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Spencer, 1850 Jonquil street, builder;
to erect one 2-story brick and con-
crete service garage, 407 to AIS Florida
avenue northeast; to cost $4,000
Gorin 6y Horning, Inc, Tower Bldg,
owner and builder: Joseph c. Her
bert, architect; to erect eight 2-story
brick and cinder block dwellings, 81
to 35 Gallatin street; to cost $54 900.
D. ]. DUNCAN, Tower Building. own
er and builder; George T. Santmyers,
architect; to erect six 2-story brick
dwellings,. 18 to % Hamilton street !;
to cost $685. 900.
Harry E. CORN. Tower Building,
owner and builder: Joseph G. Herbert,
architect; to erect two 2-story brick
dwellings, 6701 Piney Branch road,
and 1877 Whittier street; to cost s20,-
600.
Brown Bros. Corp, 907 Fifteenth
street. owner and builder; George T.
Santmyers, architect; to erect two q
story brick dwellings, 1851 and 1855
Massachusetts, avenue; to cost S16,-
600.
Elizabeth r. Lepley, $3.50 Nebraska
avenue, owner; M. @. Lepley, archi-
tect; Lining 81 Sons, 590l Third
street northwest, builders; to erect
two 21a-story brick and frame dwell
ings. 6408 and 6410 Luzon avenue;
to cost $1,000 each.
&,
Rock Greek Church road. owners and
builders; George T. Santmyers. srchi-
tect: TO erect two 2-story brick dwell
jngs, e626 and $500 Seventh street to
cost $4,000
D. w. Rosen. 306 ouackenbos street
owner and builder; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect two 2-story
brick and cinder block dwellings, 312
and 3l4 Peabody street; to cost sl2,-
900.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson A. Sincindiver
1910 Morrison street. owners; Louis r
Moss. architect; Ksrzindorfer
Brooks, Inc, 923 Fifteenth street
builder: to erect one 2-story brick
and tile dwelling, $3.50 Thirty-secono
place; to cost $4,000
Rachel Burton, 1880 Kearney street
northeast. owner; w. S. PLACER. archi.
tect: Walter Dawson, 1909 Morrison
street. builder; TO erect two l-story
brick stores, 1912 and 1927 Hamlil
street northeast; to cost $4,000.
John d. Holland. owner: Ernest T
Davis, Upper Marlboro. Md, builder
and designer, to erect one 2-storl
brick, frame and Stucco dwelling. 354'
Euitlsnd road southeast; to cost So. 500
Marguerite r. Beard, 1903 Thirty.
seventh street. owner John p O'Neal
designer Walker & Prescott. Inc.
Dupont circle, builder TO erect on,
1story brick and tile dwelling, 260,
Thirty place; to cost $4,000.
M. L. Stone. 1915 Chaplin street
owner and builder; Robert K. Smith
architect; to erect one 2-story bricl
and cinder block dwelling, 1915 Yum
street; TO cost $4,000
Roy r. De Haven, 3704 Thirty flftl
street northeast. owner and builder
Clifton B. White, designer; to erec
one 2-story brick dwelling, 351
Northampton street. to cost $4,000.
Benjamin Franklin Universit,
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Handy for Fireplace.

When building a fireplace, an ASH
dump in the back Of the hearth will be
a convenience for clearing ashes. pro-
vided there is place in the basement
below for an ash pit.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Permits

Continued From First Page.)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
County Units Being Formed For
Mountain Choir Festival

The Garrett county unit OF the
Mountain Choir Festival will have its
first rehearsal this evening in the
basement of st. Marks Lutheran
church, Oakland, at 8 o'clock.
Delegations are coming from Mt.
Lake Park, Kitzmiller, Barton, Bit
finger, Accident, Cove, Friendsville
and Oakland, Rev. Felix G. Robinson,
director, announced. Grantsville will
sing in the county unit of Somerset
county, Pa. Other county units are
Tucker and Preston counties in West
Virginia. They will have their first
rehearsals next week. Rev. Robinson
will supervise these county units, and
two students of the Westminster Choir
school will direct the rehearsals, Miss
Marion Brock, of Mt. Lake Park; and
Miss Millicent Morris, of Baltimore.
Rev. Robinson will leave this week.
end for Worcester, Mass, where ne
will speak Saturday and Sunday at a
choir festival. He will return by way
of Princeton, N. j., where he will meet
his family and all will return for the
summer, spending their time in Oak
land and Mt. Lake Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
NEW MINISTER TO SERVE
IN PARISH AT OAKLAND
Rev. George F. Packard Will Be
Assigned AS Assistant To
Rev. David C.. Trimble

The Rev. George F. Packard, Balti-
more, who was ordained to the minis
try of the Protestant Episcopal church
on Saturday and who preached his
first sermon Sunday morning at the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Rux-
ton, will be assigned as assistant to
the Rev. David C. Trimble in St. Mat
thew's Parish, Oakland.
Members of the Sunday school of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, of
which the Rev. Mr.. Trimble had been
a member, took part in the service
Sunday. Mrs. Homer Todd, former
Sunday school scholar, was the organ
list. Harry Warren was the crucifer
and Robert Hall and John Redwood,
Jr., were ushers. These also were for
mer members of the Sunday school.
The Rev. Mr.. Packard played center
on the Johns Hopkins University's
world championship lacrosse team at
the Olympics in '32. He will graduate
from the Virginia Theological Semi
nary today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
DIR. Wicker Heads Bible College
At Wilmington, Delaware

The Rev. DR.. Samuel E. Wicker, OF
Wilmington, Delaware, was installed
as president of the American Theolog-
ical Seminary and Wilmington Bible
College last Friday night at the sew
enth annual commencement in the
First and Central Presbyterian church.
Thirty students were graduated.
DR.. Wicker is graduate of Gettys-
burg College and the Lutheran Theo-
logical Seminary and holds the degree
of MA. in education from the Uhiver-
sity of Pennsylvania, and the degree of
Doctor of Sacred Theology in religious
education from Tempel University. AT
present he is a professor of religious
education in the Luthern School of
Christian Education, Philadelphia.
DR.. Wicker is a former pastor of st.
Marks Lutheran church, Oakland.
Mrs. Wicker is the former Miss Orpah
Ashby, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Ashby
and the late Marshall M. Ashby, of
Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
Publishes Attractive Folder Of
MOuntaintOp Region

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company has issued an attractive
folder of eight pages "Vacationing
Atop the Alleghenies" Included in the
folder is a short account of the facili-
ties at Oakland, Mountain Lake Park,
and Deep Creek Lake, with pictures
of all three places and Swallow and
Muddy Greek Falls in the midst of
the State Forest. Pictures are also
shown of Camps Minnetoska and
Whitethorn, near Hutton. The con-
venient rail service to the Alleghenies
is explained and there is list of a
number of hotels, boarding houses,
and places where cottages may be
rented.
These folders are being distributed
all along the Baltimore and Ohio
system.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
Activities for Oakland Hi Seniors
Begin Tomorrow

Senior week activities for gradu-
ates of Oakland High school will be-
gin tomorrow evening with their an
nual class night program.
The seniors will present an operetta
"Pinafore" in the school auditorium
on Friday evening, June 4, for class
night.
Scenery is being designed and built
by Miss Catherine Baker. The entire
stage has been turned into 10Th CEN
fury man O. war. Sails, rope ladders,
bunting, etc., occupy the stage. A
chorus of eight boys will dance an old
fashioned Sailors Horn Pipe for the
pleasure of Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.,
admiral of the fleet. There are fifteen
tuneful choruses in the production, be-
sides numerous solos, duets and trios.
The school orchestra will play an ov-
erture from Pinafore and several other
selections.
The sermon to the graduates will be
delivered Sunday evening in the school
auditorium at o'clock. Rev. C. A.
Shilke will speak on "Life's Next
STEP"
Rev. Carl C. Rasmussen, DID,, of
Washington, D. c., will be the speaker
at the commencement exercises, to be
held in the school auditorium on next
Wednesday evening. Diplomas will be
presented by Walter w. Dawson,
president of the Board of Education.
The final activity for the seniors
will be the annual alumni dance, to be
held at the Mountain Lake Hotel on
Thursday evening, June 10.
Seventy-nine are to be graduated
from the Oakland High school this
year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
FRIEND GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE
JUDGE SLOAN REPRIMANDSI
JURORSWHO SIGNED PAPER
Says they 'FMeddIed With Course
of Justice" And Tried To Shift
Responsibility Of Sentence
COURTS REMARKS IN FULL

A petition circulated by the de-
tense counsel among the jurors
who sat in the case against Clyde
Friend, and signed by eight of
the twelve members of the body,
was instrumental in having the
Court pronounce a sentence of
life Imprisonment on Tuesday
morning, and in passing sentence
Chief Judge D. Lindley Sloan
took occasion to reprimand the
signers of the paper for ''med-
ding with the course of justice. "
The petition to the Court, pre-
sented by w. R. Offutt, of the de-
Tense counsel was as follows:
eve as members of the jury
sitting in the case of the State
against Clyde Friend, respectfully
petition your honor not to in
fiict the death penalty in said
case"
The petition was signed by eight OF
the twelve members of the jury.
clad it not been for the petition the
death sentence would have been de-
manded, but Judge Waggaman and
were not going to be put on the spot
by this. This is a matter for judge and
jury to decide" Judge Sloan said.
The Courts address in full preceding
the sentencing of Friend is given be-
low. Friend was taken to the Peniten-
tiary yesterday morning by Sheriff
Spear and his deputy.
The traverser appeared slightly
more nervous Tuesday morning when
he was brought into the court room
by the officers on that day than
when the jury returned its verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree
but his face appeared calm.
The Courts remarks gave those
present an idea of what the sentence
would be before it was finally pro-
nounced. About seventy-five persons
were present in the court room at the
time, Friends father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Friend, sitting close
by their son
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
Summer Program At Mountain
Lake Park Is Announced

Summer activities at Mountain Lake
Park this summer were announced
this week by Frank E. Baker, of the
Board of Foreign Missions Of the NJ.
E. church, showing that groups would
be meeting there from June Is to
August 81.
The annual camp meeting will be
held June 25 to July a. This will be
followed by the Summer School of
Missions, July IL to II. The Mountain
Choir Festival, 4th season, will be
conducted July II and IS.
The Baltimore and Washington Ep-
worth League conference will be from
July 10 to 26, followed by the Summer
School of Ministerial Training, from
July &c to August 5. Another camp
meeting is scheduled August to Is.
The annual Tennis Tournament,
sanctioned by the United States Lawn
Tennis Association, and held under
the auspices of the Woman's Civic
club of the Park, will be held August
16 to 81.
Mr.. Baker announced that other
meetings are in the making but final
arrangements have not been made.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
ANNUAL FIELD AND TRACK
MEET IS WON BY OAKLAND
GrantsviIle School Takes Second
And KemptOn Third; No Old
Records Are Broken
OVER 21OO PARTICIPATE

Oakland High school won the
twenty-first annual field and track
meet at Accident yesterday by scor-
ing 1874 points, but the victory was
not as easy as last year when they
scored 1872 points. Oakland high cop
ped twelve out of possible 26 first
places in the boys field and track
events and added a number of Sec
onds and thirds, but in the games
events they were unable to place a
winning team. This was due, according
to F. D. Bittle, principal of the school,
to the lack of proper facilities for
practice.
No new records were made, al
though the weather was ideal and
the track in good shape for the meet.
Grantsville was second with 116h
points, and Kempton was third with
971a points. The schools finished as
follows:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
JAMES WEIGHT, SWANTON,
is SOUGHT IN SHOOTING
Said To Have Wounded Clifford
Harris, CCC EnrOIlee, Monday

James WEIGHT, 15-year-old former
inmate of the Maryland State Training
School for Boys was hunted in Garrett
county for questioning in the shooting
of Clifford Harris, enrollee of the
Backbone Mountain Civilian Conserva.
ton Corps camp on Monday. Harris is
said to be from Tennessee.
WEIGHT fled following the shooting
Monday afternoon, but his step-father
Dave Wilson, was placed in the Gar.
rett County Jail here on a charge Of
assault with intent to kill. County anG
State authorities hunted through the
woods and mountains in the Swantor
community most of Monday night fol
WEIGHT, who is son of Mrs. Laura
WEIGHT.
Cause of Shooting
Sheriff Clarence Spear said the
shooting and the charge against Will.
son resulted from an attempt by g
group of CCC enrollees from the CCC
camp to visit WEIGHTS sister. He said
also that Wilson was armed with 6
shotgun loaded with pumpkin ball
WEIGHT, the Sheriff added, was armed
with a .22-calibre rifle.
Sheriff Spear said "Wilson ordered
the men from the camp not to move
or he would shoot and when Harris
attempted to shift his position young
WEIGHT fired"
The bullet from the rifle entered
Harris right leg near his hip, shatter-
ing the bone. He was taken to Walter
Reed Hospital, in Washington, in the
hospital ambulance from Swallow
Falls CCC camp.
States Attorney Neil C. Fraley said
WEIGHT had returned from the Mary
land Training School for Boys in April
to which institution he had been sent
for incorribility and not attending the
public school. Mr.. Fraley said his rec
ord at the school was good.
Corporal Thomas Currie and Deputy
Sheriff ]. W. Owens assisted Sheriff
Spear in the search for the boy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
CAR ACCIDENTS ENDANGER
LIVES OF LOCAL PEOPLE
Jack Browning, Philip Walter.
Bruce Close in Hospital as
Result of Wrecks

Several automobile accidents, en-
dangering the lives of Oakland resi-
dents, occurred during the past week,
three being patients in Memorial hos
pital, Cumberland, with cuts, bruises
and serious injuries.
Jack Browning, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Frank Browning, is in Memorial
hospital suffering with fractured
ankle, and several deep gashes in his
face, as the result of an accident be-
tween Red House and Sunnyside
early Saturday morning as he was
returning from Davis, w. Va.
The car, belonging to his brother,
George Browning, struck a bridge
abutment, and was almost totally de-
molished. The wreck was discovered
by Harold Barnes shortly after and
Browning was taken Immediately to
the hospital. He had lost much blood
from cut on his nose and mouth. One
of his teeth was knocked out by the
impact.
The accident occurred during fog,
and Browning stated he was blinded
by the headlights of an approaching
car.
Philip Walter is in a very critical
condition. with probable internal in
juries suffered when he, Bruce Close
and Wilmer Graves wrecked early
Tuesday morning near the West Vir-
ginia line on route PIG.
1t was thought at first that Close
was the more seriously injured Of the
two, having a possible fracture of the
vertebrae, but an examination showed
that although he was badly bruised
and cut, his back was not broken, and
that he would recover.
Walter, in addition to possible in
ternal injuries, had one of his ears
badly cut, with other multiple cuts
and bruises about the head and body.
Graves received a deep cut on the
head.
Earl "Spide" Thayer and a truck
from the Auto Electric Service which
was hauling in another car, crashed
near Deep Creek Lake last Saturday,
but none was injured.
A Mr.. Knots, of Pierce, W. Va,
was injured, not seriously, when he
wrecked at the intersection of the
Mountain Lake Park road with route
PIG, last Tuesday morning. He was
treated by local physician.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
467 WILL Be GRADUATED
FROM ELEMENTARY GRADE
Complete List Released By COun-
ty Superintendent; Dates For
Closing Exercises Are Set
LIST OF GRADUATES GIVEN

A list of seventh grade graduates
of Garrett county schools was released
by County Superintendent F. E. Rath-
bun yesterday. All will be eligible for
entrance to any Maryland nigh school
provided they meet the usual require
ments for graduation next week, Mr.
Rathbun said. The total number in the
county is ACT.
Closing central exercises will be as
follows: Accident, Deer Park, Tues
day, June 8, at 8 p. M; Grantsville,
Wednesday, June 9, 2:3O p. M; Kemp
ton and Friendsville, June 9, at 8 p.
M; Oakland and Red House, Thurs
day, June 10, at 8 p. M; Kitzmiller,
June 10, at 2:30 p. m.
The list of graduates from the vari-
Gus grade schools follow:
Swanton-Catherine F. Brobst, Will
mer H. Sweitzer, Glenna M. Harvey,
Continued on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03

Calls Shooting Accidental
Friend asserted the shooting of
Hook on April Is was accidental.
He said that Hook had met him
in the field that day and after de-
handing, what are you doing
here?" struck him on the head
with a stone.
Hook demanded the gun," was
the assertion made by Friend on
the witness stand, "and as threw
up my left arm to protect my face
the gun went off. l believe he
grabbed the gun and jerked it, but
l don't know"
Friend entered blanket denial
to testimony of States witnesses
that he had had trouble with Hook,
that he meant to kill him or that he
had threatened "to get" others of
the community.
Threats Alleged
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Schroyer,
close neighbors of both the Hook
and Friend families, on the open
ing day of the trial testified that he
came to their home Immediately
after the shooting and told them
that he had meant to do it,"
Mr.. Schroyer quoted Friend as
SAVING. "T shot Ouinter Hook over
in the wheat field. I meant to shoot
him, and 1 did shoot him."
Schroyer added that Clyde
Friend also said that he meant to
"get" Wayne Hook, the son of
Quinter Hook, Commodore Wake
field, Bliss Friend and Noah Fra
zee. Mr.. Schroyer further testified
that Friend blamed Quinter Hook
for having a peace warrant issued
and that he talked sensibly and
seemed to be normal mentally.
Mrs. Schroyer corroborated her
husbands testimony, and added,
"He (Clyde Friend) told us he
stood there ready to put another
bullet in Quinter, but he said 4
looked at him and he was dead.'"
Says He Saw Shooting
Orville Friend testified he wit
messed the shooting from his home
a quarter of a mile away, but could
not identify the two men in the
field.
A photograph from where Orville
Friend stood, showing the approx
mate position of the two men when the
Continued on Page Five)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
CONVICTED FRIDAY OF MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE AND
NO RECOMMENDATION FOR MERCY MADE BY JURY
Story of Events Surrounding Killing of Qunter Hook Brought
Out in TestimOny-Friend Denied That He Had
'gdeant To Do 1t"
DECLARED THAT SHOOTING WAS PURELY ACCIDENT

Circuit Court jury found Clyde Friend 34 onearmed
aneer Frendsv guilty last Friday afternoon Of muir
derng Qunter Hook in the atters wheat field with high
powered rifle.
The verdict of jury did not with it recommendation
mercy the hands of the Court The convicted heard
the verdict with composure There outward indication
that affected by the words of the foreman Bert
Scott The members of the jury absent from the court
and thirty minutes before they reached their de-
cision and made their return to the Court.
Friend only few hours prior to the verdict said in his
nation during the trial of the that the shooting of Hook
accidental and that he did not intend kill the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
To Confer Rank of knight

At the regular meeting of the
Knights of Pythias lodge on Friday
evening the rank of Knight will be
conferred upon a class of candidates
at Castle Hall. All members are
urged to attend.
There will also be election of Off
GERS for the ensuing term, followed
by refreshments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03

Mrs. VERNE Smouse spent Sunday
and Monday visiting friends in Cleve
land, Ohio.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
Hot Weather Correcting Back
ward Crops In County

Hot weather of the past week has
done much to correct Garrett County's
backward growing season, a number
of farmers are reporting.
Due to heavy and constant rains it
has been difficult for farmers to get
their fields planted, but once in the
ground, the seeds have come up rapid
ly during the past week.
On Monday and Tuesday the Their
mometer reached 81 degrees, the hot
test of the year thus far.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03

Where high and elementary schools
were in one building and under one
principal the points were combined.
A total of 1854 boys and 1877 girls
participated in the meet.
The meet was held under the d.
Continued on Page Seven)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-08
LONERCAN SEEKS \ SYSTEMATIC DATA
Survey of Government De- 1: partments Begun in
 Connecticut

Washington, D. C., July S,-Sena- tor Lonergan, democrat, Connecti- cut, today began systematic sur- ley of all government departments Co determine what projects they will Undertake in Connecticut under ap- Negotiations available for the new dscal year.
 Centering his attention first upon the public works administration, the senator requested a list of all projects on the approved list for Connecticut on the day the relief Appropriation act, carrying $500, ,000,- 600 for continuance of PWA was signed. He predicted there would be many more projects on the list than could be undertaken with funds Available.
 Generally speaking" the senator said, "there has been curtailment of appropriations for all emergency organizations, which will mean some reduction in work projects through Qut the country. However, Connecti- cut may be in a position to offset tiais curtailment because of in- creases in certain departmental ap- negotiations for special work, such as naval construction, which will fall largely to such industrial states as Connecticut
 He pointed out In this connection q contract recently let for construc- ton of two new submarine at Groton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-08
Missed Three!

Apparently attempting to commit suicide, . woman resi- dent of the state farm at Man. tic last night was taken to St. Mary's hospital after jumping in front of four cars in unsuc- ccssful tries to be seriously hurt.
 Sergeant George ChatfieId said he was attracted by the an- tics of the woman shortly after six o'clock last night. He wtach- cd her from the window of his home on South Main street. She will be held at the hospital un- til . leg injury is healed, and then will be turned over to DO. lice.
 Hospital officials reported that the woman gave her name as Maude Williams, age S2.