crises
and has survived. The nation today is
honoring the men who fashioned this
extraordinary organization of govern
ment in Philadelphia in 1857.
Delegates Arrive
Delegates arrived in the city begin
ming May IA, 1887, to "revise the Ar
ticles of Confederation" and to report
back to Congress "such alterations
and provisions therein as shall, when
agreed to in Congress and confirmed
by the States, render the Federal Con-
stitution adequate to the exigencies Of
government and the preservation Of
the Union" A quorum was present to
do business on May 25, and from that
day throughout the warm summer the
convention met in independence Hall
Altogether there were meetings OF
eighty-seven days and innumerablt
special committee meetings.
On May 20 the Virginia plan was in,
troduced This provided for a legis
lature Of two houses, the lower house
elected by the voters, the upper one
elected by the lower. State govern
ments were guaranteed their exis
tence, but the Federal Government
was to have coercive power over them
After thirteen meetings the committed
of the whole reported, on June Is, {
development of the Virginia plan by
which the upper house was to b.
elected by the State Legislatures, ano
the executive was to be a single indi
vidual.
The Paterson Plan
Two days later another scheme, Pa
terson's New Jersey plan, was pro
posed to protect the power of the
States. The battle between the large
and small States was now on and il
threatened to break up the conven
ton. Finally, on July 16, the Connec
ticut delegates offered the great com
promise, which provided for represen
tation in the lower house based II
population, but in the upper house al
equal State vote. The Southern dele
gates were appeased; an export ta1
was forbidden. They feared that the
Federal Government, with control Of
foreign commerce, might pass law!
unfavorable to the Southern agricul
tural States. Part of the Paterson
plan, which made the treaties and law!
of the National Government supreme
was accepted.
The various committees of detail
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CIDER NOTICE

We will make Cider and APP
Pile Butter every Tuesday and
Thursday until end of the sea-
son.
D. L. SWARTZENTRUBER,
Oakland, Nd.
Advertisement SIT.
Evening star., 1937-04-26
Coronation Lures Scores From
DC. Despite Tax Threat
More Than $50 From Washington Pay
ing $25 Up for Vantage Places in
Line of March.

Uninttmidated by the proposal Of
Representative Hamilton Fish that 4
tax OF 100 per cent" be levied against
all American citizens daring to attend
the ceremony, more than $50 WASH
lngtonians are scheduled to occupy
vantage places In London on May IL
when England bestows upon Albert
Frederick Arthur George Windsor its
full blessing as King George vi.
And to further complicate anv
de-in-America" movement to tax
them for their fun, most of them are
planning to spend q fair part OF the
early Summer traipsing about the rest
of Europe.
For instance, virtually all of those
whose plans have been made known
are expecting to visit the World Ex-
position in Paris, and Holland, the
land Of wooden shoes, windmills and
tulips.
Virtually all those going from Wash
lngton have obtained their grandstand
tickets Tor the English coronation
through their steamship Offices, pay
ing from $25 up for the privilege Of
being along the line of march. Prices
over the counter range up to 50
gulneas, the English equivalent to
about $26250.
Sc Added to Passport STAFF.
Passport problems have been more
OF problem to the State Department
than to the individuals, with SO extra
employees at the passport division still
not being adequate to handle the
rush.
For March the division reported
passports and renewals totaling 1871,
| and it is estimated the April figure
will reach $1,000
Many are not going Just for a
lark, however, nor for the purpose
OF vexing Mr.. Fish. For instance,
Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard feels that
the coronation will prove the worlds
outstanding historical event"
Mrs. Eugene r. Whitmore, one Of
s party of Washingtonians sailing on
the 8. 8. Paris on May 4 and having
= bloc OF choice seats in the Abbey
grandstand, is looking beyond the
WA OAAHeASAA W a SS1ltCillpldtSU Jour OF
the Shakespeare region OF England.
"Just the BesinninE."
THE coronation will be just the
beginning for u.s." Mrs. Whitmore
said. I'm particularly anxious to
visit the Shakespeare festival and
we're all looking forward to the Paris
exposition and = glimpse of Belgium
and Holland"
The steamship lines. frequently
concerned about light travel in the
early season, are booked heavily and
have arranged their schedules 30 the
proudest vessels OF their lines will be
crossing during the next two weeks.
Washington will be represented in
virtually every sailing, with q par
ticularly large delegation waiting un-
Evening star., 1937-04-26

til the last minute In order to &C
aboard the Queen Mary. Leaving al
1901 on the morning OF May S, the
queen will disembark its passenger.
at Southampton early Monday.
Other Washingtonians who like
their cooking French style are leaving
on the Normandie next Wednesday
at ii am. They reach Southampton
May 3.
Properly patriotic, the of1icia.
United States delegation Is patroniz.
ing the United States Lines. Specia
Ambassador James w. Gerard sailed
last Wednesday on the steamship
Manhattan. Admiral Hugh Rodman
U. S. NJ, retired, and Gen John j
Pershing, U. S. A., will sail together
next Wednesday on the steamship
President Harding.
Accompanying this oficial delega.
ton, upon appointment by President
Roosevelt, are Curtis Box, Col Jane.
L Collins and Comdr. Frank E
! Beatty.
Others Making Trip.
Others Of Washington residence OF
connection who are planning to b<
present on May IL include Mrs. Dun.
can Cameron and daughter, Mis-!
Elsie H. Quimby; Mrs. r. M. Kaun.
mann and son John, Mrs. RALPH
Worthington and daughter, Mis-!
Ethel Worthington; Mrs. Daniel C
Stapleton and daughter, Miss Stel.
lita Stapleton; Mrs William Summer.
bell and son Dale. Col. and Mrs
Brady G. Ruttencutter, Mrs. Homer
Cummings, Mrs. H. w. Lawson, Mis-!
Margot Garrett, Mrs. Mark Wardlaw
Mrs. r. w. Close and Mrs. Beale R
Howard.
Mrs. w. Wallace Chiswell, Mrs
Herbert r. Kerslake, Miss Laura Han.
son, Mrs George E. Elliott, Mrs. Eu.
gene r. Whitmore, Mr.. and Mrs. r
K. Bonesteel, Miss Carrie E. Alvord
Miss Mildred Lawlor, Miss Mary E
Schick, Miss katherine Wootten, Mis-.
Mime Newell, Miss Margaret Knierim
Miss Anna Reap, Richard D. Lunn
Evening star., 1937-04-26

Street broker, on the way over to
see the coronation Of King George vi
and Queen Elizabeth in London May
IL. Immediately after the ceremonies
are over he will take of for New York
with moving pictures and still photo
graphs Of the events Of the historic
day, expecting to beat the fastest liner
in by more than two and one-half
days.
Merrill's project Is being backed by
another Wall Street broker, who is an
aviation enthusiast. He will fly T.
twin-motored Lockheed Vega plane
similar to the one in which Amelia
Earhart cracked up recently ON the
first leg Of a projected 'round-the-
world flight. The plane was one of
Harold Vanderbilt's air yachts and
was purchased from Mr. Vanderbilt
for $46,000. 1t is being overhauled and
redesigned at a cost of SIS.
The passenger, whose name Merrill
Evening star., 1937-04-26

William Abbott, Miss Isabel Harman,
Miss Mary w. G. Peerce, Mrs. Don
8. Knowlton, Miss Virginia Hayes,
Miss Estelle L. Wheeler, Mrs. L. A.
Hyland, Mrs. Jane Davis Bradford,
Mrs. Georgette Howard, Mrs. Lem
Towers, Miss E. E. Darneille, Miss
s. E. A. Ann Martin and Mrs. Ralph
W. Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Karrick, jr.,
Mrs. John walters, ST., Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Show and daughter, Mrs. ]. A.
Bolich, Mrs. R. c. Fletcher, Mrs. CAL
vim Hornaday, Mrs. Anna e. Laferty,
Mrs. Nellie B. Wright. Mrs. Thomas
c. Basnight, Mrs. j. Alison Scott, Mrs.
Lionel A. Wye, Mrs. Augustine J.
Todd, Mrs. E. MacVeagh, Countess
Daria Nieroth, Mrs. Alonzo Tyner,
John Oxford and family and Lieut..
Col. John H. Lindt.
That Washington has been corona
tion-minded on previous occasions is
indicated in the following excerpt
from the society columns of The Eve
ming Star of June %, 1911, the day
on which George v was crowned:
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Crownin-
shield, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moore,
Mrs. George Bradley, Mrs. William
Draper, Miss Draper and Mrs. Rich
ard H. Townsend are among the
Washingtonians in London today and
where no detail Of the street scenes
attending the coronation is likely to
escape them. Each has been promi-
nent already in the social events OF
the season at the British capital"
Washington also knew intimately
the official delegation of that year,
President Taft being represented by
John Hays Hammond, Maj. Gen.
Adolphus w. Greely and Admiral C. E.
Vreeland, with William Earl Dodge
serving as secretary of the group.
Evening star., 1937-04-26

Is Withholding, viii pay $4,000 for
the ride across the ocean. In the
event the flight Is successful, Merrill
says he will enter himself and plane
in the proposed $4,000 Lndbergh
memorial race across the Atlantic
when and II it takes place.
On his previous round-trip trans
Atlantic flight, made last Summer,
Evening star., 1937-04-26
THE WEATHER

District Of Colun1bda-Rain this
afternoon followed by mostly cloudy
tonight; cloudy tomorrow; not much
change in temperature; fresh shifting
winds becoming westerly.
Maryland-Rain this afternoon and
possibly early tonight; mostly cloudy
tomorrow; not much change in tenn
perature.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow; cooler in east central por-
ton tonight.
West virginiA-Oc Occasional rain TO-
night and tomorrow; not much change
IN temperature.
River Report.
Shenandoah cloudy and Potomac
very cloudy this morning.
Evening star., 1937-04-26

Merrill also carried a passenger
Harry Richman, night club entertainer.
The hight fell short of success when
on the way back Richman became
nervous during heavy weather and,
without consulting Merrill, dumped
800 gallons OF gasoline into the sea
to tighten the plane Richman also
Will attend the coronation. but he has
crossed the ocean by ship this time.
Evening star., 1937-04-26
MERRILL T0FLY
ATLANTIC AGAIN
Will Take Passenger to Cor
onation and Return With
Pictures.

BACKGROUND
Dick Merrill, a regular pilot for
Eastern Airlines, is described BY
Capt. EdDard v. Rickenbacker,
maritime ace, as "the best COM
mercial pilot in the United States"
He has foWn Well oper 100000
miles. He started flying June 1,
1917. as a Many pilot and, ercept
tor an occasional udcatton in a
hospital, hasn't stopped since. He
transformed after the Dar and
feD the mail tDten night flights
Uere 1Donder OF the day.
Evening star., 1937-04-26

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 26 (N.A.NA.).-
Henry Tindall Merrill (called Dick"
after the dime-novel hero, Dick Mer-
riwelD will start his second round
trip flight across the Atlantic Ocean
between May l and May 6, 1t was
learned yesterday, and will function
during the flight as a combination
ferry and private airmail service.
He will carry one passenger, a Wall
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Training Camp Briefs

COLUMBIA, 8. c., April IL.
Van Mungo, fireball hurler Of the
Brooklyn Dodgers. today was look
ing forward to q big year. In
five games on the grapefruit Cir
cult he has yielded only three
earned runs. Yesterday he pitched
seven innings against Jacksonville,
allowing no runs and two hits. The
Dodgers won, 8 to 0, and will be
seeking their sixth straight vic
tory when they meet the Boston
Bees here today
MEMPHIS. Tenn, April 12.-The
slump" of the worlds champion
Yankees had extended to two
straight defeats today, following
10 consecutive victories earlier
They lost out in the ninth again
yesterday, this time to the Mem
phis Chicks, Z to 8.
DECATUR, Ala, April 12.--Re.
Stunning their series with Cleveland
here today, the New York Giants
were hopeful "slick" Castleman
would be able to hold down o regu
lar pitching berth this year. In
seven innings against Nashville
yesterday, he allowed only one run
and that was unearned. The
Giants won out in the 18th, 3 to 2
on Danning'S single.
OKLOHOMA CITY, April IL
Teddy Lyons and Cy Blanton were
slated to oppose each other as the
Chicago White Sox engaged II
their sixth training trip game with
the Pittsburgh Pirates today. The
Sox won their third Of the series
yesterday 8 to 5. Rip Radcliffe
collected five hits in as many trips
to the plate.
FORT WORTH, Tex. April IL
Clay Bryant viii probably be
pitching for his job when he takes
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Baxter Returns
For Mai Fight

Laverne Baxter, the big, bad
North Carolina burper, will be
brought back to Turner's Arena
Thursday night to headline the
wrestling card with Wee Willie
Davis, the Virginia man noun
tain.
Baxter has been Promoter Joe
Turner's big selling point these
nights. The Carolinian recently
lost his title of Public Enemy No.
in wild melee with George
Koverly, and hopes to work his
way back to a return shot with
the untamed Belgrade gorilla.
Davis won his seni.final match
last Thursday from Farm e r
George Mcleod, after ripping off
Referee Bortnick's shirts and
Strangling his adversary.
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ID. {. Quartet Set
For Boston Bouts

BOSTON, April 12.-GeorEe
Pickeral, Roy Crombie, Steve
Mamakosz and Bobby Schwartz,
Washnigton's quartet of amateur
boxers entered in the national
amateur championships, J which
begin here tomorrow, arrived here
last night.
Simon-pure mitt singers from
26 States, the District of Columbia
and Hawaii will contest in the
ring tourney which has drawn 22O
entries.
The three.day tourney opens to-
day and reaches its climax on
Wednesday.
The entry list is the largest in
the 35-year history of the event.
Winners, 1t has been announced,
will be chosen to compete against
team Of boxers from South and
Central America and from Mexico
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Committee Sci
For G. Dinner

Georgetown University's Com
mittee OF 4S, in charge Of ar
rangements for the varsity &c"
dinner scheduled for April %.
will meet tonight at the University
Club to complete arrangements
for the big event.
The Committee Of a.:
John A. Reilly, chairman; John
Orlosky, chairman Of the recep-
ton committee; H. Mason WEIGH,
general vice chairman; George L.
McGurn, vice chairman Of the
ticket committee; Fred Buchholz,
vice chairman Of the arrangement
committee; E. Barrett Prettyman,
vice chairman of the entertain.
ment committee; Joseph A. Can
trel, vice chairman of the floor
committee; Eugene B. Sullivan,
vice chairman of the decoration
committee; DR.. Victor Alfaro,
Jerome F. Barnard, Alfred L. Ben
nett, r. A. Bogley, DR.. John F..
Brazinsky, G. C. Callan, John j.
Carmody, DR.. James r. Costello,
j. Fendau Coughlin, John j. Gun
bingham, DR.. William j. Cusack,
DR.. S. Danzanski, Cornelius H.
Doherty, Daniel T. Doherty, DR..
Matthew E. Donahue, j. Blaine
Fitzgerald, DR.. David Fitzgibbon,
Joseph Gaghan, Joseph j. Malloy,
E. L. Marthill, William F. Nc.
Donnell, DR.. j. L. McGrath, Leo
MCGUIRE, DR.. John r. Mcintyre,
John j. O'Connell. Daniel w.
O'Donoghue, jr., Paul Orlosky,
J. C. Patterson, Arthur Phelan,
Earl P. Ready, John J. Sirica,
Bradley B. Smith, Ed mun d
Toland.
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the mound for the Chicago Cubs
against the st. Louis Brown today.
Manager Charlie Grimm has indi-
Gated he's tired of the big right
handlers waverings. The Cubs
beat the Browns in San Antonio
yesterday 8 to S with a 18th in
ming rally.
LAKELAND, Fla, April IL.
Still bothered by a back ailment,
Pitcher Tommy Bridges, Detroit
Tiger mainstay, was speeding to
Detroit q week ahead Of his mates
today for a medical examination.
Manager Mickey Cochrane. an.
nounced Pitchers Dizzy Trout and
Joe Sullivan, Catcher Mike fresh
and infielders Frankie Croucher
and Flea Clifton would be sent to
Toledo.
PHILADELPHIA, April 12.-The
Athletics and the Phillies today
resumed their spring training
within their wind-swept baseball
parks here. Wednesday the two
Philadelphia big league mines will
get together again for the third
game Of the city series. The AS
won the first two games, TO and
IA, on Saturday and Sunday.
Yesterdays festivities were held
UP for 20 minutes by snow flurries.
ASHv11LE, N. O., April IL.
(I.NS0.-Cincinnati Reds braced
themselves today for stronger COM
petition against major league
teams after shutting out the Ashe-
vile club of the Piedmont League,
so. Lefty Lee QrisSom logged the
ball past the locals at q great clip.
holding them to four hits. It was
the last minor league game Of the
Reds training season.