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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06

ten, fifteen and even twenty-five miles
day in below-zero weather. Can you
blame them?
| am personally acquainted with
men who support nine children, a wife
and themselves on $500 per month
thirty-siX dollars year for each men,
Der of the family, provided he works
every day. 1t means scarcely ten cents
a day to feed and clothe himself and
his family! Incredible, but true. He
must do it or starve and go cold.
Farmers, too, are awaiting the final
set-up of the new farm bill, wonder
ing just what amount of grain the
Secretary of Agriculture will permit
them to raise. They fear dictatorship.
They are confused and bewildered by
the rumors concerning the new in
comprehensive, stream-line, air-fow
farm bill. They ponder over the fact
that the time may come when they
can't say, "I'm running this farm; it
belongs to me; Pm paying the taxes
on it." III
TaXesl
It's here a tax; there a tax; every
where a tax, tax. Old Mcdonald had a
farmer, did he? No, l guess it was
Uncle Sans. Yes, he had lien
against it.
The Western farmers are really in
a more puzzling predicament, though,
for they are compelled to contend with
dust storms, grasshoppers and worse
yet, taxes.
United States citizens engaged in.
industrial work. miners, automobile
workers, all sorts of factory workers
they're all disconnected, or at least
the greater part of them.
They strike and then sit right down
and proceed to devise new plans, eff
fective Immediately upon the expira-
ton of the time they have agreed to
work, for a certain hour and wage
scale g.
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AN UNPLEASANT JOLT

A great many people who are still
under the influence of the musical
score of Happy Days Are Here
Again" and who refused to believe
that there is a real "recessioh," blam-
ing it on to the economic royalists"
who were seeking to "scare the peo-
ple," were unpleasantly surprised by
the announcement of the General Mo-
tors Corporation, just before the first
OF the year, of the decline. in employ
ment. That such a statement could be
anticipated has been evident for some
time to those who have studied the
situation.
The economic situation is no longer
one that can be laughed off. Every
body hopes that spring will bring a
new and happier story. In the mean
time the situation calls not for back
biting and pickering, but for the sound
and sane cooperation of all Americans
who have the future welfare of their
country at heart.
That the New Deal policy of heavy
expenditure for printing the pump and
putting the government in business
has failed after five years of effort is
now evident. 1t seems to be a good
time to return to some of the older
ideals which we discarded because
they belonged to the Horse and Buggy
Age. In any program founded on con-
structive effort it is the duty of every
American to cooperate, just as it is his
duty to oppose policies which would
eventually end in ruinous initiation.
In the meantime, the silliest argu-
INT heard is that big business is pur-
= fosely bringing on the recession to
punish" the New Deal, because of
disagreement with it's program. Bust
ness has no partisan politics and is
interested only in results. If the pres
ent administration were to give us
sound prosperity, business, big and
little, would be for this administra-
ton. Business never cuts off its nose to
spite its face.
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IN DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

Sheriff Austin Brown sold at sher-
ifs sale nine head of sheep and seven
head of lambs, which brought an av-
erage price Of S4.85 per head. Two
years previous the same class of sheep
were sold at private sale for rs cents
to $1.00 per head.
During the month of December,
1897, Clerk of the Circuit Court E. q.
Tower issued marriage licenses to
81 couples. During the month of De-
cember just passed there were 1872 Ii
censes issued.
A new boiler for heating the office
building of DR.. McComas was received
and was being installed by Samuel
Lawton, Oakland plumber.
Jacob Sines, while engaged i'll dig
glng ditch on the Yough Manor tract
of land in Garrett county, twelve miles
north of Oakland, struck his pick in a
rock -fssure, and upon withdrawing
the tool a stream of pure petroleum
oil flowed out and continued to flow
for several minutes. The owners of
the land endeavored to keep the fact
a secret, but it became known and
was published.
Senator R. A. Ravenscroft, Assem-
blymen George w. Moon and William
A. Jacobs, all Republicans, left for
Annapolis. George D. White, page in
the previous House, had to be there,
too, for the organization,
The new drive from Mountain Lake
Park to Deer Park was open for travel.
it was said to bring Deer Park within
two miles of Mountain Lake Park.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
A reading Of 80 degrees below zero
was recorded in Oakland on a Sunday
morning.
Ira Shipley, of Mountain Lake Park,
soldier stationed at Camp Meade,
while on leave from camp, went out
into the woods to hunt rabbits. Upon
returning to his home he rested his
gun on his foot. The frearm was dis
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
SAVING THE FARMER

(From The New York Times)
Whatever happens, we are to have a
new farm law, and by all present in
dications it will be fearfully and Won
derfully made. 1t will subsidize and
regiment the farmer on a scale and
scope beyond the widest dreams of
AAA. No possible form or bonus or
control appears to have been over
looked. The program contemplated by
the Senate bill is based on a compli-
Gated system of soil conservation, adj
justment contracts, benefit payments
for both conserving soil and reducing
acreage, on marketing quotas, acre
age allotments and penalty taxes. 1t
directly controls the five major crops,
wheat, cotton, corn, tobacco and rice.
The measure rests on an elaborate
foundation of economic fallacies. 1t
makes gestures toward restoring the
income and price parties" between
industry" and agriculture" exist
ing a quarter of a century ago, in spite
of the profound changes in the condi-
tions of production that have come
since then. 1t assumes that there is
fixed, unchanging normal supply for
each crop. Above all, It attempts to
put into practice the principle of scar
city; it tries to protect the farmers
prices by preventing the total crop
from going above a certain amount in
any one year. 1t will, in addition, force
the good farmer on good land to con-
tract his acreage as much as the in
efficient farmer on poor land, thus
tending to keep average costs Of pro-
duction high. Its so-called ."ever-nor-
NAL granary" provisions will, In eff
feet, oblige the Government to assume
the risks hitherto carried by profess
sional spectators. All experience
shows that when Governments carry
stocks of this sort their amount and
their disposal are determined far
more by political than by economic
forces.
1t is argued in favor. of the measure
that it will help business by increas-
ing the farmers purchasing power.
This is merely another fallacy. In SO
far as it raises prices of farm pro-
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Unrest Which Is Spreading Through
out The Nation Is Being Reflect
ed Right Here In Garrett County,
According To This Correspondent

To the Editor of The Republican.
The majority of our citizens are sub
iect to frequent disgruntled moods of
an uneasy nature. They are sullen,
dissatisfied, disguised and rancorous
toward the obnoxious methods intro
duced to bring back the prosperity
that has become phantom, dream.
They are unconsciously cultivating
pessimistic ideas, thinking only of the
dark side of life.
WPA men complain because they
are forced to ride steel truck beds for
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ducts by bringing about shortages Tor
preventing "surpluses"), it cannot in
crease the total volume of spending.
The city worker who has to pay high
er prices for rice OF pork has that
much less to spend on hats or hous-
ing. If the farmer receives subsidies
out of the proceeds of process taxes,
the same principle applies. In so far as
the Farm Bill increases the total bur-
den of taxation it not only reduces
the purchasing power of the taxpay-
ers but it places obstacles in the way
of full production. The obstacles to
production created by the undistribu-
ted profits and capital gains levies are
examples; neither of these taxes would
be as severe as they are if it were not
for the pressure of revenues. Yet the
Senate Farm Bill puts no limit on the
amount of new spending or losses into
which it may force the Government.
Will the new farm legislation, in the
long run, help even the farmer? There
are serious reasons for thinking that
it will do him more harm than good.
In the case of cotton, for example, a
recent article in the London Econo-
mist tissue Of Nov. 27) expresses
what is now probably the judgment
of disinterested authorities every
where:
The current surfeit Of cotton is
due partly to the American Gov
ernment's price-raising measures,
which stimulated the extension of
cultivation in other countries.
Thus the American cotton-con-
troll scheme has ended in failure,
like the Stevenson rubber-restric-
ton scheme, which sustained
prices for time, but did not pre-
vent their ultimate collapse, be-
cause it was not worldwide in it's
application. Thus the last state of
GlC WOIlu > COCGOIl SlOWSIo 10
worse than the first. Moreover,
Just as the earlier rubber scheme
merely led to a geographical re-
distribution of output to the dis
advantage of Malaga and Ceylon,
the American cotton-control
scheme reduced the United States
share of world production from
about 55 per cent in 1934-35 to an
average of some 40 per cent IN
1867. " The task of Con-
gress seems wholly unenviable.
Even if the acreage under cotton
in the United States is severely
reduced next year, small Ameri-
can crop would scarcely make
much impression upon the exist
ing surplus; for the area under
cotton in the United States now
forms only about one-third of the
cotton acreage in the world as
whole.
1t remains to be said that the Farm
Bill passed by the House is in nearly
every respect less Objectionable than
that passed by the Senate. 1t would
involve much less RECOMMENDATION of the
farmer and would not threaten a fur
Their unbalancing of the Federal bud
get to anything like the same extent.
One can only hope that the bill that
energies from conference will more
nearly resemble the House than the
Senate measure.
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And so it goes on and on. l suppose
the only sure cure for this contagious,
disconnected condition affecting our cit
liens is for each one to be able to find
his way into white-colIar job as
some sort of WPA official where an
office will be furnished with steam
heat, stenographer, and a nice pol
ished desk to park his feet on.
AN EX-DEMOCRAT
Sang Run, Md, December "a, 1887.
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CHARTER NO. 13,776 RESERVE DISTRICT
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Garrett National Bank in Oakland,
IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AT THE CLOSE OF
BUSINESS ON DECEMBER 81 1887.
Memb Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
response Currency
Section U. S. Revised Statutes

Published call by Comptroller Currency under
Section 5211 U. S Revised Statutes
ASSETS
obligations
Other bonds stocks and securities 385,771 30
banking Furniture and fixtures $75O 28400O0
Reserve with Reserve bank. 8412148
100000
347O6
Total Assets 1866
Demand deposits of individuals partnerships and corporations
and municipal deposits 4509885
deposits 55000O0
outstanding .e........"..". 1.52715
Deposits by pledge Of andjor
Deposits notse secured by pledge of loans and/or
investments f2O,|5527
Total DEPOSITS
Dividends declared yet payable
dividends not declared Zo0ooo
= $40 share .$5OOOO0o
H fqnRdd prods-net " - S 28,SSS4G
Reserves for contingencies 100000
Total Capital Account lZ3yO2z.44
Total Liabilities 1866 $50 O5
MEMORANDUM: and Pledged
obligations fully
pledged Excluding redscounts) $143yOoOOO
Pledged:
Against United States postal
Against State county municipal deposits 100000
Against other deposits 68OO0OC
Total Pledged .......... 81 48 100000
of Maryland, County Of Garrett,
Cashier of the abenamed bank do emny that
H. c. RIGGS, Cashier.
of January
MARY LOUISE HELBIG Notary Public.
Coret-Attest:-
n l. BRoADWATER
STUART F, HAMILL, Directors
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Entered at the Postoffice at Oakland,
Md, as second-class mail matter.
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room recently assigned to Miss
Clara Fcnimore. One hand was
raising corner Of the mattress
off the bed. The other pointed
to a collection of articles lying on
the springs. And the Clipstackian
face wore severe expression.
81 don't know what's goin' on
in this house." said Mrs. Clip
stack. 81 was doin' this room and
look what | found"
Kinks and Sally looked. Hud-
died together on the bed springs
were three spOOls of silk, an ash
tray, small china ornament from
the living room mantelpiece. Mrs.
Clipstack's potato peeler. Kinks
tobacco pouch, Mr.. Hardness
pliers. and Bull Griffin's revolver.
Sally put a hand to her head.
"My Lord" she exclaimed.
What is the woman? A junk col
lector?"
Kinks saw light suddenly.
"No," he said. "Unless Pm way
off, she's a kleptomaniac."
Ito be continued)
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D0MINICANS
CHANGE Head
But Retired President Is
Still Power Behind
New Executive
By JOHN M. WEBER
United Press Latin American
Editor

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-(UP)
The Dominican Republic changed
presidents this week but a large
electric sign, shining from the
front Of the home of DR.. Jacinto
b. Pcynado, the new chief execu-
tive, and proclaiming "God and
Trujillo!w showed clearly who Is
still boss in that Caribbean cOun-
try.
When the 46-ycar-old dictator,
Rafael l.. Trujillo Molina, decided
last January not to accept a
third term, ne picked Pcynado, his
chief yes man" to be president:
As result, Pcynado received %
per cent of the votes in the May
l6 elections in which he was the
sole candidate of the Dominican
party. only one in the republic.
But he will govern in name only
and control of the country will re-
main ~ the hands of Trujillo, who
will give his assistance and gCld-
ancc" TO the new president.
The reasons prompting TrujIIi0
to give up the presidency have
not been revealed, although there
has been the suggestion that out
side pressure was brought to bear
upon him to ''rctire" after the
border incident with Haiti last
wear in which thousands of Hal
tan civilians allegedly were butch
cred ty Dominican soldiers. But
whatever his reasons, he is IN a
position to reclaim the office II
Peyacdo does not suit him or #
there is a great public appeal tnat
he return.
Peynado's first official act was
to confirm in their posts all gov
eminent employees and army oft
Gals. the latter presumably IN
Guiding Truiillo's 1O-year-old son,
Ramfis, who holds a colonePs com
mission and receives the cmolu-
ments of that rank. Colonel Ram
ifs. who has one of the city's chief
plazas named after him, was made
an army officer when he was only
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Southeast ern
Junior 9 Title
Contest Today

CHARLOTTE, Aug. 20. tuP)
Spartanburg, S. c., yesterday dc.
fcatcd St. Louis 6-l in the second
game of the Southeastern Amcri-
can Legion Junior baseball cham
pionship playoff and will meet
New Orleans today for the South
eastern title.
Errors won and lost the ball
pame. St. Louis scored AS result
of errors in the third only To hav"
Spartanburg come back with .
thrcc-run rally in the fourth which
was attributed to st. Louis cr-
rors. and add another run in the
sixth and two in the ninth.
Both pitchers turned in a sm-
pcrb Job, Spartanburg's Lynch
pitching with tn goodness and
controlof big Lacquer while St.
Louis Lamaccia, in addition to a
fvc-hit mound job. led his mates
in hitting with single and one
double.
Winner Of the New Orleans.
Spartanburg game today will ad.
vance automatically to the finals
Of the little world series, TO be
played the week Of August 30 in
the home town Of the Southeast
crn champion.
The score by innings:
Spartanburg 600 30l 002-6 ;
st. Louis =. OO1 600 600 r 4
Lynch and Mcmillan; Lamaccia
and Obcrmier, Schudin.
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Avent, Westan TO
Meet In Finals

ASHEVILLE, Aug. 20. NIP)--
Finals Of the 43rd AShevillc
Country club invitation tourna-
ment narrowly missed bccom ing a
Patterson affair yesterday when
Arthur Avent, Jacksonville, Fla,
mcdalist, eliminated Jimmy West
all, Asheville, one up in the semi
finals.
Henry Westall, Jimmy's father,
defeated Weldon Doc, Jr., Of
Montgomery, Ala, one up. Avent
and the senior Wcstall meet to-
day in the finals.
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. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Died OF the Stake
For His Beliefs

HARDLY had Jealous young
IL John HuSS. born OF humble
Bavarian parents. begun to lecture
at the University OF Prague when
he developed an interest in the
philosophical and theological writ
ings Of the rcformcr Wycliflc
Very soon he had translated much
of WyclifTc into Czech
Then. in 1905. HusS published
A treatise in which he acclaimed
against forged miracles and ccclc-
siastical greed. and urged Chris
tians to seek Christ in His cndur-
ing word rather than TO look fol
sensible signs Of His presence. Not
long after. he was cNCommunl-
Gated But he continued preach
ing, and in lall a now ban was
issued and the whole city where
he lived was laid under intcrdIc'
But still this pale. thin man in
mean attire" preached Finally
he went into seCluSion.
But by now the Games OF the
clergy's opposition had burned Too
high. Huss was called out OF Sc
clusion. was charged with 4 long
list of hercsies. one OF which de-
MED that Peter was head Of the
church. A council ruled that
Huss should recant publicly. but
he refused and the sentence Of
death was pronounced HusS went
into prayer thereafter until the
execution fire was finally touched
of and his voice stifled al las'
in the smoke When the flames
had stilled his words forever. the
ashes and even the soil on which
they lay were carefully removed
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COPYRIGHT. 1898
HEA SERVICE. INC

"Wcll." said Sally, YOU under
stand. Of course, that this isn't
like Sanitarium? | mean, We
we don't provide medical atten-
tion."
MIR. Hardness has explained
the nature Of the place, said Miss
Fcuimorc. Il am not in need of
medical attention. All that | want
is relaxation and no one to both
cr me-"
Its as quiet as a grave around
here" said Kinks, who felt that
a little selling talk might be neccS-
Sary.
"All right" said Sally briskly.
Il do have a room that think
you'd like. Would you care to
see it,"
Miss FcnimOrC arose. II was
apparent at once that she was the
kind of woman who sheds things.
She shed now in heterogeneous
shower.
In good order the book. the
magazine. the cigaret case. the
handbag, and Wolfgang. the
dachshund, descended to the
porch. Kinks, gallantly. retrieved
all but Wolfgang.
Well" he said to Mr.. Hark-
ness. as Sally and Miss Fcnimorc
departed, there's another one. !
hope you don't mind the mixed
company around here
Mr.. Harnesses made no reply.
He was gazing wOlfiShly after
Wolfgang, the dachshund. Kinks,
perceiving his trend of thought,
respected it with silence. 1t was
obvious that Mr.. Hardness was
considering Wolfgang as a sub
icct for identification.
On the following day major
tragedy occurred. Mr.. Hardness
lost his pliers.
Up to that point the business
of installing batteries in the vari-
Gus mounted animal heads had
been progressing by leaps and
bounds. Now, however, it was
suddenly suspended. And the
electrical genius mOoned about
dolefully, searching everywhere,
and constantly getting under the
feet of Sally and Mrs. Clipstack.
IF that little man asks me if
I've seen his pliers just once
more" Sally told Kinks. exas-
peratedly, Pm going to take him
across my knee. He's peStered me
to death"
What's he making so much
fuss about" said Kinks. Il mis-
laid my tobacco pouch this morn
ing. but you haven't heard me
Squawk."
"Et tn, Brute?" said Sally. at
seems to be a day for losing
things. Mrs. Clipstack can't find
her potato peeler."
They had been down to the
river and were now approaching
the house across the back lawn.
"How's the Fenimore liking the
place." Kinks asked.
Sally laughed. "She says her
nerves are better already. She's
gone off in her car, happy as a
lark"
Kinks reply was cut short by
the sudden appearance Of Mr..
Bull Griffin. A look of alarm
dominated Mr.. Griftin's rock-rib-
bed countenance.
Hey" he said agitatcdly, "Pvc
lost me rod"
Your what" said Sally.
Me gat, me iron"
Sally turned to Kinks.
What on earth" she demand
ed. lis the man talking about"
Hes lost his gum" Kinks
translated.
Oats it," said Bull. ME gun.
| leave it in me coat, an me an
Spaldini goes fer walk an now
it's gone"
Well" began Sally, "you don't
need e"
She stopped abruptly. A second
story window had opened. The
head of Mrs. Clipstack was thrust
out.
Miss Pennington" called Mrs.
ClipStack in a portcntous voice,
can YOU and Mr.. Parker come
here minute?"
Sally and Kinks hurried up
stairs. Mrs. Clipstack stood in the
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"HUMAN ENGINEERING

PASADENA. Cal. (UP)-Dr.
Thomas Hunt Morgan, dlStin-
rnishcd biologist of the California
Institute Of Technology and WIN
nor of the Nobel prize, has pro
posed that the term human en-
pinccring" be given to the study
of the science of hcrcdity as APP
plicd to human beings.
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MELBOURNE RANKS 9Th

MELBOURNE. (UP)-The la
test census having given Mel
bourne a population Of l,O25, 900,
it now ranks as the sixth largest
CITY in the British empire. The
others, in order of precedence,
are London, Calcutta, Sydney,
Glasgow and Birmingham.
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.sso.s, NGHchs

s,on or late, that query
.,,crs into every 'ransac
lion. In those cases "n' Jo
Health is involved; 20" NO n'
"n, desire to auibblc. Yet
even here you have no "l1n
10 pay an unnecessarily
NH Siav We explain frankly
how prescriptions or, Re
nriccd here? To the cost ~ 90
our fresh, potent druG = :;, S
add tho time Of a sk,ilf%
nharmacist in COMPOUND mo.
inr your prescription, P,",
overhead and a mco'; :.
profit. This fair pre- -
pf,en less than you pa.
where prescriptions are
SaphazardIy priced. VIZ" why
no, bring your rctt e,{"d7
scription here TO DC "
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KILLED BY TRAIN

UNION. S. c., Aug. 20. (UP)
William Henry Bramlctt, 55-year-
old cattle dealer, was instantly
killed late Friday when struck by
\ Southern Railway passenger
train at a street crossing here. HIS
wife and three children survive
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

In certain regions Of the upper
Amazon. only low-caste women
wear clothes, explorers report.
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BRITISH PRIDE RUFFLED

LONDON. (UP)-Thc most inn
portant piece Of equipment in the
Westminster City councils "mod-
ell" gas-proof air raid shelter is
made in Germany. 1t is the air
purifier.
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SibIC Tor inc SuSpClSIOII'
CUBA PREPARING TO
REDUCE EXPENSES
MORE CLASHES ARE
REPORTED In MEXICO

In Mexico, new clashes WIN
bandits were reported, with the
railway union charging that rs OF
it's members were slain by gang
that freed non-union workers but
"eXccutcd" syndicate members IN
Michoacan state. Another battle
occurred in Morclos state where
two bandits were killed in an en-
counter with rural guards.
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One Of the roads on the islam,
Of Crete was built about 1900 +
c., but is still good enough 70,
an automobile TO travel at g.
miles an hour.